diff --git a/src/lib/state-store.js b/src/lib/state-store.js
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+"use strict";
+
+const fs = require("node:fs/promises");
+const path = require("node:path");
+
+class JsonFileStateStore {
+  constructor(filePath) {
+    this.filePath = filePath;
+  }
+
+  async load() {
+    try {
+      const raw = await fs.readFile(this.filePath, "utf8");
+      return JSON.parse(raw);
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error && error.code === "ENOENT") {
+        return null;
+      }
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async save(state) {
+    const dir = path.dirname(this.filePath);
+    await fs.mkdir(dir, { recursive: true });
+
+    const tempPath = `${this.filePath}.tmp`;
+    const payload = JSON.stringify(state, null, 2);
+
+    await fs.writeFile(tempPath, payload, "utf8");
+    await fs.rename(tempPath, this.filePath);
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  JsonFileStateStore,
+};
diff --git a/test/state-store.test.js b/test/state-store.test.js
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+"use strict";
+
+const test = require("node:test");
+const assert = require("node:assert/strict");
+const os = require("node:os");
+const path = require("node:path");
+const fs = require("node:fs/promises");
+const { JsonFileStateStore } = require("../src/lib/state-store");
+
+test("load returns null when state file does not exist", async () => {
+  const tempDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "xartaudio-state-test-"));
+  const store = new JsonFileStateStore(path.join(tempDir, "missing.json"));
+
+  const data = await store.load();
+  assert.equal(data, null);
+});
+
+test("save and load roundtrip state", async () => {
+  const tempDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "xartaudio-state-test-"));
+  const filePath = path.join(tempDir, "state.json");
+  const store = new JsonFileStateStore(filePath);
+
+  const expected = {
+    version: 1,
+    engine: {
+      jobs: { "1": { id: "1", status: "completed" } },
+      nextJobId: 2,
+    },
+  };
+
+  await store.save(expected);
+  const actual = await store.load();
+
+  assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+});