diff --git a/tools/editor/cli_arg_required.cpp b/tools/editor/cli_arg_required.cpp
index 63c1128c..23065d06 100644
--- a/tools/editor/cli_arg_required.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/cli_arg_required.cpp
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ const char* const kArgRequired[] = {
     "--export-wsps-json", "--import-wsps-json",
     "--gen-cmr", "--gen-cmr-city", "--gen-cmr-boss",
     "--info-wcmr", "--validate-wcmr",
+    "--export-wcmr-json", "--import-wcmr-json",
     "--gen-weather-temperate", "--gen-weather-arctic",
     "--gen-weather-desert", "--gen-weather-stormy",
     "--gen-zone-atmosphere",
diff --git a/tools/editor/cli_creature_patrols_catalog.cpp b/tools/editor/cli_creature_patrols_catalog.cpp
index e980f6f0..be7d6919 100644
--- a/tools/editor/cli_creature_patrols_catalog.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/cli_creature_patrols_catalog.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "pipeline/wowee_creature_patrols.hpp"
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
+#include <cctype>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
@@ -135,6 +136,180 @@ int handleInfo(int& i, int argc, char** argv) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+int handleExportJson(int& i, int argc, char** argv) {
+    std::string base = argv[++i];
+    std::string outPath;
+    if (parseOptArg(i, argc, argv)) outPath = argv[++i];
+    base = stripWcmrExt(base);
+    if (!wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrolLoader::exists(base)) {
+        std::fprintf(stderr,
+            "export-wcmr-json: WCMR not found: %s.wcmr\n",
+            base.c_str());
+        return 1;
+    }
+    auto c = wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrolLoader::load(base);
+    if (outPath.empty()) outPath = base + ".wcmr.json";
+    nlohmann::json j;
+    j["catalog"] = c.name;
+    nlohmann::json arr = nlohmann::json::array();
+    for (const auto& e : c.entries) {
+        nlohmann::json wpArr = nlohmann::json::array();
+        for (const auto& w : e.waypoints) {
+            wpArr.push_back({
+                {"x", w.x}, {"y", w.y}, {"z", w.z},
+                {"delayMs", w.delayMs},
+            });
+        }
+        nlohmann::json je;
+        je["pathId"] = e.pathId;
+        je["name"] = e.name;
+        je["description"] = e.description;
+        je["creatureGuid"] = e.creatureGuid;
+        je["pathKind"] = e.pathKind;
+        je["pathKindName"] =
+            wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrol::pathKindName(e.pathKind);
+        je["moveType"] = e.moveType;
+        je["moveTypeName"] =
+            wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrol::moveTypeName(e.moveType);
+        je["waypoints"] = wpArr;
+        je["iconColorRGBA"] = e.iconColorRGBA;
+        arr.push_back(je);
+    }
+    j["entries"] = arr;
+    std::ofstream os(outPath);
+    if (!os) {
+        std::fprintf(stderr,
+            "export-wcmr-json: failed to open %s for write\n",
+            outPath.c_str());
+        return 1;
+    }
+    os << j.dump(2) << "\n";
+    std::printf("Wrote %s\n", outPath.c_str());
+    std::printf("  catalog : %s\n", c.name.c_str());
+    std::printf("  paths   : %zu\n", c.entries.size());
+    return 0;
+}
+
+uint8_t parsePathKindToken(const nlohmann::json& jv, uint8_t fallback) {
+    if (jv.is_number_integer() || jv.is_number_unsigned()) {
+        int v = jv.get<int>();
+        if (v < 0 || v > wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrol::Random)
+            return fallback;
+        return static_cast<uint8_t>(v);
+    }
+    if (jv.is_string()) {
+        std::string s = jv.get<std::string>();
+        for (auto& ch : s) ch = static_cast<char>(std::tolower(ch));
+        if (s == "loop")    return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrol::Loop;
+        if (s == "one-shot" ||
+            s == "oneshot") return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrol::OneShot;
+        if (s == "reverse") return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrol::Reverse;
+        if (s == "random")  return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrol::Random;
+    }
+    return fallback;
+}
+
+uint8_t parseMoveTypeToken(const nlohmann::json& jv, uint8_t fallback) {
+    if (jv.is_number_integer() || jv.is_number_unsigned()) {
+        int v = jv.get<int>();
+        if (v < 0 || v > wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrol::Swim)
+            return fallback;
+        return static_cast<uint8_t>(v);
+    }
+    if (jv.is_string()) {
+        std::string s = jv.get<std::string>();
+        for (auto& ch : s) ch = static_cast<char>(std::tolower(ch));
+        if (s == "walk") return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrol::Walk;
+        if (s == "run")  return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrol::Run;
+        if (s == "fly")  return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrol::Fly;
+        if (s == "swim") return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrol::Swim;
+    }
+    return fallback;
+}
+
+int handleImportJson(int& i, int argc, char** argv) {
+    std::string jsonPath = argv[++i];
+    std::string outBase;
+    if (parseOptArg(i, argc, argv)) outBase = argv[++i];
+    std::ifstream is(jsonPath);
+    if (!is) {
+        std::fprintf(stderr,
+            "import-wcmr-json: failed to open %s\n", jsonPath.c_str());
+        return 1;
+    }
+    nlohmann::json j;
+    try {
+        is >> j;
+    } catch (const std::exception& ex) {
+        std::fprintf(stderr,
+            "import-wcmr-json: parse error in %s: %s\n",
+            jsonPath.c_str(), ex.what());
+        return 1;
