# @npmcli/query Parser and tools for `npm query`. ## parser(str) The `parser` method receives a query `string` and parses that string using [`postcss-selector-parser`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/postcss-selector-parser), it then modifies the returned ast to include information that is then essential to translate that structure into navigating [Arborist](https://github.com/npm/cli/tree/latest/workspaces/arborist). ## LICENSE [ISC](./LICENSE)