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Use AI to break down regular expressions into readable explanations
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/ai-regex-explainer' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"regexPattern":"e.g., ^[A-Z][a-z]+$","regexFlags":"e.g., gim","targetLanguage":"javascript","includeExamples":true,"explainDialects":true,"useAI":false}'Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/ai-regex-explainer| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| regexPattern | text | Yes | The regular expression pattern to analyze |
| regexFlags | text | No | Optional flags like g, i, m, s, u, y, d |
| targetLanguage | select | No | The regex engine/dialect to check compatibility against |
| includeExamples | checkbox | No | Generate example matching and non-matching strings |
| explainDialects | checkbox | No |
Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.
Add this block to your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"elysiatools-ai-regex-explainer": {
"name": "ai-regex-explainer",
"description": "Use AI to break down regular expressions into readable explanations",
"baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=ai-regex-explainer",
"command": "",
"args": [],
"env": {},
"isActive": true,
"type": "sse"
}
}
}After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/list"
}Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 2,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "ai-regex-explainer",
"arguments": {
"regexPattern": "e.g., ^[A-Z][a-z]+$",
"regexFlags": "e.g., gim",
"targetLanguage": "javascript",
"includeExamples": true,
"explainDialects": true,
"useAI": false
}
}
}Questions or issues? Contact [email protected]
| Show compatibility notes for different regex engines |
| useAI | checkbox | No | Use AI (DeepSeek V3.2) to generate more detailed explanations |
JSON result
{
"key": {...},
"metadata": {
"key": "value"
},
"error": "Error message (optional)",
"message": "Notification message (optional)"
}