install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install mdq

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#mdq

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/mdq

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/mdq.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Whiteknight.Mdq -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Whiteknight.Mdq · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Like jq but for Markdown

Project links

Commands and aliases

mdq

history

Project history and usage

mdq is a Rust command-line and library project that describes itself as `jq for Markdown`: it selects Markdown elements using a query language that mirrors Markdown syntax.

Project history

The public repository was created on 2024-05-25. Its README frames the project around a recurring automation problem: GitHub pull requests, issues, and templates are Markdown documents, and teams often need structured checks that are less brittle than regular expressions.

The project publishes both a CLI and a Rust library. The README points library users to crates.io and docs.rs, while CLI users can install through Homebrew, Docker images, release binaries, or Cargo.

Adoption history

Official installation instructions list Homebrew, Docker Hub, GitHub release binaries, workflow build artifacts, and `cargo install --git`; the input package-manager facts also show availability through Homebrew, Nix, Scoop, and Winget.

GitHub repository metadata showed rapid attention for a young Markdown utility, with more than a thousand stars and a public wiki, Pages site, and discussions enabled by 2026.

How it is used

mdq reads Markdown from stdin or files and applies filters such as heading selectors, list selectors, task-list selectors, link selectors, table selectors, front matter selectors, and regex text matches.

The README examples show CI and workflow uses: checking that a PR checklist item is completed, extracting ticket links from a PR body, and reducing large Markdown tables to selected rows or columns.

Why package nerds care

mdq is significant because it treats Markdown as queryable structured data, filling a niche between `grep` and full parsers. For package users, the appeal is familiar jq-like composition applied to README files, issue bodies, changelogs, runbooks, and generated documentation.

Timeline

2024: Public GitHub repository created.
2024: README documented Homebrew, Docker, release binaries, and Cargo installation paths.
2026: GitHub metadata showed active repository maintenance and broad package-manager availability in the input facts.

Related projects

The project explicitly positions itself by analogy to jq, but for Markdown rather than JSON.
The README links to the mdq playground, wiki tutorial, full user manual, crates.io package, and docs.rs library documentation.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/yshavit/mdq
https://docs.rs/mdq/latest/mdq/
https://github.com/yshavit/mdq#readme
https://github.com/yshavit/mdq/wiki
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`mdq`	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 version0.10.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.10.0

https://github.com/yshavit/mdq

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:mdq
Version	0.10.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mdq
Homepage	https://github.com/yshavit/mdq
Repository	https://github.com/yshavit/mdq
Upstream docs	https://github.com/yshavit/mdq#readme
License	Apache-2.0 OR MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/yshavit/mdq/archive/refs/tags/v0.10.0.tar.gz
Build dependencies	rust
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	mdq
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

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

mdq

nix profile install nixpkgs#mdq

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mdq

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/md/mdq/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/mdq

scoop install main/mdq

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mdq

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/mdq.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

Whiteknight.Mdq

winget install --id Whiteknight.Mdq -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mdq

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Whiteknight.Mdq from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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/mdq.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install mdq with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget