diff --git a/src/util/combo.js b/src/util/combo.js
index dadc479..cb7f416 100644
--- a/src/util/combo.js
+++ b/src/util/combo.js
@@ -95,6 +95,19 @@ export const null_: Parser<null> = new Parser((x) => {
   return success(x);
 });
 
+// The identity operation: a parser that always succeeds, emitting a
+// `JsonObject` (not `any`) with the input. Used when you need a parser
+// that matches anything:
+//
+//    // Accepts an arbitrary heterogeneous array and returns its length
+//    C.fmap(C.array(C.raw), (a) => a.length)
+//
+//    // Accepts a config file with dynamic plugin-specific data
+//    C.object({version: string, pluginConfig: C.dict(C.raw)})
+//
+// To destructure the parsed value dynamically, pair with `fmap`.
+export const raw: Parser<JsonObject> = new Parser(success);
+
 // Lift a plain value into a parser that always returns that value,
 // ignoring its input.
 export function pure<T>(t: T): Parser<T> {
diff --git a/src/util/combo.test.js b/src/util/combo.test.js
index 8309ef9..a790ada 100644
--- a/src/util/combo.test.js
+++ b/src/util/combo.test.js
@@ -75,6 +75,29 @@ describe("src/util/combo", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("raw", () => {
+    it("parses strings", () => {
+      expect(C.raw.parseOrThrow("hey")).toEqual("hey");
+    });
+    it("parses numbers", () => {
+      expect(C.raw.parseOrThrow(123)).toEqual(123);
+    });
+    it("parses booleans", () => {
+      expect(C.raw.parseOrThrow(true)).toEqual(true);
+      expect(C.raw.parseOrThrow(false)).toEqual(false);
+    });
+    it("parses null", () => {
+      expect(C.raw.parseOrThrow(null)).toEqual(null);
+    });
+    it("parses heterogeneous arrays", () => {
+      expect(C.raw.parseOrThrow([1, "two"])).toEqual([1, "two"]);
+    });
+    it("parses heterogeneous objects", () => {
+      const input = {one: 2, three: "five"};
+      expect(C.raw.parseOrThrow(input)).toEqual({one: 2, three: "five"});
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("pure", () => {
     it("does what it says on the tin", () => {
       type Color = "RED" | "GREEN" | "BLUE";