diff --git a/apps/obsidian/src/components/ExportSpecsModal.tsx b/apps/obsidian/src/components/ExportSpecsModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db2c256d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/obsidian/src/components/ExportSpecsModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import { Modal, Notice } from "obsidian";
+import { StrictMode, useState } from "react";
+import { createRoot, type Root } from "react-dom/client";
+import type DiscourseGraphPlugin from "~/index";
+import { exportSchemaSelection } from "~/utils/specExport";
+import { NativeFileDialogCancelledError } from "~/utils/nativeJsonFileDialogs";
+import { getDgSchemaFileName } from "~/utils/specValidation";
+import { getTemplateFiles } from "~/utils/templates";
+import {
+  getReferencedTemplateNames,
+  useSchemaSelection,
+} from "~/components/useSchemaSelection";
+import { SchemaSelectionModalBody } from "~/components/SchemaSelectionModalBody";
+
+type ExportSpecsModalProps = {
+  plugin: DiscourseGraphPlugin;
+  onClose: () => void;
+};
+
+export const openExportSpecsModal = (plugin: DiscourseGraphPlugin): void => {
+  new ExportSpecsModal(plugin).open();
+};
+
+const ExportSpecsContent = ({ plugin, onClose }: ExportSpecsModalProps) => {
+  const [isExporting, setIsExporting] = useState(false);
+  const outputFileName = getDgSchemaFileName(plugin.app.vault.getName());
+
+  const source = {
+    nodeTypes: plugin.settings.nodeTypes,
+    relationTypes: plugin.settings.relationTypes,
+    relationTriples: plugin.settings.discourseRelations,
+    templateNames: getTemplateFiles(plugin.app),
+  };
+
+  const selection = useSchemaSelection({
+    source,
+    resetKey: "export",
+    initialTemplateNames: [
+      ...getReferencedTemplateNames(source.nodeTypes),
+    ].filter((name) => source.templateNames.includes(name)),
+  });
+
+  const handleExport = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    const payload = selection.asSelectionPayload();
+    const hasSelection =
+      payload.nodeTypeIds.length > 0 ||
+      payload.relationTypeIds.length > 0 ||
+      payload.discourseRelationIds.length > 0 ||
+      payload.templateNames.length > 0;
+    if (!hasSelection) {
+      new Notice("Select at least one schema item or template to export.");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setIsExporting(true);
+    const warnings: string[] = [];
+    try {
+      const filePath = await exportSchemaSelection({
+        plugin,
+        selection: payload,
+        onWarning: (message) => warnings.push(message),
+      });
+
+      new Notice(`Exported schema to ${filePath}.`, 6000);
+      if (warnings.length > 0) {
+        new Notice(`Export warnings:\n${warnings.join("\n")}`, 6000);
+      }
+
+      onClose();
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof NativeFileDialogCancelledError) {
+        return;
+      }
+      const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+      new Notice(`Schema export failed: ${message}`, 6000);
+    } finally {
+      setIsExporting(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <SchemaSelectionModalBody
+      title="Export discourse graph schema"
+      description={`Select the node types, relation types, relation triples, and templates to include in ${outputFileName}.`}
+      source={source}
+      selection={selection}
+      onDependencyViolation={(message) => new Notice(message)}
+      footerSecondaryLabel="Cancel"
+      onFooterSecondaryClick={onClose}
+      footerPrimaryLabel={isExporting ? "Exporting..." : "Export schema"}
+      onFooterPrimaryClick={() => void handleExport()}
+      isFooterPrimaryDisabled={isExporting}
+    />
+  );
+};
+
+export class ExportSpecsModal extends Modal {
+  private plugin: DiscourseGraphPlugin;
+  private root: Root | null = null;
+
+  constructor(plugin: DiscourseGraphPlugin) {
+    super(plugin.app);
+    this.plugin = plugin;
+  }
+
+  onOpen(): void {
+    this.contentEl.empty();
+    this.root = createRoot(this.contentEl);
+    this.root.render(
+      <StrictMode>
+        <ExportSpecsContent plugin={this.plugin} onClose={() => this.close()} />
+      </StrictMode>,
+    );
+  }
+
+  onClose(): void {
+    if (this.root) {
+      this.root.unmount();
+      this.root = null;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/obsidian/src/components/GeneralSettings.tsx b/apps/obsidian/src/components/GeneralSettings.tsx
index 9666a1217..9c05c07d2 100644
--- a/apps/obsidian/src/components/GeneralSettings.tsx
+++ b/apps/obsidian/src/components/GeneralSettings.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { usePlugin } from "./PluginContext";
 import { setIcon } from "obsidian";
 import SuggestInput from "./SuggestInput";
 import { DiscourseGraphLogoIcon, SlackLogoIcon } from "./Icons";
+import { openExportSpecsModal } from "./ExportSpecsModal";
+import { getDgSchemaFileName } from "~/utils/specValidation";
 
 const DOCS_URL = "https://discoursegraphs.com/docs/obsidian";
 const COMMUNITY_URL =
@@ -148,6 +150,7 @@ const GeneralSettings = () => {
   const [nodeTagHotkey, setNodeTagHotkey] = useState<string>(
     plugin.settings.nodeTagHotkey,
   );
+  const schemaFileName = getDgSchemaFileName(plugin.app.vault.getName());
 
   const handleToggleChange = (newValue: boolean) => {
     setShowIdsInFrontmatter(newValue);
@@ -298,6 +301,25 @@ const GeneralSettings = () => {
         </div>
       </div>
 
