diff --git a/tools/editor/cli_addon_manifest_catalog.cpp b/tools/editor/cli_addon_manifest_catalog.cpp
index b8004529..30cdc50d 100644
--- a/tools/editor/cli_addon_manifest_catalog.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/cli_addon_manifest_catalog.cpp
@@ -293,6 +293,131 @@ int handleValidate(int& i, int argc, char** argv) {
     return ok ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
+int handleExportJson(int& i, int argc, char** argv) {
+    std::string base = argv[++i];
+    std::string out;
+    if (parseOptArg(i, argc, argv)) out = argv[++i];
+    base = stripWmodExt(base);
+    if (out.empty()) out = base + ".wmod.json";
+    if (!wowee::pipeline::WoweeAddonManifestLoader::exists(base)) {
+        std::fprintf(stderr,
+            "export-wmod-json: WMOD not found: %s.wmod\n",
+            base.c_str());
+        return 1;
+    }
+    auto c = wowee::pipeline::WoweeAddonManifestLoader::load(base);
+    nlohmann::json j;
+    j["magic"] = "WMOD";
+    j["version"] = 1;
+    j["name"] = c.name;
+    nlohmann::json arr = nlohmann::json::array();
+    for (const auto& e : c.entries) {
+        arr.push_back({
+            {"addonId", e.addonId},
+            {"name", e.name},
+            {"description", e.description},
+            {"version", e.version},
+            {"author", e.author},
+            {"minClientBuild", e.minClientBuild},
+            {"requiresSavedVariables",
+                e.requiresSavedVariables != 0},
+            {"loadOnDemand", e.loadOnDemand != 0},
+            {"dependencies", e.dependencies},
+            {"optionalDependencies", e.optionalDependencies},
+        });
+    }
+    j["entries"] = arr;
+    std::ofstream os(out);
+    if (!os) {
+        std::fprintf(stderr,
+            "export-wmod-json: failed to open %s for write\n",
+            out.c_str());
+        return 1;
+    }
+    os << j.dump(2) << "\n";
+    std::printf("Wrote %s (%zu addons)\n",
+                out.c_str(), c.entries.size());
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int handleImportJson(int& i, int argc, char** argv) {
+    std::string in = argv[++i];
+    std::string outBase;
+    if (parseOptArg(i, argc, argv)) outBase = argv[++i];
+    if (outBase.empty()) {
+        outBase = in;
+        if (outBase.size() >= 10 &&
+            outBase.substr(outBase.size() - 10) == ".wmod.json") {
+            outBase.resize(outBase.size() - 10);
+        } else {
+            stripExt(outBase, ".json");
+            stripExt(outBase, ".wmod");
+        }
+    }
+    std::ifstream is(in);
+    if (!is) {
+        std::fprintf(stderr,
+            "import-wmod-json: cannot open %s\n", in.c_str());
+        return 1;
+    }
+    nlohmann::json j;
+    try {
+        is >> j;
+    } catch (const std::exception& ex) {
+        std::fprintf(stderr,
+            "import-wmod-json: JSON parse error: %s\n", ex.what());
+        return 1;
+    }
+    wowee::pipeline::WoweeAddonManifest c;
+    c.name = j.value("name", std::string{});
+    if (!j.contains("entries") || !j["entries"].is_array()) {
+        std::fprintf(stderr,
+            "import-wmod-json: missing or non-array 'entries'\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    for (const auto& je : j["entries"]) {
+        wowee::pipeline::WoweeAddonManifest::Entry e;
+        e.addonId = je.value("addonId", 0u);
+        e.name = je.value("name", std::string{});
+        e.description = je.value("description", std::string{});
+        e.version = je.value("version", std::string{});
+        e.author = je.value("author", std::string{});
+        e.minClientBuild = je.value("minClientBuild", 0u);
+        e.requiresSavedVariables =
+            je.value("requiresSavedVariables", false) ? 1 : 0;
+        e.loadOnDemand = je.value("loadOnDemand", false) ? 1 : 0;
+        if (je.contains("dependencies") &&
+            je["dependencies"].is_array()) {
+            for (const auto& d : je["dependencies"]) {
+                if (d.is_number_unsigned() ||
+                    d.is_number_integer()) {
