gq – like jq or zq, but you use Go
Hi HN. I've gotten pretty tired of needing to learn a custom programming language for a tool I use once a week or less. So I figured, it might be easier to pick up if `jq` used a programming language I already know. Voila, gq.
gq – like jq or zq, but you use Go launched on April 27, 2022 with 107 votes, #295 of 2,974 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.
In plain words
gq is a JSON query tool similar to jq, but uses Go as its query language instead of jq's custom syntax. It lets users who already know Go query and transform JSON data without learning a separate language. The tool addresses the friction of occasionally using jq but rarely needing its specialized query syntax. It targets developers familiar with Go who want a more accessible alternative for JSON processing tasks.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
jq but using go instead. Contribute to hherman1/gq development by creating an account on GitHub.
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jql – Easier jq Alternative with a Lispy Syntax Written in Go2020 · github.com · ▲217Easy JSON Query Processor with a Lispy syntax in Go - cube2222/jql
JSON QueryOct 2025 · jsonquerylang.org · ▲154I'm working on a tool that will probably involve querying JSON documents and I'm asking myself how to expose that functionality to my users. I like the power of `jq` and the fact that LLMs are proficient at it, but I find it right out impossible to come up with the right `jq` incantations myself. Has anyone here been in a similar situation? Which tool / language did you end up exposing to your users?
jnv: interactive JSON filter using jq2024 · github.com · ▲373Interactive JSON filter using jq. Contribute to ynqa/jnv development by creating an account on GitHub.
Querying JSON documents using SQL-like language in Scala2020 · github.com · ▲70SQL micro-dialect implementation for querying JSON objects. Written purely in Scala. - mmalek06/JsonSql
PgJQ: Use Jq in Postgres2024 · github.com · ▲39jq extension for Postgres. Contribute to Florents-Tselai/pgJQ development by creating an account on GitHub.
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