MATLAB MCP Tool (matlab-mcp-tools)

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Runs MATLAB scripts section by section through the Python engine and lets the agent inspect variables and read figures. By neuromechanist.

19 starsUpdated 8 months agoGitHub data from 5 Nov 2026

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Works with: MATLAB
How it connects: Drives a running copy of the tool
Access: Can modify models
Tool versions: unknown (examples use MATLAB R2024b; needs the MATLAB Engine API for Python)
Operating systems: macOS, Windows
Needs a MATLAB licence: Yes
Transport: Local (stdio)
AI clients documented: Claude Code, Cursor
Licence: BSD-3-Clause
Language: Python

What it can do

Runs whole scripts or single sections by index, title or line range, keeping the workspace between calls.
Reads the workspace, single variables with depth and size limits, and struct metadata without pulling the data.
Extracts figure metadata and raw plot data, and prepares a figure image for the model to analyse.
Lints code with checkcode and creates new .m scripts; 15 tools in all.

Limitations

Needs the uv package manager and a working MATLAB Engine for Python.
On Windows the installer runs in Git Bash with admin rights.

Install

./install-matlab-mcp.sh

Source: github.com/neuromechanist/matlab-mcp-tools#quick-start-recommended

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "matlab": {
      "command": "/path/to/matlab-mcp-tools/.venv/bin/matlab-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "MATLAB_PATH": "/Applications/MATLAB_R2024b.app"
      }
    }
  }
}

Source: github.com/neuromechanist/matlab-mcp-tools#usage

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