diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5fb28063f..42a4d0bde5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,18 +80,26 @@ Connect to your mail server (if already configured):
 > connect
 ```
 
-Create a contact:
+Export your public key to a vCard file:
+
+```
+> make-vcard my.vcard 1
+```
+
+Create contacts by address or vCard file:
 
 ```
 > addcontact yourfriends@email.org
+> import-vcard key-contact.vcard
 ```
 
 List contacts:
 
 ```
 > listcontacts
+Contact#Contact#11: key-contact@email.org <key-contact@email.org>
 Contact#Contact#Self: Me √ <your@email.org>
-1 key contacts.
+2 key contacts.
 Contact#Contact#10: yourfriends@email.org <yourfriends@email.org>
 1 address contacts.
 ```
diff --git a/deltachat-repl/src/cmdline.rs b/deltachat-repl/src/cmdline.rs
index a01c16a06c..29f11c20fb 100644
--- a/deltachat-repl/src/cmdline.rs
+++ b/deltachat-repl/src/cmdline.rs
@@ -403,6 +403,8 @@ pub async fn cmdline(context: Context, line: &str, chat_id: &mut ChatId) -> Resu
                  block <contact-id>\n\
                  unblock <contact-id>\n\
                  listblocked\n\
+                 import-vcard <file>\n\
+                 make-vcard <file> <contact-id> [contact-id ...]\n\
                  ======================================Misc.==\n\
                  getqr [<chat-id>]\n\
                  getqrsvg [<chat-id>]\n\
@@ -1218,6 +1220,24 @@ pub async fn cmdline(context: Context, line: &str, chat_id: &mut ChatId) -> Resu
             log_contactlist(&context, &contacts).await?;
             println!("{} blocked contacts.", contacts.len());
         }
+        "import-vcard" => {
+            ensure!(!arg1.is_empty(), "Argument <file> missing.");
+            let vcard_content = fs::read_to_string(&arg1.to_string()).await?;
+            let contacts = import_vcard(&context, &vcard_content).await?;
+            println!("vCard contacts imported:");
+            log_contactlist(&context, &contacts).await?;
+        }
+        "make-vcard" => {
+            ensure!(!arg1.is_empty(), "Argument <file> missing.");
+            ensure!(!arg2.is_empty(), "Argument <contact-id> missing.");
+            let mut contact_ids = vec![];
+            for x in arg2.split_whitespace() {
+                contact_ids.push(ContactId::new(x.parse()?))
+            }
+            let vcard_content = make_vcard(&context, &contact_ids).await?;
+            fs::write(&arg1.to_string(), vcard_content).await?;
+            println!("vCard written to: {arg1}");
+        }
         "checkqr" => {
             ensure!(!arg1.is_empty(), "Argument <qr-content> missing.");
             let qr = check_qr(&context, arg1).await?;
diff --git a/deltachat-repl/src/main.rs b/deltachat-repl/src/main.rs
index 1cca2aad2e..8b06cc558e 100644
--- a/deltachat-repl/src/main.rs
+++ b/deltachat-repl/src/main.rs
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ const MESSAGE_COMMANDS: [&str; 10] = [
     "delmsg",
     "react",
 ];
-const CONTACT_COMMANDS: [&str; 7] = [
+const CONTACT_COMMANDS: [&str; 9] = [
     "listcontacts",
     "addcontact",
     "contactinfo",
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ const CONTACT_COMMANDS: [&str; 7] = [
     "block",
     "unblock",
     "listblocked",
+    "import-vcard",
+    "make-vcard",
 ];
 const MISC_COMMANDS: [&str; 14] = [
     "getqr",