pipectl

name	pipectl
description	Use this skill when the user wants to run YAML-defined data pipelines, transform data between JSON/JSONL/CSV, or validate pipeline definitions.

pipectl Plugin

CLI for running YAML-defined data pipelines. Supports JSON, JSONL, and CSV payloads with built-in steps for filtering, normalizing, redacting, casting, sorting, validating, converting, and more.

Commands

Pipeline execution

• pipectl pipeline run <pipeline.yaml> — Run a YAML-defined data pipeline
• pipectl pipeline validate <pipeline.yaml> — Validate a pipeline without executing it

Documentation

• pipectl docs show — Show documentation for all built-in steps
• pipectl docs show <step> — Show documentation for a specific step

Utilities

• pipectl self version — Print pipectl version
• pipectl _ _ — Passthrough to pipectl CLI

Usage Examples

• "pipectl pipeline run transform.yaml --input data.json --output result.jsonl"
• "pipectl pipeline validate pipeline.yaml --dry-run"
• "cat data.csv | pipectl pipeline run filter.yaml --quiet"
• "pipectl docs show filter"

Installation

go install github.com/pipectl/pipectl/cmd/pipectl@latest

Examples

Simple filter pipeline

steps:
  - name: filter
    type: filter
    condition: "age > 18"

cat users.json | pipectl pipeline run filter.yaml --output adults.json

Validate before running

pipectl pipeline validate pipeline.yaml --dry-run

Key Features

• CLI-only, no auth required
• Supports JSON, JSONL, and CSV with automatic conversions
• Built-in steps: filter, normalize, redact, cast, sort, dedupe, validate, convert, http-request
• JSON Schema validation at any pipeline stage
• Dry-run mode for validation and preview
• Variable substitution with --var KEY=VALUE