matlab-discover-hardware
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.
npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-discover-hardware --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Hardware Discovery ## 1. What this skill is for Use this skill to perform **hardware discovery** tasks from natural language: list connected devices, search by capability, inspect a device's details and capabilities, and check if required support packages or add-ons are installed. This skill exposes hardware discovery functionality through MATLAB helper functions bundled in `scripts/`. Always use the provided helpers — do not attempt to replicate their behavior or call any internal MATLAB functions directly. ## When To Use Activate this skill when the user asks about: - What hardware is connected or available (e.g., "what's plugged in?", "what devices do I have?") - Which devices support a given capability (e.g., "what supports CAN?", "which devices can do analog input?") - Details or capabilities of a specific device (e.g., "tell me about the Arduino Due", "what can the NI USB-6211 do?") - Whether required support packages or add-ons for a device are installed - What needs to be installed to use a specific device ## When Not To Use Do not activate this skill for: - Non-hardware MATLAB work (general scripting, algorithm development, plotting, etc.) - Acquiring or streaming data f
- 1. What this skill is for
- When To Use
- When Not To Use
- 2. One-time bootstrap (path setup)
- 3. Public helper surface
- 4. Task routing
- 5. Workflow patterns and batching
- Critical: minimize MCP round-trips
- Batching recipes
- Discover-then-detail
- Capability-first search
- Install-state check
- Handling empty or missing capabilities
- Post-condition: always check install state after device-specific queries
What does the matlab-discover-hardware skill do?
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.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-discover-hardware --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit, a repository with 868 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.