From 8cf6b152333c9c483d707ad339ae19e6a2b27764 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:59:50 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/9] Initial plan


From 42e3337935f05e5968d92f2a3fe40005f08660ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:20:15 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/9] Add wp package get command implementation

Co-authored-by: swissspidy <841956+swissspidy@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 composer.json            |   1 +
 features/package.feature |  49 +++++++++++++++++++
 src/Package_Command.php  | 103 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 153 insertions(+)

diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 9b53625d..944f7dcf 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     "commands": [
       "package",
       "package browse",
+      "package get",
       "package install",
       "package list",
       "package update",
diff --git a/features/package.feature b/features/package.feature
index a45218b4..734b2178 100644
--- a/features/package.feature
+++ b/features/package.feature
@@ -208,3 +208,52 @@ Feature: Manage WP-CLI packages
       """
       {NO_SUCH_PACKAGE_COMPOSER_JSON}
       """
+
+  Scenario: Get information about a single package
+    Given an empty directory
+
+    When I try `wp package get runcommand/hook`
+    Then STDERR should contain:
+      """
+      Error: Package 'runcommand/hook' is not installed.
+      """
+    And the return code should be 1
+
+    When I run `wp package install runcommand/hook`
+    Then STDERR should be empty
+
+    When I run `wp package get runcommand/hook`
+    Then STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      runcommand/hook
+      """
+    And STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      version
+      """
+
+    When I run `wp package get runcommand/hook --fields=name,version`
+    Then STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      runcommand/hook
+      """
+    And STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      version
+      """
+
+    When I run `wp package get runcommand/hook --fields=version --format=json`
+    Then STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      "version"
+      """
+
+    When I run `wp package get runcommand/hook --format=json`
+    Then STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      "name":"runcommand/hook"
+      """
+    And STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      "version"
+      """
diff --git a/src/Package_Command.php b/src/Package_Command.php
index 9e13c0d6..673c4791 100644
--- a/src/Package_Command.php
+++ b/src/Package_Command.php
@@ -500,6 +500,109 @@ public function path( $args ) {
 		WP_CLI::line( $packages_dir );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets information about an installed WP-CLI package.
+	 *
+	 * ## OPTIONS
+	 *
+	 * <name>
+	 * : Name of the package to get information for.
+	 *
+	 * [--fields=<fields>]
+	 * : Limit the output to specific fields. Defaults to all fields.
+	 *
+	 * [--format=<format>]
+	 * : Render output in a particular format.
+	 * ---
+	 * default: table
+	 * options:
+	 *   - table
+	 *   - csv
+	 *   - json
+	 *   - yaml
+	 * ---
+	 *
+	 * ## AVAILABLE FIELDS
+	 *
+	 * These fields will be displayed by default for each package:
+	 *
+	 * * name
+	 * * authors
+	 * * version
+	 * * update
+	 * * update_version
+	 *
+	 * These fields are optionally available:
+	 *
+	 * * description
+	 *
+	 * ## EXAMPLES
+	 *
+	 *     # Get information about an installed package.
+	 *     $ wp package get wp-cli/server-command
+	 *     +---------+------------------+
+	 *     | Field   | Value            |
+	 *     +---------+------------------+
+	 *     | name    | wp-cli/server-command |
+	 *     | authors | Daniel Bachhuber |
+	 *     | version | dev-main         |
+	 *     +---------+------------------+
+	 *
+	 *     # Get the version of a package.
+	 *     $ wp package get wp-cli/server-command --fields=version --format=json
+	 *     {"version":"dev-main"}
+	 */
+	public function get( $args, $assoc_args ) {
+		list( $package_name ) = $args;
+		$this->set_composer_auth_env_var();
+
+		$package = $this->get_installed_package_by_name( $package_name );
+		if ( false === $package ) {
+			WP_CLI::error( sprintf( "Package '%s' is not installed.", $package_name ) );
+		}
+
+		$composer = $this->get_composer();
+
+		$package_output                = [];
+		$package_output['name']        = $package->getPrettyName();
+		$package_output['description'] = $package->getDescription();
+		$package_output['authors']     = implode( ', ', array_column( (array) $package->getAuthors(), 'name' ) );
+		$package_output['version']     = $package->getPrettyVersion();
+		$update                        = 'none';
+		$update_version                = '';
+
+		try {
+			$latest = $this->find_latest_package( $package, $composer, null );
+			if ( $latest && $latest->getFullPrettyVersion() !== $package->getFullPrettyVersion() ) {
+				$update         = 'available';
+				$update_version = $latest->getPrettyVersion();
+			}
+		} catch ( Exception $e ) {
+			WP_CLI::warning( $e->getMessage() );
+			$update         = 'error';
+			$update_version = $update;
+		}
+
+		$package_output['update']         = $update;
+		$package_output['update_version'] = $update_version;
+
+		$default_fields = [
+			'name',
+			'authors',
+			'version',
+			'update',
+			'update_version',
+		];
+
+		$defaults   = [
+			'fields' => implode( ',', $default_fields ),
+			'format' => 'table',
+		];
+		$assoc_args = array_merge( $defaults, $assoc_args );
+
+		Utils\format_items( $assoc_args['format'], [ $package_output ], $assoc_args['fields'] );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Updates all installed WP-CLI packages to their latest version.
 	 *

