json-cli

name	json-cli
description	Use this skill when the user wants to parse, filter, or manipulate JSON data.

JSON CLI Plugin

A json command for massaging JSON on the Unix command line.

Commands

JSON Manipulation

• json-cli json parse — Parse and manipulate JSON

Usage Examples

• "json-cli json parse --input '{"key": "value"}'"
• "json-cli json parse --path key"

Installation

npm install -g json

Examples

# Parse JSON string
echo '{"name": "John"}' | json

# Extract keys
echo '{"name": "John", "age": 30}' | json keys

# Extract values
echo '{"name": "John", "age": 30}' | json values

# Extract specific path
echo '{"user": {"name": "John"}}' | json user.name

# Filter array
echo '[{"id": 1}, {"id": 2}]' | json -a 'this.id === 1'

# Pretty print JSON
echo '{"name":"John"}' | json

# Read from file
json < file.json

# Sort by key
echo '{"b": 2, "a": 1}' | json --sort-keys

Key Features

• Parse JSON from stdin or file
• Extract keys and values
• Path-based filtering
• Array filtering
• Sorting
• Pretty printing
• Unix pipeline support