A high-performance bash utility for calculating precise line, word, character, and byte counts with full support for CJK text.
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1. ClawHub CLI
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npx clawhub@latest install wordcount
2. Manual Installation
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~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
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Help me install wordcount using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is WordCount?
WordCount is a robust, zero-dependency Bash implementation designed for developers who need to quantify text data quickly. It provides a reliable way to analyze document length, code files, and raw text strings directly within your terminal or automation pipeline. As part of the ecosystem of Openclaw Skills, it serves as a foundational tool for text preprocessing and validation.
This skill is particularly valuable for users working with multi-byte characters, as it correctly identifies CJK character counts where standard tools might fail. By providing output in a structured format, it allows for seamless integration into larger data processing workflows and AI agent decision-making processes.
WordCount Use Cases
- Quantifying the length of documents and articles before publication or submission.
- Measuring the character count of text snippets to ensure they fit within LLM context window limits.
- Checking file lengths and line counts in automated CI/CD or data processing scripts.
- Analyzing CJK text where standard word counting tools provide inaccurate results.
How WordCount Works
- The user provides input to the skill via a file path using the --file flag, direct text via --text, or through a standard input pipe.
- The script processes the input stream using native bash logic to ensure maximum portability and speed.
- It calculates metrics across four dimensions: line count, word count, character count (with multi-byte support), and total bytes.
- The resulting data is formatted into a clean JSON object and returned to the caller or the AI agent.
WordCount Setup
To use WordCount as part of your Openclaw Skills collection, ensure the script is executable and accessible within your scripts directory.
# Make the script executable
chmod +x ./scripts/wordcount
# Run it against a file
./scripts/wordcount --file documents/report.md
WordCount Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill generates a JSON response with the following schema to ensure compatibility with other Openclaw Skills:
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
lines |
integer | The total number of lines in the input. |
words |
integer | The count of whitespace-separated words. |
characters |
integer | The total character count, supporting CJK multi-byte characters. |
bytes |
integer | The raw size of the input in bytes. |
WordCount Advanced Features
- Native support for CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) characters ensures accurate metrics for international text.
- Zero external dependencies, relying solely on pure Bash for environments where minimal overhead is required.
- Flexible input methods allowing for direct text analysis, file-based processing, or piped data streams.
- Agent-optimized decision logic that triggers automatically when users inquire about text length or size.
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