+    }
+    wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrol c;
+    if (j.contains("catalog") && j["catalog"].is_string())
+        c.name = j["catalog"].get<std::string>();
+    if (j.contains("entries") && j["entries"].is_array()) {
+        for (const auto& je : j["entries"]) {
+            wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrol::Entry e;
+            if (je.contains("pathId"))       e.pathId = je["pathId"].get<uint32_t>();
+            if (je.contains("name"))         e.name = je["name"].get<std::string>();
+            if (je.contains("description"))  e.description = je["description"].get<std::string>();
+            if (je.contains("creatureGuid")) e.creatureGuid = je["creatureGuid"].get<uint32_t>();
+            uint8_t kind = wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrol::Loop;
+            if (je.contains("pathKind"))
+                kind = parsePathKindToken(je["pathKind"], kind);
+            else if (je.contains("pathKindName"))
+                kind = parsePathKindToken(je["pathKindName"], kind);
+            e.pathKind = kind;
+            uint8_t move = wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrol::Walk;
+            if (je.contains("moveType"))
+                move = parseMoveTypeToken(je["moveType"], move);
+            else if (je.contains("moveTypeName"))
+                move = parseMoveTypeToken(je["moveTypeName"], move);
+            e.moveType = move;
+            if (je.contains("waypoints") && je["waypoints"].is_array()) {
+                for (const auto& wj : je["waypoints"]) {
+                    wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrol::Waypoint w;
+                    if (wj.contains("x"))        w.x = wj["x"].get<float>();
+                    if (wj.contains("y"))        w.y = wj["y"].get<float>();
+                    if (wj.contains("z"))        w.z = wj["z"].get<float>();
+                    if (wj.contains("delayMs"))  w.delayMs = wj["delayMs"].get<uint32_t>();
+                    e.waypoints.push_back(w);
+                }
+            }
+            if (je.contains("iconColorRGBA"))
+                e.iconColorRGBA = je["iconColorRGBA"].get<uint32_t>();
+            c.entries.push_back(e);
+        }
+    }
+    if (outBase.empty()) {
+        outBase = jsonPath;
+        const std::string suffix1 = ".wcmr.json";
+        const std::string suffix2 = ".json";
+        if (outBase.size() >= suffix1.size() &&
+            outBase.compare(outBase.size() - suffix1.size(),
+                            suffix1.size(), suffix1) == 0) {
+            outBase.resize(outBase.size() - suffix1.size());
+        } else if (outBase.size() >= suffix2.size() &&
+                   outBase.compare(outBase.size() - suffix2.size(),
+                                   suffix2.size(), suffix2) == 0) {
+            outBase.resize(outBase.size() - suffix2.size());
+        }
+    }
+    outBase = stripWcmrExt(outBase);
+    if (!wowee::pipeline::WoweeCreaturePatrolLoader::save(c, outBase)) {
+        std::fprintf(stderr,
+            "import-wcmr-json: failed to save %s.wcmr\n",
+            outBase.c_str());
+        return 1;
+    }
+    std::printf("Wrote %s.wcmr\n", outBase.c_str());
+    std::printf("  catalog : %s\n", c.name.c_str());
+    std::printf("  paths   : %zu\n", c.entries.size());
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int handleValidate(int& i, int argc, char** argv) {
     std::string base = argv[++i];
     bool jsonOut = consumeJsonFlag(i, argc, argv);
@@ -243,6 +418,12 @@ bool handleCreaturePatrolsCatalog(int& i, int argc, char** argv,
     if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--validate-wcmr") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
         outRc = handleValidate(i, argc, argv); return true;
     }
+    if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--export-wcmr-json") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
+        outRc = handleExportJson(i, argc, argv); return true;
+    }
+    if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--import-wcmr-json") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
+        outRc = handleImportJson(i, argc, argv); return true;
+    }
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/editor/cli_help.cpp b/tools/editor/cli_help.cpp
index 86bc6cc7..26d4b93a 100644
--- a/tools/editor/cli_help.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/cli_help.cpp
@@ -2023,6 +2023,10 @@ void printUsage(const char* argv0) {
     std::printf("                         Print WCMR entries (id / creatureGuid / pathKind / moveType / waypoint count / total path length yards / name)\n");
     std::printf("  --validate-wcmr <wcmr-base> [--json]\n");
     std::printf("                         Static checks: id+name+creatureGuid+waypoints required, pathKind 0..3, moveType 0..3, no duplicate ids; warns on 1-waypoint paths (idle), Loop with <3 waypoints (degenerate)\n");
+    std::printf("  --export-wcmr-json <wcmr-base> [out.json]\n");
+    std::printf("                         Export binary .wcmr to a human-editable JSON sidecar (defaults to <base>.wcmr.json). Waypoints exported as JSON arrays for variable-length editing\n");
+    std::printf("  --import-wcmr-json <json-path> [out-base]\n");
+    std::printf("                         Import a .wcmr.json sidecar back into binary .wcmr (accepts pathKind/moveType int OR name; waypoint arrays length-preserving)\n");
     std::printf("  --gen-weather-temperate <wow-base> [zoneName]\n");
     std::printf("                         Emit .wow weather schedule: clear-dominant + occasional rain + fog (forest / grassland)\n");
     std::printf("  --gen-weather-arctic <wow-base> [zoneName]\n");