name: json description: JSON processing and handling best practices using jq. Use when working with JSON data, parsing JSON files, generating JSON output, or processing JSON from APIs. user-invocable: false

JSON

• ALWAYS use jq for producing JSON output to ensure validity.
• Use jq to parse JSON input. If you know the structure, use jq filters to extract specific fields. JSON is often token-heavy, so optimizing for size is important.
  • Use jq filters like keys, type, and length to inspect JSON structures.
  • When fetching from the internet, output JSON to temporary files in tmp/ directory to allow for inspection.