diff --git a/Penumbra/Meta/Manipulations/IMetaIdentifier.cs b/Penumbra/Meta/Manipulations/IMetaIdentifier.cs
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+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using Penumbra.GameData.Data;
+using Penumbra.Interop.Structs;
+
+namespace Penumbra.Meta.Manipulations;
+
+public interface IMetaIdentifier
+{
+    public void AddChangedItems(ObjectIdentification identifier, IDictionary<string, object?> changedItems);
+
+    public MetaIndex FileIndex();
+
+    public bool Validate();
+
+    public JObject AddToJson(JObject jObj);
+}
diff --git a/Penumbra/Meta/Manipulations/Imc.cs b/Penumbra/Meta/Manipulations/Imc.cs
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+using Penumbra.GameData.Data;
+using Penumbra.GameData.Enums;
+using Penumbra.GameData.Structs;
+using Penumbra.Interop.Structs;
+using Penumbra.String.Classes;
+
+namespace Penumbra.Meta.Manipulations;
+
+public readonly record struct ImcIdentifier(
+    PrimaryId PrimaryId,
+    Variant Variant,
+    ObjectType ObjectType,
+    SecondaryId SecondaryId,
+    EquipSlot EquipSlot,
+    BodySlot BodySlot) : IMetaIdentifier, IComparable<ImcIdentifier>
+{
+    public ImcIdentifier(EquipSlot slot, PrimaryId primaryId, ushort variant)
+        : this(primaryId, (Variant)Math.Clamp(variant, (ushort)0, byte.MaxValue),
+            slot.IsAccessory() ? ObjectType.Accessory : ObjectType.Equipment, 0, slot,
+            variant > byte.MaxValue ? BodySlot.Body : BodySlot.Unknown)
+    { }
+
+    public ImcIdentifier(EquipSlot slot, PrimaryId primaryId, Variant variant)
+        : this(primaryId, variant, slot.IsAccessory() ? ObjectType.Accessory : ObjectType.Equipment, 0, slot, BodySlot.Unknown)
+    { }
+
+    public void AddChangedItems(ObjectIdentification identifier, IDictionary<string, object?> changedItems)
+    {
+        var path = ObjectType switch
+        {
+            ObjectType.Equipment or ObjectType.Accessory => GamePaths.Equipment.Mtrl.Path(PrimaryId, GenderRace.MidlanderMale, EquipSlot,
+                Variant,
+                "a"),
+            ObjectType.Weapon => GamePaths.Weapon.Mtrl.Path(PrimaryId, SecondaryId.Id, Variant, "a"),
+            ObjectType.DemiHuman => GamePaths.DemiHuman.Mtrl.Path(PrimaryId, SecondaryId.Id, EquipSlot, Variant,
+                "a"),
+            ObjectType.Monster => GamePaths.Monster.Mtrl.Path(PrimaryId, SecondaryId.Id, Variant, "a"),
+            _                  => string.Empty,
+        };
+        if (path.Length == 0)
+            return;
+
+        identifier.Identify(changedItems, path);
+    }
+
+    public Utf8GamePath GamePath()
+    {
+        return ObjectType switch
+        {
+            ObjectType.Accessory => Utf8GamePath.FromString(GamePaths.Accessory.Imc.Path(PrimaryId), out var p) ? p : Utf8GamePath.Empty,
+            ObjectType.Equipment => Utf8GamePath.FromString(GamePaths.Equipment.Imc.Path(PrimaryId), out var p) ? p : Utf8GamePath.Empty,
+            ObjectType.DemiHuman => Utf8GamePath.FromString(GamePaths.DemiHuman.Imc.Path(PrimaryId, SecondaryId.Id), out var p)
+                ? p
+                : Utf8GamePath.Empty,
+            ObjectType.Monster => Utf8GamePath.FromString(GamePaths.Monster.Imc.Path(PrimaryId, SecondaryId.Id), out var p)
+                ? p
+                : Utf8GamePath.Empty,
+            ObjectType.Weapon => Utf8GamePath.FromString(GamePaths.Weapon.Imc.Path(PrimaryId, SecondaryId.Id), out var p)
+                ? p
+                : Utf8GamePath.Empty,
+            _ => throw new NotImplementedException(),
+        };
+    }
+
+    public MetaIndex FileIndex()
+        => (MetaIndex)(-1);
+
+    public override string ToString()
+        => ObjectType is ObjectType.Equipment or ObjectType.Accessory
+            ? $"Imc - {PrimaryId} - {EquipSlot.ToName()} - {Variant}"
+            : $"Imc - {PrimaryId} - {ObjectType.ToName()} - {SecondaryId} - {BodySlot} - {Variant}";
