Excel and MATLAB bridge writer

Say what to move between Excel and MATLAB. Get VBA macros that send data, run MATLAB and return results.

Excel and MATLAB bridge writer is a free AI skill for the job "Make documents, sheets and slides". Give the instructions to an AI assistant that supports the required files and tools, then review its output.

Free · No account · BSD 2 Clause licence · Made by MathWorks · Thinking: low

Made by MathWorks. See the original on GitHub; we copied it as it is, with its licence.

What it does

Working Excel VBA macros that send your sheet data into MATLAB, run MATLAB commands and bring the results or charts back into cells, so Excel stays your front end and MATLAB does the heavy maths. It uses MathWorks Spreadsheet Link, which links the two programs on one Windows computer. You choose between two styles: range-based calls that move whole blocks of cells, or variable-based calls that move VBA values. It can also use worksheet formulas instead of macros, and bring MATLAB figures in as images. It needs MATLAB installed and running, plus Excel. It does not cover Python or web deployment.

You give it

What data moves between Excel and MATLAB
The MATLAB command or script to run
Where results should land in the workbook
Windows computer with Excel and MATLAB

You get

VBA macros for sending and receiving data
Worksheet formula alternative
Code to run MATLAB commands
Steps to bring figures into Excel

Use it when

You have data in Excel and need a MATLAB calculation on it.
You want a button in a workbook that runs a MATLAB script.
You need MATLAB results to land back in specific cells.
You want a MATLAB plot to appear inside an Excel sheet.

How to use it

Add it to your AI once: download it and add the folder to Claude, ChatGPT or Codex as a skill.
Ask for the job in your own words. Your AI opens the skill when it fits.
It works best when your AI can run MATLAB with Excel.