diff --git a/cli/args/deno_json.rs b/cli/args/deno_json.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60ac5d58cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/args/deno_json.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// Copyright 2018-2024 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+
+use deno_core::serde_json;
+use deno_semver::jsr::JsrDepPackageReq;
+use deno_semver::jsr::JsrPackageReqReference;
+use deno_semver::npm::NpmPackageReqReference;
+
+pub fn deno_json_deps(
+  config: &deno_config::ConfigFile,
+) -> HashSet<JsrDepPackageReq> {
+  let values = imports_values(config.json.imports.as_ref())
+    .into_iter()
+    .chain(scope_values(config.json.scopes.as_ref()));
+  values_to_set(values)
+}
+
+fn imports_values(value: Option<&serde_json::Value>) -> Vec<&String> {
+  let Some(obj) = value.and_then(|v| v.as_object()) else {
+    return Vec::new();
+  };
+  let mut items = Vec::with_capacity(obj.len());
+  for value in obj.values() {
+    if let serde_json::Value::String(value) = value {
+      items.push(value);
+    }
+  }
+  items
+}
+
+fn scope_values(value: Option<&serde_json::Value>) -> Vec<&String> {
+  let Some(obj) = value.and_then(|v| v.as_object()) else {
+    return Vec::new();
+  };
+  obj.values().flat_map(|v| imports_values(Some(v))).collect()
+}
+
+fn values_to_set<'a>(
+  values: impl Iterator<Item = &'a String>,
+) -> HashSet<JsrDepPackageReq> {
+  let mut entries = HashSet::new();
+  for value in values {
+    if let Ok(req_ref) = JsrPackageReqReference::from_str(value) {
+      entries.insert(JsrDepPackageReq::jsr(req_ref.into_inner().req));
+    } else if let Ok(req_ref) = NpmPackageReqReference::from_str(value) {
+      entries.insert(JsrDepPackageReq::npm(req_ref.into_inner().req));
+    }
+  }
+  entries
+}
diff --git a/cli/args/mod.rs b/cli/args/mod.rs
index 95df047e63..a4904d39dc 100644
--- a/cli/args/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/args/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2024 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
+pub mod deno_json;
 mod flags;
 mod flags_net;
 mod import_map;
diff --git a/cli/factory.rs b/cli/factory.rs
index bee3ea5f6c..54ec6ac5ec 100644
--- a/cli/factory.rs
+++ b/cli/factory.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2024 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
+use crate::args::deno_json::deno_json_deps;
 use crate::args::CliOptions;
 use crate::args::DenoSubcommand;
 use crate::args::Flags;
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@ use crate::resolver::SloppyImportsResolver;
 use crate::standalone::DenoCompileBinaryWriter;
 use crate::tools::check::TypeChecker;
 use crate::tools::coverage::CoverageCollector;
-use crate::tools::registry::deno_json_deps;
 use crate::tools::run::hmr::HmrRunner;
 use crate::util::file_watcher::WatcherCommunicator;
 use crate::util::fs::canonicalize_path_maybe_not_exists;
diff --git a/cli/tools/registry/mod.rs b/cli/tools/registry/mod.rs
index dcfde2297a..4af0f73b98 100644
--- a/cli/tools/registry/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/tools/registry/mod.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ use auth::get_auth_method;
 use auth::AuthMethod;
 pub use pm::add;
 use publish_order::PublishOrderGraph;
-pub use unfurl::deno_json_deps;
 use unfurl::SpecifierUnfurler;
 
 use super::check::TypeChecker;
diff --git a/cli/tools/registry/unfurl.rs b/cli/tools/registry/unfurl.rs
index 3207bbd557..ac270346c4 100644
--- a/cli/tools/registry/unfurl.rs
+++ b/cli/tools/registry/unfurl.rs
@@ -1,67 +1,18 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2024 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-use std::collections::HashSet;
-
 use deno_ast::ParsedSource;
 use deno_ast::SourceRange;
 use deno_ast::SourceTextInfo;
-use deno_core::serde_json;
 use deno_core::ModuleSpecifier;
 use deno_graph::DefaultModuleAnalyzer;
 use deno_graph::DependencyDescriptor;
 use deno_graph::DynamicTemplatePart;
 use deno_graph::TypeScriptReference;
 use deno_runtime::deno_node::is_builtin_node_module;
-use deno_semver::jsr::JsrDepPackageReq;
-use deno_semver::jsr::JsrPackageReqReference;
-use deno_semver::npm::NpmPackageReqReference;
 
 use crate::resolver::MappedSpecifierResolver;
 use crate::resolver::SloppyImportsResolver;
 
-pub fn deno_json_deps(
-  config: &deno_config::ConfigFile,
-) -> HashSet<JsrDepPackageReq> {
-  let values = imports_values(config.json.imports.as_ref())
-    .into_iter()
-    .chain(scope_values(config.json.scopes.as_ref()));
-  values_to_set(values)
-}
-
-fn imports_values(value: Option<&serde_json::Value>) -> Vec<&String> {
-  let Some(obj) = value.and_then(|v| v.as_object()) else {
-    return Vec::new();
-  };
-  let mut items = Vec::with_capacity(obj.len());
-  for value in obj.values() {
-    if let serde_json::Value::String(value) = value {
-      items.push(value);
-    }
-  }
-  items
-}
-
-fn scope_values(value: Option<&serde_json::Value>) -> Vec<&String> {
-  let Some(obj) = value.and_then(|v| v.as_object()) else {
-    return Vec::new();
-  };
-  obj.values().flat_map(|v| imports_values(Some(v))).collect()
-}
-
-fn values_to_set<'a>(
-  values: impl Iterator<Item = &'a String>,
-) -> HashSet<JsrDepPackageReq> {
-  let mut entries = HashSet::new();
-  for value in values {
-    if let Ok(req_ref) = JsrPackageReqReference::from_str(value) {
-      entries.insert(JsrDepPackageReq::jsr(req_ref.into_inner().req));
-    } else if let Ok(req_ref) = NpmPackageReqReference::from_str(value) {
-      entries.insert(JsrDepPackageReq::npm(req_ref.into_inner().req));
-    }
-  }
-  entries
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum SpecifierUnfurlerDiagnostic {
   UnanalyzableDynamicImport {