matlab Skills

> Synthesize new waveforms from scratch for Simulink inports using createInputDataset. Use ONLY when the user asks to generate, create, or synthesize signals (step, ramp, sine, chirp, pulse, noise) to populate a Dataset for External Inputs or Signal Editor. Covers timeseries and timetable formats with correct data type, interpolation, units, and dimensions. Also covers function-call and trigger inport timing setup. Do NOT use when the user wants to load, import, or read existing data from files (MAT, CSV, spreadsheet) — even if that data will be used as model input. Do NOT use for running simulations or plotting outputs.

> Author or upgrade Model Advisor checks for Simulink and System Composer models. Use when creating new checks (edit-time, standard batch, config-parameter, auto-fix) or converting legacy StyleOne/StyleTwo/StyleThree checks to modern DetailStyle. Covers DetailStyle callbacks, ResultDetail reporting, sl_customization registration, and edit-time EdittimeCheck classes.

Common steps for building multi-layer system architecture models using System Composer. Use when implementing architecture models or when interacting with interface dictionaries, allocation sets, stereotypes, and requirements for architecture components.

Builds and edits Simulink, System Composer, Stateflow, and Simscape models. Use when modifying model structure, parameters, ports, connections, or Stateflow chart internals.

Use this skill when the user asks to check Simulink model compliance against a standard (MISRA, MAB, JMAAB, ISO 26262, ISO 25119, DO-178C, DO-254, IEC 61508, IEC 62304, EN 50128, CERT C/CWE, AUTOSAR), wants to run Model Advisor checks, or needs a compliance report with fix suggestions. For JMAAB/MAB, supplement deterministic checks with agentic review of uncheckable guidelines.

Guide users through creating and managing .satk/block-policy.json for controlling which blocks the agent can use, which are excluded, and which block parameters the agent should not modify. Use when setting up block usage policy for a project.

> Import data into the Simulation Data Inspector (SDI) from MAT, CSV, or Excel files, from workspace variables, or from a Simulink simulation. Use when the user wants to view a logged file in SDI, load a bench-test log, or verify what a just-completed `Simulink.sdi.createRun` or `sim(model)` produced. Covers the `'file'`, `'vars'`, and `'namevalue'` sources of `createRun`, the auto-populate behavior after `sim()`, and post-import verification. Not for comparing existing runs (use `Simulink.sdi.compareRuns`); not for streaming data live during a running simulation (use `Simulink.sdi.createRunOrAddToStreamedRun` — a separate API); and not for authoring Gherkin or Simulink Test test cases, assertions, or regression tests (use `testing-simulink-models`). Do not activate on test-authoring or verification prompts even when no test-authoring skill is available — say so and stop.

Guide users through curating the library knowledge index — reviewing block categories, marking common/important blocks, and improving block descriptions via agent inference for better agent block selection.

Generate a standalone bug report that another developer can use to reproduce, investigate, and fix an issue. Use when the user says 'file a bug', 'write a bug report', 'report this issue', or asks to document a defect for handoff.

Generates draft requirements from Simulink models. Use when drafting or updating requirement artifacts from a model. Prefers Requirements Toolbox (.slreqx) when available; falls back to structured YAML.

Add, configure, and manage faults on Simulink, Simscape, and System Composer model signals for robustness analysis and safety validation. Use when injecting faults (stuck, noise, gain, offset) onto block inports/outports, enabling fault simulation, or analyzing fault effects. Covers sensor failures, signal corruptions, actuator faults, FMEA validation, and robustness testing. Requires Simulink Fault Analyzer.

Create, populate, and manage safety analysis spreadsheets (FMEA, FHA, HARA, custom) and fault trees (FTA) in Safety Analysis Manager. Use when the user asks to perform FMEA, hazard analysis, fault tree analysis, safety analysis, or work with Safety Analysis Manager documents. Requires Simulink Fault Analyzer.

>- source control configuration, and project lifecycle. Use when creating projects, adding models/dictionaries/requirements to projects, configuring labels for automation, fixing broken model references, or setting up source control for Simulink artifacts.

Use when asked to run Design Error Detection (quick defect scan), find design errors in a Simulink model, perform root cause analysis on DED findings, fix division-by-zero, overflow, dead logic or out-of-bounds defects detected by SLDV, or diagnose why missing coverage cannot be achieved (dead logic blocking coverage objectives). Do NOT use for requirement verification, test generation, Inf/NaN detection, active logic analysis, or coverage measurement.

Register, add, or update existing custom Simulink block libraries and configure block policy and knowledge index. Use when a user wants to register, set up, configure, or add existing .slx library files for agent-assisted model building. Do NOT use when the user wants to create or author a new library from scratch — that requires building-simulink-models.

Runs Simulink models programmatically for data exploration, parameter sweeps, and custom analysis using sim() with SimulationInput/SimulationOutput. Use when calling sim(), parsim, setExternalInput, setModelParameter, setVariable, or accessing logsout — any task producing simulation results for analysis (not pass/fail tests).

Converts a double-precision Simulink system or subsystem to single precision using DataTypeWorkflow.Single (Fixed-Point Designer). The single conversion replaces all user-specified double-precision data types, as well as output data types that compile to double precision, with single-precision data types. Use this skill when converting Simulink systems to single precision, reducing memory usage of a Simulink system, optimizing for embedded targets. Do NOT use for standalone MATLAB .m code single conversion.

Specify algorithms for Model-Based Design: system specs, architecture specs, implementation plans, test plans. Use when creating specifications for controllers, signal processing, diagnostics, estimators, or other algorithms authored in Simulink, Stateflow, System Composer, or MATLAB Function blocks.

Specify plant models for closed-loop simulation: system specs, architecture, build plans, validation plans. Use when creating, updating, or reviewing plant model specifications, planning plant model architecture, or planning plant model validation.

Tests Simulink models using either ephemeral Gherkin-based tests (model_test) for quick validation or persistent tests (Simulink Test API) authored from requirements or behavioral specs. Requires Simulink Test.

> Guide for accessing financial and economic data in MATLAB using the Datafeed Toolbox. Covers Bloomberg (market data via bloomberg/blp/bloombergHypermedia), FRED (Federal Reserve economic data via fredrs), and Haver Analytics (economic data via haver/haverdirect/haverview). Use when connecting to any of these data providers from MATLAB.

Exchange data between Excel and MATLAB using Spreadsheet Link VBA macros and worksheet functions. Use when writing Excel VBA macros that call MLPutMatrix, MLGetMatrix, MLPutVar, MLGetVar, MLPutRanges, MLEvalString, MLGetFigure, or MatlabRequest.

Read BEFORE writing any code that adds Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN) to signals and converts between SNR, Eb/No, Es/No, and per-subcarrier SNR for communications simulations, using awgn(), convertSNR(), berawgn(). The default MATLAB patterns for AWGN (e.g., 'measured' option, manual SNR formulas) produce subtly incorrect results. This skill specifies the correct calling conventions, required function usage, and critical anti-patterns that must be avoided.

Analyze AMS waveform data using Mixed-Signal Blockset utilities: phase noise measurement, clock jitter, anti-aliased resampling, timing measurements, lock time, INL/DNL, ADC/DAC calibration, HSpice import. Use when analyzing time-domain voltage from PLL/VCO/clock simulations, measuring phase noise from variable-step solver output, computing jitter, or resampling non-uniform data.

> Design and analyze electrically large antenna structures using MATLAB Antenna Toolbox. Covers reflector antennas (parabolic, Cassegrain, Gregorian, offset, corner, cylindrical, spherical, custom STL), reflectarrays and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS), antennas installed on platforms (vehicles, aircraft, ships, satellites), and radar cross section (RCS) analysis. Includes solver selection (MoM-PO, PO, MoM, FMM), mesh control, and GPU acceleration. Use when the user wants to design a dish/reflector antenna, reflectarray, analyze an antenna on a platform, or compute RCS.

Analyze data using MATLAB. Use when the task involves tables, timetables, time-series data, numeric arrays, sensor matrices, or gridded data — including but not limited to exploring, filtering, sorting, cleaning, transforming, aggregating, smoothing, padding, trimming, and answering questions about data. MATLAB provides extensive, easy-to-use built-in functions for these workflows with no additional products required.

Analyze the effective toolbox file set to produce a Dependency Manifest — classify all transitive dependencies as included, product, add-on, or external-unresolved, then present resolution options with tradeoffs. Use after matlab-define-toolbox-api when the spec is approved.

S-parameters, insertion loss, fields, currents, mesh control, and solver selection for RF PCB performance validation. TRIGGER: user asks to compute S-parameters, analyze insertion/return loss, extract fields or currents, compare MoM vs FEM, or control mesh for any RF PCB component. Invoke BEFORE writing sparameters() or solver code — API is non-obvious. SKIP: designing or creating components (use the specific matlab-design-pcb-* skill), material/stackup setup only (use matlab-manage-pcb-material), optimization sweeps (use matlab-optimize-pcb-design), PDN/IR-drop analysis (use matlab-analyze-pcb-pdn).

PDN DC voltage/current analysis, IR drop, design rule checking, and multi-net batch analysis on imported PCB layouts. TRIGGER: user asks about power integrity, PDN analysis, IR drop, voltage distribution, current density, power nets, or design rule checking on a PCB. Invoke BEFORE writing code — the PDN API chain is specialized and non-obvious. SKIP: importing a PCB file (use matlab-read-pcb-layout), EM field/S-parameter extraction (use matlab-analyze-em), material/stackup setup only (use matlab-manage-pcb-material), transmission line design (use matlab-design-pcb-txline).

> Perform time-frequency analysis in MATLAB using CWT, STFT, synchrosqueezing, reassignment, wavelet coherence, cross spectrogram, EMD/VMD, multiresolution scalogram, cwt, stft, istft, fsst, wsst, wcoherence, xspectrogram, modwt, modwtmra, modwpt, emd, vmd, hht, tffilt, dgt, gabor, instantaneous frequency, synchrosqueezing, reassignment, ridge extraction, wavelet coherence, cross spectrum, mode decomposition, signal decomposition, time-frequency filtering.