From 84db1bdc62e4eb70a11b9b5138ab9aca82eaf7f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:23:22 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/9] Improve error handling: use N/A for update_version on
 error

Co-authored-by: swissspidy <841956+swissspidy@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 src/Package_Command.php | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/Package_Command.php b/src/Package_Command.php
index 673c4791..14cf50a7 100644
--- a/src/Package_Command.php
+++ b/src/Package_Command.php
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ public function get( $args, $assoc_args ) {
 		} catch ( Exception $e ) {
 			WP_CLI::warning( $e->getMessage() );
 			$update         = 'error';
-			$update_version = $update;
+			$update_version = 'N/A';
 		}
 
 		$package_output['update']         = $update;

From 9f9d8da7376e98a34b4abd17f149cb3be643a888 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:25:18 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 4/9] Maintain consistency with existing list command error
 handling

Co-authored-by: swissspidy <841956+swissspidy@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 src/Package_Command.php | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/Package_Command.php b/src/Package_Command.php
index 14cf50a7..673c4791 100644
--- a/src/Package_Command.php
+++ b/src/Package_Command.php
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ public function get( $args, $assoc_args ) {
 		} catch ( Exception $e ) {
 			WP_CLI::warning( $e->getMessage() );
 			$update         = 'error';
-			$update_version = 'N/A';
+			$update_version = $update;
 		}
 
 		$package_output['update']         = $update;

From 45d5801e8d51911683d9670b184479a11a6f3f11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pascal Birchler <pascalb@google.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:04:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 5/9] Update test

---
 features/package.feature | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/features/package.feature b/features/package.feature
index 2be45b97..8f56065d 100644
--- a/features/package.feature
+++ b/features/package.feature
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ Feature: Manage WP-CLI packages
     When I run `wp package get runcommand/hook --format=json`
     Then STDOUT should contain:
       """
-      "name":"runcommand/hook"
+      "name":"runcommand\/hook"
       """
     And STDOUT should contain:
       """

From e5cd3a5474dc73296971c80d7b5a43ae800b0005 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pascal Birchler <pascalb@google.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:27:00 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 6/9] Add skip-update-check

---
 src/Package_Command.php | 26 ++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Package_Command.php b/src/Package_Command.php
index cb220c62..90f683dd 100644
--- a/src/Package_Command.php
+++ b/src/Package_Command.php
@@ -533,6 +533,9 @@ public function path( $args ) {
 	 *   - yaml
 	 * ---
 	 *
+	 * [--skip-update-check]
+	 * : Skip checking for updates. This is faster and avoids authentication issues with GitHub or Composer repositories.
+	 *
 	 * ## AVAILABLE FIELDS
 	 *
 	 * These fields will be displayed by default for each package:
@@ -572,7 +575,8 @@ public function get( $args, $assoc_args ) {
 			WP_CLI::error( sprintf( "Package '%s' is not installed.", $package_name ) );
 		}
 
-		$composer = $this->get_composer();
+		$skip_update_check = Utils\get_flag_value( $assoc_args, 'skip-update-check', false );
+		$composer          = $this->get_composer();
 
 		$package_output                = [];
 		$package_output['name']        = $package->getPrettyName();
@@ -582,16 +586,18 @@ public function get( $args, $assoc_args ) {
 		$update                        = 'none';
 		$update_version                = '';
 
-		try {
-			$latest = $this->find_latest_package( $package, $composer, null );
-			if ( $latest && $latest->getFullPrettyVersion() !== $package->getFullPrettyVersion() ) {
-				$update         = 'available';
-				$update_version = $latest->getPrettyVersion();
+		if ( ! $skip_update_check ) {
+			try {
+				$latest = $this->find_latest_package( $package, $composer, null );
+				if ( $latest && $latest->getFullPrettyVersion() !== $package->getFullPrettyVersion() ) {
+					$update         = 'available';
+					$update_version = $latest->getPrettyVersion();
+				}
+			} catch ( Exception $e ) {
+				WP_CLI::warning( $e->getMessage() );
+				$update         = 'error';
+				$update_version = $update;
 			}
-		} catch ( Exception $e ) {
-			WP_CLI::warning( $e->getMessage() );
-			$update         = 'error';
-			$update_version = $update;
 		}
 
 		$package_output['update']         = $update;

