diff --git a/Tools/press/cib-analysis-tools.j b/Tools/press/cib-analysis-tools.j
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+@import <Foundation/Foundation.j>
+@import <AppKit/AppKit.j>
+
+function findCibClassDependencies(cibPath) {
+    var cib = [[CPCib alloc] initWithContentsOfURL:cibPath];
+    
+    var dependencies = {};
+    
+    var CPClassFromStringOriginal = CPClassFromString;
+    CPClassFromString = function(aClassName) {
+        var result = CPClassFromStringOriginal(aClassName);
+        
+        // print("CPClassFromString: " + Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments) + " => " + result);
+        dependencies[aClassName] = true;
+        
+        return result;
+    }
+    
+    // make sure CPApp is init'd    
+    [CPApplication sharedApplication]
+
+    try {
+        var x = [cib pressInstantiate];
+    } catch (e) {
+        CPLog.warn("Exception thrown when instantiating " + cibPath + ": " + e);
+    } finally {
+        CPClassFromString = CPClassFromStringOriginal;
+    }
+    
+    return Object.keys(dependencies);
+}
+// this is copied from CPCib's "instantiateCibWithExternalNameTable:"
+@implementation CPCib (Press)
+
+- (BOOL)pressInstantiate
+{
+    var bundle = _bundle,
+        owner = nil;//[anExternalNameTable objectForKey:CPCibOwner];
+
+    if (!bundle && owner)
+        bundle = [CPBundle bundleForClass:[owner class]];
+
+    var unarchiver = [[_CPCibKeyedUnarchiver alloc] initForReadingWithData:_data bundle:bundle awakenCustomResources:_awakenCustomResources],
+        replacementClasses = nil;//[anExternalNameTable objectForKey:CPCibReplacementClasses];
+
+    if (replacementClasses)
+    {
+        var key = nil,
+            keyEnumerator = [replacementClasses keyEnumerator];
+
+        while (key = [keyEnumerator nextObject])
+            [unarchiver setClass:[replacementClasses objectForKey:key] forClassName:key];
+    }
+
+    [unarchiver setExternalObjectsForProxyIdentifiers:nil/*[anExternalNameTable objectForKey:CPCibExternalObjects]*/];
+
+    var objectData = [unarchiver decodeObjectForKey:"CPCibObjectDataKey"];
+    
+    if (!objectData || ![objectData isKindOfClass:[_CPCibObjectData class]])
+        return NO;
+    
+    var topLevelObjects = nil;//[anExternalNameTable objectForKey:CPCibTopLevelObjects];
+    
+    [objectData instantiateWithOwner:owner topLevelObjects:topLevelObjects]
+    // [objectData establishConnectionsWithOwner:owner topLevelObjects:topLevelObjects];
+    // [objectData awakeWithOwner:owner topLevelObjects:topLevelObjects];
+     
+    // Display Visible Windows.
+    // [objectData displayVisibleWindows];
+
+    return YES;
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/Tools/press/cib-dump b/Tools/press/cib-dump
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+++ b/Tools/press/cib-dump
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+#!/usr/bin/env objj
+
+@import <Foundation/Foundation.j>
+@import "cib-analysis-tools.j"
+
+var FILE = require("file");
+
+CPLogRegister(CPLogPrint);
+    
+function main(args)
+{
+    args.slice(1).forEach(function(path) {
+        var classes = findCibClassDependencies(FILE.absolute(path));
+        
+        print(path+":");
+        classes.sort().forEach(function(className) { print(" + " + className) });
+    });
+}