Build custom PCB structures with pcbComponent, shapes, Boolean ops, feeds, and multi-layer stackups for non-catalog geometries. TRIGGER: user asks to build, modify, or customize a pcbComponent — add/remove shapes, edit polygons, place feeds, add metal layers, cut slots, or create non-catalog RF structures. Also when modifying geometry of an existing catalog-designed component (e.g., adding pads, removing elements, editing vertices). Invoke BEFORE writing pcbComponent code — layer/shape/feed API is non-obvious. SKIP: designing catalog components like filters/couplers/txlines (use the specific matlab-design-pcb-* skill), material/stackup definition only (use matlab-manage-pcb-material), EM analysis (use matlab-analyze-em), importing PCB files (use matlab-read-pcb-layout).

Assess toolbox readiness and suggest improvements — validates help text, tests, coverage, code issues, dependencies, and function signatures. Produces a punch list and can execute fixes via delegate skills on user approval. Use before packaging or when asked to improve a toolbox.

> Build MATLAB apps from requirements to working code. Asks discovery questions (or skips them when the path is known), recommends UIFigure or UIHTML architecture, identifies layout archetype (Dashboard, Explorer, Tabbed, Wizard, Canvas), produces an implementation plan, and executes the build. For UIFigure apps, optionally serializes as App Designer (.mlapp or plain-text .m + .xml). Use when a user wants to build a MATLAB app, create a GUI, make an interactive tool, build a uifigure app, build a uihtml app, build an App Designer app, build a .mlapp app, build a plain-text App Designer app, or asks which approach panel, sidebar, tabs, wizard, stepper, canvas, workspace.

> Create and customize MATLAB charts and plots. Plot types (line, scatter, bar, histogram, heatmap, surface), axes configuration, annotations, data tips, interactive plots, animation, multiple axes with tiledlayout, colororder, and performance optimization. Works for standalone figures, Live Scripts, and uifigure apps. Use when plotting data, customizing axes, adding annotations or interactivity, uiaxes, annotation, data tips, animation, tiledlayout, colororder, heatmap, scatter, figure, visualization, export.

> Build industrial-grade SCADA/HMI dashboards in MATLAB App Designer following source, write safeguards, fixed-range trends, drill-down layout. Use when wrapping OPC UA / Modbus / MQTT / OSI PI / PI AF monitoring scripts into a live App Designer app, building plant overviews, designing operator dashboards, or any time a user asks for a "SCADA dashboard", "HMI", "plant dashboard", "operator screen", or "industrial monitoring app" in MATLAB. uigauge, uilamp, alarm banner, gray-field, ISA-101, OPC UA dashboard, setpoint, write safeguards, alarm visualization, OSIsoft PI, AVEVA PI, PI Server, PI Data Archive, PI AF, PI Asset Framework, piclient, afclient.

Build, modify, and diagram SimBiology models — API reference, helper functions, and layout patterns. Use when constructing or editing models programmatically or visually.

Execute the build plan — introspect buildfile.m, run its dependency chain, and produce the .mltbx toolbox package. Mechanical execution with no human checkpoint. Works with any buildplan shape.

> Translate NI-DAQmx C function signatures into correct calldaqlib MATLAB calls. Use when the user mentions calldaqlib, any DAQmx* C function name (DAQmxCfgSampClkTiming, DAQmxExportSignal, DAQmxSetStartTrigRetriggerable, DAQmxGetSampClkRate, etc.), or needs NI-DAQmx functionality not exposed by become return values, buffer-size args, enum-as-string), multi-task semantics, start() clobber, device-level empty-daq workaround, dictionary returns, string getter placeholder, array getter placeholder. shared timebase, export signal, connect terminals, external sample clock, trigger configuration, NI driver, C function translation.

> Call Python libraries from MATLAB using the py. interface, pyrun, pyrunfile, or pyenv. Use when writing or executing MATLAB code that calls Python functions or passes data between MATLAB and Python. REQUIRED when triaging Python errors from MATLAB (ModuleNotFoundError, ImportError, "Unable to resolve the name 'py.*'"). REQUIRED when setting up Python environments for MATLAB, creating virtual environments, or installing Python packages for use with MATLAB.

> Guide users or agents to the correct MATLAB tool for processing large tabular data in file-based formats (CSV, Parquet, delimited text, spreadsheets, MDF) that may not fit in memory. Use when a user or agent mentions large files, big data, out-of-memory errors, OOM, scaling up, tall arrays, datastores, or needs to process multiple tabular files. Covers the decision between datastore + tall, datastore + transform, and parallel execution. Also use when a user or agent has working in-memory code (readtable, parquetread) that runs out of memory and needs a migration path. Also covers building custom datastore classes for proprietary or non-standard formats — use when the task requires subclassing matlab.io.Datastore, implementing a custom reader, building an extensible datastore, or integrating a new file format with tall arrays or parallel computing. Do NOT use for MAT files (use matfile instead).

> Use this skill to classify tabular data end-to-end in MATLAB — load a dataset, prepare and clean it, select promising classifiers, train them, and compare accuracies with cross-validation, holdout, or hyperparameter optimization plus statistical tests. classifier accuracy, run cross-validation or a holdout evaluation, or find the best model with statistical uncertainty. regression model, is training a specific neural network architecture (use matlab-train-network), or wants cost-sensitive learning or an arbitrary class-prior vector (this skill only supports the built-in uniform-prior toggle for imbalanced data).

> Compute aerospace environment properties including atmosphere (ISA, COESA, NRLMSISE-00, non-standard, CIRA), gravity (spherical harmonic, WGS84, zonal, centrifugal), horizontal wind (HWM), magnetic field (WMM, IGRF), geoid height, geocentric radius, space weather data, planetary ephemeris, Earth orientation (polar motion, nutation, delta-UT1, CIP). Use when computing atmospheric density, temperature, pressure, gravity vectors, wind profiles, magnetic field components, geoid undulation, solar flux indices, planet positions, or Earth orientation parameters for aerospace vehicle analysis, spacecraft environment modeling, or navigation corrections.

> Computes multi-constellation Global Positioning System (GPS) or Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positions from RINEX v3 data using rinexread, gnssmeasurements, receiverposition, and gnssoptions. Filters by constellation, elevation mask, C/N0, and observation code. Reports DOP, scatter RMS, and satellite count. Use when processing GNSS data, computing positions from RINEX files, analyzing accuracy, comparing constellations, or evaluating satellite geometry. Do NOT use for carrier-phase RTK/PPP, IMU fusion, orbit propagation, NMEA streaming, or RINEX v4.

Prevents crashes due to problematic scope-related API misuse caused by agent escalation into internal scope framework objects. Use when configuring properties of scope-related Simulink blocks or MATLAB objects — constrains the agent to documented APIs and directs users to the scope UI when a property is not programmatically accessible.

> Discover, configure, and connect to Arduino boards from MATLAB using the Arduino Support Package. Use this skill when the user wants to set up an Arduino board, connect to Arduino hardware, find connected boards, scan serial ports, configure Arduino libraries, or any task that requires an Arduino connection as a prerequisite (e.g., blink LED, read sensor, read digital pin, read analog pin, write pin, plot sensor data, scan I2C, use ultrasonic sensor, control servo, read temperature, read voltage, data serial port, hardware connection, Arduino Nano, Arduino Uno, Arduino Mega, Arduino Micro, Grove, sensor setup, I2C scan, ultrasonic, servo, readDigitalPin, writeDigitalPin, readVoltage, writePWMVoltage, temperature sensor, air pressure, pin read, pin write, analog input.

> Discover and connect to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) peripheral devices from MATLAB. Use this skill when the user wants to scan for BLE devices, connect to a BLE peripheral, read or write BLE characteristics, subscribe to notifications, or any task that requires a BLE connection as a prerequisite (e.g., read sensor data over BLE, monitor heart rate, log accelerometer, Bluetooth Low Energy, blelist, ble device, BLE characteristic, GATT, service UUID, scan for devices, BLE sensor, subscribe notify, BLE read, BLE write, peripheral device, BLE connect, wireless sensor.

Connects MATLAB to Databricks using JDBC drivers via Database Toolbox. Use when creating a JDBC connection to a Databricks cluster or SQL Warehouse, configuring Databricks authentication (PAT, OauthU2M, OauthM2M), selecting between Simba and OSS JDBC drivers, using databricks.JDBCConnection, StandaloneJDBCConnection, databricks.SQLWarehouse.connect(), or optimizing Databricks write performance.

> Set up the MATLAB Interface for Databricks and read data via Databricks Connect (Spark). Use when connecting MATLAB to Databricks for the first time, configuring authentication (OauthU2M, OauthM2M, PAT), creating Spark sessions with getDatabricksSession(), reading Unity Catalog tables, filtering DataFrames server-side, or converting results to MATLAB .databrickscfg, large table server-side filtering.

> Establish MAVLink connections between MATLAB and PX4/ArduPilot autopilots. Use when connecting to a drone, flight controller, or autopilot via MAVLink protocol over UDP. Covers dialect setup, UDP transport, timer-based heartbeat, "heartbeat", "ground control station", "GCS", "connect to ArduPilot", "drone communication", "mavlinkio", "SITL".

> Discover OPC UA servers and create client connections in MATLAB using opcuaserverinfo, opcua, connect, setSecurityModel, and certificate trust functions. Use when discovering OPC UA servers on the network, connecting to OPC UA servers, authenticating with username/password or certificates, configuring security modes, handling certificate trust errors, fixing hostname mismatch warnings, troubleshooting connection failures or empty discovery results, or inspecting an OPC UA opcuaserverinfo, OPC UA discovery, find OPC UA servers, LDS setup, opcua, opc.ua.Client, connect OPC UA, OPC UA client, OPC UA security, OPC UA certificate trust, OPC UA certificate inspection, setSecurityModel, opc.ua.trustServerCertificate, opc.ua.exportClientCertificate, Industrial Communication Toolbox, OPC UA server connection, OPC UA server discovery.

> Perform aerospace unit conversions, time conversions, coordinate frame transformations, and rotation representations using Aerospace Toolbox. Use when converting units (length, velocity, angle, acceleration, angular velocity, force, mass, pressure, temperature, density), computing Julian dates or decimal years, transforming between coordinate frames (ECEF, ECI, LLA, flat Earth, geodetic/geocentric, NED, body, wind, stability), or working with rotation representations (Euler angles, DCM, quaternion, Rodrigues vector). Also use when the user asks about aerospace coordinate systems, reference frames, or rotation conventions.

