diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
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+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* @dcarbone
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-linux.yaml b/.github/workflows/example-linux.yaml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/example-linux.yaml
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+name: "Setup jq Example - Linux"
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        type: string
+        required: false
+        description: "Version of jq to install"
+        default: "1.6"
+      download-compressed:
+        type: boolean
+        required: false
+        description: "Download .tar.gz of binary rather than raw binary.  Save the tubes."
+        default: true
+      force:
+        type: boolean
+        required: false
+        description: "Do not check for existing jq installation before continuing."
+        default: false
+
+jobs:
+  example:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Setup jq'
+        uses: dcarbone/install-jq-action@v1.0.0
+        with:
+          version: '${{ inputs.version }}'
+          download-compressed: '${{ inputs.download-compressed }}'
+          force: '${{ inputs.force }}'
+
+      - name: 'Check jq'
+        run: |
+          which jq
+          jq --version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-macos.yaml b/.github/workflows/example-macos.yaml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/example-macos.yaml
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+name: "Setup jq Example - MacOS"
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        type: string
+        required: false
+        description: "Version of jq to install"
+        default: "1.6"
+      download-compressed:
+        type: boolean
+        required: false
+        description: "Download .tar.gz of binary rather than raw binary.  Save the tubes."
+        default: true
+      force:
+        type: boolean
+        required: false
+        description: "Do not check for existing jq installation before continuing."
+        default: false
+
+jobs:
+  example:
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Setup jq'
+        uses: dcarbone/install-jq-action@v1.0.0
+        with:
+          version: '${{ inputs.version }}'
+          download-compressed: '${{ inputs.download-compressed }}'
+          force: '${{ inputs.force }}'
+
+      - name: 'Check jq'
+        run: |
+          which jq
+          jq --version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-windows.yaml b/.github/workflows/example-windows.yaml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/example-windows.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: "Setup jq Example - Linux"
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        type: string
+        required: false
+        description: "Version of jq to install"
+        default: "1.6"
+      download-compressed:
+        type: boolean
+        required: false
+        description: "Download .tar.gz of binary rather than raw binary.  Save the tubes."
+        default: true
+      force:
+        type: boolean
+        required: false
+        description: "Do not check for existing jq installation before continuing."
+        default: false
+
+jobs:
+  example:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Setup jq'
+        uses: dcarbone/install-jq-action@v1.0.0
+        with:
+          version: '${{ inputs.version }}'
+          download-compressed: '${{ inputs.download-compressed }}'
+          force: '${{ inputs.force }}'
+
+      - name: 'Check jq'
+        run: |
+          Get-Command "jq.exe"
+          jq.exe --version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
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+name: 'Tests - Setup jq Action'
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - 'action.yaml'
+      - '.github/workflows/tests.yaml'
+      - 'scripts/unixish.sh'
+      - 'scripts/windowsish.ps1'
+
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  test-linux:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        image:
+          - "ubuntu-latest"
+          - "ubuntu-20.04"
+          - "ubuntu-22.04"
+          - "macos-latest"
+          - "macos-11"
+          - "macos-12"
+          - "windows-latest"
+          - "windows-2022"
+          - "windows-2019"
+        download-compressed:
+          - 'true'
+          - 'false'
+        force:
+          - 'true'
+          - 'false'
+    name: "Test Action - (img: ${{ matrix.image }}; dlcmp: ${{ matrix.download-compressed }}; force: ${{ matrix.force }})"
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.image }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
+
+      - name: Setup jq
+        id: install-jq
+        uses: dcarbone/install-jq-action@main
+        with:
+          force: '${{ matrix.force }}'
