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Count text
An MCP tool from the Text Toolkit server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Count characters (with and without spaces), words, sentences, paragraphs and lines in a text, with an estimated reading and speaking time. Use before summarising or checking length limits.
Name on the gateway: text__count_text · read-only.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
text required | string | The text to count. |
words_per_minute | integer | Reading speed for the time estimate. Default 238. |
How to call it
Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:
{
"name": "text__count_text",
"arguments": {
"text": "…"
}
}Or connect the Text Toolkit server directly, which lists 43 tools including this one:
claude mcp add --transport http hj-text https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/text \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Try asking
Use the count text tool with text set to ….