diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING-mods.md b/CONTRIBUTING-mods.md
index cd5930b8..295934f9 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING-mods.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING-mods.md
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ engine's globals. Every chunk you author gets it: `main.lua`, your
 | `os.getenv`, `os.execute`, `os.remove`, `os.rename`, `os.exit` | nothing; `os.time`/`os.date`/`os.clock` still work |
 | `package`, `dofile`, `loadfile`, `debug`, `getfenv`, `setfenv` | `require` for the supported engine modules |
 | `require("ffi")`, `require("love.*")` | the `love` table you are given |
-| `love.filesystem` | `mod.storage` (per-mod, per-playthrough) and `mod:read` |
+| `love.filesystem` | `mod.storage` (per-mod, per-playthrough), `mod:read` for a known file, `mod:list` / `mod:info` to iterate your own directory |
 | `love.thread`, `love.event` | `mod.events`, `mod.hooks` |
 | `love.system` | `mod.device:powerInfo()` for battery information; `mod.steps` (with the `steps` permission) for the step bridge |
 
@@ -269,9 +269,12 @@ Three consequences worth knowing before you write against it:
   `mod.find("your_id").exports` — the channel that was always the intended
   one. The same goes for the standard library: `string`, `table` and `math`
   are per-mod copies, so patching one is a local decision.
-- **Paths cannot climb.** `mod:read`, `mod.assets:path` and `mod.assets:image`
-  join to your own directory, and `..`, absolute paths and drive letters are
-  refused. So are `entry` and `options_schema` in your manifest.
+- **Paths cannot climb.** `mod:read`, `mod:list`, `mod:info`, `mod.assets:path`
+  and `mod.assets:image` join to your own directory, and `..`, absolute paths
+  and drive letters are refused. So are `entry` and `options_schema` in your
+  manifest. `mod:list("assets")` is the sandboxed `getDirectoryItems` for a
+  folder you shipped; `mod:info` tells file from directory so a walk can
+  recurse.
 - **Ship source, not bytecode.** A precompiled entry file is refused.
 
 `permissions` in the manifest is still a disclosure the manager shows the
diff --git a/src/mods/Loader.lua b/src/mods/Loader.lua
index caf92dee..8854b9bb 100644
--- a/src/mods/Loader.lua
+++ b/src/mods/Loader.lua
@@ -1163,6 +1163,39 @@ function Loader:_api(mod)
     api.content[alias] = self:_contentApi(mod, self.content[canonical],
       ("the %s registry is deprecated; use %s"):format(alias, canonical))
   end
+  -- A relative path inside this mod, or the mod root when relative is
+  -- omitted.  Empty is the one listing case SafePath.safe rejects on
+  -- purpose (it is not a file), so it is special-cased here.
+  local function ownPath(relative, what)
+    if relative == nil or relative == "" then return mod.path end
+    return SafePath.join(mod.path, relative, what)
+  end
+
+  -- Shallow directory listing, the sandboxed stand-in for
+  -- love.filesystem.getDirectoryItems.  Names only, sorted, never a host
+  -- path.  A missing directory is an empty list, not an error.
+  local function listOwn(_, relative)
+    local dir = ownPath(relative, "mod:list")
+    local fs = loader.fs
+    if not (fs and fs.getDirectoryItems) then return {} end
+    local items = fs.getDirectoryItems(dir) or {}
+    local out = {}
+    for i = 1, #items do out[i] = items[i] end
+    table.sort(out)
+    return out
+  end
+
+  -- love.filesystem.getInfo for a path inside this mod.  type is "file" or
+  -- "directory"; size is set for files.  nil when the path does not exist.
+  local function infoOwn(_, relative)
+    local path = ownPath(relative, "mod:info")
+    local fs = loader.fs
+    if not (fs and fs.getInfo) then return nil end
+    local info = fs.getInfo(path)
+    if not info then return nil end
+    return { type = info.type, size = info.size }
+  end
+
   -- assets keeps the v1 alias to the content accessors and adds the file
   -- helpers on top, so mod.assets.pokemon and mod.assets:image both resolve
   api.assets = setmetatable({
@@ -1179,12 +1212,16 @@ function Loader:_api(mod)
       loader.imageCache[full] = image
       return image
     end,
+    list = listOwn,
+    info = infoOwn,
   }, { __index = api.content })
   -- the mod's own directory and nothing above it: PhysFS already refuses a
   -- climb, but loader.fs is injectable and has no such floor
   function api:read(relative)
     return loader.fs.read(SafePath.join(self.path, relative, "mod:read"))
   end
+  api.list = listOwn
+  api.info = infoOwn
   -- mod.world materializes on first touch, like the image helper above: a
   -- headless load must not drag the world stack in, and the Game the facade
   -- acts on is still being wired when the entry chunk runs
diff --git a/src/mods/Sandbox.lua b/src/mods/Sandbox.lua
index 195ad3d2..b6cb61dd 100644
--- a/src/mods/Sandbox.lua
+++ b/src/mods/Sandbox.lua
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ function Sandbox.moduleDenial(name, permissionSet)
   local reason = DENIED[root]
   if reason then
     return ("%s is not available to mods (it grants %s); use mod.storage, "
-      .. "mod:read and the engine API instead"):format(name, reason)
+      .. "mod:read, mod:list and the engine API instead"):format(name, reason)
   end
   if DENIED_PREFIX[root] and name ~= root then
-    return ("%s is not available to mods; use mod.storage, mod:read and the "
-      .. "engine API instead"):format(name)
+    return ("%s is not available to mods; use mod.storage, mod:read, mod:list "
+      .. "and the engine API instead"):format(name)
   end
   if NETWORK[root] and not (permissionSet or {}).network then
     return ("%s needs the \"network\" permission in manifest.json"):format(name)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ end
 -- without an edit here.
 -- value is the replacement to name in the error, or true when there is none
 local BLOCKED_LOVE = {
-  filesystem = "mod.storage and mod:read", thread = true,
+  filesystem = "mod.storage, mod:read and mod:list", thread = true,
   system = "mod.device:powerInfo() for battery information, mod.steps for "
     .. "the step bridge", event = true,
 }
diff --git a/tests/modkit/cases/sandbox.lua b/tests/modkit/cases/sandbox.lua
index d9f629ea..e021e1bb 100644
--- a/tests/modkit/cases/sandbox.lua
+++ b/tests/modkit/cases/sandbox.lua
@@ -69,6 +69,16 @@ local PROBE = [[
   out.readBackslash = attempt(function() return mod:read("..\\secret.txt") end)
   out.assetsEscape = attempt(function() return mod.assets:path("../../x.png") end)
   out.readOwn = mod:read("data/note.txt")
+  out.listAssets = mod:list("assets")
+  out.listSprites = mod:list("assets/sprites")
+  out.listRoot = mod:list()
+  out.assetsList = mod.assets:list("assets")
+  out.infoAssets = mod:info("assets")
+  out.infoNote = mod:info("data/note.txt")
+  out.infoMissing = mod:info("nope")
+  out.listMissing = mod:list("nope")
+  out.listEscape = attempt(function() return mod:list("../secret") end)
+  out.infoEscape = attempt(function() return mod:info("../../x") end)
 
