diff --git a/tools/editor/cli_arg_required.cpp b/tools/editor/cli_arg_required.cpp
index 7dcc8f17..43c9ab02 100644
--- a/tools/editor/cli_arg_required.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/cli_arg_required.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ const char* const kArgRequired[] = {
     "--export-wgld-json", "--import-wgld-json",
     "--gen-conditions", "--gen-conditions-gated", "--gen-conditions-event",
     "--info-wpcd", "--validate-wpcd",
+    "--export-wpcd-json", "--import-wpcd-json",
     "--gen-pets", "--gen-pets-hunter", "--gen-pets-warlock",
     "--info-wpet", "--validate-wpet",
     "--gen-weather-temperate", "--gen-weather-arctic",
diff --git a/tools/editor/cli_conditions_catalog.cpp b/tools/editor/cli_conditions_catalog.cpp
index 386ae51b..460c2afc 100644
--- a/tools/editor/cli_conditions_catalog.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/cli_conditions_catalog.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,148 @@ int handleInfo(int& i, int argc, char** argv) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+int handleExportJson(int& i, int argc, char** argv) {
+    // Mirrors the JSON pairs added for every other novel
+    // open format. Each condition emits all 9 scalar fields
+    // plus dual int + name forms for kind and aggregator.
+    std::string base = argv[++i];
+    std::string outPath;
+    if (parseOptArg(i, argc, argv)) outPath = argv[++i];
+    base = stripWpcdExt(base);
+    if (outPath.empty()) outPath = base + ".wpcd.json";
+    if (!wowee::pipeline::WoweeConditionLoader::exists(base)) {
+        std::fprintf(stderr,
+            "export-wpcd-json: WPCD not found: %s.wpcd\n", base.c_str());
+        return 1;
+    }
+    auto c = wowee::pipeline::WoweeConditionLoader::load(base);
+    nlohmann::json j;
+    j["name"] = c.name;
+    nlohmann::json arr = nlohmann::json::array();
+    for (const auto& e : c.entries) {
+        arr.push_back({
+            {"conditionId", e.conditionId},
+            {"groupId", e.groupId},
+            {"name", e.name},
+            {"description", e.description},
+            {"kind", e.kind},
+            {"kindName", wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::kindName(e.kind)},
+            {"aggregator", e.aggregator},
+            {"aggregatorName", wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::aggregatorName(e.aggregator)},
+            {"negated", e.negated},
+            {"targetId", e.targetId},
+            {"minValue", e.minValue},
+            {"maxValue", e.maxValue},
+        });
+    }
+    j["entries"] = arr;
+    std::ofstream out(outPath);
+    if (!out) {
+        std::fprintf(stderr,
+            "export-wpcd-json: cannot write %s\n", outPath.c_str());
+        return 1;
+    }
+    out << j.dump(2) << "\n";
+    out.close();
+    std::printf("Wrote %s\n", outPath.c_str());
+    std::printf("  source     : %s.wpcd\n", base.c_str());
+    std::printf("  conditions : %zu\n", c.entries.size());
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int handleImportJson(int& i, int argc, char** argv) {
+    std::string jsonPath = argv[++i];
+    std::string outBase;
+    if (parseOptArg(i, argc, argv)) outBase = argv[++i];
+    if (outBase.empty()) {
+        outBase = jsonPath;
+        std::string suffix = ".wpcd.json";
+        if (outBase.size() > suffix.size() &&
+            outBase.substr(outBase.size() - suffix.size()) == suffix) {
+            outBase = outBase.substr(0, outBase.size() - suffix.size());
+        } else if (outBase.size() > 5 &&
+                   outBase.substr(outBase.size() - 5) == ".json") {
+            outBase = outBase.substr(0, outBase.size() - 5);
+        }
+    }
+    outBase = stripWpcdExt(outBase);
+    std::ifstream in(jsonPath);
+    if (!in) {
+        std::fprintf(stderr,
+            "import-wpcd-json: cannot read %s\n", jsonPath.c_str());
+        return 1;
+    }
+    nlohmann::json j;
+    try { in >> j; }
+    catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        std::fprintf(stderr,
+            "import-wpcd-json: bad JSON in %s: %s\n",
+            jsonPath.c_str(), e.what());
+        return 1;
+    }
+    auto kindFromName = [](const std::string& s) -> uint8_t {
+        if (s == "true")         return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::AlwaysTrue;
+        if (s == "false")        return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::AlwaysFalse;
+        if (s == "quest-done")   return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::QuestCompleted;
+        if (s == "quest-active") return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::QuestActive;
+        if (s == "has-item")     return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::HasItem;
+        if (s == "has-spell")    return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::HasSpell;
+        if (s == "min-level")    return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::MinLevel;
+        if (s == "max-level")    return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::MaxLevel;
