matlab-theming
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, implementing dark mode, or importing an external color scheme. Triggers: theme, dark mode, brand colors, colororder, colormap, palette, fliplightness, color scheme, styling, chart colors.
npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-theming --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.
# MATLAB Theming Style MATLAB charts with color palettes and — for uifigure apps — apply the R2025a Theme API for brand colors, dark mode, and component styling. ## When to Use This Skill Use this skill when: - Setting `colororder` for chart series colors (any context) - Choosing or importing a color palette for plots - Organizing brand colors into a reusable struct - Applying a custom `colormap` for continuous data - Implementing dark mode with `fliplightness()` (uifigure) - Wiring `ThemeChangedFcn` to react to OS/user theme changes (uifigure) - Using `uistyle` for conditional formatting in tables/trees (uifigure) - Importing an external color scheme (Material Design, Adobe Color, Tailwind) ## When NOT to Use This Skill - Choosing chart types or building charts from scratch (use `matlab-build-chart`) - Building a full app layout (use `matlab-build-app` — it invokes this skill for theming sub-steps) - Setting colors on individual plot elements as a one-off (just use the `Color` property directly) - Non-MATLAB styling (CSS, HTML themes for web apps) ## Critical Rules ### Universal (all contexts) - MUST centralize brand/palette colors in a struct — never scatter RGB values - ALWAYS u
- When to Use This Skill
- When NOT to Use This Skill
- Critical Rules
- Universal (all contexts)
- Additional rules for uifigure apps (R2025a Theme API)
- Semantic Token Vocabulary
- Quick Start
- Color palettes for any figure
- Theme struct for uifigure apps (R2025a)
- Light/Dark Strategy
- Color Types in MATLAB
- Importing External Color Schemes
- Workflow
- Implementation Checklist
What does the matlab-theming skill do?
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, implementing dark mode, or importing an external color scheme. Triggers: theme, dark mode, brand colors, colororder, colormap, palette, fliplightness, color scheme, styling, chart colors.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-theming --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.