---
title: "fq Binary Format Inspector and jq for Media Files"
description: "fq is a command-line tool that brings jq-style querying to binary formats. It decodes, inspects, and transforms media containers, executables, packet captures, and dozens of other binary formats using familiar jq expressions and an interactive REPL."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/wader/fq"
author: "Mattias Wadman"
publisher_type: "Individual Developer"
category:
  - "Developer Tools"
framework:
  - "Custom Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "wader/fq"
  github_stars: 10468
---

# fq Binary Format Inspector and jq for Media Files

fq is a command-line tool that brings jq-style querying to binary formats. It decodes, inspects, and transforms media containers, executables, packet captures, and dozens of other binary formats using familiar jq expressions and an interactive REPL.

## Prerequisites

Go 1.22+

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
brew install wader/tap/fq
```

## Documentation

- https://github.com/wader/fq/blob/master/doc/usage.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/fq-binary-format-inspector-jq-media/)