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Regex Tester

  • 21 installs
  • 84 repo stars
  • Updated January 28, 2026
  • aidotnet/moyucode

regex-tester is a Claude Code skill that tests and debugs regular expressions with match highlighting, capture-group extraction, and a library of common patterns.

About

regex-tester is a Claude Code skill that tests and debugs regular expressions from the command line. A developer runs its bundled Python script to check matches, extract capture groups, find all matches, and use a library of common patterns. It is built on Python's standard re module.

  • Tests and debugs regex with match highlighting and capture groups
  • Includes a library of common patterns (e.g. email)
  • Bundled Python script built on the standard re module

Regex Tester by the numbers

  • 21 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • Ranked #361 of 550 CLI & Terminal skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Data as of Jul 28, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
At a glance

regex-tester capabilities & compatibility

Capabilities
regex testing · pattern matching · capture group extraction
Use cases
debugging
Pricing
Free
From the docs

What regex-tester says it does

Test and debug regular expressions with match highlighting, capture group extraction, and a library of common patterns.
SKILL.md
Based on Python's re: https://github.com/python/cpython
scripts/regex_tester.py
npx skills add https://github.com/aidotnet/moyucode --skill regex-tester

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Installs21
repo stars84
Last updatedJanuary 28, 2026
Repositoryaidotnet/moyucode

What it does

Test and debug regular expressions with match highlighting and capture groups via CLI.

Who is it for?

Testing and debugging regex patterns and capture groups from a CLI

Skip if: Generating complex regex from a natural-language description

When should I use this skill?

You need to test, debug, or validate a regular expression

What you get

Match results, highlighted matches, and extracted capture groups for a pattern

  • Regex match results and capture-group output

By the numbers

  • Supports 4 modes: test pattern, show groups, find all, and common-pattern lookup

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

Regex Tester Tool

Description

Test and debug regular expressions with match highlighting, capture group extraction, and a library of common patterns.

Trigger

  • /regex command
  • User needs to test regex
  • User wants pattern matching help

Usage

# Test pattern
python scripts/regex_tester.py "\\d+" "abc123def456"

# Show capture groups
python scripts/regex_tester.py "(\\w+)@(\\w+)" "user@domain" --groups

# Find all matches
python scripts/regex_tester.py "\\b\\w{4}\\b" "The quick brown fox" --all

# Use common pattern
python scripts/regex_tester.py --pattern email "Contact: test@example.com"

Tags

regex, pattern, match, test, text

Compatibility

  • Codex: ✅
  • Claude Code: ✅

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FAQ

Can it show capture groups?

Yes. It supports capture-group extraction and finding all matches in the input.

Does it include common patterns?

Yes. It ships a library of common patterns such as email.

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