diff --git a/src/cmd/jsondebug/arrayread/read.go b/src/cmd/jsondebug/arrayread/read.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46951cf6b
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+++ b/src/cmd/jsondebug/arrayread/read.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cmd/jsondebug/common"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cmd/jsondebug/decoder"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	f, err := os.Open(common.FileName)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error opening input file: %v\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	output := []common.Foo{}
+
+	if err := decoder.DecodeArray(f, &output); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error decoding input: %v\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	common.PrintMemUsage()
+
+	fmt.Printf("got array with %d items\n", len(output))
+}