Agent skill

Matlab Use Vehicle Network

by matlab in matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit

A skill your agent uses when setting up vehicle network communication in MATLAB using Vehicle Network Toolbox.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Matlab Use Vehicle Network

skills CLI
$ npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-use-vehicle-network -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit matlab-use-vehicle-network --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-vehicle-network .claude/skills/matlab-use-vehicle-network && 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-vehicle-network
GitHub stars
1.1k
Token cost
~3.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,049 words
Files
37 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
151
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when setting up vehicle network communication in MATLAB using Vehicle Network Toolbox.

  • Works in 2 steps: Domain-knowledge question ("why does X… → Actionable problem requiring diagnosis —…
  • Setting up vehicle network communication in MATLAB using Vehicle Network Toolbox
  • SKILL.md covers Prerequisites, Overview, When to Use and When NOT to Use, plus 4 more sections

What it does

Matlab Use Vehicle Network is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Use when setting up vehicle network communication in MATLAB using Vehicle Network Toolbox. Covers CAN/CAN FD (fully implemented), with architecture for J1939, XCP, and future protocols. Handles hardware discovery, channel creation, bus configuration, message exchange, signal encoding/decoding, and analysis across all supported vendors. (Vector, Kvaser, PEAK-System, NI, SocketCAN, MathWorks Virtual).

Its SKILL.md is about 3.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 39 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `manifest.yaml`, `references/can/bus-speed-config.md` and `references/can/channel-creation.md`).

It sits in Development. 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

  • Setting up vehicle network communication in MATLAB using Vehicle Network Toolbox

Example prompts

  • “/matlab-use-vehicle-network”

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Domain-knowledge question ("why does X cause Y", "what's the maximum stub length for CAN FD", "explain bit rate switching") — answer from…
  2. Actionable problem requiring diagnosis — Load references/can/troubleshooting/diagnostic-workflow.md BEFORE responding. Follow its…

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 Vehicle Network loads about 3.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~24k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 107 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,049 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~107
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.3k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~24k

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 1,049 words (~3,330 tokens).

“Guide Claude through helping users establish vehicle network communication using MATLAB Vehicle Network Toolbox. This skill covers the full workflow from hardware discovery to message exchange across all supported protocols and vendors.”

— opening of SKILL.md by matlab, Custom licence
name
matlab-use-vehicle-network
license
https://www.mathworks.com/content/dam/mathworks/license/pmrl/license.md
metadata.author
MathWorks
metadata.version
2.1

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 36 other files (scripts, references) in skills-catalog/test-and-measurement/matlab-use-vehicle-network of matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit.

  • SKILL.md
  • manifest.yaml
  • references/can/bus-speed-config.md
  • references/can/channel-creation.md
  • references/can/database.md
  • references/can/filters.md
  • references/can/message-creation.md
  • references/can/message-extraction.md
  • references/can/pack-unpack.md
  • references/can/receive.md
  • references/can/transmit.md
  • references/can/troubleshooting/bus-length-guidelines.md
  • references/can/troubleshooting/diagnostic-workflow.md
  • references/can/troubleshooting/l1-branches.md
  • references/can/troubleshooting/l1-domain-knowledge.md
  • references/can/troubleshooting/l1-failure-scenarios.md
  • references/can/troubleshooting/l2-analysis-pipeline.md
  • references/can/troubleshooting/l2-interpretation-tables.md
  • … and 19 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 69e71df

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Categories

Questions about Matlab Use Vehicle Network

What does Matlab Use Vehicle Network do?

A skill your agent uses when setting up vehicle network communication in MATLAB using Vehicle Network Toolbox. Matlab Use Vehicle Network is an agent skill from matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit. Use when setting up vehicle network communication in MATLAB using Vehicle Network Toolbox.

When should I use Matlab Use Vehicle Network?

Matlab Use Vehicle Network fits situations like: setting up vehicle network communication in MATLAB using Vehicle Network Toolbox.

How do I install Matlab Use Vehicle Network in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Matlab Use Vehicle Network in Codex?

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

Can I use Matlab Use Vehicle Network 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-vehicle-network -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-vehicle-network, .gemini/skills/matlab-use-vehicle-network, .github/skills/matlab-use-vehicle-network and .opencode/skills/matlab-use-vehicle-network in your project.

What does Matlab Use Vehicle Network need to run?

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

Does Matlab Use Vehicle Network 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 Vehicle Network 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 Vehicle Network use?

Matlab Use Vehicle Network 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 Vehicle Network use?

About 3.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 13k 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 21k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Matlab Use Vehicle Network?

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Who maintains Matlab Use Vehicle Network?

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.