diff --git a/builddefs/build_keyboard.mk b/builddefs/build_keyboard.mk
index c137639eac5..cfec9cdebe6 100644
--- a/builddefs/build_keyboard.mk
+++ b/builddefs/build_keyboard.mk
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ ifneq ("$(wildcard $(KEYMAP_JSON))", "")
     -include $(KEYMAP_PATH)/rules.mk
 
     # Load any rules.mk content from keymap.json
-    INFO_RULES_MK = $(shell $(QMK_BIN) generate-rules-mk --quiet --escape --keyboard $(KEYBOARD) --keymap $(KEYMAP) --output $(KEYMAP_OUTPUT)/src/rules.mk)
+    INFO_RULES_MK = $(shell $(QMK_BIN) generate-rules-mk --quiet --escape --output $(KEYMAP_OUTPUT)/src/rules.mk $(KEYMAP_JSON))
     include $(INFO_RULES_MK)
 
 # Add rules to generate the keymap files - indentation here is important
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ $(KEYMAP_OUTPUT)/src/keymap.c: $(KEYMAP_JSON)
 
 $(KEYMAP_OUTPUT)/src/config.h: $(KEYMAP_JSON)
 	@$(SILENT) || printf "$(MSG_GENERATING) $@" | $(AWK_CMD)
-	$(eval CMD=$(QMK_BIN) generate-config-h --quiet --keyboard $(KEYBOARD) --keymap $(KEYMAP) --output $(KEYMAP_H))
+	$(eval CMD=$(QMK_BIN) generate-config-h --quiet --output $(KEYMAP_H) $(KEYMAP_JSON))
 	@$(BUILD_CMD)
 
 generated-files: $(KEYMAP_OUTPUT)/src/config.h $(KEYMAP_OUTPUT)/src/keymap.c
diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/cli/generate/config_h.py b/lib/python/qmk/cli/generate/config_h.py
index 3752174841c..fa7c43788d6 100755
--- a/lib/python/qmk/cli/generate/config_h.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/cli/generate/config_h.py
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 """Used by the make system to generate info_config.h from info.json.
 """
 from pathlib import Path
-
 from dotty_dict import dotty
+
+from argcomplete.completers import FilesCompleter
 from milc import cli
 
-from qmk.info import info_json, keymap_json_config
+from qmk.info import info_json
 from qmk.json_schema import json_load
 from qmk.keyboard import keyboard_completer, keyboard_folder
-from qmk.commands import dump_lines
-from qmk.path import normpath
+from qmk.commands import dump_lines, parse_configurator_json
+from qmk.path import normpath, FileType
 from qmk.constants import GPL2_HEADER_C_LIKE, GENERATED_HEADER_C_LIKE
 
 
@@ -162,19 +163,24 @@ def generate_led_animations_config(led_feature_json, config_h_lines, prefix):
             config_h_lines.append(generate_define(f'{prefix}{animation.upper()}'))
 
 
+@cli.argument('filename', nargs='?', arg_only=True, type=FileType('r'), completer=FilesCompleter('.json'), help='A configurator export JSON to be compiled and flashed or a pre-compiled binary firmware file (bin/hex) to be flashed.')
 @cli.argument('-o', '--output', arg_only=True, type=normpath, help='File to write to')
 @cli.argument('-q', '--quiet', arg_only=True, action='store_true', help="Quiet mode, only output error messages")
-@cli.argument('-kb', '--keyboard', arg_only=True, type=keyboard_folder, completer=keyboard_completer, required=True, help='Keyboard to generate config.h for.')
-@cli.argument('-km', '--keymap', arg_only=True, help='Keymap to generate config.h for.')
+@cli.argument('-kb', '--keyboard', arg_only=True, type=keyboard_folder, completer=keyboard_completer, help='Keyboard to generate config.h for.')
 @cli.subcommand('Used by the make system to generate info_config.h from info.json', hidden=True)
 def generate_config_h(cli):
     """Generates the info_config.h file.
     """
     # Determine our keyboard/keymap
-    if cli.args.keymap:
-        kb_info_json = dotty(keymap_json_config(cli.args.keyboard, cli.args.keymap))
-    else:
+    if cli.args.filename:
+        user_keymap = parse_configurator_json(cli.args.filename)
+        kb_info_json = user_keymap.get('config', {})
+    elif cli.args.keyboard:
         kb_info_json = dotty(info_json(cli.args.keyboard))
+    else:
+        cli.log.error('You must supply a configurator export or `--keyboard`.')
+        cli.subcommands['generate-config-h'].print_help()
+        return False
 