   _G.SANDBOX_LEAK = "escaped"
   out.globalsAreOwn = _G ~= nil and _G.SANDBOX_LEAK == "escaped"
@@ -81,6 +91,8 @@ local FILES = {
   ["mods/fix_sandbox/manifest.json"] = manifest("fix_sandbox"),
   ["mods/fix_sandbox/main.lua"] = PROBE,
   ["mods/fix_sandbox/data/note.txt"] = "own file",
+  ["mods/fix_sandbox/assets/front.png"] = "png",
+  ["mods/fix_sandbox/assets/sprites/walk.png"] = "png",
 }
 
 local run = T.sdk.loadMods({ "mods/fix_sandbox" }, { fs = T.sdk.memfs(FILES) })
@@ -155,6 +167,24 @@ T.check(out.readAbsolute ~= false, "mod:read refuses an absolute path")
 T.check(out.readBackslash ~= false, "mod:read refuses a backslash climb")
 T.check(out.assetsEscape ~= false, "mod.assets:path refuses a climb")
 T.eq(out.readOwn, "own file", "and the mod's own files still read")
+T.same(out.listAssets, { "front.png", "sprites" },
+  "mod:list names the children of a directory inside the mod")
+T.same(out.listSprites, { "walk.png" },
+  "and a nested directory")
+T.check(out.listRoot and out.listRoot[1] ~= nil,
+  "mod:list() with no path lists the mod root")
+T.same(out.assetsList, out.listAssets,
+  "mod.assets:list is the same listing")
+T.eq(out.infoAssets and out.infoAssets.type, "directory",
+  "mod:info reports a directory")
+T.eq(out.infoNote and out.infoNote.type, "file",
+  "and a file")
+T.eq(out.infoMissing, nil, "mod:info is nil for a missing path")
+T.same(out.listMissing, {}, "mod:list of a missing path is empty, not an error")
+T.check(out.listEscape and out.listEscape:find("must stay inside", 1, true),
+  "mod:list cannot climb out of the mod directory: " .. tostring(out.listEscape))
+T.check(out.infoEscape and out.infoEscape:find("must stay inside", 1, true),
+  "mod:info cannot climb either")
 run.release()
 
 -- ------- the grammar itself