diff --git a/general/g.parser/g.parser.md b/general/g.parser/g.parser.md
index fab49d78b6b..aef4d7834fb 100644
--- a/general/g.parser/g.parser.md
+++ b/general/g.parser/g.parser.md
@@ -255,28 +255,77 @@ v.in.db --interface-description
 ## JSON
 
 The flag **--json** added to a GRASS command with parameters mandatorily
-to be specified generates a module interface description in JSON.
-Example:
+to be specified generates a module interface description in JSON. The JSON
+output can be used as building blocks in actinia processing chains.
+
+actinia specific parametrization is supported for both import and export.
+
+Import of input data is denoted with a "@" as delimiter followed by a
+valid URL.
+
+Request for actinia to export a raster, vector or other file-based data
+can be invoked with a "+" behind the file-name followed by an
+actinia-format name. Currently recognized formats are:
+
+- COG
+- GTiff
+- GPKG
+- SQLite
+- GML
+- GeoJSON
+- ESRI_Shapefile
+- CSV
+- TXT
+- PDF
+- PostgreSQL
+
+Many GRASS tools produce textual output to *stdout* and actinia allows
+to export that output. However, the **--json** flag does not yet
+allow to specify export of *stdout*, so export instructions need to be
+added manually to the resulting JSON data. In an actinia processing
+chain, exporting *stdout* may be requested as follows:
+
+```json
+{
+  ...
+  'stdout': {'id': 'stats', 'format': 'kv', 'delimiter': '='},
+}
+```
+
+Please consult the
+[actinia documentation](https://actinia-org.github.io/actinia-core/tutorial_process_chain/)
+for possible export formats and settings of *stdout* results.
+
+Here is a full example for usage of the **--json** flag:
 
 ```sh
-v.in.db driver=sqlite database=mysqlite.db table=pointsfile x=x y=y z=z key=idcol out=dtmpoints --json
+r.slope.aspect --o --q -e \
+  elevation="elevation@https://storage.googleapis.com/graas-geodata/elev_ned_30m.tif" \
+  slope="slope+GTiff" aspect="aspect+GTiff" --json
 ```
 
 ```json
 {
-  "module": "v.in.db",
-  "id": "v.in.db_1804289383",
+  "module": "r.slope.aspect",
+  "overwrite": true,
+  "quiet": true,
+  "id": "r.slope.aspect_1804289383",
+  "flags":"e",
   "inputs":[
-     {"param": "table", "value": "pointsfile"},
-     {"param": "driver", "value": "sqlite"},
-     {"param": "database", "value": "mysqlite.db"},
-     {"param": "x", "value": "x"},
-     {"param": "y", "value": "y"},
-     {"param": "z", "value": "z"},
-     {"param": "key", "value": "idcol"}
+     {"import_descr": {"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/graas-geodata/elev_ned_30m.tif", "type":"raster"},
+      "param": "elevation", "value": "elevation"},
+     {"param": "format", "value": "degrees"},
+     {"param": "precision", "value": "FCELL"},
+     {"param": "zscale", "value": "1.0"},
+     {"param": "min_slope", "value": "0.0"},
+     {"param": "nprocs", "value": "0"},
+     {"param": "memory", "value": "300"}
    ],
   "outputs":[
-     {"param": "output", "value": "dtmpoints"}
+     {"export": {"format":"GTiff", "type":"raster"},
+      "param": "slope", "value": "slope"},
+     {"export": {"format":"GTiff", "type":"raster"},
+      "param": "aspect", "value": "aspect"}
    ]
 }
 ```
diff --git a/lib/gis/parser.c b/lib/gis/parser.c
index 98bb4eb8572..69bbdf5e788 100644
--- a/lib/gis/parser.c
+++ b/lib/gis/parser.c
@@ -517,7 +517,6 @@ int G_parser(int argc, char **argv)
         }
 
         /* Loop through all command line arguments */
-
         while (--argc) {
             ptr = *(++argv);
 
@@ -540,51 +539,63 @@ int G_parser(int argc, char **argv)
 
             /* Verbose option */
             else if (strcmp(ptr, "--v") == 0 || strcmp(ptr, "--verbose") == 0) {
-                char buff[32];
 
                 /* print everything: max verbosity level */
                 st->module_info.verbose = G_verbose_max();
-                snprintf(buff, sizeof(buff), "GRASS_VERBOSE=%d",
-                         G_verbose_max());
-                putenv(G_store(buff));
+                G_set_verbose(G_verbose_max());
                 if (st->quiet == 1) {
                     G_warning(_("Use either --quiet or --verbose flag, not "
                                 "both. Assuming --verbose."));
                 }
+                if (st->superquiet) {
+
+                    /* Reactivate warnings */
+                    G_suppress_warnings(FALSE);
+                    G_warning(_("Use either --qq or --verbose flag, not "
+                                "both. Assuming --verbose."));
+                }
+                st->superquiet = false; /* for passing to gui init */
                 st->quiet = -1;
             }
 
             /* Quiet option */
             else if (strcmp(ptr, "--q") == 0 || strcmp(ptr, "--quiet") == 0) {
-                char buff[32];
 
