---
id: jsonschema-specifications
version: "2025.9.1"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: aging
---

# jsonschema-specifications — The JSON Schema meta-schemas and vocabularies, exposed as a Registry

License: permissive · Maintenance: aging · Popularity: top 100 on PyPI

## Install

pip install jsonschema-specifications
uv add jsonschema-specifications
poetry add jsonschema-specifications

## Description

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``jsonschema-specifications``
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JSON support files from the `JSON Schema Specifications <https://json-schema.org/specification.html>`_ (metaschemas, vocabularies, etc.), packaged for runtime access from Python as a `referencing-based Schema Registry <https://referencing.readthedocs.io/en/stable/api/#referencing.Registry>`_.

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## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Provides JSON Schema metaschemas and vocabularies packaged for runtime access through a referencing-based Schema Registry, enabling Python applications to validate JSON against official specifications.

Verdict: A stable, low-friction utility for JSON Schema validation in Python, backed by MIT licensing and top-100 PyPI popularity. Aging maintenance (339 days since last release) is offset by Production/Stable status and zero known vulnerabilities; suitable for projects needing official JSON Schema specifications at runtime.

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