diff --git a/ast/build.gradle.kts b/ast/build.gradle.kts
index a60342f..0b4790c 100644
--- a/ast/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/ast/build.gradle.kts
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@ plugins {
   id("gay.pizza.pork.module")
   id("gay.pizza.pork.ast")
 }
+
+tasks.compileKotlin {
+  dependsOn(tasks.generateAstCode)
+}
diff --git a/buildext/build.gradle.kts b/buildext/build.gradle.kts
index 7308b9d..1162b00 100644
--- a/buildext/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildext/build.gradle.kts
@@ -33,5 +33,13 @@ gradlePlugin {
       displayName = "Pork Module"
       description = "Module convention for pork"
     }
+
+    create("pork_stdlib") {
+      id = "gay.pizza.pork.stdlib"
+      implementationClass = "gay.pizza.pork.buildext.PorkStdlibPlugin"
+
+      displayName = "Pork Stdlib"
+      description = "Stdlib generation code for pork"
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/buildext/src/main/kotlin/gay/pizza/pork/buildext/GenerateAstCode.kt b/buildext/src/main/kotlin/gay/pizza/pork/buildext/GenerateAstCode.kt
index e847279..433e341 100644
--- a/buildext/src/main/kotlin/gay/pizza/pork/buildext/GenerateAstCode.kt
+++ b/buildext/src/main/kotlin/gay/pizza/pork/buildext/GenerateAstCode.kt
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ import kotlin.io.path.deleteIfExists
 import kotlin.io.path.writeText
 
 open class GenerateAstCode : DefaultTask() {
-  init {
-    outputs.upToDateWhen { false }
-  }
-
   @get:InputFile
   var astDescriptionFile: File = project.file("src/main/ast/pork.yml")
 
diff --git a/buildext/src/main/kotlin/gay/pizza/pork/buildext/GenerateStdlibManifest.kt b/buildext/src/main/kotlin/gay/pizza/pork/buildext/GenerateStdlibManifest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83c8f63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildext/src/main/kotlin/gay/pizza/pork/buildext/GenerateStdlibManifest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package gay.pizza.pork.buildext
+
+import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
+import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFile
+import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.InputDirectory
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.OutputFile
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction
+import java.io.File
+import kotlin.io.path.deleteIfExists
+import kotlin.io.path.writeText
+
+open class GenerateStdlibManifest : DefaultTask() {
+  @get:InputDirectory
+  val porkStdlibCode: File = project.file("src/main/pork")
+
+  @get:OutputFile
+  val stdlibManifestFile: Provider<RegularFile> =
+    project.layout.buildDirectory.file("generated/pork/stdlib.manifest")
+
+  @TaskAction
+  fun generate() {
+    val files = porkStdlibCode.walkTopDown().mapNotNull { file ->
+      if (!file.isFile || !file.name.endsWith(".pork")) {
+        null
+      } else {
+        file.relativeTo(porkStdlibCode).path
+      }
+    }
+    val manifestFilePath = stdlibManifestFile.get().asFile.toPath()
+    manifestFilePath.deleteIfExists()
+    manifestFilePath.writeText(files.joinToString("\n") + "\n")
+  }
+}
diff --git a/buildext/src/main/kotlin/gay/pizza/pork/buildext/PorkAstPlugin.kt b/buildext/src/main/kotlin/gay/pizza/pork/buildext/PorkAstPlugin.kt
index 931baa0..6659f4a 100644
--- a/buildext/src/main/kotlin/gay/pizza/pork/buildext/PorkAstPlugin.kt
+++ b/buildext/src/main/kotlin/gay/pizza/pork/buildext/PorkAstPlugin.kt
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@ package gay.pizza.pork.buildext
 
