diff --git a/packages/nexrender-action-mogrt/index.js b/packages/nexrender-action-mogrt/index.js
index e709500f..208eb89e 100644
--- a/packages/nexrender-action-mogrt/index.js
+++ b/packages/nexrender-action-mogrt/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const path = require('path');
 const url = require('url');
+const Mogrt = require('./mogrt');
 
 module.exports = async (job, settings, options, type) => {
     settings.logger = settings.logger ?? console;
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@ module.exports = async (job, settings, options, type) => {
             return job;
         }
 
-        const { Mogrt } = await import('mogrt');
         const mogrt = new Mogrt(job.template.dest);
         await mogrt.init();
 
diff --git a/packages/nexrender-action-mogrt/mogrt.js b/packages/nexrender-action-mogrt/mogrt.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..047ef326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nexrender-action-mogrt/mogrt.js
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+const StreamZip = require("node-stream-zip")
+const tempy = require("tempy");
+const path = require("node:path");
+
+function flattenStrings(obj, doNotCopy) {
+    if (!doNotCopy) obj = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(obj));
+    for (let [k, v] of Object.entries(obj)) {
+        if (typeof v === 'object') {
+            if (!Array.isArray(v) && 'strDB' in v) {
+                if (v.strDB.length) {
+                    obj[k] = Object.values(v.strDB)[0].str;
+                } else {
+                    obj[k] = '';
+                }
+            } else {
+                obj[k] = flattenStrings(v, true);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return obj;
+}
+
+class Mogrt {
+    constructor(filename) {
+        this.filename = filename;
+        this.initialized = false;
+        this._manifest = null;
+    }
+
+    _getZip() {
+        return new StreamZip.async({ file: this.filename });
+    }
+
+    isAfterEffects() {
+        if (!this.initialized) throw Error('Must initialise with .init() first');
+        return this._manifest['authorApp'] === 'aefx';
+    }
+
+    isPremiere() {
+        if (!this.initialized) throw Error('Must initialise with .init() first');
+        return this._manifest['authorApp'] === 'ppro';
+    }
+
+    getEssentialFields(flattened) {
+        if (!this.initialized) throw Error('Must initialise with .init() first');
+        flattened = typeof flattened === 'undefined' || flattened;
+        let { clientControls } = this._manifest;
+        if (flattened) {
+            clientControls = flattenStrings(clientControls);
+        } else {
+            clientControls = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(clientControls));
+        }
+        return clientControls;
+    }
+
+    async extractTo(toPath) {
+        const zip = this._getZip();
+        const entries = [];
+        await tempy.file.task(async (tempPath) => {
+            await zip.extract('project.aegraphic', tempPath);
+            const aegraphicZip = new StreamZip.async({ file: tempPath });
+            aegraphicZip.on('entry', entry => entries.push(path.join(toPath, entry.name)));
+            await aegraphicZip.extract(null, toPath);
+            await Promise.all([
+                aegraphicZip.close(),
+                zip.close()
+            ]);
+        });
+        return entries;
+    }
+
+    async getManifest(flattened) {
+        flattened = typeof flattened === 'undefined' || flattened;
+        if (this._manifest === null) {
+            const zip = this._getZip();
+            this._manifest = JSON.parse((await zip.entryData('definition.json')).toString());
+            await zip.close();
+        }
+        if (flattened) {
+            return flattenStrings(this._manifest)
+        } else {
+            return this._manifest;
+        }
+    }
+
+    async init() {
+        await this.getManifest(false);
+        this.initialized = true;
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = Mogrt;
diff --git a/packages/nexrender-action-mogrt/package.json b/packages/nexrender-action-mogrt/package.json
index d4c83ef1..0643457f 100644
--- a/packages/nexrender-action-mogrt/package.json
+++ b/packages/nexrender-action-mogrt/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "mogrt": "^0.0.2"
+    "node-stream-zip": "^1.15.0",
+    "tempy": "^1.0.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/nexrender-action-mogrt/test.js b/packages/nexrender-action-mogrt/test.js
index a84cfb98..04001774 100644
--- a/packages/nexrender-action-mogrt/test.js
+++ b/packages/nexrender-action-mogrt/test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const extension = require('./index.js');
 const url = require('node:url');
 const path = require('node:path');
 const assert = require('assert');
+const tempy = require('tempy');
 
 describe("action/mogrt",() => {
     const defaultParameters = {
@@ -26,9 +27,8 @@ describe("action/mogrt",() => {
     let parameters;
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
-        const { temporaryDirectory } = await import('tempy');
         parameters = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(defaultParameters));
-        parameters.job.workpath = temporaryDirectory();
+        parameters.job.workpath = tempy.directory();
     })
 
     it('self-adds to postdownload', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/nexrender-action-mogrt/test/test.manual.js b/packages/nexrender-action-mogrt/test/test.manual.js
index d1ffc819..75e51f61 100644
--- a/packages/nexrender-action-mogrt/test/test.manual.js
+++ b/packages/nexrender-action-mogrt/test/test.manual.js
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ process.env.NEXRENDER_ENABLE_AELOG_PROJECT_FOLDER = 1;
 
 const path = require('path');
 const url = require('node:url');
-const { render } = require("@nexrender/core");
+const { render } = require("../../nexrender-core");
 
 const job = {
     template: {
-        src: url.pathToFileURL(path.join(__dirname, '__tests__', './assets/ae.mogrt')).href,
+        src: url.pathToFileURL(path.join(__dirname, './assets/ae.mogrt')).href,
         composition: 'ignored',
         // continueOnMissing: true,
     },
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ const job = {
     actions: {
         predownload: [
             {
-                module: require.resolve('./index.js'),
-                essentialParameters: {
+                module: require.resolve('../index.js'),
+                params: {
                     'Group Test': {
                         'Image': 'ref-image-layer'
                     }