diff --git a/src/cli.js b/src/cli.js
index 1550c4aa..ec0d21df 100644
--- a/src/cli.js
+++ b/src/cli.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
+import fs from 'node:fs'
 import * as path from "path";
 
 import yargs from 'yargs'
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ import { hideBin } from 'yargs/helpers'
 
 import { getProjectLicense, getLicenseDetails } from './license/index.js'
 
-import client, { selectTrustifyDABackend } from './index.js'
+import client, { selectTrustifyDABackend, generateSbom } from './index.js'
 
 
 // command for component analysis take manifest type and content
@@ -361,15 +362,64 @@ const license = {
 	}
 }
 
+const sbom = {
+	command: 'sbom </path/to/manifest> [--output]',
+	desc: 'generate a CycloneDX SBOM from a manifest file',
+	builder: yargs => yargs.positional(
+		'/path/to/manifest',
+		{
+			desc: 'manifest path for SBOM generation',
+			type: 'string',
+			normalize: true,
+		}
+	).options({
+		output: {
+			alias: 'o',
+			desc: 'Write SBOM JSON to a file instead of stdout',
+			type: 'string',
+			normalize: true,
+		},
+		workspaceDir: {
+			alias: 'w',
+			desc: 'Workspace root directory (for monorepos; lock file is expected here)',
+			type: 'string',
+			normalize: true,
+		}
+	}),
+	handler: async args => {
+		let manifest = args['/path/to/manifest']
+		const opts = args.workspaceDir ? { TRUSTIFY_DA_WORKSPACE_DIR: args.workspaceDir } : {}
+		let result
+		try {
+			result = await generateSbom(manifest, opts)
+		} catch (err) {
+			console.error(JSON.stringify({ error: `Failed to generate SBOM: ${err.message}` }, null, 2))
+			process.exit(1)
+		}
+		const json = JSON.stringify(result, null, 2)
+		if (args.output) {
+			try {
+				fs.writeFileSync(args.output, json)
+			} catch (err) {
+				console.error(JSON.stringify({ error: `Failed to write output file: ${err.message}` }, null, 2))
+				process.exit(1)
+			}
+		} else {
+			console.log(json)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // parse and invoke the command
 yargs(hideBin(process.argv))
-	.usage(`Usage: ${process.argv[0].includes("node") ?  path.parse(process.argv[1]).base : path.parse(process.argv[0]).base} {component|stack|stack-batch|image|validate-token|license}`)
+	.usage(`Usage: ${process.argv[0].includes("node") ?  path.parse(process.argv[1]).base : path.parse(process.argv[0]).base} {component|stack|stack-batch|image|validate-token|license|sbom}`)
 	.command(stack)
 	.command(stackBatch)
 	.command(component)
 	.command(image)
 	.command(validateToken)
 	.command(license)
+	.command(sbom)
 	.scriptName('')
 	.version(false)
 	.demandCommand(1)
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 7b204f56..cfca773f 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export { parseImageRef } from "./oci_image/utils.js";
 export { ImageRef } from "./oci_image/images.js";
 export { getProjectLicense, findLicenseFilePath, identifyLicense, getLicenseDetails, licensesFromReport, normalizeLicensesResponse, runLicenseCheck, getCompatibility } from "./license/index.js";
 
