diff --git a/src/client/component/io.cpp b/src/client/component/io.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d13d752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/component/io.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+#include <std_include.hpp>
+#include "loader/component_loader.hpp"
+
+#include "console.hpp"
+#include "gsc.hpp"
+#include "logfile.hpp"
+#include "scheduler.hpp"
+
+#include "game/dvars.hpp"
+#include "game/game.hpp"
+
+#include "game/scripting/execution.hpp"
+
+#include <utils/hook.hpp>
+#include <utils/http.hpp>
+#include <utils/io.hpp>
+
+namespace io
+{
+	namespace
+	{
+		void check_path(const std::filesystem::path& path)
+		{
+			if (path.generic_string().find("..") != std::string::npos)
+			{
+				throw std::runtime_error("io: directory traversal is not allowed");
+			}
+		}
+
+		std::string convert_path(const std::filesystem::path& path)
+		{
+			check_path(path);
+			static const auto fs_game = game::Dvar_FindVar("fs_game");
+
+			if (fs_game->current.string && fs_game->current.string != ""s)
+			{
+				const std::filesystem::path fs_game_path(fs_game->current.string);
+				return (fs_game_path / path).generic_string();
+			}
+
+			throw std::runtime_error("io: fs_game is not properly defined");
+		}
+	}
+
+	class component final : public component_interface
+	{
+	public:
+		void post_unpack() override
+		{
+			gsc::function::add("fileexists", []()
+			{
+				const auto path = convert_path(gsc::get_argument(0).as<std::string>());
+				game::Scr_AddBool(utils::io::file_exists(path));
+			});
+
+			gsc::function::add("writefile", []()
+			{
+				const auto path = convert_path(gsc::get_argument(0).as<std::string>());
+				const auto data = gsc::get_argument(1).as<std::string>();
+				const auto params = game::Scr_GetNumParam();
+
+				auto append = false;
+				if (params > 2)
+				{
+					append = gsc::get_argument(2).as<bool>();
+				}
+
+				game::Scr_AddBool(utils::io::write_file(path, data, append));
+			});
+
+			gsc::function::add("readfile", []()
+			{
+				const auto path = convert_path(gsc::get_argument(0).as<std::string>());
+				game::Scr_AddString(utils::io::read_file(path).data());
+			});
+			
+			gsc::function::add("filesize", []()
+			{
+				const auto path = convert_path(gsc::get_argument(0).as<std::string>());
+				game::Scr_AddInt(static_cast<uint32_t>(utils::io::file_size(path)));
+			});
+
+			gsc::function::add("createdirectory", []()
+			{
+				const auto path = convert_path(gsc::get_argument(0).as<std::string>());
+				game::Scr_AddBool(utils::io::create_directory(path));
+			});
+
+			gsc::function::add("directoryexists", []()
+			{
+				const auto path = convert_path(gsc::get_argument(0).as<std::string>());
+				game::Scr_AddBool(utils::io::directory_exists(path));
+			});
+
+			gsc::function::add("directoryisempty", []()
+			{
+				const auto path = convert_path(gsc::get_argument(0).as<std::string>());
+				game::Scr_AddBool(utils::io::directory_is_empty(path));
+			});
+
+			gsc::function::add("listfiles", []()
+			{
+				const auto path = convert_path(gsc::get_argument(0).as<std::string>());
+				const auto files = utils::io::list_files(path);
+
+				scripting::array array{};
+				for (const auto& file : files)
+				{
+					array.push(file);
+				}
+
+				scripting::push_value(array);
+			});
+
+			gsc::function::add("copyfolder", []()
+			{
+				const auto source = convert_path(gsc::get_argument(0).as<std::string>());
+				const auto target = convert_path(gsc::get_argument(1).as<std::string>());
+				utils::io::copy_folder(source, target);
+			});
+
+			gsc::function::add("removefile", []()
+			{
+				const auto path = convert_path(gsc::get_argument(0).as<std::string>());
+				game::Scr_AddBool(utils::io::remove_file(path));
+			});
+		}
+	};
+}
+
+REGISTER_COMPONENT(io::component)
diff --git a/src/client/game/scripting/execution.hpp b/src/client/game/scripting/execution.hpp
index 9ec6f62f..fb223bd5 100644
--- a/src/client/game/scripting/execution.hpp
+++ b/src/client/game/scripting/execution.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 namespace scripting
 {
+	void push_value(const script_value& value);
+
 	script_value call_function(const std::string& name, const std::vector<script_value>& arguments);
 	script_value call_function(const std::string& name, const entity& entity,
 	                           const std::vector<script_value>& arguments);