diff --git a/pygea/main.py b/pygea/main.py
index 2cbe3fd..c3be366 100644
--- a/pygea/main.py
+++ b/pygea/main.py
@@ -1,7 +1,31 @@
 """Pygea main entry point"""
 import hashlib
+import json
+import os
+
 from pygea.pangeafeed import PangeaFeed
 from pygea.pexception import PangeaServiceException
+from pygea import utilities
+
+
+OUTPUT_TO_FILE = utilities.get_configuration_variable('results', 'output_to_file_p')
+OUTPUT_FILE_NAME = utilities.get_configuration_variable('results', 'output_file_name')
+OUTPUT_DIRECTORY = utilities.get_configuration_variable('results', 'output_directory')
+
+
+def write_manifest(categories):
+    """Write the category manifest beside the generated feed output."""
+    if OUTPUT_TO_FILE is not True:
+        return
+
+    output_directory = os.path.normpath(OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)
+    if not os.path.exists(output_directory):
+        os.makedirs(output_directory)
+
+    manifest_path = os.path.join(output_directory, 'manifest.json')
+    with open(manifest_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as mfile:
+        json.dump({'categories': categories}, mfile, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
+        mfile.write('\n')
 
 def main():
     # Feeds are generated for a single, specified, domain
@@ -34,6 +58,7 @@ def main():
 
     # 2. Generate different feeds for each defined category
     try:
+        manifest_categories = []
         for cat_tuple in args['categories']:
             # form new args for each category/query
             newargs = {
@@ -46,7 +71,13 @@ def main():
             # put each feed into a different sub-directory
             feed_subdir = hashlib.md5(cat_tuple[0].encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()[:7]
             pf.disgorge(feed_subdir)
+            manifest_categories.append({
+                'name': cat_tuple[0],
+                'short-hash': feed_subdir,
+                'local-path': os.path.join(feed_subdir, OUTPUT_FILE_NAME).replace(os.sep, '/')
+            })
             print("feed for {} output to sub-directory {}".format(cat_tuple[0], feed_subdir))
+        write_manifest(manifest_categories)
     except PangeaServiceException as error:
         print(error)