diff --git a/CONTEXT.md b/CONTEXT.md
index a9698d4..7943cb3 100644
--- a/CONTEXT.md
+++ b/CONTEXT.md
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ _Avoid_: tool version, upstream version
 **Package version**:
 The npm semver of this package. Bumps independently of the ShellCheck version so wrapper fixes can ship without a new ShellCheck release.
 
+**Build info**:
+The metadata describing how a given Artifact was built: its ShellCheck version, toolchain versions, compiler flags, target features, digest and size. Produced together with the Artifact and exposed to Hosts as a typed value.
+_Avoid_: build metadata, manifest
+
 **Command module**:
 The WASI execution model the Artifact uses: exports `_start`, reads argv/stdin, writes stdout/stderr, exits. One run per `WebAssembly.Instance`. Chosen over a reactor module so output stays byte-identical to native ShellCheck.
 _Avoid_: reactor, JSFFI module
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a32d14..a50cb6d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ threading, cancellation or filesystem policy; those are host concerns.
 
 ## Entry points
 
-| Subpath             | Provides                                                                            |
-| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `.`                 | `run`, `wasmUrl`, `SHELLCHECK_VERSION`, `RunOptions`, `RunResult`; no Node imports  |
-| `./node`            | The above plus `loadModule`, `createReadOnlyPreopen`, `wasmPath`, `ReadOnlyPreopen` |
-| `./shellcheck.wasm` | The compiled ShellCheck module                                                      |
-| `./build-info.json` | Toolchain and feature metadata for the bundled module                               |
-| `./package.json`    | The package manifest                                                                |
+| Subpath             | Provides                                                                                                          |
+| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `.`                 | `run`, `wasmUrl`, `SHELLCHECK_VERSION`, `RunOptions`, `RunResult`; no Node imports                                |
+| `./node`            | The above plus `loadModule`, `createReadOnlyPreopen`, `readBuildInfo`, `wasmPath`, `ReadOnlyPreopen`, `BuildInfo` |
+| `./build-info`      | `readBuildInfo`, `BuildInfo`: toolchain and feature metadata for the bundled module, without the runner           |
+| `./shellcheck.wasm` | The compiled ShellCheck module                                                                                    |
+| `./package.json`    | The package manifest                                                                                              |
 
 Bundlers that relocate modules can copy the artifact from
 `require.resolve("@vscode-shellcheck/shellcheck-wasm/shellcheck.wasm")` and pass their own
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Bundlers that relocate modules can copy the artifact from
 ## Versioning
 
 The package follows its own semver, independent of the bundled ShellCheck release exposed as
-`SHELLCHECK_VERSION`; `build-info.json` describes the build that produced the artifact.
+`SHELLCHECK_VERSION`; `readBuildInfo()` describes the build that produced the artifact.
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d121788..0dc9dd9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@
       "default": "./dist/node.js"
     },
     "./shellcheck.wasm": "./dist/shellcheck.wasm",
-    "./build-info.json": "./dist/build-info.json",
+    "./build-info": {
+      "types": "./dist/build-info.d.ts",
+      "default": "./dist/build-info.js"
+    },
     "./package.json": "./package.json"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
diff --git a/src/build-info.ts b/src/build-info.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc4c73e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/build-info.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+
+/** How the bundled shellcheck.wasm was built; mirrors `dist/build-info.json`. */
+export interface BuildInfo {
+  /** ShellCheck release tag, e.g. `v0.11.0`. */
+  readonly shellcheckVersion: string;
+  readonly ghcWasmMetaCommit: string;
+  readonly ghcVersion: string;
+  readonly cabalVersion: string;
+  readonly wasmOptVersion: string;
+  readonly cflags: string;
+  readonly targetFeatures: readonly string[];
+  readonly sha256: string;
+  readonly size: number;
+}
+
+let cached: BuildInfo | undefined;
+
+/**
+ * Reads the build info shipped next to shellcheck.wasm. Kept free of runner imports so
+ * Hosts can read it without pulling the runner into their bundle.
+ */
+export function readBuildInfo(): BuildInfo {
+  cached ??= JSON.parse(
+    readFileSync(new URL("./build-info.json", import.meta.url), "utf8"),
+  ) as BuildInfo;
+  return cached;
+}
diff --git a/src/node.ts b/src/node.ts
index d615d64..df25877 100644
--- a/src/node.ts
+++ b/src/node.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ export { run, SHELLCHECK_VERSION, wasmUrl } from "./index.js";
 export type { RunOptions, RunResult } from "./index.js";
 export { createReadOnlyPreopen } from "./host-preopen.js";
 export type { ReadOnlyPreopen } from "./host-preopen.js";
+export { readBuildInfo } from "./build-info.js";
+export type { BuildInfo } from "./build-info.js";
 
