yaml-eslint-parser is an ESLint parser for YAML files. It enables linting YAML configurations and data files using ESLint, allowing developers to enforce consistent YAML formatting and adhere to best practices. This parser integrates seamlessly with ESLint configurations, enabling users to leverage existing ESLint rules and create custom rules for YAML syntax and structure. By providing linting capabilities for YAML, it promotes cleaner, maintainable, and error-free configuration files in projects.
The yaml-eslint-parser npm package had frequent releases in 2020 and 2021, with several months seeing multiple versions. Release frequency significantly decreased after July 2021, with only sporadic releases in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. The latest release was version 1.3.0 in February 2025. No releases have occurred in the past six months.
The npm package yaml-eslint-parser experienced consistent growth in downloads from March 2024 to August 2025, peaking in June and July 2025 with over 5 million downloads each month. The download count for September 2025 is incomplete as the month just started.