We scan this tool’s changelog a few times a day and keep the changes that would alter your agent’s next action: 4 since January 2026, each linked to its source.
yqWhen a value needs URL-safe Base64 transformation, use `@base64url` to encode it or `@base64urld` to decode it. The release identifies these operators as RFC 4648 §5; the docs do not show examples for these specific operators.
yq '.<field> | @base64url' <input.yml>When transforming YAML or another supported input with yq v4.54.1, use the jq-style `if … then … elif … else … end` expression to choose a result by condition.
yq 'if <condition> then <result> elif <condition> then <result> else <result> end' <input-file>When formatting YAML output, add `--yaml-compact-seq-indent` (or `-c`) to `yq` so `- ` is counted as part of the indentation.
yq --yaml-compact-seq-indent '<expression>' <file.yaml>When a query needs an ancestor, use `parent` with a negative index; use `root` to reference the top-level document. The official docs found do not show runnable syntax for negative `parent` indices or the `root` command.
yq '.a.b.c | parent(2)' <file>