diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a42cc4e..904fdc9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,6 +80,29 @@ $mpvSpace [
 ]
 ```
 
+### JSON Stdio Translator
+
+Executes a command, parses its JSON output, converts to record `<recv @jsonData any>`, and publishes and messages it to a dataspace.
+
+```
+# Configuration example
+<require-service <daemon syndesizer>>
+
+let ?ds = dataspace
+<bind <ref {oid: "syndicate" key: #x""}> $ds #f>
+
+? <service-object <daemon syndesizer> ?cap> [
+  $cap <json-stdio-translator {
+    argv: [
+      "yt-dlp"
+      "--dump-json"
+      "https://youtu.be/RR9GkEXDvog"
+    ]
+    dataspace: $ds
+  }>
+]
+```
+
 ### Webooks
 
 Listens for webhook requests and sends request data to a dataspace as messages.
@@ -106,10 +129,6 @@ Request data is formated according to the http schema [defined in syndicate-prot
 
 ---
 
-## json_translator
-
-Wrapper that executes a command, parses its JSON output, converts to Preserves record `<recv @jsonData any>`, and publishes and messages to its initial dataspace.
-
 ## mintsturdyref
 
 A utility for minting [Sturdyrefs](https://synit.org/book/operation/builtin/gatekeeper.html#sturdyrefs).
diff --git a/config.prs b/config.prs
index d8af190..f164f21 100644
--- a/config.prs
+++ b/config.prs
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ CacheArguments = <cache {
   lifetime: float
 }>.
 
+JsonTranslatorArguments = <json-stdio-translator {
+  argv: [string ...]
+  dataspace: #!any
+}>.
+
 JsonTranslatorConnected = <connected @path string>.
 
 JsonSocketTranslatorArguments = <json-socket-translator {
diff --git a/src/json_translator.nim b/src/json_translator.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b91dc8..0000000
--- a/src/json_translator.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: ☭ Emery Hemingway
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense
-
-import std/[json, os, osproc]
-import preserves
-import syndicate, syndicate/relays
-
-from preserves/jsonhooks import toPreservesHook
-
-import ./json_messages
-
-proc runChild: string =
-  let params = commandLineParams()
-  if params.len < 1:
-    stderr.writeLine "not enough parameters"
-    quit 1
-  let
-    cmd = params[0]
-    args = params[1..params.high]
-  try: result = execProcess(command=cmd, args=args, options={poUsePath})
-  except CatchableError as err:
-    quit("execProcess failed: " & err.msg)
-  if result == "":
-    stderr.writeLine "no ouput"
-    quit 1
-
-runActor("main") do (ds: Cap; turn: var Turn):
-  connectStdio(turn, ds)
-  let js = runChild().parseJson()
-  message(turn, ds,  RecvJson(data: js))
-  discard publish(turn, ds,  RecvJson(data: js))
diff --git a/src/schema/config.nim b/src/schema/config.nim
index 9ae3842..0bba3a3 100644
--- a/src/schema/config.nim
+++ b/src/schema/config.nim
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ import
   preserves, std/tables
 
 type
+  JsonTranslatorArgumentsField0* {.preservesDictionary.} = object
+    `argv`*: seq[string]
+    `dataspace`* {.preservesEmbedded.}: EmbeddedRef
+
+  JsonTranslatorArguments* {.preservesRecord: "json-stdio-translator".} = object
+    `field0`*: JsonTranslatorArgumentsField0
+
   JsonTranslatorConnected* {.preservesRecord: "connected".} = object
     `path`*: string
 
@@ -31,13 +38,15 @@ type
     `host`*: string
     `port`*: BiggestInt
 
-proc `$`*(x: JsonTranslatorConnected | JsonSocketTranslatorArguments |
+proc `$`*(x: JsonTranslatorArguments | JsonTranslatorConnected |
+    JsonSocketTranslatorArguments |
     WebhooksArguments |
     CacheArguments |
     Tcp): string =
   `$`(toPreserves(x))
 
-proc encode*(x: JsonTranslatorConnected | JsonSocketTranslatorArguments |
+proc encode*(x: JsonTranslatorArguments | JsonTranslatorConnected |
+    JsonSocketTranslatorArguments |
     WebhooksArguments |
     CacheArguments |
     Tcp): seq[byte] =
diff --git a/src/syndesizer.nim b/src/syndesizer.nim
index 15bed81..6d4287f 100644
--- a/src/syndesizer.nim
+++ b/src/syndesizer.nim
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
 import syndicate, syndicate/relays, syndicate/actors/timers
 
 import ./syndesizer/[
-  cache_actor, json_socket_translator, webhooks]
+  cache_actor, json_socket_translator, json_translator, webhooks]
 
 runActor("syndesizer") do (turn: var Turn; root: Cap):
   connectStdio(turn, root)
   discard spawnTimers(turn, root)
   discard spawnCacheActor(turn, root)
   discard spawnJsonSocketTranslator(turn, root)
+  discard spawnJsonStdioTranslator(turn, root)
   discard spawnWebhookActor(turn, root)
diff --git a/src/syndesizer/json_translator.nim b/src/syndesizer/json_translator.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da439d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/syndesizer/json_translator.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: ☭ Emery Hemingway
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense
+
+import std/[json, osproc]
+import preserves
+import syndicate, syndicate/relays
+
+import ../schema/config
+import ../json_messages
+
+proc runChild(params: seq[string]): string =
+  if params.len < 1:
+    stderr.writeLine "not enough parameters"
+  let
+    cmd = params[0]
+    args = params[1..params.high]
+  try: result = execProcess(command=cmd, args=args, options={poUsePath})
+  except CatchableError as err:
+    quit("execProcess failed: " & err.msg)
+  if result == "":
+    stderr.writeLine "no ouput"
+
+proc spawnJsonStdioTranslator*(turn: var Turn; root: Cap): Actor {.discardable.} =
+  spawn("json-stdio-translator", turn) do (turn: var Turn):
+    during(turn, root, ?:JsonTranslatorArguments) do (argv: seq[string], ds: Cap):
+      var js = parseJson(runChild(argv))
+      message(turn, ds,  RecvJson(data: js))
+      discard publish(turn, ds,  RecvJson(data: js))
+
+when isMainModule:
+  runActor("main") do (turn: var Turn; root: Cap):
+    connectStdio(turn, root)
+    spawnJsonStdioTranslator(turn, root)
diff --git a/syndicate_utils.nimble b/syndicate_utils.nimble
index 0c5010d..7ccd565 100644
--- a/syndicate_utils.nimble
+++ b/syndicate_utils.nimble
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ author        = "Emery Hemingway"
 description   = "Utilites for Syndicated Actors and Synit"
 license       = "unlicense"
 srcDir        = "src"
-bin           = @["json_translator", "mintsturdyref", "mount_actor", "msg", "net_mapper", "preserve_process_environment", "syndex_card", "syndump"]
+bin           = @["mintsturdyref", "mount_actor", "msg", "net_mapper", "preserve_process_environment", "syndex_card", "syndump"]
 
 
 # Dependencies