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Provides a suite of regex and text processing tools for AI agents, including pattern testing, extraction, and replacement with capture group support. It also en

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Provides a suite of regex and text processing tools for AI agents, including pattern testing, extraction, and replacement with capture group support. It also enables various text transformations like case conversion, line sorting, and deduplication through the Model Context Protocol.

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Regex and text processing tools for AI agents via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Tools

Tool Description
regex_test Test a regex pattern against text. Returns all matches with indices, captured groups, and named groups.
regex_replace Find and replace using regex with support for capture group references ($1, $2, $&, $<name>).
regex_extract Extract all matches of a pattern from text as a structured array. Optionally return only a specific capture group.
regex_explain Parse a regex pattern and return a human-readable explanation of each component and flag.
text_transform Apply common text transformations: camelCase, snake_case, kebab-case, PascalCase, UPPER, lower, title case, reverse, trim, deduplicate lines, sort lines, remove blank lines, count words/chars/lines. Chain multiple transforms in one call.

Setup

npm install
npm run build

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop config file:

  • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "regex-tools": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["D:/products/mcp-servers/mcp-regex-tools/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Usage with Claude Code

claude mcp add regex-tools node D:/products/mcp-servers/mcp-regex-tools/dist/index.js

Or add to your .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "regex-tools": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["D:/products/mcp-servers/mcp-regex-tools/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Examples

Test a regex

regex_test({ pattern: "(\\d{4})-(\\d{2})-(\\d{2})", text: "Today is 2026-03-19 and tomorrow is 2026-03-20" })

Replace with capture groups

regex_replace({ pattern: "(\\w+)\\s(\\w+)", replacement: "$2 $1", text: "hello world" })

Extract matches

regex_extract({ pattern: "[\\w.]+@[\\w.]+", text: "Contact us at [email protected] or [email protected]" })

Explain a regex

regex_explain({ pattern: "^(?:https?://)?(?:www\\.)?([\\w-]+)\\.\\w{2,}$", flags: "i" })

Transform text

text_transform({ text: "hello world example", transforms: ["PascalCase"] })
text_transform({ text: "some text\nwith\nlines\nwith\nduplicates\nlines", transforms: ["deduplicate_lines", "sort_lines"] })

License

MIT

from github.com/rog0x/mcp-regex-tools

Install Regex Tools in Claude Desktop, Claude Code & Cursor

Recommended · one command, every IDE
unyly install mcp-regex-tools

Installs into Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor & VS Code — handles npx, uvx and build-from-source repos for you.

First time? Get the CLI: curl -fsSL https://unyly.org/install | sh

Or configure manually

Run in your terminal:

claude mcp add mcp-regex-tools -- npx -y @rog0x/mcp-regex-tools

Step-by-step: how to install Regex Tools

FAQ

Is Regex Tools MCP free?

Yes, Regex Tools MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.

Does Regex Tools need an API key?

No, Regex Tools runs without API keys or environment variables.

Is Regex Tools hosted or self-hosted?

Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.

How do I install Regex Tools in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?

Open Regex Tools on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.

Changes

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