+          download-compressed: '${{ matrix.download-compressed }}'
+
+      - name: Check jq - Unix-ish
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux' || runner.os == 'macOS'
+        run: |
+          which jq
+          jq --version
+
+      - name: Check Outputs - Unix-ish
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux' || runner.os == 'macOS'
+        shell: bash -e {0}
+        run: |
+          _installed='${{ steps.install-jq.outputs.installed }}'
+          _err=
+          if [[ '${{ matrix.force }}' == 'true' ]]; then
+            # enabling "force" must result in an install
+            if [[ '${{ steps.install-jq.outputs.installed }}' != 'true' ]]; then
+              echo 'Unexpected value for "installed":'
+              echo 'Expected:   "true"'
+              echo 'Actual:     "${{ steps.install-jq.outputs.installed }}"'
+              _err=1
+            fi
+          else
+            if [[ '${{ steps.install-jq.outputs.found }}' == 'true' ]]; then
+              # if found, must not be installed without force
+              if [[ '${{ steps.install-jq.outputs.installed }}' != 'false' ]]; then
+                echo 'Unexpected value for "installed":'
+                echo 'Expected:   "false"'
+                echo 'Actual:     "${{ steps.install-jq.outputs.installed }}"'
+                _err=1
+              fi
+            else
+              # if not found, must be installed
+              if [[ '${{ steps.install-jq.outputs.installed }}' != 'true' ]]; then
+                echo 'Unexpected value for "installed":'
+                echo 'Expected:   "true"'
+                echo 'Actual:     "${{ steps.install-jq.outputs.installed }}"'
+                _err=1
+              fi
+            fi
+          fi
+          if [ -n "${_err}" ]; then exit 1; fi;
+          
+
+      - name: Check jq - Windows-ish
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        run: |
+          Get-Command "jq.exe"
+          jq.exe --version
+
+      - name: Check Outputs - Windows-ish
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+          Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+          $_installed='${{ steps.install-jq.outputs.installed }}'
+          $_err = 0
+          if ("${{ matrix.force }}" -eq "true")
+          {
+              # enabling "force" must result in an install
+              if ("${{ steps.install-jq.outputs.installed }}" -ne "true")
+              {
+                  Write-Host "Unexpected value for installed"
+                  Write-Host "Expected:   true"
+                  Write-Host "Actual:     ${{ steps.install-jq.outputs.installed }}"
+                  $_err=1
+              }
+          }
+          else
+          {
+              if ("${{ steps.install-jq.outputs.found }}" -eq "true")
+              {
+                  # if found, must not be installed without force
+                  if ("${{ steps.install-jq.outputs.installed }}" -ne "false")
+                  {
+                      Write-Host "Unexpected value for installed"
+                      Write-Host "Expected:  false"
+                      Write-Host "Actual:    ${{ steps.install-jq.outputs.installed }}"
+                      $_err=1
+                  }
+              }
+              else
+              {
+                  # if not found, must be installed
+                  if ("${{ steps.install-jq.outputs.installed }}" -ne "true") {
+                      Write-Host "Unexpected value for installed"
+                      Write-Host "Expected:  true"
+                      Write-Host "Actual:    ${{ steps.install-jq.outputs.installed }}"
+                      $_err=1
+                  }
+              }
+          }
+          if ("${_err}" -ne 0)
+          {
+              exit 1
+          }
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.DS_Store
+/.idea
+/tmp
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bcea7a1..39853c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,58 @@
 # install-jq-action
-Multiplatform jq installer action
+Multiplatform [jq](https://github.com/stedolan/jq) installer action
+
+[![Tests - Setup jq Action](https://github.com/dcarbone/install-jq-action/actions/workflows/tests.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/dcarbone/install-jq-action/actions/workflows/tests.yaml)
+
+This action cannot currently handle MacOS arm64 runners.
+
+# Index
+
+1. [Examples](#examples)
+2. [Action Source](action.yaml)
+3. [Action Inputs](#action-inputs)
+4. [Action Outputs](#action-outputs)
+
+## Examples
+
+* [linux](./.github/workflows/example-linux.yaml)
+* [macos](./.github/workflows/example-macos.yaml)
+
+## Action Inputs
+
+#### version
+```yaml
+  version:
+    required: false
+    description: "Version of jq to install"
+    default: "1.6"
+```
+
+This must be a version with a [corresponding release](https://github.com/stedolan/jq/releases).