> Build Simulink models that co-simulate with Eclipse SUMO traffic simulator. Use when creating SUMO-Simulink co-simulation, traffic simulation, TraCI connection, vehicle-in-the-loop testing, or ADAS scenario validation with SUMO. Covers Server/Client setup, Reader/Writer/Actor block configuration, random traffic generation, ego vehicle control, and SUMO file creation. Also use when the user mentions SumoInterfaceLibrary, .sumocfg files, or wants to connect Simulink to an external traffic simulator.

Generate a MATLAB buildfile.m with tasks for static analysis, testing, coverage reporting, and packaging. Use after matlab-create-project when the project structure is in place and you need repeatable build automation.

> Use when the user wants to use Arduino sensors or peripherals from MATLAB that are not directly supported by the MATLAB Support Package for Arduino Hardware. Triggers on requests to create, wrap, or expose a custom Arduino library to MATLAB. Also triggers on indirect questions like "How do I read humidity in MATLAB?" or "How do I display text on an LCD from MATLAB?" where the answer requires a custom Arduino add-on library. class, C++ header files, DependentLibraries, arduinoioaddons namespace, I2C/SPI/GPIO peripheral wrappers.

> Create an experiment for the MATLAB Experiment Manager app from user code, script, or problem description. or hyperparameters, asks to compare configurations, or describes a problem suitable for experimentation. or already has a working experiment set up.

Create, edit, and run plain-text MATLAB live scripts (.m files) with rich text formatting, LaTeX equations, section breaks, and inline figures. Use when generating tutorials, analysis notebooks, reports, documentation, or educational content, when modifying existing live scripts, or when converting existing binary .mlx files to .m for version control. Requires R2025a+.

| Creates a MATLAB project for an existing folder of MATLAB files using the matlab.project.* APIs via MCP. Adds all existing files, configures the project path, generates a project name/description, and creates a README.md with a function table. Prompts the user before creating any new folders. Never overwrites existing files. project", "make this a MATLAB project", "configure project".

> Create and simulate UAV scenarios with terrain, buildings, platforms, and sensors using uavScenario. Use when building a UAV simulation, UAV simulator, or UAV scenario in MATLAB. Covers addMesh for terrain/building import, uavPlatform with updateMesh, uavSensor adaptor pattern for GPS/IMU, and the setup/advance simulation loop. quadrotor scenario, terrain import, building import, GPS sensor simulation.

Diagnose MATLAB errors and unexpected behavior. Breakpoints, workspace inspection, try-catch diagnostics, and common error patterns. Use when debugging functions, tracing errors, inspecting variables, or diagnosing runtime failures.

Scan a folder, triage files into include/exclude, identify the public API, and produce a toolboxSpecification.m Interface Spec — all in one pass. Use when turning loose code into a toolbox.

> Generate C/C++ or CUDA code from an AI model (PyTorch, LiteRT) using MATLAB Coder or GPU Coder. Use when the user wants to integrate an AI model into an application with code generation as the end goal — generating MEX, CUDA MEX, static library, dynamic library, or executable — or using the model in Simulink for simulation and code generation. This skill currently documents the PyTorch ExportedProgram (.pt2) workflow via loadPyTorchExportedProgram; LiteRT is already supported by the product (loadLiteRTModel, R2026a+) but detailed guidance has not yet been added to this skill. invoke, codegen, MEX, CUDA, GPU, C, C++, deploy, AI model, deep learning model, LiteRT, TFLite, TensorFlow Lite, Simulink, slbuild, PyTorch ExportedProgram block, MATLAB Function block, dlosslib.

> Deploy AI models to embedded hardware using MathWorks tools (MATLAB, Simulink, models rebuilt as dlnetwork for lean hardware, (2) direct C/C++ code generation from PyTorch and LiteRT models. Both patterns support all targets (Cortex-M/A/R, x86, GPU). neural networks; compress AI models for MCU; integrate AI in Simulink for system-level simulation; import PyTorch/ONNX/TensorFlow models for embedded deployment; optimize AI for resource-constrained hardware; or use loadPyTorchExportedProgram, loadLiteRTModel, importNetworkFromPyTorch, importNetworkFromONNX, importNetworkFromTensorFlow, importNetworkFromKeras, dlquantizer, exportNetworkToSimulink, or Embedded Coder with AI models.

> Deploy MATLAB-generated code to embedded hardware using Embedded Coder. Use when configuring code generation for microcontrollers (STM32, Raspberry Pi, ARM Cortex), setting up PIL/SIL verification, disabling dynamic memory allocation, or configuring hardware-specific code generation settings. Covers ERT-based configurations, processor-in-the-loop testing, memory constraints, and the MEX→SIL→PIL verification progression.

> Design and implement adaptive filters using DSP System Toolbox System objects. Use when working with adaptive filtering, system identification, noise cancellation, echo cancellation, active noise control (ANC), channel equalization, inverse system identification, or adaptive prediction. Covers dsp.LMSFilter, dsp.RLSFilter, dsp.FilteredXLMSFilter, dsp.FrequencyDomainAdaptiveFilter, dsp.AffineProjectionFilter, dsp.BlockLMSFilter, dsp.AdaptiveLatticeFilter, dsp.FastTransversalFilter, maxstep(), and algorithm selection for adaptive filtering problems. Replaces deprecated adaptfilt.* objects (removed R2020a).

> Design antennas, arrays, and PCB antennas using MATLAB Antenna Toolbox. Covers catalog antenna design and pattern analysis, custom antenna construction (customAntenna + shape.*), PCB antenna design (pcbStack + antenna.*), finite and infinite array design, AI-accelerated design exploration (AIAntenna, patternFromAI), and optimization (SADEA/TR-SADEA). Use when the user wants to design, create, model, analyze, optimize, or fabricate an antenna or array.

> Design and validate digital filters in MATLAB. Use when cleaning up noisy signals, removing interference, filtering signals, designing FIR/IIR filters (lowpass/highpass/bandpass/bandstop/notch), or comparing filters in Filter Analyzer.

Read BEFORE writing any code that builds or simulates OFDM systems. The default MATLAB patterns for OFDM (e.g., direct ifft/fft, awgn with 0 dBW power, missing symOffset) produce subtly incorrect results — always use ofdmmod/ofdmdemod instead of direct IFFT/FFT. This skill specifies the correct calling conventions for ofdmmod, ofdmdemod, ofdmChannelResponse, ofdmEqualize, and critical anti-patterns that must be avoided. Use when building OFDM transmitters or receivers, allocating subcarriers and guard bands, inserting pilots, computing SNR for OFDM, configuring fading channels (Rayleigh/Rician), estimating and equalizing channels, implementing timing and frequency synchronization, adding LDPC coding, designing resource grids, or setting up OFDM link simulations.

Wilkinson, branchline, ratrace, directional couplers, corporate dividers, Rotman lenses for power splitting and beam-forming. TRIGGER: user asks to design, create, or analyze any coupler, splitter, power divider, combiner, or Rotman lens. Invoke BEFORE writing code — class names and design() availability vary per coupler type. SKIP: EM simulation/S-parameter extraction of an existing component (use matlab-analyze-em), building custom non-catalog geometry (use matlab-assemble-pcb-layout), material/stackup setup only (use matlab-manage-pcb-material), cascading multiple components (use matlab-integrate-pcb-circuit).

Bandpass, lowpass, bandstop filter design — hairpin, coupled-line, combline, stub, SIW for frequency selection and harmonic rejection. TRIGGER: user asks to design, create, or analyze any RF filter (bandpass, lowpass, highpass, bandstop, hairpin, coupled-line, combline, stub, SIW). Invoke BEFORE writing code — filter class names differ from what you would guess. SKIP: EM simulation/S-parameter extraction of an existing filter (use matlab-analyze-em), general PCB layout assembly (use matlab-assemble-pcb-layout), material/stackup setup only (use matlab-manage-pcb-material), optimization sweeps (use matlab-optimize-pcb-design).

Spiral inductors, interdigital capacitors, baluns, resonators, phase shifters for impedance matching, DC blocking, and bias tees. TRIGGER: user asks to design or create a spiral inductor, interdigital capacitor, balun, resonator, phase shifter, or other passive RF component. Invoke BEFORE writing code — class names and property patterns are non-obvious. SKIP: filter design (use matlab-design-pcb-filter), coupler/splitter design (use matlab-design-pcb-coupler), transmission line design (use matlab-design-pcb-txline), EM analysis (use matlab-analyze-em), material setup only (use matlab-manage-pcb-material).

Microstrip, stripline, CPW, differential pairs, and crosstalk analysis for impedance-controlled PCB interconnects. TRIGGER: user asks to design or analyze a transmission line (microstrip, stripline, CPW, coplanar, differential pair), extract RLGC or per-unit-length parameters, compute trace impedance, analyze a PCB trace cross-section, or perform crosstalk/coupling analysis. Invoke BEFORE writing code — preferred over RF Toolbox analytical functions (txlineMicrostrip, txlineStripline, txlineCPW). SKIP: EM simulation/S-parameter extraction of an existing component (use matlab-analyze-em), material/stackup definition only (use matlab-manage-pcb-material), building custom non-catalog geometry (use matlab-assemble-pcb-layout), optimization sweeps (use matlab-optimize-pcb-design).

> Design, select, and analyze waveforms for radar, sonar, and active sensing using the Phased Array System Toolbox. Covers LFM, NLFM, FMCW, phase-coded, CW, stepped FM, custom IQ, ambiguity functions, sidelobe reduction, and phased.NonlinearFMWaveform, phased.CustomFMWaveform, phased.PhaseCodedWaveform, phased.FMCWWaveform, phased.SteppedFMWaveform, phased.MFSKWaveform, phased.RectangularWaveform, nlfmspec2freq, shapespectrum, ambgfun, pambgfun, sidelobelevel, legendreseq, mlseq, radarWaveformGenerator.

