jq 1.8.2 — lightweight command-line JSON processor. Use when the user needs to parse, query, transform, or manipulate JSON data from the command line, process API responses, extract fields from JSON, convert between formats (JSON-to-CSV, JSON-to-XML), validate JSON, or work with any structured data in JSON format. Covers filters, builtins, regex, modules, streaming, and all jq 1.8.2 features.