diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 151eec79..1a4c6429 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "examples": "node scripts/run-examples.js",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "check": "tsc --noEmit && npm run test:fast",
+    "test:parity": "npm run build && node --import tsx --test tests/ast-parity.test.ts",
     "verify": "bash scripts/verify.sh",
     "verify:quick": "bash scripts/verify.sh --quick",
     "format": "prettier --write .",
diff --git a/src/chad-native.ts b/src/chad-native.ts
index fbaf6de9..95fe7644 100644
--- a/src/chad-native.ts
+++ b/src/chad-native.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   compileNative,
+  parseFileToAST,
   setSkipSemanticAnalysis,
   setEmitLLVMOnly,
   setTargetCpu,
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ parser.addSubcommandInGroup("init", "Generate starter project", "Project");
 parser.addSubcommandInGroup("clean", "Remove the .build directory", "Project");
 parser.addSubcommandInGroup("ir", "Emit LLVM IR only", "Advanced");
 parser.addSubcommandInGroup("target", "Manage cross-compilation target SDKs", "Advanced");
+parser.addSubcommandInGroup("ast-dump", "Dump parsed AST as JSON", "Advanced");
 
 parser.addFlag("version", "", "Show version");
 parser.addScopedOption("output", "o", "Specify output file", "", "build,run,ir");
@@ -245,6 +247,22 @@ if (command === "watch") {
   process.exit(0);
 }
 
+if (command === "ast-dump") {
+  const inputFile = parser.getPositional(0);
+  if (inputFile.length === 0) {
+    console.log("chad: error: no input files");
+    process.exit(1);
+    throw new Error("unreachable");
+  }
+  if (!fs.existsSync(inputFile)) {
+    console.log("chad: error: file not found: " + inputFile);
+    process.exit(1);
+    throw new Error("unreachable");
+  }
+  console.log(parseFileToAST(inputFile));
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
 if (command.length === 0) {
   parser.printHelp();
   process.exit(0);
diff --git a/src/chad-node.ts b/src/chad-node.ts
index c2e999bc..e1311230 100644
--- a/src/chad-node.ts
+++ b/src/chad-node.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 import { LogLevel, logger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 import { runInit } from "./codegen/stdlib/init-templates.js";
 import { ArgumentParser } from "./argparse.js";
+import { parseWithTSAPI } from "./parser-ts/index.js";
 import * as path from "path";
 import * as fs from "fs";
 import { execSync, spawn as spawnProc, ChildProcess } from "child_process";
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ parser.addSubcommandInGroup(
 parser.addSubcommandInGroup("clean", "Remove the .build directory", "Project");
 parser.addSubcommandInGroup("ir", "Emit LLVM IR only", "Advanced");
 parser.addSubcommandInGroup("target", "Manage cross-compilation target SDKs", "Advanced");
+parser.addSubcommandInGroup("ast-dump", "Dump parsed AST as JSON", "Advanced");
 
 parser.addFlag("version", "", "Show version");
 parser.addScopedOption("output", "o", "Specify output file", "", "build,run,ir");
@@ -238,6 +240,22 @@ if (command === "watch") {
   });
 }
 
+if (command === "ast-dump") {
+  const inputFile = parser.getPositional(0);
+  if (!inputFile) {
+    console.error("chad: error: no input files");
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+  if (!fs.existsSync(inputFile)) {
+    console.error(`chad: error: file not found: ${inputFile}`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+  const code = fs.readFileSync(inputFile, "utf8");
+  const ast = parseWithTSAPI(code, { filename: inputFile });
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(ast) + "\n");
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
 if (command.length === 0) {
   parser.printHelp();
   process.exit(0);
@@ -249,7 +267,8 @@ if (
   command !== "ir" &&
   command !== "init" &&
   command !== "watch" &&
-  command !== "target"
+  command !== "target" &&
+  command !== "ast-dump"
 ) {
   if (command.endsWith(".ts") || command.endsWith(".js")) {
     console.error(`chad: error: missing command. did you mean 'chad build ${command}'?`);
diff --git a/src/native-compiler-lib.ts b/src/native-compiler-lib.ts
index fb587b64..2785f144 100644
--- a/src/native-compiler-lib.ts
+++ b/src/native-compiler-lib.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { parseSource } from "./parser-native/index.js";
 import { transformTree } from "./parser-native/transformer.js";
 import { LLVMGenerator, LLVMGeneratorOptions, SemaSymbolData } from "./codegen/llvm-generator.js";
 import { SemanticAnalyzer } from "./analysis/semantic-analyzer.js";
-import { AST, ImportDeclaration } from "./ast/types.js";
+import { AST, ImportDeclaration, FunctionNode, ClassNode, ClassMethod } from "./ast/types.js";
 import { TargetInfo } from "./target-types.js";
 
 declare const child_process: {
@@ -172,6 +172,69 @@ function tripleToTargetName(triple: string): string {
   return osName + "-" + archName;
 }
 