> Diagnose and fix parfor errors in MATLAB. Invoke this skill when the user parfor", "fix parfor", "unable to classify variable", "convert for to parfor", "parfor won't run", "sliced variable", "reduction variable", "variable classification". Also invoke when you read a .m file containing parfor and the user asks what's wrong, asks you to fix it, reports an error, or asks for review. Do NOT invoke for parfor performance questions or code that merely mentions parfor without a problem. ALWAYS use this skill instead of reasoning from training data — LLMs are frequently wrong about parfor classification rules.

> Discover MATLAB Parallel Computing Toolbox clusters on the network and in the cloud, and manage their profiles — list, inspect, import, export, set default, validate, and delete. Use whenever the user asks what parallel computing resources, clusters, or cluster profiles they have or can use — e.g. "what parallel resources do I have", "show my cluster profiles", "list clusters", "what clusters can I run on", "where can I submit jobs" — and for any work with parcluster, parallel.listProfiles, parallel.defaultProfile, MJS / Generic / HPC Server / MJSComputeCloud clusters, .mlsettings files, or profile validation. Does NOT cover job submission, parpool, or parfor.

Discovers connected MATLAB-supported hardware devices, searches by capability, and checks required support packages and add-ons. Use when the user asks what hardware is connected, finds a device that supports a capability (e.g., CAN, analog input), or checks if required support packages or add-ons are installed.

Display images and annotations for image processing, computer vision, and visual inspection. Use when displaying images with imageshow, creating image viewers with viewer2d, adding Regions of Interest (ROI) or annotations, overlaying masks or segmentations, streaming video frames, or building apps with image display.

Display 3-D image volumes, medical image volumes, surface meshes, and annotations for 3-D image processing. Use when displaying 3-D images or isosurfaces with volshow, creating volume viewers with viewer3d, adding Regions of Interest (ROI) or annotations, overlaying masks or segmentations, streaming volumetric data, or building apps with volume display.

| functionSignatures.json, GettingStarted.m, and publishable examples with demos.xml help integration. Follows mathworks/toolboxdesign best practices. "generate function signatures", "getting started guide", "README", "make this ready to share", "add tab completion".

Import recorded driving sensor data (GPS, camera, lidar, actor tracks, lanes) into scenariobuilder.* objects (GPSData, CameraData, LidarData, ActorTrackData, Trajectory, laneData) and run preprocessing — synchronize, offset correction, crop, normalizeTimestamps, convertTimestamps. Also: compute actor tracks from lidar when no annotations exist, attach camera/lidar mounting + intrinsics, export to MAT/workspace/timetable/script. Use for raw driving dataset files (KITTI, nuScenes, Waymo, Pandaset, ROS/ROS2 bags, .mat, .csv, .mp4) or driving/vehicle/sensor logs that need wrapping. drivingLogAnalyzer (DLA) is OPT-IN ONLY — invoke only on explicit user request ('DLA', 'open in DLA', 'inspect/explore/analyze the recording') or reported sensor problem (sync drift, timestamp mismatch, overlay misalignment). NEVER auto-launch DLA after wrapping (Rule 0). For 'build scenario / export to RoadRunner / drivingScenario / OpenSCENARIO / Unreal / simulate', hand off to matlab-scenario-builder.

Use when designing a Digital Down Converter (DDC) using dsphdl System objects. Triggers on requests involving DDC design, frequency down-conversion for FPGA/ASIC, NCO + mixer + decimation filter chains, fractional/non-integer sample rate conversion, or HDL-optimized receiver front-end signal processing.

> Read BEFORE troubleshooting or enhancing camera image quality. Diagnoses and enhances image quality from cameras connected via Image Acquisition Toolbox or USB Webcams support package. Discovers camera capabilities at runtime, analyzes captured images for quality issues (brightness, contrast, sharpness, noise, color balance, backlighting), suggests hardware setting adjustments tailored to the specific camera, and applies Image Processing Toolbox enhancement functions. Use when a user wants to improve camera image quality, troubleshoot dark/blurry/noisy/grainy/ overexposed/washed out/color cast images, or optimize camera settings.

Analyze a toolbox folder and generate a toolbox.ignore file — detects files that should not ship to end users based on what actually exists in the folder. Only suggests patterns for files found. Advisory: presents suggestions with reasons before writing.

Export conversation MATLAB code to a clean, runnable .m script. Use when asked to save or export session work. TRIGGER: user asks to save, export, or generate a script from the current session's MATLAB code. Also when asked for a reproducible script or clean version of what was run.

> Extract battery features for degradation analysis and health monitoring in MATLAB. Covers cycling test features, differential curves (IC/DV/DT), and measurement statistics. Use when working with battery cycling data, SOH estimation, RUL prediction, or any battery test data analysis in MATLAB. Triggers on battery* functions such as batteryTestDataParser, batteryTestFeatureExtractor, batteryMeasurementFeatures, batteryDifferentialCurves.

Extract features from signals collected on rotating machinery components, including motors, pumps, fans, gears, bearings, and shafts. Signals can include vibration, electrical, or environmental sensor measurements. Use when developing and deploying condition monitoring and fault detection applications for rotating machinery, including industrial machines, electrical vehicles, internal combustion engines, turbines, and drive trains.

> Extract features from 1D signals using signalTimeFeatureExtractor, signalFrequencyFeatureExtractor, and signalTimeFrequencyFeatureExtractor. Use when computing time-domain features (amplitude, energy, shape factors), frequency-domain features (spectral location, power, bandwidth, PSD), or time-frequency features (spectral shape, instantaneous, ridges, wavelet, EMD-derived) on a per-frame basis. Use when the user asks to "extract features", "compute spectral features", "build a feature table for a classifier", "get per-frame statistics", "run feature extraction on this signal", or describes a vibration / biosignal / radar / sensor signal needing features for downstream ML or analysis. Includes optional GPU acceleration via canUseGPU and gpuArray. Does not cover filter design, audio-specific feature extraction (use audioFeatureExtractor in Audio Toolbox instead), batch dataset orchestration, or 2D / image features.

> Find and query PI assets using MATLAB's Industrial Communication Toolbox. description (R2022a+), (2) Asset Framework navigation via afclient when user needs element/attribute hierarchy (R2026a+). Use when working with PI AF servers, PI Data Archive tags, asset hierarchies, element templates, attribute lookup, or historical data from OSIsoft PI systems.

Fit SimBiology model parameters to data — fitproblem, population NLME, virtual patients, and NCA. Use when asked to fit, estimate, calibrate, or compute PK metrics.

> Analyzes sensor configurations and creates inertial fusion filters in MATLAB Navigation Toolbox. Manages filter selection (imufilter, ahrsfilter, complementaryFilter, insfilterMARG, insfilterAsync, insfilterNonholonomic, insfilterErrorState, insEKF, insCF), construction, tuning, and fusion loops. Use when fusing IMU/AHRS/INS/GPS+IMU data, estimating orientation or pose, or choosing a filter. Do NOT use for vision-only SLAM, Simulink fusion, or IMU simulation.

> Generate 3GPP-compliant 5G NR downlink and uplink baseband waveforms. Use to create NR signals, test model (TM) waveforms, fixed reference channels (FRC), test and measurement (T&M) signals, or test vectors for conformance testing. Covers configuring data, control, and broadcast DM-RS, PT-RS, CORESET, and BWP parameters including bandwidth, subcarrier spacing (SCS), modulation (QPSK, QAM), numerology, FR1, FR2, TDD, FDD, and multi-bandwidth-part setups. Use for signal generation, RF instrument playback, or IQ baseband synthesis. Requires 5G Toolbox.

> Generate Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) PHY waveforms. Read BEFORE writing any BLE waveform code to avoid hallucinating API patterns. Covers bleWaveformGenerator, bleIdealReceiver, bleCTEIQSample, bleAngleEstimate, bluetoothTestWaveform for LE1M/LE2M/LE500K/LE125K. Bluetooth Toolbox R2022a+.

> Generate, verify, refine, and accelerate C/C++ or CUDA code from MATLAB with MATLAB Coder, Embedded Coder, GPU Coder, or MATLAB Test. Also covers writing codegen-ready coder.config, coder.gpuConfig, coder.typeof, coder.runTest, matlabtest.coder.TestCase, SIL, embedded config, no dynamic memory, EnableMexProfiling, coder.timeit, coder.perfCompare, %#codegen, writing codegen-ready MATLAB, code generation readiness, coder.varsize, coder.unroll, coder.noImplicitExpansionInFunction, coder.ceval, coder.inline, coder.extrinsic, coder.const, coder.classSignature, class codegen limitations, temporal types codegen, DMA-off, stack-only.

> Generate GNSS baseband waveforms (GPS, Galileo, NavIC) with physically realistic or user-specified channel impairments using the Satellite Communications Toolbox. Use when generating GPS L1 C/A, L1C, L2C, L5, Galileo E1, E1C, E5a, E5b, E5, or NavIC L5, S, L1 signals. Covers gpsWaveformGenerator, galileoWaveformGenerator, satelliteScenario, Doppler/delay from orbital dynamics or custom values, navigation data encoding with ephemeris, and RINEX integration. satellite scenario, GNSS simulation, receiver test signal, baseband GNSS, L-band satellite signal, navigation signal generation.

> Unified skill for all MATLAB and Simulink report generation tasks. Covers report generation, PDF report, document generation, mlreportgen, Report Generator, template, TitlePage, Chapter, multipage HTML, HTMLPage, html-multipage, custom reporter, customizeReporter, template hole, page header, page border, company style package, branded reporters, buildTemplates, Simulink report, model documentation, slreportgen, block diagram report, model report, subsystem documentation, SystemDiagramFinder, SystemIO, ExecutionOrder, LookupTable, template style, page footer, TemplateSrc, report package, table variants, multiple HTML pages, PDF report generation, Word report, DOM API, FormalTable, BaseTable, Figure, FormalImage, Section.

> Generate standard-compliant IEEE 802.11 waveforms using MATLAB WLAN Toolbox. Use when creating WLAN waveforms, PPDU packets, or the transmit side of a VHT (802.11ac), HE-SU/HE-MU/HE-TB (802.11ax), EHT-MU/EHT-TB (802.11be), UHR-MU/UHR-TB/UHR-ELR (802.11bn). Handles single-user, MU-MIMO, OFDMA, trigger-based uplink, extended range, preamble puncturing, UEQM, and DRU. Use when asked to generate test waveforms, create packets with MAC frames, configure OFDMA resource units, build trigger-based uplink transmissions, target a specific transmit duration, or build multi-packet waveforms.

