Agent skill

Simulink Control Motors

by matlab in matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit

Build motor control solutions using Motor Control Blockset for PMSM, induction motors, BLDC, and SynRM.

Custom licenceAuto-check passed

Install Simulink Control Motors

skills CLI
$ npx skills add matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit --skill simulink-control-motors -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit simulink-control-motors --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/simulink-agentic-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills-catalog/control-systems/simulink-control-motors .claude/skills/simulink-control-motors && 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
simulink-control-motors
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~2.8k tokens
SKILL.md length
946 words
Files
76 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
43
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Build motor control solutions using Motor Control Blockset for PMSM, induction motors, BLDC, and SynRM.

  • Works in 4 steps: Check for a Dedicated Configuration → Generic FOC Wiring → Add Features → …
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, When NOT to Use, Dependencies and How This Skill Works, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Simulink Control Motors is an agent skill from matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit. Build motor control solutions using Motor Control Blockset for PMSM, induction motors, BLDC, and SynRM. Implement field oriented control, sensorless FOC, six-step control, speed control, current control, and torque control. Configure SVPWM, flux weakening, MTPA, MTPV, control of non-linear motors, inverter control, and motor parameter estimation. Compose motor drive models, tune gains, and generate embedded code.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 79 other files, including reference files (for example `manifest.yaml`, `references/block-config/block-configurations-bldc.md` and `references/block-config/block-configurations-utility.md`).

The repository describes itself as: The Simulink Agentic Toolkit gives your AI agent both the tools and the expertise to work effectively with Simulink and Model-Based Design.

Example prompts

  • “/simulink-control-motors”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Check for a Dedicated Configuration
  2. Generic FOC Wiring
  3. Add Features
  4. Set Structural Config

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c58e6ae. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    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

Simulink Control Motors loads about 2.8k tokens when it runs, and up to ~163k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 110 tokens; SKILL.md has 946 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~110
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.8k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~163k

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); files beside SKILL.md 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 946 words (~2,840 tokens).

“Build motor control solutions using Motor Control Blockset (MCB): characterize motors, select control algorithms (FOC, DTC, six-step, V/f), compose Simulink models, tune gains, configure sensorless estimation, and generate code for embedded targets.”

— opening of SKILL.md by matlab, Custom licence
name
simulink-control-motors
license
https://www.mathworks.com/content/dam/mathworks/license/pmrl/license.md
metadata.author
MathWorks
metadata.version
1.0

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 75 other files (references) in skills-catalog/control-systems/simulink-control-motors of matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit.

  • SKILL.md
  • manifest.yaml
  • references/block-config/block-configurations-bldc.md
  • references/block-config/block-configurations-utility.md
  • references/block-config/block-configurations.md
  • references/common/COMMON-mcb.md
  • references/common/ROUTER-mcb.md
  • references/common/api-and-tooling.md
  • references/common/critical-constraints-domain.md
  • references/common/critical-constraints.md
  • references/common/detailed-workflows.md
  • references/common/mcb-examples.md
  • references/common/tool-routing.md
  • references/configurations/acim-indirect-rfoc.md
  • references/configurations/acim-simscape-rfoc.md
  • references/configurations/acim-vf-openloop.md
  • references/configurations/adrc-speed.md
  • … and 59 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c58e6ae

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Questions about Simulink Control Motors

What does Simulink Control Motors do?

Build motor control solutions using Motor Control Blockset for PMSM, induction motors, BLDC, and SynRM. Simulink Control Motors is an agent skill from matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit. Build motor control solutions using Motor Control Blockset for PMSM, induction motors, BLDC, and SynRM.

How do I install Simulink Control Motors in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit --skill simulink-control-motors -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills-catalog/control-systems/simulink-control-motors in matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit) into .claude/skills/simulink-control-motors in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Simulink Control Motors in Codex?

Run `npx skills add matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit --skill simulink-control-motors -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills-catalog/control-systems/simulink-control-motors in matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit) into .agents/skills/simulink-control-motors in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Simulink Control Motors 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/simulink-agentic-toolkit --skill simulink-control-motors -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/simulink-control-motors, .gemini/skills/simulink-control-motors, .github/skills/simulink-control-motors and .opencode/skills/simulink-control-motors in your project.

What does Simulink Control Motors need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Simulink Control Motors is instructions for the agent only.

Does Simulink Control Motors 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 Simulink Control Motors 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. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Simulink Control Motors use?

Simulink Control Motors 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 Simulink Control Motors use?

About 2.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 11k 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 160k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Simulink Control Motors?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Simulink Control Motors: Opportunity Solution Tree (phuryn/pm-skills, 27k stars), D365 Solution Blueprint (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars), Azure Smart City Iot Solution Builder (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars) and Google Cloud Solution Architecture (google/skills, 21k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Simulink Control Motors?

matlab (a GitHub organization) maintains it in matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit, which has 1,212 GitHub stars. The repository holds 43 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: matlab/simulink-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.