diff --git a/examples/demo.ovps b/examples/demo.ovps
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ecb16c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/demo.ovps
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# OpenVistaPro demo render script.
+#
+# Project-owned scripting syntax (see src/script.rs) — not legacy VistaPro.
+# Run it with:
+#
+#   cargo run --bin openvistapro -- script run --input examples/demo.ovps
+#
+# Paths are resolved relative to this script's directory, so the render is
+# written next to this file as examples/demo-render.png.
+
+use preset hill
+set thresholds water=1.0 tree=4.0 snow=7.0
+render output "demo-render.png"
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 8ca872a..a730b58 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use image::ImageError;
 use crate::render::{demo_camera_for, render_perspective_to_path, render_top_down_to_path};
 use crate::scene::Scene;
 use crate::scene_file::{self, SceneFileError};
+use crate::script_exec::{self, ScriptError};
 use crate::terrain::{HeightGrid, TerrainError};
 
 const HILL_PEAK_HEIGHT: f32 = 10.0;
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ pub enum Command {
     Render(RenderArgs),
     /// Work with OpenVistaPro scene files.
     Scene(SceneArgs),
+    /// Work with OpenVistaPro render scripts.
+    Script(ScriptArgs),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Args)]
@@ -73,6 +76,25 @@ pub struct ExportArgs {
     pub output: PathBuf,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Args)]
+pub struct ScriptArgs {
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    pub action: ScriptAction,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Subcommand)]
+pub enum ScriptAction {
+    /// Parse and execute a script file, writing each `render output` to disk.
+    Run(ScriptRunArgs),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Args)]
+pub struct ScriptRunArgs {
+    /// Path to the OpenVistaPro script file to execute.
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub input: PathBuf,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, ValueEnum, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum Preset {
     Plane,
@@ -84,6 +106,7 @@ pub enum CliError {
     Terrain(TerrainError),
     Image(ImageError),
     SceneFile(SceneFileError),
+    Script(ScriptError),
 }
 
 impl std::fmt::Display for CliError {
@@ -92,6 +115,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for CliError {
             CliError::Terrain(e) => write!(f, "terrain error: {e}"),
             CliError::Image(e) => write!(f, "image error: {e}"),
             CliError::SceneFile(e) => write!(f, "scene file error: {e}"),
+            CliError::Script(e) => write!(f, "{e}"),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -116,6 +140,12 @@ impl From<SceneFileError> for CliError {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<ScriptError> for CliError {
+    fn from(e: ScriptError) -> Self {
+        CliError::Script(e)
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn supported_presets() -> &'static [&'static str] {
     &["plane", "hill"]
 }
@@ -123,11 +153,11 @@ pub fn supported_presets() -> &'static [&'static str] {
 pub fn supported_importers() -> &'static [&'static str] {
     #[cfg(feature = "hgt")]
     {
-        &["hgt"]
+        &["heightmap", "hgt"]
     }
     #[cfg(not(feature = "hgt"))]
     {
-        &[]
+        &["heightmap"]
     }
 }
 
@@ -177,6 +207,15 @@ pub fn execute(cli: Cli) -> Result<(), CliError> {
                 Ok(())
             }
         },
+        Command::Script(args) => match args.action {
+            ScriptAction::Run(run) => {
+                let report = script_exec::run_script_file(&run.input)?;
+                for output in &report.outputs {
+                    println!("rendered {}", output.display());
+                }
+                Ok(())
+            }
+        },
     }
 }
 
@@ -264,9 +303,8 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    #[cfg(not(feature = "hgt"))]
-    fn supported_importers_is_empty_for_now() {
-        assert!(supported_importers().is_empty());
+    fn supported_importers_lists_heightmap() {
+        assert!(supported_importers().contains(&"heightmap"));
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -670,6 +708,83 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn parses_script_run_subcommand() {
+        let cli = Cli::try_parse_from(["openvistapro", "script", "run", "--input", "demo.ovps"])
+            .expect("script run should parse");
+        match cli.command {
+            Command::Script(ScriptArgs {
+                action: ScriptAction::Run(ScriptRunArgs { input }),
+            }) => {
+                assert_eq!(input, PathBuf::from("demo.ovps"));
+            }
+            _ => panic!("expected script run subcommand"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn script_run_requires_input_flag() {
+        let err = Cli::try_parse_from(["openvistapro", "script", "run"]);
+        assert!(err.is_err(), "script run must require --input");
