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look-at-me-sideways: Clean LookML Code

Name: look-at-me-sideways: Clean LookML Code
Author: looker-open-source

Founders get consistent LookML code with look-at-me-sideways, a linter for Looker's data modeling language.

From the repo · “A style guide and linter for Looker's LookML data modeling language”

141 stars37 forksJavaScriptGuide quality 9/10 · reviewed Jul 12Updated 6/24/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Look-at-me-sideways is a linter for Looker's LookML data modeling language that helps founders get consistent LookML code by enforcing a style guide and detecting errors

When to use it

•When creating a new LookML project and wanting to establish a standard coding style
•When collaborating with a team on a LookML project and needing to ensure consistency
•When migrating existing LookML code to a new version of Looker and wanting to identify potential issues

Ready-to-paste prompt

look-at-me-sideways lint --config .look-at-me-sideways.json my_model.model

Heads up: Make sure you have Node.js 14 or higher installed, as look-at-me-sideways requires it to run

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/look-at-me-sideways && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/look-at-me-sideways/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/look-at-me-sideways/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How look-at-me-sideways: Clean LookML Code works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Look-at-me-sideways: Clean LookML Code is a medium JavaScript project (~3.7k lines across 77 code files, plus 69 test files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional. Last commit 4 months ago, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size

Medium codebase

~3.7k lines · 77 code files · 31 min skim

Setup

One-command install

Installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional.

Runs on

Node.js · Docker

No API keys detected

JavaScript 88%Shell 5%LookML 4%Dockerfile 1%EJS 1%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
cli.js
Where the program starts running
3
package.json
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
4
lib/outputters/index.js
Inside lib/ — the main logic begins here

What's in each folder

lib/Core code — the actual logic35 files

rules/Prompts, skills & agent definitions24 files

docs/Documentation37 files

docker/Deployment / infrastructure18 files

tools/Helper scripts11 files

__tests__/Tests — proof it works186 files

.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)2 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksDocker readyMIT licenseUpdated 4 mo ago

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/look-at-me-sideways && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/look-at-me-sideways/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/look-at-me-sideways/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

Quick Actions

Details

Creator

looker-open-source

Language

JavaScript