Using CLI with jq for Terminal Agents
ctjlewis · x · 2026-07-16
The author adds that this design also allows users to directly write pipeline commands like `path-to-cli [command] --json | jq ...`. In other words, the CLI isn't just for manual human use; it provides highly convenient machine-readable output for terminal agents.
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