install

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install jq-lsp

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#jq-lsp

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/jq/jq-lsp/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Jq language server

Project links

Commands and aliases

jq-lsp

history

Project history and usage

jq-lsp is Mattias Wadman's language server for jq, bringing editor features to jq filters and scripts. Its README lists syntax checking, missing function and binding diagnostics, goto definition, completion, import support, hover information, document symbols, and project-specific builtins through `.jq-lsp.jq`.

Project history

The project belongs to jq's later ecosystem rather than jq's original 2010s command-line history. It uses a modified version of itchyny's gojq parser and bases builtin documentation on jq manual data, making it a bridge between jq the CLI language and modern Language Server Protocol editor workflows.

Public release artifacts began with the 0.1 series. The November 2025 releases added IntelliJ/LSP4IJ support, import-search behavior, jq 1.8 builtins and docs, parser fixes, and packaged binaries. January and February 2026 releases refined server internals and parser traversal.

Adoption history

jq-lsp is surfaced through editor integrations rather than as a standalone end-user data tool. The README points users toward vscode-jq, Neovim lspconfig and mason.nvim, Emacs lsp-mode, Helix, and IntelliJ with LSP4IJ, matching how language servers are usually adopted.

How it is used

Developers install `jq-lsp` with Go or a package manager and let an editor launch it for `.jq` files. The `.jq-lsp.jq` file lets a project declare additional builtin functions or variables so diagnostics and completion match the environment where jq code actually runs.

Why package nerds care

jq-lsp is package-nerd notable because it turns jq from a terse shell pipeline language into something editors can understand. It also shows a common LSP pattern: reuse an existing language parser, ship one small server binary, and let many editors share the same intelligence.

Timeline

2025-11-18: v0.1.2 and v0.1.14 release artifacts were published in the 0.1 line.
2025-11-18: v0.1.14 added IntelliJ with LSP4IJ support, jq 1.8 builtins and docs, import search-path support, and related parser fixes.
2025-11-27: v0.1.15 fixed parsing of binary operators with binding.
2026-01-01: v0.1.16 updated gojq, moved more server CLI behavior into jq, and fixed position handling.
2026-02-12: v0.1.17 corrected suffix-list traversal.

Related projects

Related projects include jq, gojq, vscode-jq, Neovim lspconfig, mason.nvim, Emacs lsp-mode, Helix, and IntelliJ LSP4IJ.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:server

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: .jq-lsp.jq

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`jq-lsp`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.1.17

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.1.17

https://github.com/wader/jq-lsp

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:jq-lsp
Version	0.1.17
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jq-lsp
Homepage	https://github.com/wader/jq-lsp
Repository	https://github.com/wader/jq-lsp
Upstream docs	https://github.com/wader/jq-lsp#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/wader/jq-lsp/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.17.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	jq-lsp
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

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Nix95%

jq-lsp

nix profile install nixpkgs#jq-lsp

normalized package name match
Matched by: Jq Lsp

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package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/jq-lsp.yml

Used sources

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Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
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curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
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package relationship graph
package version freshness
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