diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index ad37831..9dd3c30 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -41,23 +42,80 @@ func newConfigCheckCmd(load configLoadFunc, path configPathFunc) *cobra.Command
 }
 
 func newConfigCheckCmdWithKeymap(load configLoadFunc, path configPathFunc, loadKeymap keymapLoadFunc) *cobra.Command {
-	return &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "check",
-		Short: "Validate the active grut configuration",
+	var asJSON bool
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:          "check",
+		Short:        "Validate the active grut configuration",
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			cfgPath := path()
-			cfg, err := load()
-			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Config: %s\n", cfgPath)
-				return fmt.Errorf("config check failed: %w", err)
+			return runConfigCheck(cmd, load, path, loadKeymap, asJSON)
+		},
+	}
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&asJSON, "json", false, "Output the config check report as JSON")
+	return cmd
+}
+
+type configCheckReport struct {
+	OK                  bool                 `json:"ok"`
+	ConfigPath          string               `json:"config_path"`
+	Error               string               `json:"error,omitempty"`
+	KeybindingConflicts []keybindingConflict `json:"keybinding_conflicts"`
+}
+
+type keybindingConflict struct {
+	Key     string   `json:"key"`
+	Mode    string   `json:"mode"`
+	Context string   `json:"context"`
+	Actions []string `json:"actions"`
+}
+
+func runConfigCheck(cmd *cobra.Command, load configLoadFunc, path configPathFunc, loadKeymap keymapLoadFunc, asJSON bool) error {
+	cfgPath := path()
+	report := configCheckReport{ConfigPath: cfgPath, KeybindingConflicts: []keybindingConflict{}}
+	cfg, err := load()
+	if err != nil {
+		report.Error = err.Error()
+		if asJSON {
+			if encodeErr := writeConfigCheckJSON(cmd.OutOrStdout(), report); encodeErr != nil {
+				return encodeErr
 			}
-			if err := checkKeybindings(cmd, cfg, cfgPath, loadKeymap); err != nil {
-				return err
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Config: %s\n", cfgPath)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("config check failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	conflicts, err := detectConfigKeybindingConflicts(cfg, loadKeymap)
+	if err != nil {
+		report.Error = fmt.Sprintf("keybindings: %v", err)
+		if asJSON {
+			if encodeErr := writeConfigCheckJSON(cmd.OutOrStdout(), report); encodeErr != nil {
+				return encodeErr
 			}
-			fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Config: %s\nOK\n", cfgPath)
-			return nil
-		},
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Config: %s\n", cfgPath)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("config check failed: keybindings: %w", err)
+	}
+	report.KeybindingConflicts = conflicts
+	if len(conflicts) > 0 {
+		report.Error = fmt.Sprintf("%d keybinding conflict(s) found", len(conflicts))
+		if asJSON {
+			if encodeErr := writeConfigCheckJSON(cmd.OutOrStdout(), report); encodeErr != nil {
+				return encodeErr
+			}
+		} else {
+			writeKeybindingConflicts(cmd.OutOrStdout(), cfgPath, conflicts)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("config check failed: %d keybinding conflict(s) found", len(conflicts))
+	}
+
+	report.OK = true
+	if asJSON {
+		return writeConfigCheckJSON(cmd.OutOrStdout(), report)
 	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Config: %s\nOK\n", cfgPath)
+	return nil
 }
 
 const configPathCommandName = "path"
@@ -75,25 +133,43 @@ func newConfigPathCmd(path configPathFunc, dataPath dataPathFunc) *cobra.Command
 
 const defaultKeybindingScheme = "default"
 