+
+#### force
+```yaml
+  force:
+    required: false
+    description: "If 'true', does not check for existing jq installation before continuing."
+    default: 'false'
+```
+
+GitHub's own hosted runners come with a version of
+[jq pre-installed](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners#preinstalled-software).
+
+Setting this to `true` will install the version you specify into the tool cache, superseding the preinstalled version.
+Setting this to true can also help ensure the same version is used across both self-hosted and remote runners. 
+
+## Action Outputs
+
+#### found
+```yaml
+  found:
+    description: "If 'true', jq was already found on this runner"
+```
+
+#### installed
+```yaml
+  installed:
+    description: "If 'true', jq was installed by this action"
+```
diff --git a/action.yaml b/action.yaml
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+++ b/action.yaml
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+name: Install jq
+description: |
+  Installs a version of jq into the job tool cache using simple shell scripts
+
+branding:
+  icon: copy
+  color: orange
+
+inputs:
+  version:
+    required: false
+    description: "Version of jq to install"
+    default: "1.6"
+  force:
+    required: false
+    description: "If 'true', does not check for existing jq installation before continuing."
+    default: 'false'
+
+outputs:
+  found:
+    description: "If 'true', jq was already found on this runner"
+    value: "${{ steps.jq-check-unix.outputs.found == 'true' || steps.jq-check-windows.outputs.found == 'true' }}"
+  installed:
+    description: "If 'true', jq was installed by this action"
+    value: "${{ inputs.force == 'true' || steps.jq-check-unix.outputs.found == 'false' || steps.jq-check-windows.outputs.found == 'false' }}"
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: 'Check for jq - Unix-ish'
+      id: jq-check-unix
+      if: (runner.os == 'Linux' || runner.os == 'macOS')
+      shell: bash +e {0}
+      run: |
+        _jq_bin="$(which jq)"
+        if [ -f "${_jq_bin}" ]; then
+          echo "found=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        else
+          echo "found=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        fi
+
+    - name: 'Install jq - Unix-ish'
+      if: (runner.os == 'Linux' || runner.os == 'macOS') && (steps.jq-check-unix.outputs.found == 'false' || inputs.force == 'true')
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        JQ_VERSION: '${{ inputs.version }}'
+      run: $GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/scripts/unixish.sh
+
+    - name: 'Check for jq - Windows-ish'
+      id: jq-check-windows
+      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+      shell: powershell
+      run: |
+        if (Get-Command "jq.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
+        {
+            Add-Content $Env:GITHUB_OUTPUT "found=true"
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Add-Content $Env:GITHUB_OUTPUT "found=false"
+        }
+
+    - name: 'Install jq - Windows-ish'
+      if: runner.os == 'Windows' && (steps.jq-check-windows.outputs.found == 'false' || inputs.force == 'true')
+      shell: powershell
+      env:
+        DL_COMPRESSED: "${{ inputs.download-compressed == 'true' }}"
+        JQ_VERSION: '${{ inputs.version }}'
+      run: '& $Env:GITHUB_ACTION_PATH\scripts\windowsish.ps1'
diff --git a/scripts/unixish.sh b/scripts/unixish.sh
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+++ b/scripts/unixish.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+echo '::group::Prep'
+
+# validate input and prepare some vars
+
+_base_url='https://github.com/stedolan/jq/releases/download'
+
+_os=
+_arch=
+
+_bin_name=
+_dl_name=
+_dl_path=
+_dl_url=
+
+case $RUNNER_OS in
+  Linux)
+    _os='linux'
+    ;;
+  macOS)
+    _os='osx'
+    ;;
+
+  *)
+    echo "Cannot handle OS of type $RUNNER_OS"