+    }
+
+    fn temp_script_dir(tag: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        let mut dir = std::env::temp_dir();
+        dir.push(format!(
+            "openvistapro-cli-script-{}-{}",
+            tag,
+            std::process::id()
+        ));
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).expect("create temp script dir");
+        dir
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn execute_script_run_renders_png_output() {
+        let dir = temp_script_dir("run");
+        let script_path = dir.join("run.ovps");
+        std::fs::write(
+            &script_path,
+            "use preset hill\nset thresholds water=1.0 tree=4.0 snow=7.0\nrender output \"cli-demo.png\"",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let cli = Cli::try_parse_from([
+            "openvistapro",
+            "script",
+            "run",
+            "--input",
+            script_path.to_str().unwrap(),
+        ])
+        .unwrap();
+        execute(cli).expect("script run should succeed");
+        let bytes = std::fs::read(dir.join("cli-demo.png")).expect("rendered png should exist");
+        assert!(bytes.starts_with(&[0x89, b'P', b'N', b'G', 0x0D, 0x0A, 0x1A, 0x0A]));
+        std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir).ok();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn execute_script_run_reports_missing_file() {
+        let missing = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!(
+            "openvistapro-cli-missing-script-{}.ovps",
+            std::process::id()
+        ));
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&missing);
+        let cli = Cli::try_parse_from([
+            "openvistapro",
+            "script",
+            "run",
+            "--input",
+            missing.to_str().unwrap(),
+        ])
+        .unwrap();
+        let err = execute(cli).expect_err("missing script file should error");
+        assert!(
+            matches!(err, CliError::Script(_)),
+            "expected CliError::Script, got: {err:?}"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn execute_render_rejects_zero_dimensions() {
         let path = temp_output_path("zero");
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 3091f09..8fc1755 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ pub mod render;
 pub mod scene;
 pub mod scene_file;
 pub mod script;
+pub mod script_exec;
 pub mod terrain;
diff --git a/src/script_exec.rs b/src/script_exec.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dcee7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/script_exec.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+//! Executes a parsed OpenVistaPro [`Script`] into rendered PNG files.
+//!
+//! The parser in [`crate::script`] turns script text into a [`Script`] AST but
+//! deliberately does no I/O. This module is the integration slice that *runs*
+//! that AST: it walks the commands in order, building a [`HeightGrid`] from
+//! presets or imported heightmaps, adjusting the [`Scene`], and writing each
+//! `render output` command to a PNG on disk.
+//!
+//! Execution is a small linear interpreter with no nesting:
+//!
+//! - `use preset <name>` replaces the current terrain with a built-in preset.
+//! - `import heightmap "<path>"` replaces the terrain with a grayscale PNG.
+//! - `set thresholds ...` updates the active scene's elevation bands.
+//! - `render output "<path>"` writes the current terrain + scene to a PNG.
+//!
+//! Relative paths in a script are resolved against a caller-supplied base
+//! directory (for [`run_script_file`], the directory containing the script).
+
+use std::io;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+use image::ImageError;
+
+use crate::render::render_top_down_to_path;
+use crate::scene::Scene;
+use crate::script::{Command, ParseError, PresetName, Script, parse_script};
+use crate::terrain::{HeightGrid, TerrainError};
+
+/// Edge length of the terrain grid generated for `use preset` commands.
+const PRESET_SIZE: u32 = 64;
+/// Peak elevation of the `hill` preset, matching the CLI `render` default.
+const HILL_PEAK_HEIGHT: f32 = 10.0;
+/// Elevation that a fully white (255) heightmap pixel maps to.
+const HEIGHTMAP_PEAK_HEIGHT: f32 = 10.0;
+
+/// Summary of a successful script run.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct ExecReport {
+    /// Absolute-or-base-relative paths written by each `render output` command,
+    /// in source order.
+    pub outputs: Vec<PathBuf>,
+}
+
+/// An error produced while loading or executing a script.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum ScriptError {
+    /// Failed to read the script file or create an output directory.
+    Io(io::Error),
+    /// The script text could not be parsed.
+    Parse(ParseError),
+    /// Building a terrain grid failed.
+    Terrain(TerrainError),
+    /// Decoding a heightmap or writing a render failed.
+    Image(ImageError),
+    /// A `render output` command ran before any terrain was established.
