diff --git a/SrcMod/Shell/Valve/KeyValueConvert.cs b/SrcMod/Shell/Valve/KeyValueConvert.cs
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+namespace SrcMod.Shell.Valve;
+
+public static class KeyValueConvert
+{
+    private static readonly Dictionary<string, string> p_escapeCodes = new()
+    {
+        { "\'", "\\\'" },
+        { "\"", "\\\"" },
+        { "\\", "\\\\" },
+        { "\0", "\\\0" },
+        { "\a", "\\\a" },
+        { "\b", "\\\b" },
+        { "\f", "\\\f" },
+        { "\n", "\\\n" },
+        { "\r", "\\\r" },
+        { "\t", "\\\t" },
+        { "\v", "\\\v" }
+    };
+
+    public static string SerializeName(string content, KeyValueSerializer.Options? options = null)
+    {
+        options ??= KeyValueSerializer.Options.Default;
+        if (options.useNameQuotes) content = $"\"{content}\"";
+        if (options.useEscapeCodes)
+            foreach (KeyValuePair<string, string> escapeCode in p_escapeCodes)
+                content = content.Replace(escapeCode.Key, escapeCode.Value);
+
+        return content;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/SrcMod/Shell/Valve/KeyValueNode.cs b/SrcMod/Shell/Valve/KeyValueNode.cs
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+namespace SrcMod.Shell.Valve;
+
+public class KeyValueNode
+{
+    public int SubNodeCount => p_subNodes.Count;
+
+    public object value;
+
+    private Dictionary<string, KeyValueNode> p_subNodes;
+
+    internal KeyValueNode()
+    {
+        value = new();
+        p_subNodes = new();
+    }
+
+    public KeyValueNode this[string name] => p_subNodes[name];
+}
diff --git a/SrcMod/Shell/Valve/KeyValueSerializer.cs b/SrcMod/Shell/Valve/KeyValueSerializer.cs
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+namespace SrcMod.Shell.Valve;
+
+public class KeyValueSerializer
+{
+    public int? IndentSize => p_options.indentSize;
+    public bool UseEscapeCodes => p_options.useEscapeCodes;
+    public bool UseNameQuotes => p_options.useNameQuotes;
+    public bool UseValueQuotes => p_options.useValueQuotes;
+
+    private readonly Options p_options;
+
+    public KeyValueSerializer() : this(Options.Default) { }
+    public KeyValueSerializer(Options options)
+    {
+        p_options = options;
+    }
+
+    public StringBuilder Serialize(StringBuilder builder, KeyValueNode parentNode, string? parentNodeName = null)
+    {
+        if (parentNodeName is not null) builder.AppendLine(KeyValueConvert.SerializeName(parentNodeName, p_options));
+        return builder;
+    }
+
+    public record class Options
+    {
+        public static Options Default => new();
+
+        public int? indentSize;
+        public bool useEscapeCodes;
+        public bool useNameQuotes;
+        public bool useValueQuotes;
+
+        public Options()
+        {
+            indentSize = null;
+            useEscapeCodes = false;
+            useNameQuotes = true;
+            useValueQuotes = false;
+        }
+    }
+}