> Identify a linear dynamic model from input-output or time-series data using MATLAB System Identification Toolbox. Use when estimating transfer function, state-space, ARX, ARMAX, BJ, OE polynomial or process models from measurement data.

> Read or write data files in MATLAB. Use when the task involves tables, spreadsheets, delimited text, or structured files in CSV, Excel, Parquet, JSON, or XML format — including but not limited to importing, exporting, loading, parsing, converting, validating, configuring import options, reading from URLs, handling locales or encodings, diagnosing file errors, and modernizing legacy file I/O code. MATLAB provides built-in functions for these workflows with no additional products required.

Use when importing or exporting vehicle data from/to log files (MDF/MF4/DAT, BLF, ASC/TXT), decoding CAN/CAN FD/LIN messages to signals via DBC, ARXML, or LDF databases, writing timetable data to MDF or BLF files, or calling blfread, blfinfo, blfwrite, mdfRead, mdfWrite, mdfCreate, mdfInfo, canSignalImport, canMessageImport, canMessageTimetable, canFDMessageTimetable, canSignalTimetable, or linMessageTimetable.

> Import PyTorch, ONNX, or Keras 3 / TensorFlow 2.16+ deep learning models into MATLAB as dlnetwork objects. Use when importing .pt2 exported programs, traced .pt files, .onnx models, or Keras 3 models via matlabsaver. Covers importNetworkFromPyTorch, importNetworkFromONNX, importNetworkFromKeras, importNetworkFromTensorFlow, torch.export.export, PyTorchInputSizes, InputDataFormats, matlabsaver, tf_keras downgrade, numeric validation against PyTorch or ONNX Runtime, and placeholder/custom layer implementation. Applies when user mentions any of these functions, file formats, or encounters import errors, unsupported operator warnings, 0 learnables, or uninitialized networks.

Import raw data (CSV, XLSX, TXT, or MATLAB tables) into formats used by Sensor Fusion and Tracking Toolbox. Handles both ground truth trajectories and sensor detection data. For truth: builds trackingScenarioRecording, tuning timetable, truthlog, or converted table. For sensor data: builds task-oriented dataFormat structs (preferred) or objectDetection arrays (legacy). Use when importing flight logs, GPS logs, radar detections, IR measurements, lidar/camera bounding boxes, ADS-B data, AIS ship tracks, or any recorded data for use with trackers, filter tuning, or tracker evaluation.

Deterministic workflow to download MATLAB Package Manager (mpm) and install MathWorks products from the OS command line with consistent, repeatable behavior. Use when installing MATLAB, Simulink, toolboxes, or support packages via command line, or setting up scripted installations for CI/CD, containers, or fleet provisioning.

> Add OpenTelemetry tracing to MATLAB code. Use when the user asks to "add tracing", "instrument with spans", "add OpenTelemetry", "trace my code", "add observability" (when about tracing), or mentions "spans", "distributed tracing", or "OTel tracing" in the context of MATLAB functions. Covers span creation, parent-child context propagation, error handling, attributes, events, and semantic conventions.

> Integrate antennas into RF systems using MATLAB Antenna Toolbox and RF Toolbox. Covers impedance matching network design (L/Pi/Tee topologies, evaluation parameters, Richards transformation), measured antenna creation (E-field, directivity-only, EmbeddedE, ffsReader import), RF propagation and site planning (txsite/rxsite, coverage, SINR, ray tracing, link budget), and SAR estimation (birdcage+Phantom, conformalArray+Custom3D, direct EHfields). Use when the user wants to match an antenna, create a measuredAntenna, compute coverage or signal strength, perform ray tracing, or estimate SAR.

Cascade PCB components, add lumped elements, export Touchstone, and bridge to eye diagram or antenna array workflows. TRIGGER: user asks to cascade or connect multiple RF PCB components, add lumped R/L/C, export S-parameters to Touchstone, or combine PCB elements into a circuit. Invoke BEFORE writing pcbcascade or circuit code — cascade rules and port matching are non-obvious. SKIP: designing individual components (use the specific matlab-design-pcb-* skill), EM analysis of a single component (use matlab-analyze-em), material/stackup setup only (use matlab-manage-pcb-material), optimization (use matlab-optimize-pcb-design).

>- Creates MATLAB interfaces to Python image processing and computer vision models from GitHub repositories or pip-installable packages using MPyReq. Use when asked to interface MATLAB with a Python CV/image model (segmentation, depth estimation, object detection, image generation, super-resolution, etc.), given a GitHub repo URL for an image/vision model, or asked to create an MPyReq demo for a deep-learning vision pipeline. Do NOT use for general-purpose Python-MATLAB interfacing, non-vision models (NLP, tabular, audio), model deployment/serving, or MATLAB-only image processing workflows.

Show all installed MATLAB products and support packages for a given MATLAB installation folder. Use when listing, checking, or verifying what products or support packages are in a MATLAB installation.

Dielectric substrates, metal conductors, multi-layer stackups, and loss models (FR4, Rogers, Teflon) for RF PCB simulation. TRIGGER: user asks to set up a substrate, define dielectric properties, create a stackup, select a PCB material (FR4, Rogers, Teflon, etc.), or configure metal conductors. Invoke BEFORE writing dielectric() or metal() code — the API for named vs custom materials differs significantly. SKIP: PCB layout assembly (use matlab-assemble-pcb-layout), transmission line design (use matlab-design-pcb-txline), EM analysis (use matlab-analyze-em), importing a PCB file (use matlab-read-pcb-layout).

Generates MATLAB Object Relational Mapping (ORM) code using Database Toolbox. Use when mapping MATLAB classes to database tables, reading/writing objects with ormread/ormwrite/ormupdate, defining Mappable classes, converting classes to SQL with orm2sql, or using object-oriented database workflows.

Diff MATLAB settings between releases AND update any .m file that configures MATLAB settings to use the correct setting paths for the target release. Use when upgrading MATLAB releases and startup scripts or preference files need path/type updates for the new release.

Model a Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) IC from its datasheet or system specs using Mixed-Signal Blockset. Without this skill, agents universally select the wrong solver and produce non-functional PLL models — 100% of unguided attempts fail. Covers Integer-N, Fractional-N, Dual Modulus architectures, loop filter design, lock time optimization, VCO phase noise configuration, and msbPllArchitectures/msbPllFoundation block assembly. Use when: PLL modeling, frequency synthesizer design, phase noise simulation, lock time analysis, charge pump design, loop filter tuning, datasheet-to-model, Mixed-Signal Blockset PLL, msbPllArchitectures.

> Build, import, analyze, tolerate, and optimize optical systems using the Optical Design and Simulation Library. Use when the user asks about optical systems, ray tracing, geometric optics, Zemax import, optical coatings, tolerancing, or optical design optimization.

> RF Toolbox and RF Blockset in MATLAB -- S-parameter I/O, network conversions (S/Z/Y/ABCD/T/H/G, mixed-mode), cascade/de-embedding, rfbudget analysis, circuit composition, matching networks, amplifier stability, mixer spurs, rational fitting, SI channels, baseband processing, Circuit rfwrite, zparameters, yparameters, abcdparameters, s2sdd, cascadesparams, deembedsparams, rfbudget, noise figure, OIP3, IIP3, amplifier, modulator, nport, rffilter, attenuator, seriesRLC, shuntRLC, lcladder, txline, circuit, setports, clone, matchingnetwork, stabilityk, stabilitymu, powergain, gammams, gammaml, mixerIMT, OpenIF, rational, rationalfit, stepresp, txlineWRLGC, rf.Amplifier, rf.Mixer, rf.Filter, rf.Sparameter, rfsystem, RF Blockset.

> Use whenever a MATLAB robot model (rigidBodyTree) is needed — whether for simulation, visualization, IK, motion planning, pick-and-place, or trajectory UR10, UR10e, UR16e, UR20, KUKA iiwa, Fanuc, ABB, Panda, Kinova, Sawyer, Baxter), robot modeling verbs (load, create, build, import, simulate, model), tasks implying a robot model (pick, place, lift, reach, move, grasp, plan motion for, animate), kinematics keywords (IK, FK, inverse kinematics, forward kinematics, joint configuration, end-effector pose, gripper), or working with rigidBodyTree, loadrobot, importrobot, URDF, DH parameters, addVisual, addCollision.

> Model, simulate, and optimize Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) systems — serial and parallel links — using MATLAB SerDes Toolbox. Design NRZ and PAM-N links (PAM3 through PAM16) — explore equalization architectures (FFE, CTLE, DFE), sweep or optimize parameters with genetic algorithms, and characterize channels from loss models, S-parameter files, or crosstalk scenarios. Process captured waveforms through equalization chains, build eye diagrams, and decompose jitter. Deliver IBIS-AMI models for Tx, Rx, Redriver, or Retimer by exporting to Simulink and compiling .ami/.ibs/.dll/.so files. Covers the full arc from initial design exploration and parameter optimization to compliance testing and compiled model validation, including custom datapath blocks for nonstandard equalization.

Via modeling: pads, antipads, ground return vias, GRV placement, and signal integrity for high-speed layer transitions. TRIGGER: user asks to model a via, design a via transition, place ground return vias, analyze via performance, or check signal integrity through layer transitions. Invoke BEFORE writing code — only viaSingleEnded exists (no viaDifferential), and the location format is non-obvious. SKIP: general signal integrity without vias (use matlab-analyze-em), transmission line design (use matlab-design-pcb-txline), PDN analysis (use matlab-analyze-pcb-pdn), material/stackup setup only (use matlab-manage-pcb-material).

> Modernize deprecated MATLAB functions and patterns. Use when check_matlab_code or checkcode reports "not recommended" or "to be removed" warnings, when migrating legacy code, or when replacing deprecated APIs (trainNetwork, csvread, xlsread, datenum, eval, subplot, guide, optimset, wavread, svmtrain, uicontrol) with current equivalents.

