diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 798a2c57..c70647db 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1363,6 +1363,7 @@ add_executable(wowee_editor
     tools/editor/cli_zone_export.cpp
     tools/editor/cli_arg_required.cpp
     tools/editor/cli_multi_arg_required.cpp
+    tools/editor/cli_weld.cpp
     tools/editor/cli_dispatch.cpp
     tools/editor/editor_app.cpp
     tools/editor/editor_camera.cpp
diff --git a/tools/editor/cli_bake.cpp b/tools/editor/cli_bake.cpp
index ada07592..08cffc1f 100644
--- a/tools/editor/cli_bake.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/cli_bake.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "cli_bake.hpp"
+#include "cli_weld.hpp"
 
 #include "pipeline/wowee_model.hpp"
 #include "pipeline/wowee_building.hpp"
@@ -9,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
 #include <glm/gtc/matrix_transform.hpp>
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
-#include <tuple>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <chrono>
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <limits>
 #include <map>
 #include <set>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -952,31 +953,29 @@ int handleBakeWomCollision(int& i, int argc, char** argv) {
     std::vector<glm::vec3> positions;
     std::vector<uint32_t> indices;
     if (useWeld) {
-        // Build the canon[] map first, then re-emit positions/indices
-        // using only the canonical (lowest-index) vertex of each
-        // welded equivalence class. This produces a properly indexed
-        // mesh so collision raycasts can share edges between faces.
-        const float invEps = 1.0f / std::max(weldEps, 1e-9f);
-        using QKey = std::tuple<int64_t, int64_t, int64_t>;
-        std::map<QKey, uint32_t> bucket;
-        std::vector<uint32_t> canon(wom.vertices.size());
+        // Run cli_weld to map vertex i → canonical (lowest-index)
+        // representative of its equivalence class, then compact
+        // positions to one entry per unique class and renumber
+        // indices accordingly. The collision mesh ends up properly
+        // indexed so raycasts can share edges between faces.
+        std::vector<glm::vec3> srcPositions;
+        srcPositions.reserve(wom.vertices.size());
+        for (const auto& vert : wom.vertices) srcPositions.push_back(vert.position);
+        std::size_t uniq = 0;
+        std::vector<uint32_t> canon = buildWeldMap(srcPositions, weldEps, uniq);
+        // Build canon→compactedIndex remap as we walk vertices in order.
+        std::vector<uint32_t> remap(wom.vertices.size(),
+                                     std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max());
+        positions.reserve(uniq);
         for (std::size_t v = 0; v < wom.vertices.size(); ++v) {
-            const auto& p = wom.vertices[v].position;
-            QKey k{static_cast<int64_t>(std::lround(p.x * invEps)),
-                   static_cast<int64_t>(std::lround(p.y * invEps)),
-                   static_cast<int64_t>(std::lround(p.z * invEps))};
-            auto it = bucket.find(k);
-            if (it == bucket.end()) {
-                uint32_t newIdx = static_cast<uint32_t>(positions.size());
-                bucket.emplace(k, newIdx);
-                positions.push_back(p);
-                canon[v] = newIdx;
-            } else {
-                canon[v] = it->second;
+            uint32_t c = canon[v];
+            if (remap[c] == std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max()) {
+                remap[c] = static_cast<uint32_t>(positions.size());
+                positions.push_back(srcPositions[c]);
             }
         }
         indices.reserve(wom.indices.size());
-        for (uint32_t orig : wom.indices) indices.push_back(canon[orig]);
+        for (uint32_t orig : wom.indices) indices.push_back(remap[canon[orig]]);
     } else {
         positions.reserve(wom.vertices.size());
         for (const auto& vert : wom.vertices) positions.push_back(vert.position);
diff --git a/tools/editor/cli_mesh_info.cpp b/tools/editor/cli_mesh_info.cpp
index 5d9656b3..464e62b9 100644
--- a/tools/editor/cli_mesh_info.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/cli_mesh_info.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "cli_mesh_info.hpp"
+#include "cli_weld.hpp"
 