+export function parseFileToAST(inputFile: string): string {
+  __gc_disable();
+  const absPath = path.resolve(inputFile);
+  const code = fs.readFileSync(absPath);
+  const tree = parseSource(code);
+  const ast = transformTree(tree);
+
+  // JSON.stringify(ast) doesn't work for interface-typed objects in native ChadScript —
+  // it falls to the number path and treats pointers as doubles. Access fields explicitly.
+  // JSON.stringify(string[]) is also unimplemented; iterate manually instead.
+  let out = '{"imports":[';
+  let ii = 0;
+  while (ii < ast.imports.length) {
+    if (ii > 0) out = out + ",";
+    const imp = ast.imports[ii] as ImportDeclaration;
+    let specJson = "[";
+    let si = 0;
+    while (si < imp.specifiers.length) {
+      if (si > 0) specJson = specJson + ",";
+      specJson = specJson + JSON.stringify(imp.specifiers[si]);
+      si = si + 1;
+    }
+    specJson = specJson + "]";
+    out = out + '{"source":' + JSON.stringify(imp.source) + ',"specifiers":' + specJson + "}";
+    ii = ii + 1;
+  }
+  out = out + '],"functions":[';
+  let fi = 0;
+  while (fi < ast.functions.length) {
+    if (fi > 0) out = out + ",";
+    const fn = ast.functions[fi] as FunctionNode;
+    let paramsJson = "[";
+    let pi = 0;
+    while (pi < fn.params.length) {
+      if (pi > 0) paramsJson = paramsJson + ",";
+      paramsJson = paramsJson + JSON.stringify(fn.params[pi]);
+      pi = pi + 1;
+    }
+    paramsJson = paramsJson + "]";
+    out = out + '{"name":' + JSON.stringify(fn.name) + ',"params":' + paramsJson + "}";
+    fi = fi + 1;
+  }
+  out = out + '],"classes":[';
+  let ci = 0;
+  while (ci < ast.classes.length) {
+    if (ci > 0) out = out + ",";
+    const cls = ast.classes[ci] as ClassNode;
+    let methodsJson = "[";
+    let mi = 0;
+    while (mi < cls.methods.length) {
+      if (mi > 0) methodsJson = methodsJson + ",";
+      const m = cls.methods[mi] as ClassMethod;
+      methodsJson = methodsJson + JSON.stringify(m.name);
+      mi = mi + 1;
+    }
+    methodsJson = methodsJson + "]";
+    out = out + '{"name":' + JSON.stringify(cls.name) + ',"methods":' + methodsJson + "}";
+    ci = ci + 1;
+  }
+  out = out + "]}";
+  return out;
+}
+
 export function compileNative(inputFile: string, outputFile: string): void {
   const execDir = path.dirname(path.resolve(process.argv0));
   const installedLibDir = execDir + "/lib";
diff --git a/tests/ast-parity.test.ts b/tests/ast-parity.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89d84808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ast-parity.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { describe, it } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert";
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import { discoverTests } from "./test-discovery.js";
+import { parseWithTSAPI } from "../src/parser-ts/index.js";
+import type {
+  AST,
+  ImportDeclaration,
+  FunctionNode,
+  ClassNode,
+  ClassMethod,
+} from "../src/ast/types.js";
+
+const hasNative = fs.existsSync(".build/chad");
+
+// Extract the same structural summary produced by the native ast-dump command.
+// Both sides must emit identical JSON for the parity check to be meaningful.
+function extractSummary(ast: AST): unknown {
+  return {
+    imports: ast.imports.map((imp: ImportDeclaration) => ({
+      source: imp.source,
+      specifiers: imp.specifiers,
+    })),
+    functions: ast.functions.map((fn: FunctionNode) => ({
+      name: fn.name,
+      params: fn.params,
+    })),
+    classes: ast.classes.map((cls: ClassNode) => ({
+      name: cls.name,
+      methods: cls.methods.map((m: ClassMethod) => m.name),
+    })),
+  };
+}
+
+const cases = discoverTests().filter((tc) => !tc.compileError);
+
+describe("Parser parity (TS vs native)", { skip: !hasNative }, () => {
+  describe("Structural AST equivalence", { concurrency: 16 }, () => {
+    for (const tc of cases) {
+      it(tc.description, () => {
+        const fixturePath = path.resolve(tc.fixture);
+        const code = fs.readFileSync(fixturePath, "utf8");
+
+        const jsAst = parseWithTSAPI(code, { filename: tc.fixture });
+        const jsSummary = extractSummary(jsAst);
+
+        let nativeOut: string;
+        try {
+          nativeOut = execSync(`.build/chad ast-dump ${tc.fixture}`, { encoding: "utf8" });
+        } catch (e: any) {
+          throw new Error(`Native ast-dump failed for ${tc.fixture}: ${e.stderr ?? e.message}`);
+        }
+        const nativeSummary = JSON.parse(nativeOut);
+
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(nativeSummary, jsSummary, `Parser divergence in ${tc.fixture}`);
+      });
+    }
+  });
+});