+        if (s == "class")        return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::ClassMatch;
+        if (s == "race")         return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::RaceMatch;
+        if (s == "rep")          return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::FactionRep;
+        if (s == "achievement")  return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::HasAchievement;
+        if (s == "team-size")    return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::TeamSize;
+        if (s == "guild-level")  return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::GuildLevel;
+        if (s == "event")        return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::EventActive;
+        if (s == "area")         return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::AreaId;
+        if (s == "title")        return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::HasTitle;
+        return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::AlwaysTrue;
+    };
+    auto aggFromName = [](const std::string& s) -> uint8_t {
+        if (s == "and") return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::And;
+        if (s == "or")  return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::Or;
+        return wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::And;
+    };
+    wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition c;
+    c.name = j.value("name", std::string{});
+    if (j.contains("entries") && j["entries"].is_array()) {
+        for (const auto& je : j["entries"]) {
+            wowee::pipeline::WoweeCondition::Entry e;
+            e.conditionId = je.value("conditionId", 0u);
+            e.groupId = je.value("groupId", 0u);
+            e.name = je.value("name", std::string{});
+            e.description = je.value("description", std::string{});
+            if (je.contains("kind") && je["kind"].is_number_integer()) {
+                e.kind = static_cast<uint8_t>(je["kind"].get<int>());
+            } else if (je.contains("kindName") && je["kindName"].is_string()) {
+                e.kind = kindFromName(je["kindName"].get<std::string>());
+            }
+            if (je.contains("aggregator") && je["aggregator"].is_number_integer()) {
+                e.aggregator = static_cast<uint8_t>(je["aggregator"].get<int>());
+            } else if (je.contains("aggregatorName") &&
+                       je["aggregatorName"].is_string()) {
+                e.aggregator = aggFromName(je["aggregatorName"].get<std::string>());
+            }
+            e.negated = static_cast<uint8_t>(je.value("negated", 0));
+            e.targetId = je.value("targetId", 0u);
+            e.minValue = je.value("minValue", 0);
+            e.maxValue = je.value("maxValue", 0);
+            c.entries.push_back(std::move(e));
+        }
+    }
+    if (!wowee::pipeline::WoweeConditionLoader::save(c, outBase)) {
+        std::fprintf(stderr,
+            "import-wpcd-json: failed to save %s.wpcd\n", outBase.c_str());
+        return 1;
+    }
+    std::printf("Wrote %s.wpcd\n", outBase.c_str());
+    std::printf("  source     : %s\n", jsonPath.c_str());
+    std::printf("  conditions : %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);
@@ -232,6 +374,12 @@ bool handleConditionsCatalog(int& i, int argc, char** argv, int& outRc) {
     if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--validate-wpcd") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
         outRc = handleValidate(i, argc, argv); return true;
     }
+    if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--export-wpcd-json") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
+        outRc = handleExportJson(i, argc, argv); return true;
+    }
+    if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--import-wpcd-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 dc63ea17..578d8191 100644
--- a/tools/editor/cli_help.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/cli_help.cpp
@@ -1231,6 +1231,10 @@ void printUsage(const char* argv0) {
     std::printf("                         Print WPCD entries (id / group / kind / aggregator / negated / target / min..max value / name)\n");
     std::printf("  --validate-wpcd <wpcd-base> [--json]\n");
     std::printf("                         Static checks: id>0+unique, kind in 0..16, aggregator 0..1, kinds that need targetId have non-zero target\n");
+    std::printf("  --export-wpcd-json <wpcd-base> [out.json]\n");
+    std::printf("                         Export binary .wpcd to a human-editable JSON sidecar (defaults to <base>.wpcd.json)\n");
+    std::printf("  --import-wpcd-json <json-path> [out-base]\n");
+    std::printf("                         Import a .wpcd.json sidecar back into binary .wpcd (accepts kind/aggregator int OR name forms)\n");
     std::printf("  --gen-pets <wpet-base> [name]\n");
     std::printf("                         Emit .wpet starter: 2 hunter families (Wolf + Cat) + 1 warlock minion (Imp) with WSPL ability refs\n");
     std::printf("  --gen-pets-hunter <wpet-base> [name]\n");