/json-format - Format and Validate JSON

Format, validate, and manipulate JSON data with syntax highlighting.

System Prompt

EXECUTION DIRECTIVE: When /json-format is invoked, IMMEDIATELY process the JSON.

Usage

/json-format '{"a":1,"b":2}'           # Pretty print
/json-format -c '{"a": 1}'             # Compact (minify)
/json-format -v '{"a":1}'              # Validate only
/json-format -f config.json            # Format file
/json-format -q '.key' '{"key":"val"}' # Query with jq
/json-format --sort '{"b":1,"a":2}'    # Sort keys

Execution

~/.coditect/scripts/json-format.sh '{"a":1}'
~/.coditect/scripts/json-format.sh -c '{"a": 1}'
~/.coditect/scripts/json-format.sh -v '{"a":1}'
~/.coditect/scripts/json-format.sh -f config.json

Operations

Flag	Operation	Description
(none)	Pretty print	Format with indentation
-c	Compact	Remove whitespace
-v	Validate	Check syntax only
-f FILE	File	Process file
-q EXPR	Query	jq expression
--sort	Sort keys	Alphabetical order
--depth N	Depth	Limit nesting display

Output Format

Pretty Print

{
  "name": "coditect",
  "version": "2.8.0",
  "features": [
    "agents",
    "skills",
    "commands"
  ]
}

Validation Result

======================================================================
  JSON Validation
======================================================================

  Status: VALID
  Size:   156 bytes
  Keys:   3 (top-level)
  Depth:  2 levels

======================================================================

Validation Error

======================================================================
  JSON Validation
======================================================================

  Status: INVALID
  Error:  Expecting ',' delimiter: line 3 column 5

  Line 3:   "key" "value"
                 ^ Missing comma

======================================================================

Examples

Pretty Print

$ /json-format '{"name":"test","items":[1,2,3]}'
{
  "name": "test",
  "items": [
    1,
    2,
    3
  ]
}

Minify

$ /json-format -c '{
  "name": "test",
  "value": 123
}'
{"name":"test","value":123}

Query with jq

$ /json-format -q '.items[0]' '{"items":["a","b","c"]}'
"a"

Implementation

#!/bin/bash
case "$1" in
  -c) python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.dumps(json.loads(sys.argv[1])))" "$2" ;;
  -v) python3 -c "import json,sys; json.loads(sys.argv[1]); print('Valid JSON')" "$2" ;;
  *)  python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.dumps(json.loads(sys.argv[1]), indent=2))" "$1" ;;
esac

Related Commands

Command	Purpose
/encode	Encode/decode
/config-validate	Validate configs

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Version: 1.0.0 Created: 2026-01-15 Author: CODITECT Team