From 687bca29c195ee5338d7bc87987b6fb0ef6e5ea1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pascal Birchler <pascalb@google.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:32:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 7/9] Change formatting

---
 src/Package_Command.php | 21 ++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Package_Command.php b/src/Package_Command.php
index 90f683dd..cb1e90e5 100644
--- a/src/Package_Command.php
+++ b/src/Package_Command.php
@@ -553,14 +553,16 @@ public function path( $args ) {
 	 * ## EXAMPLES
 	 *
 	 *     # Get information about an installed package.
-	 *     $ wp package get wp-cli/server-command
-	 *     +---------+------------------+
-	 *     | Field   | Value            |
-	 *     +---------+------------------+
-	 *     | name    | wp-cli/server-command |
-	 *     | authors | Daniel Bachhuber |
-	 *     | version | dev-main         |
-	 *     +---------+------------------+
+	 *     $ wp package get wp-cli/scaffold-package-command	 *
+	 *     +----------------+---------------------------------+
+	 *     | Field          | Value                           |
+	 *     +----------------+---------------------------------+
+	 *     | name           | wp-cli/scaffold-package-command |
+	 *     | authors        | Daniel Bachhuber                |
+	 *     | version        | dev-main                        |
+	 *     | update         | available                       |
+	 *     | update_version | 2.x-dev                         |
+	 *     +----------------+---------------------------------+
 	 *
 	 *     # Get the version of a package.
 	 *     $ wp package get wp-cli/server-command --fields=version --format=json
@@ -617,7 +619,8 @@ public function get( $args, $assoc_args ) {
 		];
 		$assoc_args = array_merge( $defaults, $assoc_args );
 
-		Utils\format_items( $assoc_args['format'], [ $package_output ], $assoc_args['fields'] );
+		$formatter  = new \WP_CLI\Formatter( $assoc_args );
+		$formatter->display_item( $package_output );
 	}
 
 	/**

From 21aa896a1bdb06a9058f7cc7a37696b098fd91eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pascal Birchler <pascalb@google.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:32:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 8/9] Update readme

---
 README.md | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 120790a2..c0db44a3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -125,6 +125,70 @@ There are no optionally available fields.
 
 
 
+### wp package get
+
+Gets information about an installed WP-CLI package.
+
+~~~
+wp package get <name> [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>] [--skip-update-check]
+~~~
+
+**OPTIONS**
+
+	<name>
+		Name of the package to get information for.
+
+	[--fields=<fields>]
+		Limit the output to specific fields. Defaults to all fields.
+
+	[--format=<format>]
+		Render output in a particular format.
+		---
+		default: table
+		options:
+		  - table
+		  - csv
+		  - json
+		  - yaml
+		---
+
+	[--skip-update-check]
+		Skip checking for updates. This is faster and avoids authentication issues with GitHub or Composer repositories.
+
+**AVAILABLE FIELDS**
+
+These fields will be displayed by default for each package:
+
+* name
+* authors
+* version
+* update
+* update_version
+
+These fields are optionally available:
+
+* description
+
+**EXAMPLES**
+
+    # Get information about an installed package.
+    $ wp package get wp-cli/scaffold-package-command	 *
+    +----------------+---------------------------------+
+    | Field          | Value                           |
+    +----------------+---------------------------------+
+    | name           | wp-cli/scaffold-package-command |
+    | authors        | Daniel Bachhuber                |
+    | version        | dev-main                        |
+    | update         | available                       |
+    | update_version | 2.x-dev                         |
+    +----------------+---------------------------------+
+
+    # Get the version of a package.
+    $ wp package get wp-cli/server-command --fields=version --format=json
+    {"version":"dev-main"}
+
+
+
 ### wp package install
 
 Installs a WP-CLI package.

From ecc830fc3e42f849cd385e6d413fb11d7d70167d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pascal Birchler <pascalb@google.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:37:56 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 9/9] Lint fix

---
 src/Package_Command.php | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Package_Command.php b/src/Package_Command.php
index cb1e90e5..bae5c31e 100644
--- a/src/Package_Command.php
+++ b/src/Package_Command.php
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ public function path( $args ) {
 	 * ## EXAMPLES
 	 *
 	 *     # Get information about an installed package.
-	 *     $ wp package get wp-cli/scaffold-package-command	 *
+	 *     $ wp package get wp-cli/scaffold-package-command
 	 *     +----------------+---------------------------------+
 	 *     | Field          | Value                           |
 	 *     +----------------+---------------------------------+
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ public function get( $args, $assoc_args ) {
 		];
 		$assoc_args = array_merge( $defaults, $assoc_args );
 
-		$formatter  = new \WP_CLI\Formatter( $assoc_args );
+		$formatter = new \WP_CLI\Formatter( $assoc_args );
 		$formatter->display_item( $package_output );
 	}