# Does MATLAB have an MCP server?

**Yes — Official.** MATLAB maintains an official MCP server.

## Facts

- Verdict: Official (Yes)
- Access: Local server — Runs on your machine over stdio, launched by your MCP client.
- Repository: [matlab/matlab-mcp-server](https://github.com/matlab/matlab-mcp-server) — ★ 1.6k, last push 2026-09-25, NOASSERTION
- Maintainer: MATLAB Development & AI Coding Projects
- Language: Go
- Category: [Developer Tools](https://mcpyet.com/category/developer-tools/)
- Verified against vendor docs: 2026-09-29
- GitHub data refreshed: 2026-09-29 (re-checked every 6 hours)

## What it does

> Run MATLAB® using AI applications with the official MATLAB MCP Server from MathWorks®. This MCP server for MATLAB supports a wide range of coding agents like Claude Code® and Visual Studio® Code.
> — how [matlab/matlab-mcp-server](https://github.com/matlab/matlab-mcp-server) describes itself

Project site: <https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/discussions/ai>

## The receipts

- **Official repository:** [matlab/matlab-mcp-server](https://github.com/matlab/matlab-mcp-server) — ★ 1.6k, pushed 2026-09-25, NOASSERTION (active)

## How to connect it

Runs on your machine over stdio, launched by your MCP client.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add matlab -- npx -y <package-from-readme>
```

Swap in the exact package and flags from the repo README — most servers need an API key passed as an environment variable. Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project.

### Claude Desktop

Open **Settings → Developer → Edit Config** and add the server to `claude_desktop_config.json`, then restart Claude Desktop:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "matlab": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "<package-from-readme>"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "…"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Cursor

Add to `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project, or `~/.cursor/mcp.json` for every project:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "matlab": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "<package-from-readme>"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "…"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json`, then pick the server from Copilot's agent-mode tools menu:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "matlab": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "<package-from-readme>"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### ChatGPT

ChatGPT connects to **remote servers only**, and this one runs on your machine. Either expose it through an MCP gateway that gives it a public URL, or use a client with native local support (Claude or Cursor).

## How we know

MathWorks' product page (mathworks.com/products/matlab-mcp-server.html) presents the MATLAB MCP Server and links to the matlab/matlab-mcp-server repo (~1.6k stars), which the Registry lists as io.github.matlab/matlab-mcp-server. It runs locally; MathWorks documents no hosted endpoint.

- GitHub data refreshed 2026-09-29, then every 6 hours.
- Vendor docs verified on 2026-09-29.
- Corrections: hello@mcpyet.com.

## Also in Developer Tools

- [Chrome DevTools](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/chrome-devtools.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Google AI Studio](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/google-ai-studio.md) — Community only (Sort of)
- [Serena](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/serena.md) — Official (Yes)
- [LangChain](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/langchain.md) — Official (Yes)
- [GitLab](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/gitlab.md) — Official (Yes)
- [n8n](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/n8n.md) — Official (Yes)

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