 /** Filesystem path of the bundled shellcheck.wasm. */
 export const wasmPath: string = fileURLToPath(wasmUrl);
diff --git a/test/package.test.ts b/test/package.test.ts
index ee26c61..878301c 100644
--- a/test/package.test.ts
+++ b/test/package.test.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ describe("package", () => {
           "dist/index.d.ts",
           "dist/node.js",
           "dist/node.d.ts",
+          "dist/build-info.js",
+          "dist/build-info.d.ts",
           "package.json",
           "README.md",
         ]),
@@ -78,16 +80,9 @@ describe("package", () => {
       },
     );
 
-    it.skipIf(skipHint(!hasBuildInfo, buildInfoHint))(
-      "ships build-info.json for the same ShellCheck",
-      () => {
-        expect(npmPackDryRun().files.map((file) => file.path)).toContain("dist/build-info.json");
-        const buildInfo = JSON.parse(readFileSync(buildInfoPath, "utf8")) as {
-          shellcheckVersion: string;
-        };
-        expect(buildInfo.shellcheckVersion).toBe(SHELLCHECK_VERSION);
-      },
-    );
+    it.skipIf(skipHint(!hasBuildInfo, buildInfoHint))("ships build-info.json", () => {
+      expect(npmPackDryRun().files.map((file) => file.path)).toContain("dist/build-info.json");
+    });
   });
 
   describe.skipIf(skipHint(!hasDist, distHint))("built output", () => {
@@ -107,24 +102,56 @@ describe("package", () => {
       expect(typeof node.loadModule).toBe("function");
       expect(typeof node.createReadOnlyPreopen).toBe("function");
       expect(node.wasmPath).toBe(path.join(repoRoot, "dist", "shellcheck.wasm"));
+      expect(typeof node.readBuildInfo).toBe("function");
     });
 
+    it("keeps dist/build-info.js free of the runner", () => {
+      const source = readFileSync(path.join(repoRoot, "dist", "build-info.js"), "utf8");
+      const imports = [...source.matchAll(/^import .* from "([^"]+)";$/gm)].map((m) => m[1]);
+      expect(imports).toEqual(["node:fs"]);
+    });
+
+    it.skipIf(skipHint(!hasBuildInfo, buildInfoHint))(
+      "reads build info for the same ShellCheck through the published entry point",
+      () => {
+        const output = nodeEval(
+          `import { readBuildInfo } from ${JSON.stringify(`${packageName}/build-info`)};
+         const info = readBuildInfo();
+         console.log(JSON.stringify([info === readBuildInfo(), info]));`,
+        );
+        const [cached, info] = JSON.parse(output) as [boolean, unknown];
+        expect(cached).toBe(true);
+        expect(info).toEqual(JSON.parse(readFileSync(buildInfoPath, "utf8")));
+        expect((info as { shellcheckVersion: string }).shellcheckVersion).toBe(SHELLCHECK_VERSION);
+      },
+    );
+
     it("resolves the subpath exports by package name", () => {
       const resolved = nodeEval(
         `console.log(JSON.stringify([
           import.meta.resolve(${JSON.stringify(packageName)}),
           import.meta.resolve(${JSON.stringify(`${packageName}/node`)}),
+          import.meta.resolve(${JSON.stringify(`${packageName}/build-info`)}),
           import.meta.resolve(${JSON.stringify(`${packageName}/shellcheck.wasm`)}),
           import.meta.resolve(${JSON.stringify(`${packageName}/package.json`)}),
         ]))`,
       );
-      const [index, node, wasm, pkg] = JSON.parse(resolved) as string[];
+      const [index, node, buildInfo, wasm, pkg] = JSON.parse(resolved) as string[];
       expect(index).toBe(`file://${path.join(repoRoot, "dist", "index.js")}`);
       expect(node).toBe(`file://${path.join(repoRoot, "dist", "node.js")}`);
+      expect(buildInfo).toBe(`file://${path.join(repoRoot, "dist", "build-info.js")}`);
       expect(wasm).toBe(`file://${path.join(repoRoot, "dist", "shellcheck.wasm")}`);
       expect(pkg).toBe(`file://${path.join(repoRoot, "package.json")}`);
     });
 
+    it("no longer exports build-info.json", () => {
+      const code = nodeEval(
+        `try { import.meta.resolve(${JSON.stringify(`${packageName}/build-info.json`)}); console.log("resolved"); }
+         catch (error) { console.log(error.code); }`,
+      );
+      expect(code).toBe("ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED");
+    });
+
     it.skipIf(skipHint(!hasWasm, wasmHint))(
       "runs end to end through the published entry point",
       () => {