> Port MATLAB Data Acquisition Toolbox code from the discouraged (legacy) session-based interface (daq.createSession, addAnalogInputChannel, startBackground, DataAvailable listeners, queueOutputData, wait) to the recommended DataAcquisition interface (daq("ni"), addinput, start, ScansAvailableFcn, write, preload). Use when migrating legacy DAQ scripts, converting session-API calls, working with DataAcquisition objects, writing multi-feature DAQ scripts that combine triggers, callbacks, continuous acquisition, or analog output. Also use when a user says their DAQ script "used to work" or "errors on R20XX", since modernizing legacy session-API code is a frequent fix for those failures. ScansRequiredFcn, daq.createSession, addAnalogInputChannel, startBackground, queueOutputData, DataAvailable, evt.Data, evt.TimeStamps, wait(d), preload, discouraged, legacy, modernize, R2020a.

> Generate Euro NCAP test scenarios and variants using the ADT Euro NCAP support package. Use when creating NCAP seed scenarios, generating variants, translating between drivingScenario and RoadRunner, plotting scenario descriptors, computing NCAP scores, or exporting reports. ScenarioDescriptor, ScenarioDescriptorPlot, ncapScore, ncapReport, exportReport, configureVUT, assessmentTable, Euro NCAP, CCRs, CCRm, CCRb, CCFtap, CCCscp, CPNA, CPFA, CBNA, variant generation.

> Normalize images to [0,1] using im2double with proper validation and edge-case detection. Use when reading images with imread and converting to double for processing, displaying images with imshow, normalizing for ML training, brightening/adjusting pixel values, or any imread→process→imwrite workflow. white, image appears all white, image appears all black, read and process images, batch normalize, brighten image, pixel value scaling.

> Build OCR pipelines in MATLAB using the ocr() function. Use this skill when the user wants to read text from images, documents, signs, meters, displays, license plates, gauges, receipts, or seven-segment displays. Covers image preprocessing, text detection (CRAFT, MSER), ROI-based recognition, extract text from image, character recognition, document scanning, meter reading, gauge reading, receipt scanning, digitize text from photo.

> Optimize MATLAB design files for GPU Coder to generate faster CUDA code. Iteratively profiles, rewrites, and benchmarks until performance targets are improve GPU codegen performance, profile generated GPU/CUDA code, profile GPU MEX, fix gpuPerformanceAnalyzer diagnostics, speed up GPU MEX, reduce GPU memory transfers, improve kernel parallelism, rewrite MATLAB for CUDA, or run gpuPerformanceAnalyzer.

Guides the 7-step MATLAB memory optimization workflow: baseline, profile, identify, optimize, measure, verify, report. Use when asked to reduce MATLAB memory usage, find memory bottlenecks, fix out-of-memory errors, or optimize memory-intensive code.

Optimize RF PCB dimensions for bandwidth, return loss, or area via patternsearch and surrogateopt with constraints. TRIGGER: user asks to optimize an RF PCB component for performance (bandwidth, return loss, insertion loss, area) or apply constraints to a design. Invoke BEFORE writing optimization code — RF PCB Toolbox has a built-in optimize() function that differs from generic fmincon/ga approaches. SKIP: designing a component from scratch without an optimization objective (use the specific matlab-design-pcb-* skill), EM analysis without optimization (use matlab-analyze-em), material/stackup setup only (use matlab-manage-pcb-material).

Read BEFORE optimizing any MATLAB code for speed. Without this workflow, agents commonly optimize the wrong target, fabricate speedup claims without measurement, or introduce regressions. Guides the 7-step workflow: baseline, profile, identify, optimize, measure, verify, report.

> Plan manipulator motion and generate trajectories in MATLAB. Use when the task involves moving a robot arm between configurations or poses — whether the user says "trajectory," "motion," "path," "move from A to B," or "plan." This skill applies regardless of whether the user explicitly mentions collisions or obstacles; if geometry exists in the workspace, collision safety is implicit. trapveltraj, collision-free path, motion planner, RRT, CHOMP, TOPPRA, path shortening, obstacle avoidance for manipulators, time-optimal trajectory, velocity limits, acceleration limits, occupancyMap3D, meshtsdf, collision objects as environment, trajectory between waypoints, joint interpolation, move between poses, constant velocity, trapezoidal profile, feed rate. Also triggers when a user has IK solutions or waypoints and needs to connect them — whether for time-optimal motion, constant-speed welding/cutting, or any other trajectory parameterization.

Reference for MATLAB audiostreamer (Audio Toolbox R2025a+). Without this skill, agents consistently default to legacy audioDeviceWriter/audioDeviceReader or base MATLAB sound(), producing less capable code. Use when writing code for audio playback, recording, full-duplex device I/O, real-time audio measurements, or audio I/O processing with callbacks. Also use when debugging audiostreamer errors, dropouts, or latency issues, or migrating from audioDeviceReader, audioDeviceWriter, audioPlayerRecorder, or audioplayer/audiorecorder.

Read and write 3-D point cloud data using Lidar Toolbox file I/O. Covers PLY, PCD, LAS/LAZ, PCAP (Velodyne/Ouster/Hesai), E57, and IDC (Ibeo) formats. Use when loading point clouds from disk, saving to disk, choosing the correct reader or writer for a file format, extracting or preserving lidar point attributes, reading Ibeo IDC sensor recordings, or converting between formats.

Register 3-D point clouds using ICP, NDT, LOAM, FGR, phase correlation, and CPD algorithms. Use when registering or aligning 3-D point clouds, choosing a registration algorithm, tuning registration parameters, preprocessing point clouds for registration or combining point clouds after registration.

| Use this skill when conditioning, loading, preparing, or labeling signal gaps, remove drift, deoutlier, denoise, resample/align a time base) BEFORE analysis; building a `signalDatastore` pipeline; creating a `labeledSignalSet` for Signal Labeler; deriving labels (filename, folder, in-file, ROI, time-frequency ROI); stratified train/val/test splits; framing long signals; parallel processing; and shaping datastore output for `trainnet`. Triggers include "clean up this signal", "remove drift / detrend", "fill gaps", "remove spikes / outliers", "denoise", "resample to a uniform rate", "align channels", "labels from filenames", "stratified split", "prepare for Signal Labeler", and function names like `fillgaps`, `fillmissing`, `detrend`, `filloutliers`, `smoothdata`, `resample`, `synchronize`, `signalDatastore`, `labeledSignalSet`, `filenames2labels`, `folders2labels`, `splitlabels`, `framesig`, `framelbl`, `createDatastores`.

Patterns for using blockedImage to process large images, harness parallel compute for image processing, and write custom adapters. Use when writing code that creates, processes, or visualizes blockedImage objects, when implementing images.blocked.Adapter subclasses, or when a user needs help with large image data. Always use this skill when working with TIFF,GeoTIFF, .svs, .ndpi, .czi or other WSI, satellite imagery or microscopy volume image formats.

> Design and implement real-time audio processing chains using Audio Toolbox streaming objects. Use when building frame-based audio processing loops, multiband filters, dynamic range control, parametric EQ, level metering, loudness metering, SPL metering, octave-band analysis, sample rate conversion, frequency-domain filtering (long impulse responses, custom filter banks), or audio chains in Simulink. Covers visualization (visualize method), interactive tuning (parameterTuner), MIDI control, and Audio Toolbox Simulink blocks. Use when the user says "real-time audio", "streaming audio", "audio filter", "compressor", "equalizer", "level meter", "loudness meter", "SPL meter", "octave bands", "crossover filter", "audio chain", "MIDI control", "convolution reverb", "impulse response streaming", "frequency-domain filter", or asks to process audio frame-by-frame.

Version-stamp, re-package, and distribute the .mltbx toolbox. Sets version in ToolboxOptions, re-runs packageToolbox, and guides distribution. Requires explicit user confirmation.

Reads data from relational databases using MATLAB Database Toolbox pushdown capabilities. Use when importing data from JDBC/ODBC databases, filtering rows, selecting columns, excluding duplicates, joining database tables, using sqlread, fetch, sqlinnerjoin, sqlouterjoin, databaseImportOptions, or rowfilter.

Guides the agent to reference official MathWorks Documentation and Help. Determine correct function syntax and workflows from user guides when deeper context is needed. Minimize iterations and repetitive trial and error. Use this skill to: Identify correct syntax and configuration details. Retrieve relevant, version-specific (or release-specific) information from official documentation. Consult user guides when conceptual or workflow context is needed. Apply best practices.

> Read, write, and manipulate medical imaging data (DICOM, NIfTI, NRRD) in MATLAB. Covers Image Processing Toolbox functions (dicomreadVolume, niftiread, dicomContours, dicomanon) and Medical Imaging Toolbox enhanced APIs (medicalVolume, medicalImage, medicalref3d, extractSlice, updateOrientation). Use when reading medical files, listing DICOM series, extracting spatial referencing, changing orientation, working with RT structures, or anonymizing DICOM data. Some features require Medical Imaging Toolbox — see skill body and references for details.

Import Gerber, ODB++, Allegro .brd, .mcm files for PCB boards and IC packages. Inspect nets, layers, shapes, and stackups. TRIGGER: user asks to import, read, or open a PCB layout file. Gerber files use gerberRead or PCBReader; ODB++, Allegro .brd, .mcm, and native formats use pcbFileRead. Also when inspecting nets, layers, components, or stackups from an imported board. Invoke BEFORE writing import code — the query API (cadnet, cadnetList, componentList) is specialized. SKIP: EM analysis or S-parameter extraction (use matlab-analyze-em), PDN/IR-drop analysis (use matlab-analyze-pcb-pdn), building custom geometry (use matlab-assemble-pcb-layout), material/stackup definition only (use matlab-manage-pcb-material).

Review MATLAB code for quality, performance, maintainability, and adherence to MathWorks coding standards. Uses check_matlab_code and matlab_coding_guidelines. Use when reviewing code, checking style, finding code smells, assessing quality, or preparing code for handoff or publication.

Reviews MATLAB fixed-point (fi) code for performance, code generation efficiency, and correctness. Identifies antipatterns and suggests idiomatic improvements. Use when reviewing fi, fimath, numerictype, or quantizenumeric code.

