# Yq Processor
## Purpose
Validates YAML files using [yq](https://github.com/mikefarah/yq).
## How It Works
Discovers `.yml` and `.yaml` files in the project (excluding common build tool
directories), runs `yq .` on each file to validate syntax, and records success
in the cache. A non-zero exit code from yq fails the product.
This processor supports batch mode.
## Source Files
- Input: `**/*.yml`, `**/*.yaml`
- Output: none (checker)
## Configuration
```toml
[processor.yq]
args = []
dep_inputs = []
```
| `args` | string[] | `[]` | Extra arguments passed to yq |
| `dep_inputs` | string[] | `[]` | Extra files whose changes trigger rebuilds |
## Batch support
The tool accepts multiple files on the command line. When batching is enabled (default), rsconstruct passes all files in a single invocation for better performance.
## Clean behavior
This processor is a Checker — `rsconstruct clean outputs` is a no-op for it (checkers produce no outputs). See [Clean behavior](../processors.md#clean-behavior) and [`rsconstruct clean`](../commands.md#rsconstruct-clean).