+
+    public bool Validate()
+    {
+        switch (ObjectType)
+        {
+            case ObjectType.Accessory:
+            case ObjectType.Equipment:
+                if (BodySlot is not BodySlot.Unknown)
+                    return false;
+                if (!EquipSlot.IsEquipment() && !EquipSlot.IsAccessory())
+                    return false;
+                if (SecondaryId != 0)
+                    return false;
+
+                break;
+            case ObjectType.DemiHuman:
+                if (BodySlot is not BodySlot.Unknown)
+                    return false;
+                if (!EquipSlot.IsEquipment() && !EquipSlot.IsAccessory())
+                    return false;
+
+                break;
+            default:
+                if (!Enum.IsDefined(BodySlot))
+                    return false;
+                if (EquipSlot is not EquipSlot.Unknown)
+                    return false;
+                if (!Enum.IsDefined(ObjectType))
+                    return false;
+
+                break;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public int CompareTo(ImcIdentifier other)
+    {
+        var o = ObjectType.CompareTo(other.ObjectType);
+        if (o != 0)
+            return o;
+
+        var i = PrimaryId.Id.CompareTo(other.PrimaryId.Id);
+        if (i != 0)
+            return i;
+
+        if (ObjectType is ObjectType.Equipment or ObjectType.Accessory)
+        {
+            var e = EquipSlot.CompareTo(other.EquipSlot);
+            return e != 0 ? e : Variant.Id.CompareTo(other.Variant.Id);
+        }
+
+        if (ObjectType is ObjectType.DemiHuman)
+        {
+            var e = EquipSlot.CompareTo(other.EquipSlot);
+            if (e != 0)
+                return e;
+        }
+
+        var s = SecondaryId.Id.CompareTo(other.SecondaryId.Id);
+        if (s != 0)
+            return s;
+
+        var b = BodySlot.CompareTo(other.BodySlot);
+        return b != 0 ? b : Variant.Id.CompareTo(other.Variant.Id);
+    }
+
+    public static ImcIdentifier? FromJson(JObject jObj)
+    {
+        var objectType = jObj["PrimaryId"]?.ToObject<ObjectType>() ?? ObjectType.Unknown;
+        var primaryId  = new PrimaryId(jObj["PrimaryId"]?.ToObject<ushort>() ?? 0);
+        var variant    = jObj["Variant"]?.ToObject<ushort>() ?? 0;
+        if (variant > byte.MaxValue)
+            return null;
+
+        ImcIdentifier ret;
+        switch (objectType)
+        {
+            case ObjectType.Equipment:
+            case ObjectType.Accessory:
+            {
+                var slot = jObj["EquipSlot"]?.ToObject<EquipSlot>() ?? EquipSlot.Unknown;
+                ret = new ImcIdentifier(slot, primaryId, variant);
+                break;
+            }
+            case ObjectType.DemiHuman:
+            {
+                var secondaryId = new SecondaryId(jObj["SecondaryId"]?.ToObject<ushort>() ?? 0);
+                var slot        = jObj["Slot"]?.ToObject<EquipSlot>() ?? EquipSlot.Unknown;
+                ret = new ImcIdentifier(primaryId, (Variant)variant, objectType, secondaryId, slot, BodySlot.Unknown);
+                break;
+            }
+
+            case ObjectType.Monster:
+            case ObjectType.Weapon:
+            {
+                var secondaryId = new SecondaryId(jObj["SecondaryId"]?.ToObject<ushort>() ?? 0);
+                ret = new ImcIdentifier(primaryId, (Variant)variant, objectType, secondaryId, EquipSlot.Unknown, BodySlot.Body);
+                break;
+            }
+            default: return null;
+        }
+
+        return ret.Validate() ? ret : null;
+    }
+
+    public JObject AddToJson(JObject jObj)
+    {
+        var (gender, race) = GenderRace.Split();
+        jObj["Gender"]     = gender.ToString();
+        jObj["Race"]       = race.ToString();
+        jObj["SetId"]      = SetId.Id.ToString();
+        jObj["Slot"]       = Slot.ToString();
+        return jObj;
+    }
+}