Agent skill

Simulink Instrument Real Time Application

by matlab in matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit

Set up signal capture for a Simulink Real-Time application using slrealtime.Instrument.

Custom licenceAuto-check passed

Install Simulink Instrument Real Time Application

skills CLI
$ npx skills add matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit --skill simulink-instrument-real-time-application -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit simulink-instrument-real-time-application --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/real-time-simulation-and-testing/simulink-instrument-real-time-application .claude/skills/simulink-instrument-real-time-application && 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-instrument-real-time-application
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~3.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,461 words
Files
7 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
43
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Set up signal capture for a Simulink Real-Time application using slrealtime.Instrument.

  • Works in 11 steps: Identify the Signals to Capture → Decide the Destination → Prep the Signal on the Canvas — Before… → …
  • Choosing which signals a real-time application captures and where the data goes — test-pointing
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, When NOT to Use, Prerequisites and API Forms, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Simulink Instrument Real Time Application is an agent skill from matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit. Set up signal capture for a Simulink Real-Time application using slrealtime.Instrument. Use when choosing which signals a real-time application captures and where the data goes — test-pointing or canvas-badging a signal before build (TestPoint, DataLogging), constructing an Instrument from an .mldatx, calling addSignal, addInstrumentedSignals, addFileLogSignals, validate, connectCallback, copy, or generateScript, attaching an instrument to tg.Instruments via addForFileLog, addForSDI, or addForMATLAB, setting up…

Its SKILL.md is about 3.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 7 other files, including reference files (for example `manifest.yaml`, `references/bus-elements.md` and `references/canvas-prep.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.

When your agent uses it

  • Choosing which signals a real-time application captures and where the data goes — test-pointing
  • Canvas-badging a signal before build (TestPoint
  • Constructing an Instrument from an .mldatx
  • Calling addSignal

Example prompts

  • “/simulink-instrument-real-time-application”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Identify the Signals to Capture
  2. Decide the Destination
  3. Prep the Signal on the Canvas — Before Build (Ask First)
  4. Build the Application (route)
  5. Construct the Instrument
  6. Add Signals
  7. Set Capture Options
  8. Attach to tg.Instruments
  9. Hand Off to the Run Lifecycle
  10. Persist the Instrument as an M-Script
  11. Tear Down

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 (its code samples are matlab).

    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 Instrument Real Time Application loads about 3.5k tokens when it runs, and up to ~17k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 199 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,461 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~199
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.5k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~17k

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 1,461 words (~3,455 tokens).

“Use this skill to set up signal capture for a Simulink Real-Time application via slrealtime.Instrument — a runtime-configurable object that attaches to a target computer to stream, visualize, or file-log data from a running application. Instruments are dynamic: they are…”

— opening of SKILL.md by matlab, Custom licence
name
simulink-instrument-real-time-application
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 6 other files (references) in skills-catalog/real-time-simulation-and-testing/simulink-instrument-real-time-application of matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit.

  • SKILL.md
  • manifest.yaml
  • references/bus-elements.md
  • references/canvas-prep.md
  • references/destinations.md
  • references/guardrails.md
  • references/instrument-api.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c58e6ae

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Questions about Simulink Instrument Real Time Application

What does Simulink Instrument Real Time Application do?

Set up signal capture for a Simulink Real-Time application using slrealtime.Instrument. Simulink Instrument Real Time Application is an agent skill from matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit.Instrument.

When should I use Simulink Instrument Real Time Application?

Simulink Instrument Real Time Application fits situations like: choosing which signals a real-time application captures and where the data goes — test-pointing; canvas-badging a signal before build (TestPoint; constructing an Instrument from an .mldatx; calling addSignal.

How do I install Simulink Instrument Real Time Application in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit --skill simulink-instrument-real-time-application -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills-catalog/real-time-simulation-and-testing/simulink-instrument-real-time-application in matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit) into .claude/skills/simulink-instrument-real-time-application in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Simulink Instrument Real Time Application in Codex?

Run `npx skills add matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit --skill simulink-instrument-real-time-application -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills-catalog/real-time-simulation-and-testing/simulink-instrument-real-time-application in matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit) into .agents/skills/simulink-instrument-real-time-application in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Simulink Instrument Real Time Application 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-instrument-real-time-application -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-instrument-real-time-application, .gemini/skills/simulink-instrument-real-time-application, .github/skills/simulink-instrument-real-time-application and .opencode/skills/simulink-instrument-real-time-application in your project.

What does Simulink Instrument Real Time Application need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Simulink Instrument Real Time Application is instructions for the agent only.

Does Simulink Instrument Real Time Application 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 Instrument Real Time Application 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 Instrument Real Time Application use?

Simulink Instrument Real Time Application 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 Instrument Real Time Application use?

About 3.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 14k 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 14k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Simulink Instrument Real Time Application?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Simulink Instrument Real Time Application: Signals (PostHog/posthog, 40k stars), Capture (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars), Signal Detector (garrytan/gbrain, 31k stars) and Trader Signal (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Simulink Instrument Real Time Application?

matlab (a GitHub organization) maintains it in matlab/simulink-agentic-toolkit, which has 1,208 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.