     # Build the info_config.h file.
     config_h_lines = [GPL2_HEADER_C_LIKE, GENERATED_HEADER_C_LIKE, '#pragma once']
diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/cli/generate/rules_mk.py b/lib/python/qmk/cli/generate/rules_mk.py
index 9623d00fb5e..361d3c758a2 100755
--- a/lib/python/qmk/cli/generate/rules_mk.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/cli/generate/rules_mk.py
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 """Used by the make system to generate a rules.mk
 """
 from pathlib import Path
-
 from dotty_dict import dotty
+
+from argcomplete.completers import FilesCompleter
 from milc import cli
 
-from qmk.info import info_json, keymap_json_config
+from qmk.info import info_json
 from qmk.json_schema import json_load
 from qmk.keyboard import keyboard_completer, keyboard_folder
-from qmk.commands import dump_lines
-from qmk.path import normpath
+from qmk.commands import dump_lines, parse_configurator_json
+from qmk.path import normpath, FileType
 from qmk.constants import GPL2_HEADER_SH_LIKE, GENERATED_HEADER_SH_LIKE
 
 
@@ -39,20 +40,25 @@ def process_mapping_rule(kb_info_json, rules_key, info_dict):
     return f'{rules_key} ?= {rules_value}'
 
 
+@cli.argument('filename', nargs='?', arg_only=True, type=FileType('r'), completer=FilesCompleter('.json'), help='A configurator export JSON to be compiled and flashed or a pre-compiled binary firmware file (bin/hex) to be flashed.')
 @cli.argument('-o', '--output', arg_only=True, type=normpath, help='File to write to')
 @cli.argument('-q', '--quiet', arg_only=True, action='store_true', help="Quiet mode, only output error messages")
 @cli.argument('-e', '--escape', arg_only=True, action='store_true', help="Escape spaces in quiet mode")
-@cli.argument('-kb', '--keyboard', arg_only=True, type=keyboard_folder, completer=keyboard_completer, required=True, help='Keyboard to generate rules.mk for.')
-@cli.argument('-km', '--keymap', arg_only=True, help='Keymap to generate rules.mk for.')
+@cli.argument('-kb', '--keyboard', arg_only=True, type=keyboard_folder, completer=keyboard_completer, help='Keyboard to generate rules.mk for.')
 @cli.subcommand('Used by the make system to generate rules.mk from info.json', hidden=True)
 def generate_rules_mk(cli):
     """Generates a rules.mk file from info.json.
     """
     # Determine our keyboard/keymap
-    if cli.args.keymap:
-        kb_info_json = dotty(keymap_json_config(cli.args.keyboard, cli.args.keymap))
-    else:
+    if cli.args.filename:
+        user_keymap = parse_configurator_json(cli.args.filename)
+        kb_info_json = user_keymap.get('config', {})
+    elif cli.args.keyboard:
         kb_info_json = dotty(info_json(cli.args.keyboard))
+    else:
+        cli.log.error('You must supply a configurator export or `--keyboard`.')
+        cli.subcommands['generate-rules-mk'].print_help()
+        return False
 
     info_rules_map = json_load(Path('data/mappings/info_rules.json'))
     rules_mk_lines = [GPL2_HEADER_SH_LIKE, GENERATED_HEADER_SH_LIKE]