mathworks / mathworks/MATLAB-extension-for-vscode

Connect to a MATLAB session started from the MATLAB MCP Core Server

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enhancement
Dominant language
TypeScript
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Forks
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Description

This feature request is the reverse workflow of the one described here:
https://github.com/matlab/matlab-mcp-core-server/issues/9

In the scenario when the MATLAB MCP Core Server creates .m files in an empty project:

  • Opening those files after a tool call of the MCP Server will spawn a second MATLAB session
  • Here, the expectation is for the MATLAB extension for VSCode to reuse the MATLAB session started by the MCP server

Another workflow that starts a MATLAB session is on the first time the MATLAB MCP Core Server is installed (either globally or for the workspace).

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the reverse workflow in the linked MATLAB MCP Core Server issue #9 and compare it with the two session-starting scenarios described here. Trace the extension's MATLAB session connection entry points and the MCP Server installation or tool-call flow; done means files opened in VS Code reuse the existing session instead of spawning a second one.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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