diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 56617390..d83000aa 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -88,27 +88,35 @@ git_add_branch = "hermes.commands.process.git:add_branch"
 
 [tool.poetry.plugins."hermes.deposit.prepare"]
 invenio = "hermes.commands.deposit.invenio:prepare"
+file = "hermes.commands.deposit.file:prepare"
 
 [tool.poetry.plugins."hermes.deposit.map"]
 invenio = "hermes.commands.deposit.invenio:map_metadata"
+file = "hermes.commands.deposit.file:map_metadata"
 
 [tool.poetry.plugins."hermes.deposit.create_initial_version"]
 invenio = "hermes.commands.deposit.invenio:create_initial_version"
+file = "hermes.commands.deposit.file:create_initial_version"
 
 [tool.poetry.plugins."hermes.deposit.create_new_version"]
 invenio = "hermes.commands.deposit.invenio:create_new_version"
+file = "hermes.commands.deposit.file:create_new_version"
 
 [tool.poetry.plugins."hermes.deposit.update_metadata"]
 invenio = "hermes.commands.deposit.invenio:update_metadata"
+file = "hermes.commands.deposit.file:update_metadata"
 
 [tool.poetry.plugins."hermes.deposit.delete_artifacts"]
 invenio = "hermes.commands.deposit.invenio:delete_artifacts"
+file = "hermes.commands.deposit.file:delete_artifacts"
 
 [tool.poetry.plugins."hermes.deposit.upload_artifacts"]
 invenio = "hermes.commands.deposit.invenio:upload_artifacts"
+file = "hermes.commands.deposit.file:upload_artifacts"
 
 [tool.poetry.plugins."hermes.deposit.publish"]
 invenio = "hermes.commands.deposit.invenio:publish"
+file = "hermes.commands.deposit.file:publish"
 
 [tool.poetry.plugins."hermes.postprocess"]
 config_record_id = "hermes.commands.postprocess.invenio:config_record_id"
diff --git a/src/hermes/commands/deposit/file.py b/src/hermes/commands/deposit/file.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7282400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hermes/commands/deposit/file.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import json
+
+import click
+
+from hermes import config
+from hermes.model.context import CodeMetaContext
+from hermes.model.path import ContextPath
+
+
+def prepare(click_ctx: click.Context, ctx: CodeMetaContext):
+    pass
+
+
+def prepare_metadata(click_ctx: click.Context, ctx: CodeMetaContext):
+    ctx.update(ContextPath.parse('deposit.file'), ctx['codemeta'])
+
+
+def create_initial_version(click_ctx: click.Context, ctx: CodeMetaContext):
+    pass
+
+
+def create_new_version(click_ctx: click.Context, ctx: CodeMetaContext):
+    pass
+
+
+def update_metadata(click_ctx: click.Context, ctx: CodeMetaContext):
+    pass
+
+
+def delete_artifacts(click_ctx: click.Context, ctx: CodeMetaContext):
+    pass
+
+
+def upload_artifacts(click_ctx: click.Context, ctx: CodeMetaContext):
+    pass
+
+
+def publish(click_ctx: click.Context, ctx: CodeMetaContext):
+    file_config = config.get("deposit").get("file", {})
+    output_data = ctx['deposit.file']
+
+    with open(file_config.get('filename', 'hermes.json'), 'w') as deposition_file:
+        json.dump(output_data, deposition_file)