Sqlfluff Sql Linter Auto Formatter

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name: "SQLFluff SQL Linter and Auto-Formatter"
slug: "sqlfluff-sql-linter-auto-formatter"
description: "Lint and auto-format SQL code across 30+ dialects using SQLFluff. Enforces consistent style, catches syntax issues, and supports Jinja/dbt templating for ELT workflows."
github_stars: 9635
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/sqlfluff/sqlfluff"
category: "Code Quality & Review"
framework: "Claude Code"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "sqlfluff/sqlfluff"
  github_stars: 9635
---

# SQLFluff SQL Linter and Auto-Formatter

Lint and auto-format SQL code across 30+ dialects using SQLFluff. Enforces consistent style, catches syntax issues, and supports Jinja/dbt templating for ELT workflows.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- $ pip install sqlfluff
- $ pip install sqlfluff[rs]

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- [![PyPi Python Versions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/sqlfluff.svg?style=flat-square)](https://pypi.org/project/sqlfluff/)
- [![Docker Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/sqlfluff/sqlfluff?logo=docker&style=flat-square)](https://hub.docker.com/r/sqlfluff/sqlfluff)
- [Python format strings](https://docs.python.org/3/library/string.html#format-string-syntax)

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [Getting Started](#getting-started)
- To get started, install the package and run sqlfluff lint or sqlfluff fix.
- shell

- Source: https://github.com/sqlfluff/sqlfluff
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sqlfluff/sqlfluff/HEAD/README.md

## Source

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