                 /* print nothing, but errors and warnings */
                 st->module_info.verbose = G_verbose_min();
-                snprintf(buff, sizeof(buff), "GRASS_VERBOSE=%d",
-                         G_verbose_min());
-                putenv(G_store(buff));
+                G_set_verbose(G_verbose_min());
                 if (st->quiet == -1) {
                     G_warning(_("Use either --quiet or --verbose flag, not "
                                 "both. Assuming --quiet."));
                 }
-                st->quiet = 1; /* for passing to gui init */
+                if (st->superquiet) {
+
+                    /* Reactivate warnings */
+                    G_suppress_warnings(FALSE);
+                    G_warning(_("Use either --qq or --quiet flag, not "
+                                "both. Assuming --quiet."));
+                }
+                st->superquiet = false; /* for passing to gui init */
+                st->quiet = 1;
             }
 
             /* Super quiet option */
             else if (strcmp(ptr, "--qq") == 0) {
-                char buff[32];
 
-                /* print nothing, but errors  */
-                st->module_info.verbose = G_verbose_min();
-                snprintf(buff, sizeof(buff), "GRASS_VERBOSE=%d",
-                         G_verbose_min());
-                putenv(G_store(buff));
-                G_suppress_warnings(TRUE);
-                if (st->quiet == -1) {
+                if (st->module_info.verbose == G_verbose_max()) {
                     G_warning(_("Use either --qq or --verbose flag, not both. "
                                 "Assuming --qq."));
                 }
-                st->quiet = 1; /* for passing to gui init */
+                if (st->quiet == 1) {
+                    G_warning(_("Use either --qq or --quiet flag, not "
+                                "both. Assuming --qq."));
+                }
+                /* print nothing, but errors  */
+                st->module_info.verbose = G_verbose_min();
+                G_set_verbose(G_verbose_min());
+                G_suppress_warnings(TRUE);
+                st->superquiet = true; /* for passing to gui init */
+                st->quiet = -1;
             }
 
             /* Force gui to come up */
@@ -616,6 +627,11 @@ int G_parser(int argc, char **argv)
                 append_error(err);
             }
         }
+
+        /* Set verbosity in shell env */
+        char buff[32];
+        snprintf(buff, sizeof(buff), "GRASS_VERBOSE=%d", G_verbose());
+        putenv(G_store(buff));
     }
 
     /* Split options where multiple answers are OK */
diff --git a/lib/gis/parser_json.c b/lib/gis/parser_json.c
index ddaa7a87842..3e9830d7a8e 100644
--- a/lib/gis/parser_json.c
+++ b/lib/gis/parser_json.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ char *check_mapset_in_layer_name(char *, int);
 static char *str_json_escape(const char *str);
 static char *str_replace_free_buffer(char *buffer, const char old_char,
                                      const char *new_str);
-
 /*!
    \brief This function generates actinia JSON process chain building blocks
    from the command line arguments that can be used in the actinia processing
@@ -229,7 +228,6 @@ char *G__json(void)
     /* Count input and output options */
     if (st->n_opts) {
         struct Option *opt;
-
         for (opt = &st->first_option; opt; opt = opt->next_opt) {
             if (opt->answer) {
                 if (opt->gisprompt) {
@@ -254,6 +252,23 @@ char *G__json(void)
 
     fprintf(fp, "{\n");
     fprintf(fp, "  \"module\": \"%s\",\n", G_program_name());
+    if (st->overwrite || getenv("GRASS_OVERWRITE")) {
+        fprintf(fp, "  \"overwrite\": true,\n");
+    }
+
+    if (st->module_info.verbose == G_verbose_max() ||
+        G_verbose() == G_verbose_max()) {
+        fprintf(fp, "  \"verbose\": true,\n");
+    }
+
+    if (st->quiet == 1 || (G_verbose() == G_verbose_min() && !st->superquiet)) {
+        fprintf(fp, "  \"quiet\": true,\n");
+    }
+
+    if (st->superquiet || G_verbose() == -1) {
+        fprintf(fp, "  \"superquiet\": true,\n");
+    }
+
     fprintf(fp, "  \"id\": \"%s_%i\"", G_program_name(), random_int);
 
     if (st->n_flags && num_flags > 0) {
@@ -336,10 +351,10 @@ char *G__json(void)
                 }
             }
         }
-        fprintf(fp, "   ]\n");
+        fprintf(fp, "   ]");
     }
 
-    fprintf(fp, "}\n");
+    fprintf(fp, "\n}\n");
     fclose(fp);
 
     /* Print the file content to stdout */
diff --git a/lib/gis/parser_local_proto.h b/lib/gis/parser_local_proto.h
index 43a4ab0cd29..14108faff31 100644
--- a/lib/gis/parser_local_proto.h
+++ b/lib/gis/parser_local_proto.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ struct state {
     int n_keys_alloc;
     int overwrite;
     int quiet;
+    bool superquiet;
     int has_required;
     int suppress_required;
     int suppress_overwrite;