diff --git a/docs/src/content/docs/api/cem-plugin.md b/docs/src/content/docs/api/cem-plugin.md
index 26206d8..34e0c1b 100644
--- a/docs/src/content/docs/api/cem-plugin.md
+++ b/docs/src/content/docs/api/cem-plugin.md
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ A plugin for
 that teaches it to read wcb's `static props` object.
 
 ```js
-import { wcbStaticProps } from 'web-component-base/cem-plugin'
-// also available as the module's default export
+import { wcbStaticProps, distPaths } from 'web-component-base/cem-plugin'
+// wcbStaticProps is also available as the module's default export
 import wcbStaticProps from 'web-component-base/cem-plugin'
 ```
 
@@ -53,3 +53,36 @@ attributes, so editor completion and Storybook controls have nothing to read.
 
 The `static props` initializer must resolve to an object literal in the same
 source file.
+
+## `distPaths(options?)`
+
+A companion plugin that rewrites each module's `path` in the manifest from the
+scanned source to the built output a package publishes, so a shipped
+`custom-elements.json` points at files consumers can actually import.
+
+```js
+// custom-elements-manifest.config.mjs
+import { wcbStaticProps, distPaths } from 'web-component-base/cem-plugin'
+
+export default {
+  globs: ['src/**/*.ts'],
+  outdir: '.',
+  plugins: [wcbStaticProps(), distPaths()],
+}
+```
+
+| Option    | Type                     | Default  |                                                |
+| --------- | ------------------------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
+| `rootDir` | `string`                 | `'src'`  | source directory prefix to replace             |
+| `outDir`  | `string`                 | `'dist'` | built-output directory to point at             |
+| `ext`     | `Record<string, string>` | see below | extension remap, merged over the defaults     |
+
+Zero-config it maps the `rootDir` prefix to `outDir` and rewrites TypeScript
+extensions to their emitted JS form — `.ts` → `.js`, `.mts` → `.mjs`,
+`.cts` → `.cjs`. Other extensions pass through, so a plain `.js` source only
+has its directory swapped. `options.ext` merges over that default map.
+
+It runs in the analyzer's `packageLinkPhase` (after `wcbStaticProps`'s
+`analyzePhase`), so ordering the two in the `plugins` array does not matter.
+Run `cem analyze` after your build so the files the rewritten paths point at
+exist. See the [publishing note in the guide](/cem-plugin/#configure).
diff --git a/docs/src/content/docs/guides/cem-plugin.mdx b/docs/src/content/docs/guides/cem-plugin.mdx
index da2be1b..b06707c 100644
--- a/docs/src/content/docs/guides/cem-plugin.mdx
+++ b/docs/src/content/docs/guides/cem-plugin.mdx
@@ -49,6 +49,35 @@ Then run the analyzer:
 npx cem analyze
 ```
 
+<Aside type="caution" title="Publishing a package? Point the manifest at your built files">
+  The analyzer stamps each module's `path` with the exact file it scanned —
+  so with `globs: ['src/**/*.ts']` every `path` in `custom-elements.json` is a
+  `.ts` source file. Most packages publish only their built `dist/` output
+  (and can't `import` a `.ts` at runtime anyway), so a consumer reading that
+  manifest resolves paths that aren't in the tarball.
+
+Add `distPaths()` after `wcbStaticProps()` to rewrite those paths to the
+built output. Zero-config it maps `src/` → `dist/` and TypeScript extensions
+to their emitted JS form (`.ts` → `.js`, and `.mts` / `.cts` likewise):
+
+```js
+import { wcbStaticProps, distPaths } from 'web-component-base/cem-plugin'
+
+export default {
+  globs: ['src/**/*.ts'],
+  outdir: '.',
+  plugins: [wcbStaticProps(), distPaths()],
+}
+```
+
+For a different layout, override `rootDir` / `outDir` (named to mirror
+`tsconfig`): `distPaths({ rootDir: 'lib', outDir: 'dist/esm' })`. Run
+`cem analyze` **after** your build so the `dist/` files it points at exist.
+Not publishing the manifest — e.g. a local Storybook or editor setup over
+your own source — needs none of this.
+
+</Aside>
+
 <Aside type="caution" title="LOOK OUT! `cem analyze` fails by hanging, not by erroring">
   Run it **from the directory holding your config and a `package.json`**. Two
   things make it appear to do nothing, neither of which prints an error:
diff --git a/src/cem-plugin.js b/src/cem-plugin.js
index 2335028..04fa225 100644
--- a/src/cem-plugin.js
+++ b/src/cem-plugin.js
@@ -204,4 +204,53 @@ export function wcbStaticProps() {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * A companion analyzer plugin that rewrites each module's `path` from the
+ * scanned source to its built, published counterpart — so a shipped
+ * `custom-elements.json` points at the files consumers actually import
+ * (`dist/*.js`) rather than the source the analyzer read (`src/*.ts`), which a
+ * package typically does not publish.
+ *
+ * Zero-config it maps the `src/` prefix to `dist/` and rewrites TypeScript
+ * extensions to their emitted JS form (`.ts`→`.js`, `.mts`→`.mjs`,
+ * `.cts`→`.cjs`); other extensions pass through untouched. Override `rootDir` /
+ * `outDir` (named to mirror `tsconfig`) or extend `ext` for other layouts.