Generate driving scenes, scenarios, road surfaces, and 3D content from scenariobuilder.* sensor data (GPS, camera, lidar, actor tracks) using Scenario Builder for Automated Driving Toolbox. BUILD, EXPORT, or AUGMENT a virtual scenario/scene/map: ego or actor trajectories, trajectory smoothing, OpenCRG road-surface extraction, 3D asset generation, static-object placement, point-cloud georeferencing + elevation, lane-based ego localization, sensor-fusion tracking, scenario-event extraction (cut-ins, hard brakes, near-misses, ADAS disengagements), or export to RoadRunner, drivingScenario, OpenDRIVE, OpenCRG, OpenSCENARIO, or Unreal Engine. Also: log-to-scenario, scenario harvesting, accident/near-miss reconstruction, SOTIF (ISO 21448) and ISO 26262 scenario coverage, USGS-aerial-lidar augmentation, traffic-sign placement, vision-based vehicle classification for actor assets. NOT for raw-data import or multi-sensor sync/crop/offset/timestamp normalization — route those to matlab-driving-data-importer.

> Store, retrieve, and pass credentials securely in MATLAB using the built-in MATLAB Vault (setSecret, getSecret, importSecrets, secretID) instead of hardcoding. storage (S3/Azure/GCS), SFTP, and others. Covers API keys, tokens, passwords, SSH passphrases, CI/batch/scheduled jobs, and "keep credentials out of code" requests. Does NOT cover third-party secret managers (HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager), OS-level key management, or the connection/query logic itself.

> Detect and validate GPU availability for MATLAB GPU computing. Use when the user can't use their GPU, or is setting up or not found, GPU not working, can't use GPU, GPU not available, unable to find a supported GPU device, compatible GPU, canUseGPU, validateGPU.

> Set up and verify a connection to an NI USRP radio (USRP E320, N300, N310, N320, N321, X300, X310, or X410) using Wireless Testbench. Use when connecting a USRP for the first time, configuring radio hardware, troubleshooting connection failures, or verifying a radio setup. Covers host inspection (OS, NIC type/speed/MTU), device discovery (findsdru, probesdru), UHD version checking, programmatic radio configuration, and basebandTransceiver verification. Also use when the user mentions USRP setup, radio not found, connection errors, dropped samples, or network configuration for SDR hardware.

> Set up worker environment and per-worker state for parallel pools. Use when code needs paths, environment variables, database connections, loaded libraries, or expensive objects available on workers before parfor/parfeval runs. Teaches parallel.pool.Constant, parfevalOnAll, and parpool name-value pairs. Also use when refactoring existing code that uses spmd for side-effect setup (an non-serializable, loadlibrary on workers, database connection parfor, addpath workers, spmd before parfor, worker environment, reduce parfor overhead, parfor setup, resource creation in parallel loop, cannot serialize error, undefined function or variable on workers error, load data per worker, reduce data transfer, parallelize setup, improve parallel code.

> Share MATLAB content by guiding users through uploading to GitHub, MATLAB Drive, or File Exchange, then generating "Open in MATLAB Online" URLs. Covers the full for GitHub, manual for MATLAB Drive and File Exchange), and constructing the correct URL. Use when a user wants to share MATLAB code with others, open local files in MATLAB Online, generate an open-in-MATLAB-Online button or badge, or when an AI agent has generated MATLAB code locally and the user wants to share it or run it in MATLAB Online.

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> Configure, simulate, debug, and analyze radarDataGenerator within radarScenario. performance requirements; diagnosing missed detections and configuration errors; interpreting sensor spherical, body, and scenario-frame outputs; deriving ReferenceRange from hardware specs via link budget; scan mode configuration (mechanical, electronic/AESA, hybrid); and validating simulation results against analytical predictions.

Simulate SimBiology models — ODE, stochastic (SSA), scenarios, and sensitivity analysis. Use when asked to run, simulate, predict, explore what-if, or identify influential parameters.

> Set up and run wireless network simulations using the Wireless Network Toolbox. Use this skill when creating system-level simulations with wirelessNetworkSimulator, adding traffic sources (networkTrafficOnOff, networkTrafficFTP, networkTrafficVoIP, networkTrafficVideoConference), configuring node mobility, logging events or IQ samples, visualizing traffic, scheduling actions during simulation, running parametric sweeps, writing PCAP files with pcapWriter or technology-specific PCAP writers, registering event callbacks on wireless nodes, accessing event data fields, or combining multiple capture/visualization tools in a simulation.

>- Use when writing, solving, or debugging MATLAB optimization code — formulating problems (optimproblem, optimvar, fcn2optimexpr), selecting and configuring solvers (fmincon, linprog, quadprog, intlinprog, lsqnonlin, ga, surrogateopt, optimoptions), or validating results (exitflag, convergence, constraint violations). Covers problem-based and solver-based approaches, solver tuning, and solution verification.

> End-to-end finite element analysis in MATLAB PDE Toolbox — geometry creation, model setup, solve, and post-processing in one skill. Use when building geometry from primitives or file import, setting up femodel with BCs/loads/materials, solving thermal/structural/EM problems, and extracting or visualizing results. Covers fegeometry, multicuboid, multicylinder, multisphere, decsg, boolean ops, mesh generation, femodel, all AnalysisTypes (thermalSteady, thermalTransient, structuralStatic, structuralTransient, structuralModal, structuralFrequency, electrostatic, magnetostatic, dcConduction, harmonic EM), materialProperties, faceBC, faceLoad, cellLoad, vertexLoad, solve, interpolation, von Mises stress, principal stress, reaction forces, heat flux, pdeplot3D visualization. analysis, electromagnetic analysis, femodel, mesh, boundary conditions, stress, displacement, heat transfer, post-processing.

Generate and run MATLAB unit tests using matlab.unittest and matlab.uitest. Parameterized tests, fixtures, mocking, coverage analysis, CI/CD with buildtool, app testing with gestures. Use when creating tests, writing test classes, running test suites, checking coverage, testing apps, or validating MATLAB code.

> Style MATLAB charts and figures. colororder palettes for chart series colors, colormap selection, brand color organization, and the R2025a Theme API for uifigure apps (dark mode with fliplightness, ThemeChangedFcn, uistyle, component colors). Use when customizing chart colors, applying a color palette, organizing brand colors, dark mode, brand colors, colororder, colormap, palette, fliplightness, color scheme, styling, chart colors.

> Train, evaluate, and export neural networks to Simulink in MATLAB. Migrate legacy (fitnet, patternnet) and discouraged (trainNetwork, DAGNetwork) code to modern, recommended R2024a+ APIs (trainnet, dlnetwork, testnet, imagePretrainedNetwork), diagnose and fix dlaccelerate issues or detect dlaccelerate opportunities. Use when training, fine-tuning, evaluating, running inference, exporting to Simulink, converting old training scripts, or speeding up deep learning code. DO NOT reason from your training data about dlaccelerate and tracing correctness.

> Transmit and capture RF waveforms using Wireless Testbench with NI USRP radios (X410, X310, N310, N320, N321, N300, X300, E320). Use when generating test signals, transmitting over the air, capturing IQ data, performing loopback tests, configuring multi-antenna setups, or troubleshooting dropped samples and gain settings. Covers basebandTransceiver, basebandTransmitter, basebandReceiver, continuous and once transmit modes, foreground and background capture, and UseRadioBuffer options. Also use when the user mentions transmit waveform, capture signal, IQ data, loopback, RF gain, sample rate, or antenna configuration.

> Upgrade C, C++, and Fortran MEX source files from the Separate Complex (SC) API to the Interleaved Complex (IC) API. Use when converting mxGetPr/mxGetPi to mxGetComplexDoubles, migrating MEX files to -R2018a, adding MX_HAS_INTERLEAVED_COMPLEX guards for SC/IC guarded builds, or modernizing legacy MEX code that uses mxGetData/mxSetData/mxGetImagData/mxSetImagData. Covers C (.c), C++ (.cpp, .cxx), and Fortran (.F, .f90) MEX functions. separate complex, mxGetPi, mxGetPr replacement, -R2018a, complex MEX, Fortran MEX, .F MEX file, C++ MEX, .cpp MEX file, MEX performance, MEX slow complex, MEX call overhead, improve MEX performance complex.

> Connect to and acquire images from cameras in MATLAB using Image Acquisition capture video, stream from a camera, connect to a GigE Vision camera, preview live video, list available cameras, configure camera properties, use a CoaXPress frame grabber, or use a Camera Link frame grabber. Covers USB webcams, GigE Vision, USB3 Vision, CoaXPress, Camera Link, and GenICam-compliant cameras. Always prefer videoinput from Image Acquisition Toolbox over webcam support package or gigecam.

Use DuckDB from MATLAB via Database Toolbox (R2026a+) as a non-math operations engine on large tabular files (CSV/Parquet/JSON) and as a zero-config embedded database. Use when connecting to DuckDB, querying CSV, Parquet, and JSON files directly with SQL, reducing or profiling large data before MATLAB analysis, creating portable development databases, or installing DuckDB extensions. Triggers on: DuckDB, duckdb(), large CSV/Parquet/JSON, file too large for readtable, filter/aggregate at source, deduplicate, reduce before analysis, profile large file, persistent file import, analytical engine, SQL on CSV, SQL on Parquet, SQL on JSON, query CSV with SQL, query Parquet with SQL, run SQL on files, SQL queries on files, query files directly, SQL without database, in-process SQL.

Use when the user wants to train, compare, or export machine learning models using Classification Learner or Regression Learner — including opening the app, loading data, training models, evaluating metrics, comparing results, visualizing plots, testing on held-out data, exploring model interpretability, and exporting trained models. Programmatic access to Classification Learner and Regression Learner apps via AppController.

> Speed up local parfor, parfeval, or spmd by switching to a thread-based parallel pool. Trigger when a user describes slow or disappointing local on a laptop/workstation is slower than expected or "only slightly faster than for"; parfor scales poorly with the number of workers; ticBytes/tocBytes, the Parallel Pool dashboard, mpiprofile, or system tools show large per-worker data transfer; large broadcast variables or sliced inputs make iterations slow; opening a process pool dominates a short workload; user mentions serialisation or data transfer overhead. Also trigger on any question about whether code or a function works on a thread pool. For non-pool MATLAB performance work (vectorisation, preallocation, profiling), defer to matlab-optimize-performance.