+    echo "Expected one of: [ Linux macOS ]"
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+case $RUNNER_ARCH in
+  'X86')
+    _arch='386'
+    ;;
+  'X64')
+    _arch='amd64'
+    ;;
+  'ARM')
+    _arch='arm'
+    ;;
+  'ARM64')
+    _arch='arm64'
+    ;;
+
+  *)
+    echo "Cannot handle arch of type $RUNNER_ARCH"
+    echo "Expected one of: [ X86 X64 ARM ARM64 ]"
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# determine binary name
+
+if [[ "${_os}" == "linux" ]]; then
+  case "${_arch}" in
+    '386')
+      _bin_name="jq-linux32"
+      ;;
+    'amd64')
+      _bin_name="jq-linux64"
+      ;;
+
+    *)
+      echo "Cannot handle \"$RUNNER_ARCH\" architecture for os \"$RUNNER_OS\""
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+else
+  case "${_arch}" in
+    'amd64')
+      _bin_name="jq-osx-amd64"
+      ;;
+
+    *)
+      echo "Cannot handle \"$RUNNER_ARCH\" architecture for os \"$RUNNER_OS\""
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+fi
+
+_dl_name="${_bin_name}"
+_dl_path="$RUNNER_TEMP/${_dl_name}"
+
+_dl_url="${_base_url}/jq-$JQ_VERSION/${_dl_name}"
+
+echo '::endgroup::'
+
+echo '::group::Downloading jq'
+
+echo "Src: ${_dl_url}"
+echo "Dst: ${_dl_path}"
+
+wget -O- "${_dl_url}" > "${_dl_path}"
+
+echo '::endgroup::'
+
+echo '::group::Copying to tool cache'
+
+echo "Creating tool cache directory $RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE/jq"
+mkdir -p "$RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE/jq"
+
+echo "Installing into tool cache:"
+echo "Src: $RUNNER_TEMP/${_bin_name}"
+echo "Dst: $RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE/jq/jq"
+mv "$RUNNER_TEMP/${_bin_name}" "$RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE/jq/jq"
+
+echo "Adding $RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE/jq to path..."
+echo "$RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE/jq" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+echo '::endgroup::'
diff --git a/scripts/windowsish.ps1 b/scripts/windowsish.ps1
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+++ b/scripts/windowsish.ps1
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+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+
+Write-Host "::group::Prep"
+
+# validate input and prepare some vars
+
+switch ($Env:RUNNER_ARCH)
+{
+    "X86" {
+        $_bin_name = "jq-win32.exe"
+    }
+    "X64" {
+        $_bin_name = "jq-win64.exe"
+    }
+    default {
+        Write-Host "Cannot handle arch of type $Env:RUNNER_ARCH"
+        Write-Host "Expected one of: [ X86 X64 ]"
+        exit 1
+    }
+}
+
+$_base_url = "https://github.com/stedolan/jq/releases/download"
+
+$_dl_name = "${_bin_name}"
+$_dl_path = "$Env:RUNNER_TEMP\${_dl_name}"
+
+$_dl_url = "${_base_url}/jq-$Env:JQ_VERSION/${_dl_name}"
+
+Write-Host "::endgroup::"
+
+# download artifact
+
+Write-Host "::group::Downloading jq"
+
+Write-Host "Src: ${_dl_url}"
+Write-Host "Dst: ${_dl_path}"
+
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "${_dl_url}" -OutFile "${_dl_path}"
+
+Write-Host "::endgroup::"
+
+# install into tool cache
+
+Write-Host "::group::Copying to tool cache"
+
+Write-Host "Creating tool cache directory $Env:RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE\jq\"
+New-Item "$Env:RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE\jq\" -ItemType Directory -Force
+
+Write-Host "Installing into tool cache:"
+Write-Host "Src: $Env:RUNNER_TEMP\${_bin_name}"
+Write-Host "Dst: $Env:RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE\jq\jq.exe"
+Move-Item -Force -LiteralPath "$Env:RUNNER_TEMP\${_bin_name}" -Destination "$Env:RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE\jq\jq.exe"
+
+Write-Host "Adding $Env:RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE\jq\ to path..."
+Add-Content "$Env:GITHUB_PATH" "$Env:RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE\jq\"
+
+Write-Host "::endgroup::"