Agent skill

Matlab Use Opcua Client

by matlab in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit

Discover OPC UA servers, connect MATLAB clients, and browse/navigate server nodes using opcuaserverinfo, the Local Discovery Service (LDS), opcua, connect, setSecurityModel, certificate-trust…

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Install Matlab Use Opcua Client

skills CLI
$ npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-use-opcua-client -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-use-opcua-client --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills-catalog/test-and-measurement/matlab-use-opcua-client .claude/skills/matlab-use-opcua-client && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
matlab-use-opcua-client
GitHub stars
1.1k
Token cost
~4.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,413 words
Files
9 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
151
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Discover OPC UA servers, connect MATLAB clients, and browse/navigate server nodes using opcuaserverinfo, the Local Discovery Service (LDS), opcua, connect, setSecurityModel, certificate-trust…

  • Works in 8 steps: Discover servers (optional) → Create the OPC UA client → Configure security (only if non-default… → …
  • Finding OPC UA servers on the network
  • SKILL.md covers Internal Constraints, When to Use, When NOT to Use and References, plus 5 more sections
  • Querying endpoints and security policies

What it does

Matlab Use Opcua Client is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Discover OPC UA servers, connect MATLAB clients, and browse/navigate server nodes using opcuaserverinfo, the Local Discovery Service (LDS), opcua, connect, setSecurityModel, certificate-trust functions, findNodeById, opcuanode, and Namespace/Children traversal. Use when finding OPC UA servers on the network, querying endpoints and security policies, connecting to a server, authenticating with username/password or certificates, configuring security modes, handling certificate-trust or hostname-mismatch errors…

Its SKILL.md is about 4.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 10 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `manifest.yaml`, `references/certificate-trust-workflows.md` and `references/common-mistakes.md`).

It sits in Data & Analytics, covering Data pipelines and ETL. The repository describes itself as: The MATLAB Agentic Toolkit brings proven MATLAB capabilities to AI agents, making engineering and scientific workflows agent-ready.

When your agent uses it

  • Finding OPC UA servers on the network
  • Querying endpoints and security policies
  • Connecting to a server
  • Authenticating with username/password

Example prompts

  • “/matlab-use-opcua-client”

Workflow steps

8 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Discover servers (optional)
  2. Create the OPC UA client
  3. Configure security (only if non-default needed)
  4. Handle certificate trust (if needed)
  5. Connect
  6. Verify connection
  7. Find nodes (once connected)
  8. Disconnect

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 69e71df. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file in scripts/, which the agent can run.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Matlab Use Opcua Client loads about 4.4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~13k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 259 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,413 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~259
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~4.4k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~13k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,413 words (~4,361 tokens).

“Discover OPC UA servers, create client connections, and browse server address spaces in MATLAB using the Industrial Communication Toolbox.”

— opening of SKILL.md by matlab, Custom licence
name
matlab-use-opcua-client
license
https://www.mathworks.com/content/dam/mathworks/license/pmrl/license.md
metadata.author
MathWorks
metadata.version
3.0

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 8 other files (scripts, references) in skills-catalog/test-and-measurement/matlab-use-opcua-client of matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.

  • SKILL.md
  • manifest.yaml
  • references/certificate-trust-workflows.md
  • references/common-mistakes.md
  • references/lds-setup-and-troubleshooting.md
  • references/node-functions-reference.md
  • references/node-navigation.md
  • references/troubleshooting-connection-errors.md
  • scripts/inspectOpcUaCertificate.m

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 69e71df

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Questions about Matlab Use Opcua Client

What does Matlab Use Opcua Client do?

Discover OPC UA servers, connect MATLAB clients, and browse/navigate server nodes using opcuaserverinfo, the Local Discovery Service (LDS), opcua, connect, setSecurityModel, certificate-trust…. Matlab Use Opcua Client is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Discover OPC UA servers, connect MATLAB clients, and browse/navigate server nodes using opcuaserverinfo, the Local Discovery Service (LDS), opcua, connect, setSecurityModel, certificate-trust functions, findNodeById, opcuanode, and Namespace/Children traversal.

When should I use Matlab Use Opcua Client?

Matlab Use Opcua Client fits situations like: finding OPC UA servers on the network; querying endpoints and security policies; connecting to a server; authenticating with username/password.

How do I install Matlab Use Opcua Client in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-use-opcua-client -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills-catalog/test-and-measurement/matlab-use-opcua-client in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit) into .claude/skills/matlab-use-opcua-client in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Matlab Use Opcua Client in Codex?

Run `npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-use-opcua-client -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills-catalog/test-and-measurement/matlab-use-opcua-client in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit) into .agents/skills/matlab-use-opcua-client in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Matlab Use Opcua Client in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-use-opcua-client -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/matlab-use-opcua-client, .gemini/skills/matlab-use-opcua-client, .github/skills/matlab-use-opcua-client and .opencode/skills/matlab-use-opcua-client in your project.

What does Matlab Use Opcua Client need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Matlab Use Opcua Client is instructions for the agent only.

Does Matlab Use Opcua Client access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Matlab Use Opcua Client safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Matlab Use Opcua Client use?

Matlab Use Opcua Client has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Matlab Use Opcua Client use?

About 4.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 17k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 9k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Matlab Use Opcua Client?

matlab (a GitHub organization) maintains it in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit, which has 1,144 GitHub stars. The repository holds 151 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.