A blazingly fast recursive search tool that respects .gitignore rules to find regex patterns across complex directories.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install ripgrep
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 ripgrep using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is ripgrep?
ripgrep is a high-performance, line-oriented search tool that recursively searches directories for regex patterns. Built on Rust's regex engine, it is designed to be significantly faster than traditional tools like grep while providing smarter defaults. For developers using Openclaw Skills, ripgrep serves as a foundational utility for navigating large codebases efficiently.
One of its primary advantages is its native awareness of version control settings. By default, it respects .gitignore files and automatically skips hidden files and binary data. This ensures that when an AI agent or a developer triggers a search, the results are focused on the actual source code, reducing noise and improving the relevance of the data retrieved during the development lifecycle.
ripgrep Use Cases
- Finding technical debt markers like TODO, FIXME, or HACK across multiple languages.
- Searching for specific error strings or function signatures within large-scale monorepos.
- Filtering searches to specific file types, such as Python or JavaScript, to narrow down results.
- Identifying files containing specific patterns to pipe them into refactoring tools.
- Auditing codebases for specific security patterns or hardcoded strings using regex.
How ripgrep Works
- The tool initializes a recursive scan of the target directory or files.
- It automatically reads .gitignore, .ignore, and .rgignore files to determine which paths to exclude from the search.
- Utilizing a multi-threaded architecture, it leverages all available CPU cores to execute regex matching in parallel.
- Matching lines are returned with contextual information, including file paths and line numbers.
- Users can further refine the output using search modifiers for multiline matches, case sensitivity, or fixed-string searching.
ripgrep Setup
To utilize this functionality within Openclaw Skills, you must have the ripgrep binary installed on your system.
Install via Homebrew (macOS):
brew install ripgrep
Install via APT (Ubuntu/Debian):
sudo apt install ripgrep
Verify the installation by checking the version:
rg --version
ripgrep Data Schema & Taxonomy
ripgrep processes file system data and generates structured console output. The following table describes the primary data elements involved in a search operation:
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| Match Path | The file system path where the pattern was located |
| Line Number | The specific line index within the file for the match |
| Match Content | The actual string or line that triggered the regex match |
| Context | Optional surrounding lines (above/below) for better understanding |
| File Type | The classification of the file (e.g., py, js, rust) used for filtering |
ripgrep Advanced Features
- Support for multiline regex searching to find patterns spanning across multiple lines.
- Custom file type aliasing to create specialized search scopes for unique environments.
- High-speed memory mapping (mmap) support for searching exceptionally large files.
- Passthrough mode to pipe search results into other CLI tools like sed or xargs for automated refactoring.
- Detailed performance statistics via the --stats flag to analyze search execution time and file counts.
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