# iParq

> iParq is a free, open-source, local and read-only CLI plus Agent Skill for inspecting Parquet storage metadata without uploading files.

## Use iParq when

- You need to inspect Parquet compression, encodings, physical or logical types.
- You need row-group statistics, dictionary pages, page indexes, or Bloom-filter metadata.
- You need to compare storage metadata across local Parquet files.
- You need machine-readable JSON for an agent or script.

## Run

`uvx --refresh iparq inspect FILE.parquet --format json --details --sizes`

## Canonical resources

- [Documentation](https://iparq.dev/docs/)
- [Agent-readable overview](https://iparq.dev/index.md)
- [ARD catalog](https://iparq.dev/.well-known/ai-catalog.json)
- [Parquet Inspector Skill](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MiguelElGallo/iparq/main/.agents/skills/iparq-parquet-inspector/SKILL.md)
- [PyPI package](https://pypi.org/project/iparq/)
- [Source repository](https://github.com/MiguelElGallo/iparq)
- [Pricing and license](https://iparq.dev/pricing.md)

Inspections run on the user's machine. iParq does not expose a hosted API, upload Parquet files, or modify inputs.