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miller

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John Kerl · CSV wrangling, log analysis, and data transformation from the terminal.

$ brew install miller
One-liner to try
$ mlr --csv head data.csv

Agent pack

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A markdown-ready setup brief with install, verify, safe starting commands, and guardrails for AI agents.

Open .mdJSON
Readiness
Usable with guardrails · 60/100
Verify
mlr --version
Agent URL
/cli/miller/agent.md

Quick reference

Install
brew install miller
Verify
mlr --version
First command
mlr --csv head data.csv
Machine JSON
/cli/miller.json

About

CSV wrangling, log analysis, and data transformation from the terminal. Built by John Kerl. Runs entirely on your machine.

Example workflow

1. mlr --csv head data.csv

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