diff --git a/internal/restic/runner.go b/internal/restic/runner.go
index ab79ac2..4d1ab59 100644
--- a/internal/restic/runner.go
+++ b/internal/restic/runner.go
@@ -293,6 +293,53 @@ func runWithPump(cmd *exec.Cmd, handle LineHandler) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// RunUnlock executes `restic unlock`. Returns nil on a clean exit.
+func (e Env) RunUnlock(ctx context.Context, handle LineHandler) error {
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, e.Bin, "unlock")
+	cmd.Env = e.envSlice()
+	cmd.Dir = e.WorkDir
+	return runWithPump(cmd, handle)
+}
+
+// RepoStats mirrors `restic stats --json --mode raw-data` output.
+type RepoStats struct {
+	TotalSize         int64 `json:"total_size"`
+	TotalUncompressed int64 `json:"total_uncompressed_size"`
+	SnapshotsCount    int64 `json:"snapshots_count"`
+	TotalFileCount    int64 `json:"total_file_count"`
+	TotalBlobCount    int64 `json:"total_blob_count"`
+}
+
+// RunStats executes `restic stats --json --mode raw-data` and parses
+// the (single-line) JSON response. Tees raw output to handle so the
+// caller can still log it. Returns an error if no JSON-shaped line
+// arrived on stdout.
+func (e Env) RunStats(ctx context.Context, handle LineHandler) (*RepoStats, error) {
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, e.Bin, "stats", "--json", "--mode", "raw-data")
+	cmd.Env = e.envSlice()
+	cmd.Dir = e.WorkDir
+	var out *RepoStats
+	capture := func(stream, line string, ev any) {
+		if stream == "stdout" && strings.HasPrefix(line, "{") {
+			var s RepoStats
+			if json.Unmarshal([]byte(line), &s) == nil {
+				cp := s
+				out = &cp
+			}
+		}
+		if handle != nil {
+			handle(stream, line, ev)
+		}
+	}
+	if err := runWithPump(cmd, capture); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if out == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("restic stats: no JSON in output")
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 // CheckResult summarizes a `restic check` invocation. LockPresent is
 // true if the stderr stream contained a stale-lock signal (caller is
 // expected to surface this in the UI so the operator can run unlock).
diff --git a/internal/restic/runner_test.go b/internal/restic/runner_test.go
index ba91e43..70870fd 100644
--- a/internal/restic/runner_test.go
+++ b/internal/restic/runner_test.go
@@ -96,3 +96,56 @@ func TestRunCheckSubsetArg(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	t.Fatalf("expected %q in captured output; got: %v", want, *lines)
 }
+
+// --- B3: RunUnlock + RunStats ---
+
+func TestRunUnlockInvokesUnlock(t *testing.T) {
+	bin := setupScriptBin(t, `echo "$@"`)
+	env := Env{Bin: bin}
+	lines, h := captureLines()
+	if err := env.RunUnlock(context.Background(), h); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("RunUnlock: %v", err)
+	}
+	for _, l := range *lines {
+		if strings.Contains(l, "unlock") {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("expected 'unlock' in captured output; got: %v", *lines)
+}
+
+func TestRunStatsParsesJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	bin := setupScriptBin(t, `echo '{"total_size":1234,"total_uncompressed_size":5678,"snapshots_count":3,"total_file_count":100,"total_blob_count":50}'`)
+	env := Env{Bin: bin}
+	stats, err := env.RunStats(context.Background(), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("RunStats: %v", err)
+	}
+	if stats.TotalSize != 1234 {
+		t.Fatalf("TotalSize: got %d, want 1234", stats.TotalSize)
+	}
+	if stats.TotalUncompressed != 5678 {
+		t.Fatalf("TotalUncompressed: got %d, want 5678", stats.TotalUncompressed)
+	}
+	if stats.SnapshotsCount != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("SnapshotsCount: got %d, want 3", stats.SnapshotsCount)
+	}
+	if stats.TotalFileCount != 100 {
+		t.Fatalf("TotalFileCount: got %d, want 100", stats.TotalFileCount)
+	}
+	if stats.TotalBlobCount != 50 {
+		t.Fatalf("TotalBlobCount: got %d, want 50", stats.TotalBlobCount)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRunStatsErrorsWithoutJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	bin := setupScriptBin(t, `echo "no json here"`)
+	env := Env{Bin: bin}
+	_, err := env.RunStats(context.Background(), nil)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error when no JSON in output")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no JSON in output") {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}