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Simulink Agentic Toolkit

Give your AI coding agent the ability to read, build, edit, and test Simulink® models using Model-Based Design best practices.

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What It Does

The Simulink Agentic Toolkit packages MathWorks® Model-Based Design expertise for AI coding agents. It connects agents to Simulink through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), giving them both the ability (tools) and the knowledge (skills) to work with Simulink models effectively.

• 7 MCP tools for reading, editing, querying, testing, and checking Simulink models
• 9 agent skills encoding MBD best practices for model building, simulation, plant specification, testing, requirements, project management, and architecture modeling
• Automated setup via a MATLAB® function that installs the MCP server, configures your agent, and registers skills
• Supports Claude Code, Copilot, Codex, Amp, and Gemini CLI

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How It Works

┌───────────┐       ┌───────────┐       ┌──────────┐
│ AI Agent  │◄─MCP─►│MCP Server │◄─────►│ MATLAB / │
│ (Claude,  │       │ (MATLAB   │       │ Simulink │
│  Codex,   │       │ MCP Core) │       └──────────┘
│  Copilot) │       └───────────┘
└───────────┘
      ▲
      │ reads
┌─────┴─────┐
│  Skills   │
│ (MBD best │
│ practices)│
└───────────┘

Your agent reads skills for domain knowledge, then calls MCP tools to interact with MATLAB and Simulink. The MATLAB MCP Core Server bridges the connection (downloaded during setup).

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Supported Platforms

Platform	Setup	Notes
Claude Code	Automated
GitHub Copilot	Automated
OpenAI Codex	Automated
Gemini CLI	Automated
Sourcegraph Amp	Automated

Automated setup has been verified with basic workflows on each platform. The toolkit is under active development — please report issues if you encounter problems.

Quick Start

Full walkthrough: See the Getting Started guide for detailed instructions, platform-specific notes, verification steps, and troubleshooting.

Prerequisites:

• MATLAB R2023a or later with Simulink
• Supported AI coding agent

Automated Setup (Recommended)

The setupAgenticToolkit function handles installation, configuration, updates, and uninstallation for both the MATLAB and Simulink Agentic Toolkits. Download agenticToolkitInstaller.mltbx from the latest release, install it in MATLAB, then run:

setupAgenticToolkit("install")

This downloads the MCP server binary and toolkit files to ~/.matlab/agentic-toolkits/, then walks you through configuring your first coding agent (MCP server entry + skill registration). To set up additional agents later, run setupAgenticToolkit("configure"). To update to the latest version, run setupAgenticToolkit("update"). If your organization uses a CLI wrapper, pass AgentCLI="claude-code=/path/to/wrapper" during configure.

Existing users: If you previously set up the toolkit using the agent-driven workflow, you must uninstall that setup first. See Migrating from a Previous Installation in the Getting Started guide.

Manual Setup

If you already have the MATLAB MCP Core Server installed or prefer full control, you can configure the toolkit manually. See Manual Setup in the Getting Started guide.

MATLAB Setup (all platforms)

The MCP server connects to a running MATLAB session. Open MATLAB and run:

addpath("~/.matlab/agentic-toolkits/simulink")
satk_initialize

Verify

In MATLAB, open any Simulink model — your own, or a shipped example like f14:

openExample("simulink/AddBlockToModelFromLibraryExample")       % only needed for R2023b+
open_system("f14")

Then ask your agent:

Describe the structure of the currently open model.

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