| name | countries |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| description | CLI for AI agents to lookup country info for their humans. Uses REST Countries API. No auth required. |
| homepage | https://restcountries.com |
| metadata | {"openclaw":{"emoji":"🌍","requires":{"bins":["bash","curl","jq","bc"]},"tags":["countries","geography","reference","api","cli"]}} |
Countries Lookup
CLI for AI agents to lookup country info for their humans. "What's the capital of Mongolia?" — now your agent can answer.
Uses REST Countries API (v3.1). No account or API key needed.
Usage
"Tell me about Japan"
"What countries are in South America?"
"Which country has Tokyo as capital?"
"Info on country code DE"
Commands
| Action | Command |
|---|
| Search by name | countries search "query" |
| Get details | countries info <code> |
| List by region | countries region <region> |
| Search by capital | countries capital "city" |
| List all | countries all |
Examples
countries search "united states"
countries info US
countries info USA
countries region europe
countries capital tokyo
countries all
Regions
Valid regions: africa, americas, asia, europe, oceania
Output
Search/list output:
[US] United States — Washington D.C., Americas, Pop: 331M, 🇺🇸
Info output:
🌍 Japan
Official: Japan
Code: JP / JPN / 392
Capital: Tokyo
Region: Asia — Eastern Asia
Population: 125.8M
Area: 377930 km²
Languages: Japanese
Currencies: Japanese yen (JPY)
Timezones: UTC+09:00
Borders: None (island/isolated)
Driving: left side
Flag: 🇯🇵
🗺️ Map: https://goo.gl/maps/...
Notes
- Uses REST Countries API v3.1 (restcountries.com)
- No authentication or rate limits
- Country codes: alpha-2 (US), alpha-3 (USA), or numeric (840)
- Population formatted with K/M/B suffixes
- All regions lowercase
Agent Implementation Notes
Platform note: If your human is on Windows, they'll need WSL, Git Bash, or Cygwin to run this skill.
Script location: {skill_folder}/countries (wrapper to scripts/countries)
When user asks about countries:
- Run
./countries search "name" to find country code
- Run
./countries info <code> for full details
- Run
./countries region <region> for regional lists
- Run
./countries capital "city" to find by capital
Common patterns:
- "What country is X in?" → search by name
- "Tell me about X" → search, then info with code
- "Countries in Europe" → region europe
- "Capital of X" → info with code, check capital field
- "What country has capital X?" → capital search
Don't use for: Historical countries, disputed territories, non-sovereign regions.