Requirements

Simulink MCP features depend on MathWorks software installed on the same machine as the MBD Mind desktop app.

Required software

Install MATLAB through MathWorks standard licensing (campus, commercial, or trial). MBD Mind does not ship MATLAB.

Simulink Agentic Toolkit

The toolkit provides:

• The MCP server binary MBD Mind launches
• Simulink tools (model_read, model_edit, model_test, etc.)
• Recommended MathWorks skills under your user profile

Recommended: In the desktop app, open Settings → Connection and click Install Simulink toolkit. The wizard downloads the latest MCP server, MATLAB toolbox (.mltbx), and toolkit repo, then fills paths automatically.

Manual fallback: Follow MathWorks documentation to download and register the toolkit yourself. On Windows, skills often land in %USERPROFILE%\.agents\skills\.

You still need MATLAB running to install the toolbox (one MATLAB command from the wizard) and to initialize SATK before model tools work.

Hardware guidance

• RAM — 16 GB minimum for medium models; 32 GB+ for large hierarchies
• Disk — enough space for MATLAB toolboxes and Ollama models if used together
• GPU — optional for Ollama; Simulink simulation uses CPU unless you configure otherwise

Network and security

• MCP traffic is localhost between MBD Mind and the toolkit server.
• No inbound firewall rules are required for MCP itself.
• Corporate proxies do not affect local MCP; they may affect cloud LLM providers.

Org policy

Team org admins can disable MATLAB MCP org-wide via MATLAB MCP enabled in Org config. Personal (solo) accounts have it enabled by default.

Optional toolboxes

Some workflows benefit from additional products:

• Simulink Test — model_test / Gherkin scenarios
• Requirements Toolbox — requirement-linked workflows in bundled skills
• Stateflow / Simscape — domain-specific blocks referenced by skills

Missing toolboxes limit specific tools but do not block basic model_read / model_edit.

Checklist before enabling

• MATLAB R2021b+ launches successfully
• Simulink opens a sample .slx model
• Simulink Agentic Toolkit installed via Install Simulink toolkit in Connection settings (or manual MathWorks setup)
• MBD Mind desktop app installed and signed in

Continue with Enabling MATLAB MCP.