# Build MATLAB and Octave Workflows

Scientific teams need reliable help creating MATLAB and GNU Octave workflows. This skill provides focused guidance for analysis, visualization, compatibility, and script execution.

## Install

```bash
npx skillstore add k-dense-ai/matlab
```

## Metadata

- Status: approved
- Slug: k-dense-ai-matlab
- Skillstore revision: r1
- Version status: missing
- Tree hash: f6db1c5ed178c94a1508aa9c1179b098aa7d0ee7d5ad4d9f0ea88d6a6086478f
- Author: K-Dense-AI
- GitHub username: K-Dense-AI
- License: For MATLAB \(https://www.mathworks.com/pricing-licensing.html\) and for Octave \(GNU General Public License version 3\)
- Repository: https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills/tree/main/scientific-skills/matlab
- Ref: a25199bc7d6b82598536822d1738eb5d5f54025b
- Supported tools: Claude, Codex, Claude Code
- Audit status: complete
- Agent install advisory: allowed
- Manual install advisory: allowed
- Artifact signature: available
- Audit attestation: unavailable
- Human verification: not\_verified
- Risk factors: filesystem, external\_commands, network, scripts
- Quality score: 66
- Public page: https://skillstore.pages.dev/skills/k-dense-ai-matlab
- Manifest: https://skillstore.pages.dev/api/skills/k-dense-ai-matlab/manifest

## Capabilities

- Draft MATLAB and GNU Octave scripts for matrix operations and numerical analysis.
- Explain syntax for functions, loops, tables, arrays, plotting, and file I/O.
- Help adapt scripts between MATLAB and GNU Octave compatibility constraints.
- Plan data import, cleaning, analysis, visualization, and export workflows.
- Guide Python interoperability from MATLAB using common scientific packages.
- Describe command-line execution patterns for MATLAB and Octave scripts.

## Use Cases

- Analyze Experimental Data: Create a MATLAB workflow to load measurements, clean missing values, compute statistics, and export plots.
- Modernize Classroom Examples: Convert formulas and loops into clear MATLAB or Octave examples with explanations for students.
- Prepare Reproducible Simulations: Design scripts for simulations, parameter sweeps, saved outputs, and compatibility checks across MATLAB and Octave.

## Prompt Templates

### Create a First Script

```
Create a MATLAB script that loads a CSV file, summarizes each numeric column, and saves one plot. Keep it simple and explain each section.
```

### Vectorize My Workflow

```
Review my MATLAB loop-based workflow and suggest vectorized changes. Explain the performance benefit and any readability tradeoffs.
```

### Check Octave Compatibility

```
Assess this MATLAB workflow for GNU Octave compatibility. Identify toolbox dependencies, syntax risks, and practical alternatives.
```

### Design an Analysis Pipeline

```
Design a reproducible MATLAB analysis pipeline for multiple input files, validation checks, summary tables, figures, and command-line execution.
```

## Limitations

- It does not provide a MATLAB license or install MATLAB automatically.
- Generated scripts still need testing in the target MATLAB or Octave version.
- Some toolbox functions may not exist in GNU Octave.
- Python integration depends on local Python packages and environment setup.

## Best Practices

- State the target environment, MATLAB release, or Octave version before requesting code.
- Provide sample data shape, units, and expected outputs for analysis tasks.
- Ask for compatibility notes when scripts must run outside one known environment.

## Anti Patterns

- Do not run generated scripts on important files before reviewing file paths and outputs.
- Do not assume every MATLAB toolbox function has an Octave equivalent.
- Do not mix shell commands, package installation, and analysis logic in one unchecked request.

## Security Audit

- Audited at: 2026-07-05T18:47:25.743\+00:00
- Summary: Most static hits are markdown tutorial examples for MATLAB, GNU Octave, file I/O, Python interop, and plotting terms. I confirmed one low network risk for HTTP package installation and one medium semantic finding for external service steering. No evidence showed prompt-injection override or credential exfiltration.

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