-func checkKeybindings(cmd *cobra.Command, cfg *config.Config, cfgPath string, loadKeymap keymapLoadFunc) error {
+func detectConfigKeybindingConflicts(cfg *config.Config, loadKeymap keymapLoadFunc) ([]keybindingConflict, error) {
 	scheme := cfg.General.KeybindingScheme
 	if scheme == "" {
 		scheme = defaultKeybindingScheme
 	}
 	km, err := loadKeymap(scheme)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Config: %s\n", cfgPath)
-		return fmt.Errorf("config check failed: keybindings: %w", err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	conflicts := keymap.DetectConflicts(km.Bindings())
-	if len(conflicts) == 0 {
-		return nil
+	out := make([]keybindingConflict, 0, len(conflicts))
+	for _, conflict := range conflicts {
+		out = append(out, keybindingConflict{
+			Key:     conflict.Key,
+			Mode:    conflict.Mode.String(),
+			Context: conflict.Context,
+			Actions: conflict.Actions,
+		})
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Config: %s\nKeybinding conflicts:\n", cfgPath)
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func writeKeybindingConflicts(out io.Writer, cfgPath string, conflicts []keybindingConflict) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "Config: %s\nKeybinding conflicts:\n", cfgPath)
 	for _, conflict := range conflicts {
-		fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "- %s\n", conflict.String())
+		ctx := conflict.Context
+		if ctx == "" {
+			ctx = "(all)"
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "- key %q in mode %s context %s: actions %v\n", conflict.Key, conflict.Mode, ctx, conflict.Actions)
 	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("config check failed: %d keybinding conflict(s) found", len(conflicts))
+}
+
+func writeConfigCheckJSON(out io.Writer, report configCheckReport) error {
+	enc := json.NewEncoder(out)
+	enc.SetIndent("", "  ")
+	return enc.Encode(report)
 }
 
 // newConfigGetCmd builds the "config get" subcommand, which prints a single
diff --git a/cmd/config_test.go b/cmd/config_test.go
index 1758436..1ae6ca1 100644
--- a/cmd/config_test.go
+++ b/cmd/config_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -33,6 +34,71 @@ func TestConfigCheckSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, out.String(), "OK")
 }
 
+func TestConfigCheckJSONSuccess(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := newConfigCheckCmd(
+		func() (*config.Config, error) { return &config.Config{}, nil },
+		func() string { return windowsConfigPath },
+	)
+	cmd.SetArgs([]string{"--json"})
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.SetOut(&out)
+
+	err := cmd.Execute()
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	var report configCheckReport
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(out.Bytes(), &report))
+	assert.True(t, report.OK)
+	assert.Equal(t, windowsConfigPath, report.ConfigPath)
+	assert.Empty(t, report.KeybindingConflicts)
+}
+
+func TestConfigCheckJSONFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := newConfigCheckCmd(
+		func() (*config.Config, error) { return nil, errors.New("config preview.width: must be 1-100") },
+		func() string { return windowsConfigPath },
+	)
+	cmd.SetArgs([]string{"--json"})
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.SetOut(&out)
+
+	err := cmd.Execute()
+
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	var report configCheckReport
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(out.Bytes(), &report))
+	assert.False(t, report.OK)
+	assert.Equal(t, windowsConfigPath, report.ConfigPath)
+	assert.Contains(t, report.Error, "preview.width")
+}
+
+func TestConfigCheckJSONReportsKeybindingConflicts(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := newConfigCheckCmdWithKeymap(
+		func() (*config.Config, error) {
+			return &config.Config{General: config.GeneralConfig{KeybindingScheme: "custom"}}, nil
+		},
+		func() string { return windowsConfigPath },
+		func(string) (*keymap.Keymap, error) {
+			return keymap.NewKeymapFromBindings([]keymap.Binding{
+				{Key: "x", Mode: keymap.ModePanel, Action: "one"},
+				{Key: "x", Mode: keymap.ModePanel, Action: "two"},
+			}), nil
+		},
+	)
+	cmd.SetArgs([]string{"--json"})
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.SetOut(&out)
+
+	err := cmd.Execute()
+
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	var report configCheckReport
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(out.Bytes(), &report))
+	require.Len(t, report.KeybindingConflicts, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "x", report.KeybindingConflicts[0].Key)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"one", "two"}, report.KeybindingConflicts[0].Actions)
+}
+
 func TestConfigCheckFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd := newConfigCheckCmd(
 		func() (*config.Config, error) { return nil, errors.New("config preview.width: must be 1-100") },
@@ -75,6 +141,26 @@ func TestConfigCheckReportsKeybindingConflicts(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, out.String(), "two")
 }
 
+func TestConfigCheckKeymapLoadFailurePrintsConfigPath(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := newConfigCheckCmdWithKeymap(
+		func() (*config.Config, error) {
+			return &config.Config{General: config.GeneralConfig{KeybindingScheme: "custom"}}, nil
+		},
+		func() string { return windowsConfigPath },
+		func(string) (*keymap.Keymap, error) {
+			return nil, errors.New("scheme not found")
+		},
+	)
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.SetOut(&out)
+
+	err := cmd.Execute()
+
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "keybindings")
+	assert.Contains(t, out.String(), windowsConfigPath)
+}
+
 func TestConfigPathPrintsResolvedPaths(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name       string