generate_matlab_code

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/index.ts:403-446 (handler)

  MCP tool handler for 'generate_matlab_code': extracts parameters, calls generateCode helper, formats response with code block, optionally saves script to file.

  case 'generate_matlab_code': {
    const description = String(request.params.arguments?.description || '');
    const saveScript = Boolean(request.params.arguments?.saveScript || false);
    const scriptPath = request.params.arguments?.scriptPath as string | undefined;
    
    if (!description) {
      throw new McpError(
        ErrorCode.InvalidParams,
        'Description is required'
      );
    }
    
    try {
      const generatedCode = this.matlabHandler.generateCode(description);
      
      let responseText = `Generated MATLAB code for: "${description}"\n\n\`\`\`matlab\n${generatedCode}\n\`\`\``;
      
      // Save the generated code if requested
      if (saveScript) {
        const targetPath = scriptPath || path.join(process.cwd(), `matlab_generated_${Date.now()}.m`);
        fs.writeFileSync(targetPath, generatedCode);
        responseText += `\n\nGenerated MATLAB script saved to: ${targetPath}`;
      }
      
      return {
        content: [
          {
            type: 'text',
            text: responseText,
          },
        ],
      };
    } catch (error) {
      return {
        content: [
          {
            type: 'text',
            text: `Error generating MATLAB code: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`,
          },
        ],
        isError: true,
      };
    }
  }

• src/index.ts:118-140 (helper)

  Core implementation of code generation: returns a placeholder MATLAB function template based on the input description. Notes it should use LLM in real impl.

    generateCode(description: string): string {
      // This is a placeholder. In a real implementation, this would use an LLM or other method
      // to generate MATLAB code from the description.
      // For now, we'll return a simple template based on the description.
      
      return `% MATLAB code generated from description: ${description}
  % Generated on: ${new Date().toISOString()}
  
  % Your code here:
  % This is a placeholder implementation.
  % In a real system, this would be generated based on the description.
  
  function result = generatedFunction()
      % Based on description: ${description}
      disp('Executing function based on description: ${description}');
      
      % Placeholder implementation
      result = 'Function executed successfully';
  end
  
  % Call the function
  generatedFunction()`;
    }

• src/index.ts:313-335 (registration)

  Tool registration in listTools handler: defines name, description, and input schema including optional save options.

    {
      name: 'generate_matlab_code',
      description: 'Generate MATLAB code from a natural language description',
      inputSchema: {
        type: 'object',
        properties: {
          description: {
            type: 'string',
            description: 'Natural language description of what the code should do',
          },
          saveScript: {
            type: 'boolean',
            description: 'Whether to save the generated MATLAB script',
          },
          scriptPath: {
            type: 'string',
            description: 'Custom path to save the MATLAB script (optional)',
          },
        },
        required: ['description'],
      },
    },
  ],

• src/index.ts:316-333 (schema)

  Input schema for generate_matlab_code tool: requires description, optional saveScript and scriptPath.

  inputSchema: {
    type: 'object',
    properties: {
      description: {
        type: 'string',
        description: 'Natural language description of what the code should do',
      },
      saveScript: {
        type: 'boolean',
        description: 'Whether to save the generated MATLAB script',
      },
      scriptPath: {
        type: 'string',
        description: 'Custom path to save the MATLAB script (optional)',
      },
    },
    required: ['description'],
  },