+      <div className="setting-item">
+        <div className="setting-item-info">
+          <div className="setting-item-name">Export discourse graph schema</div>
+          <div className="setting-item-description">
+            Export selected node types, relation types, relation triples, and
+            templates to a JSON file named <code>{schemaFileName}</code>.
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div className="setting-item-control">
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            className="rounded border px-3 py-1.5 text-sm"
+            onClick={() => openExportSpecsModal(plugin)}
+          >
+            Open export modal
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
       <InfoSection />
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/apps/obsidian/src/utils/registerCommands.ts b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/registerCommands.ts
index ea7e019f6..29e7285d1 100644
--- a/apps/obsidian/src/utils/registerCommands.ts
+++ b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/registerCommands.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { NodeTypeModal } from "~/components/NodeTypeModal";
 import ModifyNodeModal from "~/components/ModifyNodeModal";
 import { BulkIdentifyDiscourseNodesModal } from "~/components/BulkIdentifyDiscourseNodesModal";
 import { ImportNodesModal } from "~/components/ImportNodesModal";
+import { openExportSpecsModal } from "~/components/ExportSpecsModal";
 import { convertPageToDiscourseNode, createDiscourseNode } from "./createNode";
 import { refreshAllImportedFiles } from "./importNodes";
 import { VIEW_TYPE_MARKDOWN, VIEW_TYPE_TLDRAW_DG_PREVIEW } from "~/constants";
@@ -194,6 +195,12 @@ export const registerCommands = (plugin: DiscourseGraphPlugin) => {
     },
   });
 
+  plugin.addCommand({
+    id: "export-dg-schema",
+    name: "Export discourse graph schema",
+    callback: () => openExportSpecsModal(plugin),
+  });
+
   plugin.addCommand({
     id: "toggle-discourse-context",
     name: "Toggle discourse context",
diff --git a/apps/obsidian/src/utils/specExport.ts b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/specExport.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a8ab907a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/specExport.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { TFile } from "obsidian";
+import type DiscourseGraphPlugin from "~/index";
+import type {
+  DiscourseSchemaFile,
+  DiscourseSchemaTemplate,
+  SchemaSelection,
+} from "~/types";
+import {
+  DG_SCHEMA_EXPORT_VERSION,
+  getDgSchemaFileName,
+} from "~/utils/specValidation";
+import { getTemplatePluginInfo } from "~/utils/templates";
+import { saveJsonToUserLocation } from "~/utils/nativeJsonFileDialogs";
+import { getVaultId } from "~/utils/supabaseContext";
+
+const getTemplateContents = async ({
+  plugin,
+  templateNames,
+  onWarning,
+}: {
+  plugin: DiscourseGraphPlugin;
+  templateNames: string[];
+  onWarning: (message: string) => void;
+}): Promise<DiscourseSchemaTemplate[]> => {
+  const { isEnabled, folderPath } = getTemplatePluginInfo(plugin.app);
+
+  if (!isEnabled || !folderPath) {
+    if (templateNames.length > 0) {
+      onWarning(
+        "Templates plugin is not enabled or folder is not configured; template content was skipped.",
+      );
+    }
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  const templates: DiscourseSchemaTemplate[] = [];
+  for (const templateName of templateNames) {
+    const templatePath = `${folderPath}/${templateName}.md`;
+    const templateFile = plugin.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(templatePath);
+
+    if (!(templateFile instanceof TFile)) {
+      onWarning(`Template file not found: ${templateName}.md`);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const content = await plugin.app.vault.read(templateFile);
+    templates.push({ name: templateName, content });
+  }
+
+  return templates;
+};
+
+export const exportSchemaSelection = async ({
+  plugin,
+  selection,
+  onWarning = () => {},
+}: {
+  plugin: DiscourseGraphPlugin;
+  selection: SchemaSelection;
+  onWarning?: (message: string) => void;
+}): Promise<string> => {
+  const selectedNodeTypeIds = new Set(selection.nodeTypeIds);
+  const selectedRelationTypeIds = new Set(selection.relationTypeIds);
+  const selectedDiscourseRelationIds = new Set(selection.discourseRelationIds);
+
+  const templates = await getTemplateContents({
+    plugin,
+    templateNames: selection.templateNames,
+    onWarning,
+  });
+
+  const payload: DiscourseSchemaFile = {
+    version: DG_SCHEMA_EXPORT_VERSION,
+    exportedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    pluginVersion: plugin.manifest.version,
+    vaultName: plugin.app.vault.getName(),
+    vaultId: getVaultId(plugin.app),
+    nodeTypes: plugin.settings.nodeTypes.filter((nt) =>
+      selectedNodeTypeIds.has(nt.id),
+    ),
+    relationTypes: plugin.settings.relationTypes.filter((rt) =>
+      selectedRelationTypeIds.has(rt.id),
+    ),
+    discourseRelations: plugin.settings.discourseRelations.filter((dr) =>
+      selectedDiscourseRelationIds.has(dr.id),
+    ),
+    templates,
+  };
+
+  const serializedPayload = JSON.stringify(payload, null, 2);
+  const fileName = getDgSchemaFileName(plugin.app.vault.getName());
+  return saveJsonToUserLocation({
+    title: "Export discourse graph schema",
+    fileName,
+    content: serializedPayload,
+  });
+};