CLI Installation

The lqt CLI is a single Go binary with no dependencies. Pre-built binaries are available for all major platforms.

Install

curl -sL https://github.com/gbgplc/lqt/releases/latest/download/lqt_darwin_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv lqt /usr/local/bin/

curl -sL https://github.com/gbgplc/lqt/releases/latest/download/lqt_darwin_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv lqt /usr/local/bin/

curl -sL https://github.com/gbgplc/lqt/releases/latest/download/lqt_linux_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv lqt /usr/local/bin/

curl -sL https://github.com/gbgplc/lqt/releases/latest/download/lqt_linux_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv lqt /usr/local/bin/

Download lqt_windows_amd64.zip from the latest release, extract lqt.exe, and add it to your PATH.

Verify the installation:

lqt version

export LOQATE_API_KEY=your-key-here

$env:LOQATE_API_KEY="your-key-here"

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Command	Description
`lqt verify`	Verify addresses, emails, and phone numbers with policy-driven recommendations
`lqt parse`	Parse and standardize contact data using Claude Haiku (no Loqate credits consumed)
`lqt policy list`	Display available policies and their thresholds
`lqt policy show`	Inspect a specific policy’s configuration
`lqt policy validate`	Validate a custom policy JSON file
`lqt mcp`	Start the MCP server (stdio or HTTP mode)
`lqt tool-description`	Export JSON schema for agent frameworks (LangChain, OpenAI, etc.)
`lqt version`	Display the installed version

Flag	Description
`-k, --key`	Override the Loqate API key
`-o, --output`	Output format: `json`, `jsonl`, or `table`
`-v, --verbose`	Enable verbose logging
`--no-color`	Disable colored output