diff --git a/server/routes/export.py b/server/routes/export.py
index af9233c..e9e1c7c 100644
--- a/server/routes/export.py
+++ b/server/routes/export.py
@@ -1,3 +1,132 @@
-from fastapi import APIRouter
+import os
+import shutil
+import uuid
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, WebSocket
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+from core.export import ExportRunner
+from core.paths import build_export_path, build_sequence_dir
+from core.ffmpeg import apply_keyframes_to_jobs
+from .. import ws as ws_module
+from ..config import EXPORT_DIR
 
 router = APIRouter()
+
+_jobs: dict[str, dict] = {}
+
+
+class ExportRequest(BaseModel):
+    input_path: str
+    cursor: float
+    name: str
+    clips: int = 3
+    spread: float = 3.0
+    short_side: int | None = None
+    portrait_ratio: str | None = None
+    crop_center: float = 0.5
+    format: str = "MP4"
+    label: str = ""
+    category: str = ""
+    profile: str = "default"
+    folder_suffix: str = ""
+    crop_keyframes: list | None = None
+    rand_portrait: bool = False
+    rand_square: bool = False
+    encoder: str = "libx264"
+
+
+@router.post("/export")
+def start_export(req: ExportRequest):
+    job_id = str(uuid.uuid4())[:8]
+    folder = EXPORT_DIR
+    if req.folder_suffix:
+        folder = folder + req.folder_suffix
+
+    image_sequence = req.format == "WebP"
+
+    # Build job list: (start, output_path, portrait_ratio, crop_center)
+    jobs = []
+    for i in range(req.clips):
+        start = req.cursor + i * req.spread
+        counter = 1  # server uses simple incrementing
+        if image_sequence:
+            out = build_sequence_dir(folder, req.name, counter, sub=i if req.clips > 1 else None)
+        else:
+            out = build_export_path(folder, req.name, counter, sub=i if req.clips > 1 else None)
+        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(out), exist_ok=True)
+        jobs.append((start, out, req.portrait_ratio, req.crop_center))
+
+    # Apply keyframes if provided
+    if req.crop_keyframes:
+        jobs = apply_keyframes_to_jobs(
+            jobs, req.crop_keyframes,
+            req.crop_center, req.portrait_ratio,
+            req.rand_portrait, req.rand_square,
+        )
+
+    completed = []
+
+    def on_clip_done(path: str):
+        completed.append(path)
+        ws_module.broadcast({"type": "clip_done", "job_id": job_id, "path": path})
+
+    def on_all_done():
+        _jobs[job_id]["status"] = "done"
+        ws_module.broadcast({"type": "all_done", "job_id": job_id})
+
+    def on_error(msg: str):
+        _jobs[job_id]["status"] = "error"
+        _jobs[job_id]["error"] = msg
+        ws_module.broadcast({"type": "error", "job_id": job_id, "msg": msg})
+
+    runner = ExportRunner(
+        input_path=req.input_path,
+        jobs=jobs,
+        short_side=req.short_side,
+        image_sequence=image_sequence,
+        encoder=req.encoder,
+        on_clip_done=on_clip_done,
+        on_all_done=on_all_done,
+        on_error=on_error,
+    )
+
+    _jobs[job_id] = {
+        "status": "running",
+        "total": len(jobs),
+        "completed": completed,
+        "runner": runner,
+    }
+    runner.start()
+
+    return {"job_id": job_id}
+
+
+@router.get("/export/{job_id}")
+def get_export_status(job_id: str):
+    job = _jobs.get(job_id)
+    if job is None:
+        return {"error": "job not found"}
+    return {
+        "status": job["status"],
+        "total": job["total"],
+        "completed": len(job["completed"]),
+        "outputs": list(job["completed"]),
+        "error": job.get("error"),
+    }
+
+
+@router.delete("/export/{output_path:path}")
+def delete_export(output_path: str):
+    from ..app import db
+    db.delete_by_output_path(output_path)
+    if os.path.isfile(output_path):
+        os.unlink(output_path)
+    elif os.path.isdir(output_path):
+        shutil.rmtree(output_path)
+    return {"deleted": output_path}
+
+
+@router.websocket("/ws/export")
+async def export_ws(websocket: WebSocket):
+    await ws_module.connect(websocket)
diff --git a/server/ws.py b/server/ws.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9adfdc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/ws.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import asyncio
+import json
+
+from fastapi import WebSocket, WebSocketDisconnect
+
+_connections: list[WebSocket] = []
+
+
+async def connect(ws: WebSocket):
+    await ws.accept()
+    _connections.append(ws)
+    try:
+        while True:
+            await ws.receive_text()  # keep alive
+    except WebSocketDisconnect:
+        _connections.remove(ws)
+
+
+def broadcast(msg: dict):
+    """Send a message to all connected WebSocket clients.
+
+    Called from sync code (export callbacks), so we schedule the coroutine
+    on each connection's event loop.
+    """
+    data = json.dumps(msg)
+    stale = []
+    for ws in _connections:
+        try:
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+            if loop.is_running():
+                asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(ws.send_text(data), loop)
+            else:
+                loop.run_until_complete(ws.send_text(data))
+        except Exception:
+            stale.append(ws)
+    for ws in stale:
+        _connections.remove(ws)