diff --git a/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/awk.rs b/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/awk.rs
index 855a84d5..c675b456 100644
--- a/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/awk.rs
+++ b/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/awk.rs
@@ -682,6 +682,14 @@ impl<'a> AwkParser<'a> {
     fn parse_printf(&mut self) -> Result<AwkAction> {
         self.skip_whitespace();
 
+        // Handle optional parenthesized form: printf("format", args)
+        let has_parens =
+            self.pos < self.input.len() && self.input.chars().nth(self.pos).unwrap() == '(';
+        if has_parens {
+            self.pos += 1;
+            self.skip_whitespace();
+        }
+
         // Parse format string
         if self.pos >= self.input.len() || self.input.chars().nth(self.pos).unwrap() != '"' {
             return Err(Error::Execution(
@@ -701,6 +709,13 @@ impl<'a> AwkParser<'a> {
             self.skip_whitespace();
         }
 
+        if has_parens
+            && self.pos < self.input.len()
+            && self.input.chars().nth(self.pos).unwrap() == ')'
+        {
+            self.pos += 1;
+        }
+
         Ok(AwkAction::Printf(format, args))
     }
 
@@ -3269,4 +3284,32 @@ mod tests {
         .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(result.stdout, "329\n");
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_awk_printf_parens() {
+        // printf with parenthesized syntax: printf("format", args)
+        let result = run_awk(
+            &[r#"BEGIN{printf("["); printf("%s", "x"); printf("]"); print ""}"#],
+            Some(""),
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.stdout, "[x]\n");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_awk_printf_parens_csv() {
+        // CSV to JSON pattern using printf with parens
+        let result = run_awk(
+            &[
+                "-F,",
+                r#"NR==1{for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) h[i]=$i; next} {printf("%s{", (NR>2?",":"")); for(i=1;i<=NF;i++){printf("%s\"%s\":\"%s\"", (i>1?",":""), h[i], $i)}; printf("}")} END{print ""}"#,
+            ],
+            Some("name,age\nalice,30\nbob,25\n"),
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        assert!(result.stdout.contains("alice"));
+        assert!(result.stdout.contains("bob"));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/jq.rs b/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/jq.rs
index 3ad2eb46..63a3c4ad 100644
--- a/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/jq.rs
+++ b/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/jq.rs
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ impl Builtin for Jq {
         // Parse arguments for flags using index-based loop to support
         // multi-arg flags like --arg name value and --argjson name value.
         let mut raw_output = false;
+        let mut raw_input = false;
         let mut compact_output = false;
         let mut null_input = false;
         let mut sort_keys = false;
@@ -210,6 +211,8 @@ impl Builtin for Jq {
 
             if arg == "--raw-output" {
                 raw_output = true;
+            } else if arg == "--raw-input" {
+                raw_input = true;
             } else if arg == "--compact-output" {
                 compact_output = true;
             } else if arg == "--null-input" {
@@ -269,6 +272,7 @@ impl Builtin for Jq {
                 for ch in arg[1..].chars() {
                     match ch {
                         'r' => raw_output = true,
+                        'R' => raw_input = true,
                         'c' => compact_output = true,
                         'n' => null_input = true,
                         'S' => sort_keys = true,
@@ -377,6 +381,15 @@ impl Builtin for Jq {
         let inputs_to_process: Vec<Val> = if null_input {
             // -n flag: use null as input
             vec![Val::from(serde_json::Value::Null)]
+        } else if raw_input && slurp {
+            // -Rs flag: read entire input as single string
+            vec![Val::from(serde_json::Value::String(input.to_string()))]
+        } else if raw_input {
+            // -R flag: each line becomes a JSON string value
+            input
+                .lines()
+                .map(|line| Val::from(serde_json::Value::String(line.to_string())))
+                .collect()
         } else if slurp {
             // -s flag: read all inputs into a single array
             match Self::parse_json_values(input) {
@@ -1189,4 +1202,35 @@ mod tests {
         let result = run_jq_with_args(&["-snr", r#""hello""#], "").await.unwrap();
         assert_eq!(result.trim(), "hello");
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_jq_raw_input() {
+        // -R: each line becomes a JSON string
+        let result = run_jq_with_args(&["-R", "."], "hello\nworld\n")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.trim(), "\"hello\"\n\"world\"");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_jq_raw_input_slurp() {
+        // -Rs: entire input as one string
+        let result = run_jq_with_args(&["-Rs", "."], "hello\nworld\n")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.trim(), "\"hello\\nworld\\n\"");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_jq_raw_input_split() {
+        // -R -s then split: CSV-like processing
+        let result = run_jq_with_args(
+            &["-Rs", r#"split("\n") | map(select(length>0))"#],
+            "a,b,c\n1,2,3\n",
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        assert!(result.contains("a,b,c"));
+        assert!(result.contains("1,2,3"));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/bashkit/tests/spec_cases/awk/awk.test.sh b/crates/bashkit/tests/spec_cases/awk/awk.test.sh
index 5dce9cd2..e42ed849 100644
--- a/crates/bashkit/tests/spec_cases/awk/awk.test.sh
+++ b/crates/bashkit/tests/spec_cases/awk/awk.test.sh
@@ -650,3 +650,17 @@ printf '10\n2\n' | awk '{if ($1 > 5) print $1}'
 ### expect
 10
 ### end
+
+### awk_printf_parens
+# printf with parenthesized form
+printf 'x\n' | awk '{printf("[%s]", $1); print ""}'
+### expect
+[x]
+### end
+
+### awk_printf_parens_begin
+# printf with parens in BEGIN block
+echo x | awk 'BEGIN{printf("["); printf("%s", "hi"); printf("]"); print ""}'
+### expect
+[hi]
+### end
diff --git a/crates/bashkit/tests/spec_cases/jq/jq.test.sh b/crates/bashkit/tests/spec_cases/jq/jq.test.sh
index e6dd342c..3601dc31 100644
--- a/crates/bashkit/tests/spec_cases/jq/jq.test.sh
+++ b/crates/bashkit/tests/spec_cases/jq/jq.test.sh
@@ -954,3 +954,21 @@ echo '42' | jq -e '.'
 ### expect
 42
 ### end
+
+### jq_raw_input
+# -R flag: each line treated as string
+printf 'hello\nworld\n' | jq -R '.'
+### expect
+"hello"
+"world"
+### end
+
+### jq_raw_input_slurp
+# -Rs flag: entire input as one string, then split
+printf 'a,b\n1,2\n' | jq -Rs 'split("\n") | map(select(length>0))'
+### expect
+[
+  "a,b",
+  "1,2"
+]
+### end