+                    e.dependencies.push_back(d.get<uint32_t>());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (je.contains("optionalDependencies") &&
+            je["optionalDependencies"].is_array()) {
+            for (const auto& d : je["optionalDependencies"]) {
+                if (d.is_number_unsigned() ||
+                    d.is_number_integer()) {
+                    e.optionalDependencies.push_back(
+                        d.get<uint32_t>());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        c.entries.push_back(e);
+    }
+    if (!wowee::pipeline::WoweeAddonManifestLoader::save(c, outBase)) {
+        std::fprintf(stderr,
+            "import-wmod-json: failed to save %s.wmod\n",
+            outBase.c_str());
+        return 1;
+    }
+    std::printf("Wrote %s.wmod (%zu addons)\n",
+                outBase.c_str(), c.entries.size());
+    return 0;
+}
+
 } // namespace
 
 bool handleAddonManifestCatalog(int& i, int argc, char** argv,
@@ -313,6 +438,12 @@ bool handleAddonManifestCatalog(int& i, int argc, char** argv,
     if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--validate-wmod") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
         outRc = handleValidate(i, argc, argv); return true;
     }
+    if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--export-wmod-json") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
+        outRc = handleExportJson(i, argc, argv); return true;
+    }
+    if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--import-wmod-json") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
+        outRc = handleImportJson(i, argc, argv); return true;
+    }
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/editor/cli_arg_required.cpp b/tools/editor/cli_arg_required.cpp
index 9dccc928..e956a3e1 100644
--- a/tools/editor/cli_arg_required.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/cli_arg_required.cpp
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ const char* const kArgRequired[] = {
     "--export-wgch-json", "--import-wgch-json",
     "--gen-mod", "--gen-mod-ui", "--gen-mod-util",
     "--info-wmod", "--validate-wmod",
+    "--export-wmod-json", "--import-wmod-json",
     "--gen-weather-temperate", "--gen-weather-arctic",
     "--gen-weather-desert", "--gen-weather-stormy",
     "--gen-zone-atmosphere",
diff --git a/tools/editor/cli_help.cpp b/tools/editor/cli_help.cpp
index 9cd1008a..25576a2d 100644
--- a/tools/editor/cli_help.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/cli_help.cpp
@@ -2513,6 +2513,10 @@ void printUsage(const char* argv0) {
     std::printf("                         Print WMOD entries (id / version / requiresSavedVariables / loadOnDemand / dep counts / name)\n");
     std::printf("  --validate-wmod <wmod-base> [--json]\n");
     std::printf("                         Static checks: id+name+version required, no duplicate addonIds, no duplicate addon names (load-order ambiguity), no self-dependency, no missing required-dep addonId, DFS cycle detection on required deps (deadlock at load); warns on optional self-dep and on minClientBuild < 4500 (likely typo)\n");
+    std::printf("  --export-wmod-json <wmod-base> [out.json]\n");
+    std::printf("                         Export binary .wmod to a human-editable JSON sidecar (defaults to <base>.wmod.json; emits dependencies and optionalDependencies as JSON int arrays)\n");
+    std::printf("  --import-wmod-json <json-path> [out-base]\n");
+    std::printf("                         Import a .wmod.json sidecar back into binary .wmod (dependency arrays accept JSON int arrays — round-trips chained dep graphs byte-identical)\n");
     std::printf("  --catalog-pluck <wXXX-file> <id> [--json]\n");
     std::printf("                         Extract one entry by id from any registered catalog format. Auto-detects magic, dispatches to the per-format --info-* handler internally, then prints just the matching entry. Primary-key field is auto-detected (first *Id field, or first numeric)\n");
     std::printf("  --catalog-find <directory> <id> [--magic <WXXX>] [--json]\n");