format
Auto-format source code with language detection, presets, and diff preview. Use when formatting code, enforcing styles, or batch-formatting projects.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/bytesagain/formatFormat
Developer toolkit for checking, validating, formatting, linting, converting, and managing code and text entries. All operations are logged with timestamps and stored locally for full traceability.
Commands
| Command | Usage | Description |
|---|---|---|
check | format check <input> | Record a check entry or view recent checks |
validate | format validate <input> | Record a validation entry or view recent validations |
generate | format generate <input> | Record a generate entry or view recent generations |
format | format format <input> | Record a format entry or view recent formatting operations |
lint | format lint <input> | Record a lint entry or view recent lint results |
explain | format explain <input> | Record an explain entry or view recent explanations |
convert | format convert <input> | Record a convert entry or view recent conversions |
template | format template <input> | Record a template entry or view recent templates |
diff | format diff <input> | Record a diff entry or view recent diffs |
preview | format preview <input> | Record a preview entry or view recent previews |
fix | format fix <input> | Record a fix entry or view recent fixes |
report | format report <input> | Record a report entry or view recent reports |
stats | format stats | Show summary statistics across all entry types |
export <fmt> | format export json|csv|txt | Export all entries to JSON, CSV, or plain text |
search <term> | format search <term> | Search across all log files for a keyword |
recent | format recent | Show the 20 most recent history entries |
status | format status | Health check — version, entry count, disk usage, last activity |
help | format help | Show help with all available commands |
version | format version | Print version string |
Each command (check, validate, generate, format, lint, explain, convert, template, diff, preview, fix, report) works the same way:
- With arguments: Saves the input with a timestamp to
<command>.logand logs tohistory.log. - Without arguments: Displays the 20 most recent entries from
<command>.log.
Data Storage
All data is stored locally at ~/.local/share/format/:
<command>.log— Timestamped entries for each command (e.g.,check.log,lint.log)history.log— Unified activity log across all commandsexport.json,export.csv,export.txt— Generated export files
No cloud, no network calls, no API keys required. Fully offline.
Requirements
- Bash 4+ (uses
set -euo pipefail) - Standard Unix utilities (
date,wc,du,grep,head,tail) - No external dependencies
When to Use
Metadata
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{
"plugins": {
"official-bytesagain-format": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags
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