-export default { componentAnalysis, stackAnalysis, stackAnalysisBatch, imageAnalysis, validateToken }
+export default { componentAnalysis, stackAnalysis, stackAnalysisBatch, imageAnalysis, validateToken, generateSbom }
 export {
 	discoverWorkspacePackages,
 	discoverWorkspaceCrates,
@@ -274,6 +274,23 @@ function buildBatchAnalysisMetadata(root, ecosystem, totalSbomAttempts, successf
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Generate a CycloneDX SBOM from a manifest file. No backend HTTP request is made.
+ *
+ * @param {string} manifestPath - path to the manifest file (e.g. pom.xml, package.json)
+ * @param {Options} [opts={}] - optional options (e.g. workspace dir, tool paths)
+ * @returns {Promise<object>} parsed CycloneDX SBOM JSON object
+ * @throws {Error} if the manifest is unsupported or SBOM generation fails
+ */
+export async function generateSbom(manifestPath, opts = {}) {
+	fs.accessSync(manifestPath, fs.constants.R_OK)
+	const result = await generateOneSbom(manifestPath, opts)
+	if (!result.ok) {
+		throw new Error(`Failed to generate SBOM for ${result.manifestPath}: ${result.reason}`)
+	}
+	return result.sbom
+}
+
 /**
  * @typedef {{ ok: true, purl: string, sbom: object } | { ok: false, manifestPath: string, reason: string }} SbomResult
  */
diff --git a/test/generate_sbom.test.js b/test/generate_sbom.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20d1834a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/generate_sbom.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs'
+import { expect } from 'chai'
+import esmock from 'esmock'
+
+function makeSbom(name, version) {
+	return {
+		metadata: {
+			component: {
+				purl: `pkg:npm/${name}@${version}`,
+				'bom-ref': `pkg:npm/${name}@${version}`,
+			},
+		},
+		components: [
+			{ name: 'dep-a', version: '1.0.0', purl: 'pkg:npm/dep-a@1.0.0' },
+		],
+	}
+}
+
+function buildMockProviders(sbomMap) {
+	const mockProvider = {
+		isSupported: () => true,
+		validateLockFile: () => true,
+		provideStack: (manifestPath) => {
+			const sbom = sbomMap[manifestPath]
+			if (!sbom) {
+				throw new Error(`Unsupported manifest: ${manifestPath}`)
+			}
+			return {
+				ecosystem: 'npm',
+				content: JSON.stringify(sbom),
+				contentType: 'application/vnd.cyclonedx+json',
+			}
+		},
+	}
+	return {
+		availableProviders: [mockProvider],
+		match: () => mockProvider,
+	}
+}
+
+async function createMockClient(sbomMap) {
+	return esmock('../src/index.js', {
+		'../src/provider.js': buildMockProviders(sbomMap),
+		'node:fs': {
+			...fs,
+			default: { ...fs, accessSync: () => {} },
+			accessSync: () => {},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+suite('testing generateSbom', () => {
+	test('returns valid CycloneDX JSON for a pom.xml manifest', async () => {
+		const expected = makeSbom('my-app', '1.0.0')
+		const client = await createMockClient({ '/fake/pom.xml': expected })
+		const result = await client.generateSbom('/fake/pom.xml')
+		expect(result).to.deep.equal(expected)
+		expect(result.metadata.component.purl).to.equal('pkg:npm/my-app@1.0.0')
+	})
+
+	test('returns valid CycloneDX JSON for a package.json manifest', async () => {
+		const expected = makeSbom('my-js-app', '2.0.0')
+		const client = await createMockClient({ '/fake/package.json': expected })
+		const result = await client.generateSbom('/fake/package.json')
+		expect(result).to.deep.equal(expected)
+		expect(result.metadata.component.purl).to.equal('pkg:npm/my-js-app@2.0.0')
+	})
+
+	test('throws for unsupported manifest types', async () => {
+		const client = await createMockClient({})
+		try {
+			await client.generateSbom('/fake/unsupported.txt')
+			expect.fail('should have thrown')
+		} catch (err) {
+			expect(err.message).to.include('Unsupported manifest')
+		}
+	})
+
+	test('generated SBOM contains metadata.component with expected purl', async () => {
+		const expected = makeSbom('test-pkg', '3.5.1')
+		const client = await createMockClient({ '/project/pom.xml': expected })
+		const result = await client.generateSbom('/project/pom.xml')
+		expect(result.metadata).to.exist
+		expect(result.metadata.component).to.exist
+		expect(result.metadata.component.purl).to.equal('pkg:npm/test-pkg@3.5.1')
+		expect(result.components).to.be.an('array').with.lengthOf(1)
+		expect(result.components[0].name).to.equal('dep-a')
+	})
+
+	test('throws when SBOM is missing purl', async () => {
+		const sbomNoPurl = {
+			metadata: {
+				component: {
+					name: 'no-purl-app',
+				},
+			},
+			components: [],
+		}
+		const client = await createMockClient({ '/fake/pom.xml': sbomNoPurl })
+		try {
+			await client.generateSbom('/fake/pom.xml')
+			expect.fail('should have thrown')
+		} catch (err) {
+			expect(err.message).to.include('missing purl in SBOM')
+		}
+	})
+})