+    RenderWithoutTerrain,
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for ScriptError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            ScriptError::Io(e) => write!(f, "script I/O error: {e}"),
+            ScriptError::Parse(e) => write!(f, "script parse error: {e}"),
+            ScriptError::Terrain(e) => write!(f, "script terrain error: {e}"),
+            ScriptError::Image(e) => write!(f, "script image error: {e}"),
+            ScriptError::RenderWithoutTerrain => write!(
+                f,
+                "`render output` reached before any `use preset` or `import heightmap`"
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for ScriptError {}
+
+impl From<ParseError> for ScriptError {
+    fn from(e: ParseError) -> Self {
+        ScriptError::Parse(e)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<TerrainError> for ScriptError {
+    fn from(e: TerrainError) -> Self {
+        ScriptError::Terrain(e)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<ImageError> for ScriptError {
+    fn from(e: ImageError) -> Self {
+        ScriptError::Image(e)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Read, parse, and execute the OpenVistaPro script file at `path`.
+///
+/// Relative paths inside the script are resolved against the script file's
+/// own directory, so a script and its assets can move together.
+pub fn run_script_file(path: &Path) -> Result<ExecReport, ScriptError> {
+    let source = std::fs::read_to_string(path).map_err(ScriptError::Io)?;
+    let script = parse_script(&source)?;
+    let base_dir = path.parent().unwrap_or_else(|| Path::new("."));
+    run_script(&script, base_dir)
+}
+
+/// Execute an already-parsed [`Script`], resolving relative paths against
+/// `base_dir`.
+pub fn run_script(script: &Script, base_dir: &Path) -> Result<ExecReport, ScriptError> {
+    let mut scene = Scene::default();
+    let mut grid: Option<HeightGrid> = None;
+    let mut report = ExecReport::default();
+
+    for command in &script.commands {
+        match command {
+            Command::UsePreset(PresetName::Hill) => {
+                grid = Some(HeightGrid::radial_hill(
+                    PRESET_SIZE,
+                    PRESET_SIZE,
+                    HILL_PEAK_HEIGHT,
+                )?);
+            }
+            Command::UsePreset(PresetName::Plane) => {
+                grid = Some(HeightGrid::plane(PRESET_SIZE, PRESET_SIZE)?);
+            }
+            Command::SetThresholds(thresholds) => {
+                scene.water_level = thresholds.water;
+                scene.tree_line = thresholds.tree;
+                scene.snow_line = thresholds.snow;
+            }
+            Command::ImportHeightmap { path } => {
+                grid = Some(load_heightmap(&resolve(base_dir, path))?);
+            }
+            Command::RenderOutput { path } => {
+                let grid = grid.as_ref().ok_or(ScriptError::RenderWithoutTerrain)?;
+                let output = resolve(base_dir, path);
+                if let Some(parent) = output.parent() {
+                    if !parent.as_os_str().is_empty() {
+                        std::fs::create_dir_all(parent).map_err(ScriptError::Io)?;
+                    }
+                }
+                render_top_down_to_path(grid, &scene, &output)?;
+                report.outputs.push(output);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(report)
+}
+
+/// Load a grayscale PNG as a [`HeightGrid`], mapping pixel luma 0..=255 onto
+/// elevations 0.0..=[`HEIGHTMAP_PEAK_HEIGHT`].
+fn load_heightmap(path: &Path) -> Result<HeightGrid, ScriptError> {
+    let image = image::open(path)?.to_luma8();
+    let width = image.width();
+    let height = image.height();
+    let samples = image
+        .pixels()
+        .map(|pixel| pixel[0] as f32 / 255.0 * HEIGHTMAP_PEAK_HEIGHT)
+        .collect();
+    Ok(HeightGrid::new(width, height, samples)?)
+}
+
+/// Resolve a script-relative path against `base_dir`; absolute paths pass through.