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.create
 
 class PorkAstPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
   override fun apply(target: Project) {
-    target.tasks.create("generateAstCode", GenerateAstCode::class.java)
+    val generateAstCode = createGenerateAstCode(target)
+    val processResources = target.tasks.getByName("processResources")
+    processResources.dependsOn(generateAstCode)
   }
+
+  private fun createGenerateAstCode(project: Project): GenerateAstCode =
+    project.tasks.create("generateAstCode", GenerateAstCode::class)
 }
diff --git a/buildext/src/main/kotlin/gay/pizza/pork/buildext/PorkStdlibPlugin.kt b/buildext/src/main/kotlin/gay/pizza/pork/buildext/PorkStdlibPlugin.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0f8edd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildext/src/main/kotlin/gay/pizza/pork/buildext/PorkStdlibPlugin.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package gay.pizza.pork.buildext
+
+import org.gradle.api.Plugin
+import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.create
+
+class PorkStdlibPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
+  override fun apply(target: Project) {
+    val generateStdlibManifest = createGenerateStdlibManifest(target)
+    val processResources = target.tasks.getByName("processResources")
+    processResources.dependsOn(generateStdlibManifest)
+  }
+
+  private fun createGenerateStdlibManifest(project: Project): GenerateStdlibManifest =
+    project.tasks.create("generateStdlibManifest", GenerateStdlibManifest::class)
+}
diff --git a/stdlib/build.gradle.kts b/stdlib/build.gradle.kts
index e3b1be3..cac9864 100644
--- a/stdlib/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/stdlib/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 plugins {
   id("gay.pizza.pork.module")
+  id("gay.pizza.pork.stdlib")
 }
 
 tasks.processResources {
+  dependsOn(tasks.generateStdlibManifest)
+  inputs.file(tasks.generateStdlibManifest.get().stdlibManifestFile)
+
   from("src/main/pork") {
     into("pork/stdlib")
   }
+
+  from(tasks.generateStdlibManifest.get().outputs) {
+    into("pork")
+  }
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/gay/pizza/pork/stdlib/PorkStdlib.kt b/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/gay/pizza/pork/stdlib/PorkStdlib.kt
index e9d2cda..240aa80 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/gay/pizza/pork/stdlib/PorkStdlib.kt
+++ b/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/gay/pizza/pork/stdlib/PorkStdlib.kt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ object PorkStdlib : ContentSource {
   private val stdlibClass = PorkStdlib::class.java
 
   private fun readManifestFiles(): List<String> {
-    val manifestContent = read("stdlib.manifest", check = false)
+    val manifestContent = read("stdlib.manifest")
     return manifestContent.split("\n").filter { line ->
       val trimmed = line.trim()
       trimmed.isNotEmpty() && !trimmed.startsWith("#")
@@ -17,17 +17,21 @@ object PorkStdlib : ContentSource {
 
   val files: List<String> = readManifestFiles()
 
-  private fun read(path: String, check: Boolean = true): String {
-    if (check && !files.contains(path)) {
+  private fun readPorkFile(path: String): String {
+    if (!files.contains(path)) {
       throw RuntimeException("Stdlib does not contain file '${path}'")
     }
-    val stream = stdlibClass.getResourceAsStream("/pork/stdlib/${path}")
-      ?: throw RuntimeException("Stdlib does not contain file '${path}'")
+    return read("stdlib/${path}")
+  }
+
+  private fun read(path: String): String {
+    val stream = stdlibClass.getResourceAsStream("/pork/${path}")
+      ?: throw RuntimeException("Unable to find file '${path}'")
     return String(stream.readAllBytes())
   }
 
   override fun loadAsCharSource(path: String): CharSource {
-    return StringCharSource(read(path))
+    return StringCharSource(readPorkFile(path))
   }
 
   override fun stableContentIdentity(path: String): String {
diff --git a/stdlib/src/main/pork/stdlib.manifest b/stdlib/src/main/pork/stdlib.manifest
deleted file mode 100644
index f673d07..0000000
--- a/stdlib/src/main/pork/stdlib.manifest
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-lang/prelude.pork
-ffi/malloc.pork
-numerics/operator.pork