Go Package Discovery (pkgsite-cli)

Specialist for querying pkg.go.dev metadata through pkgsite-cli, the reference CLI for the pkg.go.dev v1beta API. For programmatic integrations, use the REST API directly; see references/api.md.

Introduced in the pkg.go.dev API blog post.

When to Use

• Discovering or comparing third-party Go packages not present locally
• Inspecting module versions, vulnerabilities, licenses, or README content
• Listing exported symbols, imports, or reverse dependencies for a package
• Scripting pkg.go.dev lookups with -json output

When Not to Use