diff --git a/precache-status.php b/precache-status.php
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+<?php
+define('PHPWG_ROOT_PATH', '../../');
+include_once(PHPWG_ROOT_PATH.'include/common.inc.php');
+
+header('Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
+header('Cache-Control: no-store, max-age=0');
+
+if (!defined('BRATONIEN_TOOLS_PATH'))
+{
+  http_response_code(404);
+  echo json_encode(array('state'=>'unavailable','message'=>'Bratonien Tools ist nicht aktiv.'));
+  exit;
+}
+
+if (!function_exists('is_admin') || !is_admin())
+{
+  http_response_code(403);
+  echo json_encode(array('state'=>'forbidden','message'=>'Administratorrechte erforderlich.'));
+  exit;
+}
+
+require_once(BRATONIEN_TOOLS_PATH.'tools/image_cache.inc.php');
+
+$status_file = bratonien_tools_precache_status_file();
+if (!is_file($status_file) || !is_readable($status_file))
+{
+  echo json_encode(array(
+    'state'=>'idle',
+    'message'=>'Noch kein Wasserzeichen-Precache ausgeführt.',
+    'total'=>0,
+    'completed'=>0,
+    'generated'=>0,
+    'cached'=>0,
+    'skipped'=>0,
+    'errors'=>0,
+    'current'=>'',
+    'updated_at'=>0,
+  ), JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
+  exit;
+}
+
+$data = @file_get_contents($status_file);
+$decoded = $data !== false ? json_decode($data, true) : null;
+if (!is_array($decoded))
+{
+  http_response_code(500);
+  echo json_encode(array('state'=>'error','message'=>'Precache-Status ist nicht lesbar.'));
+  exit;
+}
+
+echo json_encode($decoded, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);