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Julia Evaluation by samtalki — Agent Skill

Name: Julia Evaluation
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: samtalki

File contents

Julia REPL — Behavioral Rules

Use the MCP tools (eval, reset, pkg, activate, session, revise, log_viewer, info) for interactive Julia work. Prefer julia script.jl via bash for one-shot scripts.

Before Every Eval

Always display code in a readable julia code block BEFORE calling eval. The MCP permission prompt shows code as an escaped string which is unreadable.

After Eval

MCP tool results are collapsed in Claude Code. For visual output (plots, heatmaps), tell the user to expand the tool result (Ctrl+O) to see it with full color — do NOT paste ANSI art into your message (it loses colors and streams token-by-token). For structured text (tables, matrices, DataFrames), paste in a fenced code block. Do not paste simple scalars or errors.

Revise vs Reset

Prefer revise — it preserves session state. Only reset when required.

Change	Action
Function/method body or signature	`revise(action="revise")`
Struct layout (Julia < 1.12)	`reset` required
Corrupted state / stuck code	`reset` required

After editing .jl files, call revise(action="revise") to hot-reload (a PostToolUse hook reminds you after .jl edits).

Error Recovery

Error	Fix
`UndefVarError`	Re-run definition or check spelling
`MethodError`	Check argument types
`LoadError`	`pkg(action="add", packages="...")`
`cannot redefine`	`reset` (struct layout change)
Hung/infinite	`eval(code=..., timeout=5)` or `reset`

First Use

On first Julia use in a conversation, ask which environment to activate (current directory, specific path, or global).

Capabilities

Sessions persist variables, functions, and packages across evals
Multiple named sessions provide isolated workers
timeout parameter kills hung code and respawns the worker
max_output prevents context overflow from large results
isolated=true evals in a fresh module without polluting Main
ephemeral=true evals in a disposable temporary session

---name: julia-evaluationdescription: Activates when user asks to run, evaluate, or test Julia code in a persistent REPL session, or mentions Julia REPL, Julia session, or hot-reloading Julia changes.---# Julia REPL — Behavioral RulesUse the MCP tools (`eval`, `reset`, `pkg`, `activate`, `session`, `revise`, `log_viewer`, `info`) for interactive Julia work. Prefer `julia script.jl` via bash for one-shot scripts.## Before Every EvalAlways display code in a readable julia code block BEFORE calling eval. The MCP permission prompt shows code as an escaped string which is unreadable.## After EvalMCP tool results are collapsed in Claude Code. For visual output (plots, heatmaps), tell the user to expand the tool result (Ctrl+O) to see it with full color — do NOT paste ANSI art into your message (it loses colors and streams token-by-token). For structured text (tables, matrices, DataFrames), paste in a fenced code block. Do not paste simple scalars or errors.## Revise vs ResetPrefer `revise` — it preserves session state. Only `reset` when required.| Change | Action ||--------|--------|| Function/method body or signature | `revise(action="revise")` || Struct layout (Julia < 1.12) | `reset` required || Corrupted state / stuck code | `reset` required |After editing `.jl` files, call `revise(action="revise")` to hot-reload (a PostToolUse hook reminds you after `.jl` edits).## Error Recovery| Error | Fix ||-------|-----|| `UndefVarError` | Re-run definition or check spelling || `MethodError` | Check argument types || `LoadError` | `pkg(action="add", packages="...")` || `cannot redefine` | `reset` (struct layout change) || Hung/infinite | `eval(code=..., timeout=5)` or `reset` |## First UseOn first Julia use in a conversation, ask which environment to activate (current directory, specific path, or global).## Capabilities- Sessions persist variables, functions, and packages across evals- Multiple named sessions provide isolated workers- `timeout` parameter kills hung code and respawns the worker- `max_output` prevents context overflow from large results- `isolated=true` evals in a fresh module without polluting Main- `ephemeral=true` evals in a disposable temporary session

Frequently asked questions

Julia Evaluation