A powerful command-line utility for pattern matching, text extraction, and automated string replacement using regular expressions.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install regex-tool
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install regex-tool using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Regex Tool?
Regex Tool is a specialized utility designed for developers and data analysts who need to process text files with precision. By leveraging standard regular expression syntax, this Openclaw Skills addition allows AI agents to perform complex data validation, log parsing, and pattern-based redaction tasks efficiently within any automated environment. It bridges the gap between raw text data and structured information retrieval, making it an essential component for any automated text-processing pipeline.
Regex Tool Use Cases
- Validating data formats such as dates, emails, or phone numbers in batch files.
- Extracting specific log levels or error codes from system journals for troubleshooting.
- Redacting sensitive information like social security numbers or API keys using pattern replacement.
- Filtering large datasets to identify specific keywords or complex character patterns during data mining.
How Regex Tool Works
- The user or AI agent provides a regular expression pattern and a target file path to the command.
- The tool scans the file content against the specified pattern, applying flags like case-insensitivity if requested.
- Matches are identified based on capturing groups, quantifiers, and alternation logic defined in the regex.
- The tool outputs the matched strings or performs an in-place replacement depending on the provided arguments and options.
Regex Tool Setup
To integrate this into your workflow with Openclaw Skills, use the following commands:
npm install -g @openclaw/skill-regex-tool
# or
claw install regex-tool
Verify the installation by running:
regex-tool --help
Regex Tool Data Schema & Taxonomy
This tool operates on raw text and returns structured matches or modified content. The following table describes the data handling:
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Input | Raw text files, log files, or structured data exports |
| Output | Standard output (STDOUT) of matched strings or modified text strings |
| Syntax | Standard regex syntax support including capturing groups and quantifiers |
| Flags | Support for global (-g), case-insensitive (-i), and replacement (-r) modes |
Regex Tool Advanced Features
- Support for capturing groups to isolate and extract specific data fragments within a match.
- Global matching capabilities to process every occurrence within a document in a single pass.
- Pattern-based replacement engine to automate data cleaning, normalization, and anonymization.
- High-performance execution optimized for large log files and extensive datasets.
- Seamless integration with other Openclaw Skills to build complex, multi-step data transformation pipelines.
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