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| What | matlab-agentic-toolkit | agentic-awesome-skills |
|---|---|---|
| Risk grade | CC · Moderate risk signals Based on public adoption and transparency signals as of Oct 22, 2026. Our opinion, not a code audit or security guarantee. | AA · Few risk signals Based on public adoption and transparency signals as of Oct 16, 2026. Our opinion, not a code audit or security guarantee. |
| Type | AI agent skill | AI agent skill |
| Est. context load | ~62 tokens idle · ~450 tokens when active (on-demand skill) | ~74 tokens idle · ~500 tokens when active (on-demand skill) |
| GitHub stars | 1.2k | 48.8k |
| Weekly npm downloads | — | 7k |
| Local files | No local folder access noted | No local folder access noted |
| Command execution | No shell command runner noted | Runs shell or system commands |
| Network reach | Connects to outside service API | Connects to outside service API |
| Credentials | No API token required | No API token required |
| Package source | GitHub (matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit) | npm (agentic-awesome-skills) |
| Install command | Source repo only | npx -y agentic-awesome-skills |
| Bottom line | The main risk is that AI agents using this toolkit can run code on your system with whatever permissions MATLAB has, so limit what MATLAB can access and monitor what the agent actually executes. | agentic-awesome-skills (agent skill) requires careful permission scoping — skill catalog trust: 2,600+ community-contributed skills increase supply-chain risk if provenance and vetting are unclear; malicious or vulnerable skills could be selected without detection. |
Based on public adoption and transparency signals as of Oct 29, 2026. Our opinion, not a code audit or security guarantee.
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