 #include "pipeline/wowee_model.hpp"
 #include "pipeline/wowee_building.hpp"
@@ -11,10 +12,8 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <map>
 #include <string>
 #include <system_error>
-#include <tuple>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -382,34 +381,15 @@ int handleInfoMeshStats(int& i, int argc, char** argv) {
     // when keying edges, so adjacent triangles whose corner
     // vertices happen to share a position (per-face shading
     // emitting duplicates) get unified.
-    std::vector<uint32_t> canon(wom.vertices.size());
+    std::vector<uint32_t> canon;
     std::size_t uniquePositions = 0;
     if (useWeld) {
-        // Use the quantized (qx, qy, qz) tuple as the equality key —
-        // a hash key would risk false-positive collisions that
-        // incorrectly merge distinct corners (e.g. a cube's 8 corners
-        // collapsing to 2). std::map gives exact-match equality at
-        // O(log n) per op which is fast enough for any real mesh.
-        const float invEps = 1.0f / std::max(weldEps, 1e-9f);
-        using QKey = std::tuple<int64_t, int64_t, int64_t>;
-        std::map<QKey, uint32_t> bucket;
-        auto qkey = [&](const glm::vec3& p) -> QKey {
-            return {static_cast<int64_t>(std::lround(p.x * invEps)),
-                    static_cast<int64_t>(std::lround(p.y * invEps)),
-                    static_cast<int64_t>(std::lround(p.z * invEps))};
-        };
-        for (std::size_t v = 0; v < wom.vertices.size(); ++v) {
-            QKey k = qkey(wom.vertices[v].position);
-            auto it = bucket.find(k);
-            if (it == bucket.end()) {
-                bucket.emplace(k, static_cast<uint32_t>(v));
-                canon[v] = static_cast<uint32_t>(v);
-            } else {
-                canon[v] = it->second;
-            }
-        }
-        uniquePositions = bucket.size();
+        std::vector<glm::vec3> positions;
+        positions.reserve(wom.vertices.size());
+        for (const auto& v : wom.vertices) positions.push_back(v.position);
+        canon = buildWeldMap(positions, weldEps, uniquePositions);
     } else {
+        canon.resize(wom.vertices.size());
         for (std::size_t v = 0; v < wom.vertices.size(); ++v) {
             canon[v] = static_cast<uint32_t>(v);
         }
diff --git a/tools/editor/cli_weld.cpp b/tools/editor/cli_weld.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aea6911e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/editor/cli_weld.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#include "cli_weld.hpp"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <map>
+#include <tuple>
+
+namespace wowee {
+namespace editor {
+namespace cli {
+
+std::vector<uint32_t> buildWeldMap(
+        const std::vector<glm::vec3>& positions,
+        float eps,
+        std::size_t& uniqueOut) {
+    const float invEps = 1.0f / std::max(eps, 1e-9f);
+    using QKey = std::tuple<int64_t, int64_t, int64_t>;
+    std::map<QKey, uint32_t> bucket;
+    std::vector<uint32_t> canon(positions.size());
+    for (std::size_t v = 0; v < positions.size(); ++v) {
+        const auto& p = positions[v];
+        QKey k{static_cast<int64_t>(std::lround(p.x * invEps)),
+               static_cast<int64_t>(std::lround(p.y * invEps)),
+               static_cast<int64_t>(std::lround(p.z * invEps))};
+        auto it = bucket.find(k);
+        if (it == bucket.end()) {
+            bucket.emplace(k, static_cast<uint32_t>(v));
+            canon[v] = static_cast<uint32_t>(v);
+        } else {
+            canon[v] = it->second;
+        }
+    }
+    uniqueOut = bucket.size();
+    return canon;
+}
+
+} // namespace cli
+} // namespace editor
+} // namespace wowee
diff --git a/tools/editor/cli_weld.hpp b/tools/editor/cli_weld.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a53c1ed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/editor/cli_weld.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace wowee {
+namespace editor {
+namespace cli {
+
+// Vertex weld pass shared by --info-mesh-stats / --info-wob-stats /
+// --bake-wom-collision. Positions are quantized onto a 1/eps grid;
+// every vertex sharing a cell with a previously-seen vertex is
+// remapped to that vertex's index. Returns canon[v] giving the
+// canonical (lowest-index) representative of v's equivalence class
+// and writes the count of distinct cells to `uniqueOut`.
+//
+// Implementation uses std::map<tuple<int64,int64,int64>, uint32_t>
+// for exact equality on the quantized key — a hash-based key would
+// risk false-positive collisions that incorrectly merge distinct
+// corners (e.g. a unit cube's 8 corners all hashing to 2 buckets).
+std::vector<uint32_t> buildWeldMap(
+    const std::vector<glm::vec3>& positions,
+    float eps,
+    std::size_t& uniqueOut);
+
+} // namespace cli
+} // namespace editor
+} // namespace wowee
diff --git a/tools/editor/cli_world_info.cpp b/tools/editor/cli_world_info.cpp
index bf4e9203..182ffcff 100644
--- a/tools/editor/cli_world_info.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/cli_world_info.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "cli_world_info.hpp"
+#include "cli_weld.hpp"
 
 #include "pipeline/wowee_building.hpp"
 #include "pipeline/wowee_collision.hpp"
@@ -12,9 +13,7 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
-#include <map>
 #include <string>
-#include <tuple>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -126,33 +125,16 @@ int handleInfoWobStats(int& i, int argc, char** argv) {
             return 1;
         }
         gs.tris = g.indices.size() / 3;
-        // Build canon[] for this group, optionally welding.
-        std::vector<uint32_t> canon(g.vertices.size());
+        // Build canon[] for this group, optionally welding via the
+        // shared cli_weld utility.
+        std::vector<uint32_t> canon;
         if (useWeld) {
-            // Tuple key (qx,qy,qz) gives exact equality matching;
-            // a hash key would risk false-positive collisions
-            // collapsing distinct corners. See cli_mesh_info.cpp
-            // for the same pattern.
-            const float invEps = 1.0f / std::max(weldEps, 1e-9f);
-            using QKey = std::tuple<int64_t, int64_t, int64_t>;
-            std::map<QKey, uint32_t> bucket;
-            auto qkey = [&](const glm::vec3& p) -> QKey {
-                return {static_cast<int64_t>(std::lround(p.x * invEps)),
-                        static_cast<int64_t>(std::lround(p.y * invEps)),
-                        static_cast<int64_t>(std::lround(p.z * invEps))};
-            };
-            for (std::size_t v = 0; v < g.vertices.size(); ++v) {
-                QKey k = qkey(g.vertices[v].position);
-                auto it = bucket.find(k);
-                if (it == bucket.end()) {
-                    bucket.emplace(k, static_cast<uint32_t>(v));
-                    canon[v] = static_cast<uint32_t>(v);
-                } else {
-                    canon[v] = it->second;
-                }
-            }
-            gs.uniquePositions = bucket.size();
+            std::vector<glm::vec3> positions;
+            positions.reserve(g.vertices.size());
+            for (const auto& v : g.vertices) positions.push_back(v.position);
+            canon = buildWeldMap(positions, weldEps, gs.uniquePositions);
         } else {
+            canon.resize(g.vertices.size());
             for (std::size_t v = 0; v < g.vertices.size(); ++v) {
                 canon[v] = static_cast<uint32_t>(v);
             }