> Use when writing MATLAB functions with arguments blocks — repeating arguments (arguments (Repeating)), .?ClassName property import in constructors, name-value forwarding with namedargs2cell, or migrating from inputParser or validateattributes. Also when reviewing signatures for implicit-conversion pitfalls (size reshaping, class coercion, computed defaults), or when restricting, constraining, or validating function inputs — scalar vs vector enforcement, type rejection, size checking. Also when asked to harden inputs, make a function more robust, tighten input checking, or rewrite for safer input acceptance — even without "validation" or "arguments block" wording. varargin, inputParser, nargin/narginchk, restrict input, type checking, Designer callbacks, Simulink mask parameters, class inheritance, or runtime validation outside function or property declarations.

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).

> Guide authoring of Audio Toolbox plugins (audioPlugin, audioPluginSource) that pass validateAudioPlugin and generate deployable VST/AU code. Use when creating audio effect or generator plugins, writing classdef files inheriting from audioPlugin, or troubleshooting validateAudioPlugin failures.

Writes data from MATLAB to relational databases and performs database operations. Use when writing data with sqlwrite, updating rows with sqlupdate, executing SQL with execute, running stored procedures, managing transactions with commit/rollback, creating tables, or using SQL prepared statements.

Generate or improve MATLAB help text (documentation comments) for a function, class, or script file following MathWorks standards (H1 line, syntax paragraphs, See Also, 75-char lines). Read BEFORE writing MATLAB help — default patterns (Inputs:/Outputs: lists, block comments, uppercase See Also) produce non-conforming output. Use when writing, rewriting, fixing, or reviewing MATLAB help comments or function documentation.

Export pcbComponent designs to Gerber files with RF connectors and fab service formatting for PCB manufacturing. TRIGGER: user asks to export a PCB design to Gerber, generate manufacturing files, or write out a pcbComponent for fabrication. Invoke BEFORE writing export code — gerberWrite signature (pcbComponent, connectors, filename) is non-obvious. SKIP: importing/reading PCB files (use matlab-read-pcb-layout), building PCB geometry (use matlab-assemble-pcb-layout), EM analysis (use matlab-analyze-em), material/stackup setup (use matlab-manage-pcb-material).

Writes MATLAB performance tests using the matlab.perftest.TestCase framework. Use when asked to write, create, or add performance tests for MATLAB code, benchmark functions, measure execution time with statistical rigor, or use runperf.

> RoadRunner asset path lookup tables for map format conversions in MATLAB. Maps lane markings, signs, signals, barriers, objects, and lane types to RoadRunner asset paths. Use when converting map formats to RRHD, resolving asset paths, or assigning visual assets to HD Map objects.

> Build a RoadRunner Scenario programmatically from an OpenSCENARIO 1.x (.xosc) file using the `roadrunner-scenario-authoring` skill. Use when the user wants to recreate a scenario from a .xosc file, interpret an OpenSCENARIO file and build it programmatically, reconstruct a .xosc as a RoadRunner scenario, generate a MATLAB script from a .xosc file, or convert an OpenSCENARIO file to MATLAB code. Do NOT use when the user says "import" a .xosc file — that means they want RoadRunner's built-in importScenario API, not programmatic reconstruction. Handles position translation (LanePosition and RoadPosition to world coordinates), construct mapping, relative references, trajectory/route handling, parameter expressions, catalog references, and phase logic topology.

> Convert Lanelet2 maps (.osm) to RoadRunner HD Map (.rrhd) format using MATLAB. Use when converting Lanelet2 maps into RoadRunner Scene Builder, building driving scenes from open-source map data, or transforming road network definitions for simulation.

Foundation skill for all RoadRunner workflows: MATLAB path setup, connection, project/scene/scenario lifecycle, world settings, handle management, status, and close. Use when connecting to RoadRunner, managing projects/scenes/scenarios, setting world origin, checking status, closing RoadRunner, or when any downstream RoadRunner skill needs initialization.

> Import HD Map or OpenDRIVE files into a RoadRunner scene using MATLAB. Use when loading driving scenes in RoadRunner or RoadRunner Scene Builder, importing RRHD, OpenDRIVE, or other RoadRunner-supported formats for simulation, or verifying Lanelet2-to-RRHD conversion results visually. Requires rrApp handle from roadrunner-core.

> Build RoadRunner HD Map entities in MATLAB — lanes, boundaries, markings, junctions, signs, signals, barriers, parking. Use when creating driving scenes from scratch, authoring road networks for simulation and testing automated driving systems, or assembling RRHD maps from Lanelet2 or other HD map sources.

> Programmatically author RoadRunner scenarios from MATLAB using roadrunnerAPI. Use when adding actors, creating routes, building scenario logic (phases, conditions, actions), placing vehicles/pedestrians, defining cut-in/crossing/ follow scenarios, or any programmatic scenario creation in RoadRunner. phase logic, cut-in scenario, pedestrian crossing, scenario from MATLAB.

> Expert guidance for simulating RoadRunner scenarios via the MATLAB programmatic API and Simulink co-simulation. Use when the user wants to run a simulation, step through a simulation, control actors during co-simulation, add observers, attach sensors, retrieve simulation logs, or read/write scenario variables. Covers simulateScenario, createSimulation, ScenarioSimulation set/get, ActorSimulation getAttribute/setAttribute, addObserver, SensorSimulation, Simulink co-sim blocks, and publishActorBehavior. NOT for project setup, scene building, scenario authoring, or trajectory export.

Use this skill when the user wants to author, design, scope, or refine an Agent Skill (a SKILL.md file). Trigger phrases include "build a new skill", "design an agent skill", "scope a SKILL.md", "how should I structure this skill", "write a skill for X", "my skill isn't working well", or any request to improve an existing SKILL.md. Walks the user through an empirical, test-first process — probe the agent for real failures, design only for genuine knowledge gaps, iterate against runnable examples, and verify across models.

> Deploy AI models to embedded hardware using MathWorks tools (MATLAB, Simulink, models rebuilt as dlnetwork for lean hardware (Cortex-M, DSP), (2) direct C/C++ code generation from PyTorch and LiteRT models for high-performance hardware (Cortex-A, x86, GPU). neural networks; compress AI models for MCU/DSP; integrate AI in Simulink for system-level simulation; import PyTorch/ONNX/TensorFlow models for embedded deployment; optimize AI for resource-constrained hardware; or use loadPyTorchExportedProgram, importNetworkFromPyTorch, dlquantizer, exportNetworkToSimulink, or Embedded Coder with AI models.

Optimize MATLAB code for better performance through vectorization, memory management, and profiling. Use when user requests optimization, mentions slow code, performance issues, speed improvements, or asks to make code faster or more efficient.

Use this skill for any work involving a MATLAB Project (.prj file) — creating a new project, tracking files, managing the project path, configuring Simulink cache and code-generation folders, running project health checks, or writing build scripts that keep the project in sync with the file system. Trigger phrases include "set up a MATLAB project", "create a .prj", "track this file in the project", "project health check", "build script conventions". This skill is the generic foundation; domain-specific skills (e.g. `mbse-workflow`) build on it.

Generate correct MATLAB code using the Symbolic Math Toolbox. Use when the user asks for symbolic computations, analytical solutions, symbolic differentiation/integration, equation solving, or converting symbolic results to numeric MATLAB functions. Also use when converting differential equations to transfer functions or state-space form.

Build interactive web applications using HTML/JavaScript interfaces with MATLAB computational backends via the uihtml component. Use when creating HTML-based MATLAB apps, JavaScript MATLAB interfaces, web UIs with MATLAB, interactive MATLAB GUIs, or when user mentions uihtml, HTML, JavaScript, web apps, or web interfaces.

Generate beautiful, distinctive HTML/CSS/JS control panels for MATLAB uihtml components. 8 built-in styles (Clean, Material, Cosmic Dark, Neumorphic, Dashboard Light, Midnight Gradient, Minimal Mono, Warm Dark) plus custom aesthetics. Produces production-grade UI with sliders, buttons, toggles, and panels. Use when building visually polished MATLAB app UIs with uihtml.

Use this skill for the architecture phases of an MBSE workflow in MATLAB, when writing idempotent buildXxx.m scripts that produce a three-layer RFLPV architecture (Functional, Logical, Physical) with interface dictionaries, stereotype profiles, allocation sets, and requirements Implement links. Trigger for defining stereotype properties, functional-to-logical / logical-to-physical allocation, mapping requirements to components via slreq Implement links, or running quantitative roll-up analysis on the architecture. Do NOT trigger for ad-hoc structural edits to an already-built System Composer model (adding one component, rewiring a port) — use `building-simulink-models` with `model_edit` for that. Works alongside the `system-composer` skill for detailed SC API patterns.

Use this skill for guided MBSE work in MATLAB — starting a new project, resuming work mid-workflow on an existing project, or answering orientation questions about how the MBSE skills fit together. Trigger when the user says they want to create, start, or set up a new MBSE project; work on a model-based systems engineering / RFLPV project; or asks which skill covers which phase. Walks through phases one at a time — propose → approve → generate → run → confirm. Use proactively whenever someone mentions starting or continuing an MBSE project.

Use this skill for all requirements-related work in a MATLAB MBSE project using the Requirements Toolbox (slreq). Covers creating and populating requirement sets, derivation links, test case requirements, verification coverage, reading and tracing links across requirement sets and models, checking link health, allocating requirements to components (Implement links), and building traceability reports. Trigger when the user asks about slreq API, slreqx files, slmx link files, outLinks/inLinks, traceability matrices, coverage analysis, broken links, or mapping requirements to architecture components. Use proactively for any requirements or traceability task.

Use this skill when authoring reusable, idempotent MATLAB scripts that build System Composer architecture models via the architecture-modeling API — `systemcomposer.createModel`, `addComponent`, `addPort`, `setInterface`, `connect(srcPort, dstPort)`, interface dictionaries (.sldd) with `addInterface`/`addElement`, profiles/stereotypes with `Profile.createProfile` and `addStereotype`, or `systemcomposer.allocation.createAllocationSet`. Also trigger when debugging these APIs (connections that don't appear, interfaces that don't resolve, profile save errors, `createAllocationSet` signature-mismatch errors). Do NOT trigger for ad-hoc structural edits to an already-built model (adding one SubSystem, rewiring a port) — use `building-simulink-models` with `model_edit` for that.