+ * @param {object} [options]
+ * @param {string} [options.rootDir] source directory prefix to replace (default `'src'`)
+ * @param {string} [options.outDir] built-output directory to point at (default `'dist'`)
+ * @param {Record<string, string>} [options.ext] extension remap, merged over the defaults
+ * @returns {{name: string, packageLinkPhase: (ctx: any) => void}} a CEM analyzer plugin
+ * @example
+ * // custom-elements-manifest.config.mjs
+ * import { wcbStaticProps, distPaths } from 'web-component-base/cem-plugin'
+ * export default {
+ *   globs: ['src/**\/*.ts'],
+ *   plugins: [wcbStaticProps(), distPaths()],
+ * }
+ */
+export function distPaths(options = {}) {
+  const withSlash = (dir) => dir.replace(/\/*$/, '/')
+  const from = withSlash(options.rootDir ?? 'src')
+  const to = withSlash(options.outDir ?? 'dist')
+  const ext = { '.ts': '.js', '.mts': '.mjs', '.cts': '.cjs', ...options.ext }
+  return {
+    name: 'wcb-dist-paths',
+    packageLinkPhase({ customElementsManifest }) {
+      for (const mod of customElementsManifest.modules ?? []) {
+        if (!mod.path) continue
+        let path = mod.path.startsWith(from)
+          ? to + mod.path.slice(from.length)
+          : mod.path
+        for (const [srcExt, outExt] of Object.entries(ext)) {
+          if (path.endsWith(srcExt)) {
+            path = path.slice(0, -srcExt.length) + outExt
+            break
+          }
+        }
+        mod.path = path
+      }
+    },
+  }
+}
+
 export default wcbStaticProps
diff --git a/test/cem-plugin.test.mjs b/test/cem-plugin.test.mjs
index cf93400..6187c58 100644
--- a/test/cem-plugin.test.mjs
+++ b/test/cem-plugin.test.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { createRequire } from 'node:module'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import { create } from '@custom-elements-manifest/analyzer/src/create.js'
-import { wcbStaticProps } from '../src/cem-plugin.js'
+import { distPaths, wcbStaticProps } from '../src/cem-plugin.js'
 import { getKebabCase } from '../src/utils/index.js'
 
 // The analyzer resolves its own `typescript`, which may be a different version
@@ -185,3 +185,74 @@ describe('cem-plugin: wcbStaticProps', () => {
     expect(doc.members.map((m) => m.name)).toContain('props')
   })
 })
+
+/**
+ * Runs the real analyzer over one or more named source files with the given
+ * plugins installed and returns the module paths from the generated manifest —
+ * `packageLinkPhase` (where `distPaths` runs) fires as part of this.
+ * @param {string[]} fileNames source paths to stamp on the scanned modules
+ * @param {object[]} plugins analyzer plugins to install
+ * @returns {string[]} the resulting `module.path` for each module
+ */
+function modulePaths(fileNames, plugins) {
+  const manifest = create({
+    modules: fileNames.map((fileName) =>
+      ts.createSourceFile(fileName, '', ts.ScriptTarget.ES2015, true)
+    ),
+    plugins,
+    context: { dev: false, thirdPartyCEMs: [] },
+  })
+  return manifest.modules.map((m) => m.path)
+}
+
+describe('cem-plugin: distPaths', () => {
+  it('rewrites src/*.ts paths to dist/*.js by default', () => {
+    expect(modulePaths(['src/wcb-button.ts'], [distPaths()])).toEqual([
+      'dist/wcb-button.js',
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it('maps .mts/.cts to their emitted JS extensions', () => {
+    expect(
+      modulePaths(['src/a.mts', 'src/b.cts', 'src/c.ts'], [distPaths()])
+    ).toEqual(['dist/a.mjs', 'dist/b.cjs', 'dist/c.js'])
+  })
+
+  it('swaps the directory but keeps plain .js sources as-is', () => {
+    expect(modulePaths(['src/nested/widget.js'], [distPaths()])).toEqual([
+      'dist/nested/widget.js',
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it('honors rootDir / outDir overrides for non-standard layouts', () => {
+    expect(
+      modulePaths(
+        ['lib/x.ts'],
+        [distPaths({ rootDir: 'lib', outDir: 'dist/esm' })]
+      )
+    ).toEqual(['dist/esm/x.js'])
+  })
+
+  it('leaves paths outside rootDir untouched (dir), still remaps extension', () => {
+    expect(modulePaths(['other/x.ts'], [distPaths()])).toEqual(['other/x.js'])
+  })
+
+  it('runs alongside wcbStaticProps without interfering', () => {
+    const manifest = create({
+      modules: [
+        ts.createSourceFile(
+          'src/cozy-button.ts',
+          COZY_BUTTON,
+          ts.ScriptTarget.ES2015,
+          true
+        ),
+      ],
+      plugins: [wcbStaticProps(), distPaths()],
+      context: { dev: false, thirdPartyCEMs: [] },
+    })
+    const mod = manifest.modules[0]
+    expect(mod.path).toBe('dist/cozy-button.js')
+    const doc = mod.declarations.find((d) => d.name === 'CozyButton')
+    expect(doc.attributes.map((a) => a.name)).toContain('max-count')
+  })
+})