+fn resolve(base_dir: &Path, path: &str) -> PathBuf {
+    let candidate = Path::new(path);
+    if candidate.is_absolute() {
+        candidate.to_path_buf()
+    } else {
+        base_dir.join(candidate)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn temp_dir(tag: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        let mut dir = std::env::temp_dir();
+        dir.push(format!(
+            "openvistapro-script-exec-{}-{}",
+            tag,
+            std::process::id()
+        ));
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).expect("create temp dir");
+        dir
+    }
+
+    const PNG_MAGIC: [u8; 8] = [0x89, b'P', b'N', b'G', 0x0D, 0x0A, 0x1A, 0x0A];
+
+    #[test]
+    fn run_script_renders_preset_to_png() {
+        let dir = temp_dir("preset");
+        let script = parse_script(
+            "use preset hill\nset thresholds water=1.0 tree=4.0 snow=7.0\nrender output \"demo.png\"",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let report = run_script(&script, &dir).expect("script should execute");
+        assert_eq!(report.outputs.len(), 1);
+        let bytes = std::fs::read(&report.outputs[0]).expect("output png should exist");
+        assert!(
+            bytes.starts_with(&PNG_MAGIC),
+            "rendered file should be a PNG"
+        );
+        std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir).ok();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn run_script_creates_missing_output_directories() {
+        let dir = temp_dir("nested");
+        let script = parse_script("use preset plane\nrender output \"out/nested/p.png\"").unwrap();
+        let report = run_script(&script, &dir).expect("script should execute");
+        assert!(
+            report.outputs[0].exists(),
+            "executor should create missing parent directories"
+        );
+        std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir).ok();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn run_script_rejects_render_before_terrain() {
+        let dir = temp_dir("no-terrain");
+        let script = parse_script("render output \"x.png\"").unwrap();
+        let err = run_script(&script, &dir).expect_err("render without terrain must fail");
+        assert!(matches!(err, ScriptError::RenderWithoutTerrain));
+        std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir).ok();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn run_script_thresholds_change_render_output() {
+        // Flooding the scene above the hill peak forces an all-water render
+        // that must differ from a normally-banded render of the same terrain.
+        let dir = temp_dir("thresholds");
+        let flooded = parse_script(
+            "use preset hill\nset thresholds water=100.0 tree=101.0 snow=102.0\nrender output \"flooded.png\"",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let dry = parse_script(
+            "use preset hill\nset thresholds water=1.0 tree=4.0 snow=7.0\nrender output \"dry.png\"",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let mut a = run_script(&flooded, &dir).unwrap();
+        let mut b = run_script(&dry, &dir).unwrap();
+        let flooded_png = std::fs::read(a.outputs.remove(0)).unwrap();
+        let dry_png = std::fs::read(b.outputs.remove(0)).unwrap();
+        assert_ne!(
+            flooded_png, dry_png,
+            "set thresholds should change the rendered output"
+        );
+        std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir).ok();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn run_script_imports_heightmap_and_renders() {
+        let dir = temp_dir("import");
+        // Write a tiny 4x4 grayscale PNG to import as terrain.
+        let mut heightmap = image::GrayImage::new(4, 4);
+        for (i, pixel) in heightmap.pixels_mut().enumerate() {
+            *pixel = image::Luma([(i as u32 * 16) as u8]);
+        }
+        heightmap.save(dir.join("height.png")).unwrap();
+
+        let script =
+            parse_script("import heightmap \"height.png\"\nrender output \"imported.png\"")
+                .unwrap();
+        let report = run_script(&script, &dir).expect("import + render should succeed");
+        let rendered = image::open(&report.outputs[0])
+            .expect("rendered file should be readable")
+            .to_rgb8();
+        assert_eq!(rendered.width(), 4, "render should match heightmap width");
+        assert_eq!(rendered.height(), 4, "render should match heightmap height");
+        std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir).ok();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn run_script_file_reads_parses_and_executes() {
+        let dir = temp_dir("file");
+        let script_path = dir.join("demo.ovps");
+        std::fs::write(
+            &script_path,
+            "use preset hill\nrender output \"file-demo.png\"",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let report = run_script_file(&script_path).expect("run_script_file should succeed");
+        assert_eq!(report.outputs.len(), 1);
+        assert!(
+            report.outputs[0].exists(),
+            "render output should be written next to the script"
+        );
+        std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir).ok();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn run_script_file_reports_parse_errors() {
+        let dir = temp_dir("parse-err");
+        let script_path = dir.join("bad.ovps");
+        std::fs::write(&script_path, "spin camera 90").unwrap();
+        let err = run_script_file(&script_path).expect_err("invalid script must fail");
+        assert!(matches!(err, ScriptError::Parse(_)));
+        std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir).ok();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn run_script_file_reports_missing_file() {
+        let missing = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!(
+            "openvistapro-script-missing-{}.ovps",
+            std::process::id()
+        ));
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&missing);
+        let err = run_script_file(&missing).expect_err("missing script must fail");
+        assert!(matches!(err, ScriptError::Io(_)));
+    }
+}