diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 696b84d35..bdd628ee8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -119,6 +119,21 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6c58ec36aac5066d5ca17df51b3e70279f5670a72102f5752cb7e7c856adfc70"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "capnp"
+version = "0.14.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ae9b8a7119420b5279ddc2b4ee553ee15bcf4605df6135a26f03ffe153bee97c"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "capnpc"
+version = "0.14.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b47bce811162518b5c38f746ed584bd2922ae7bb560ef64f230d2e4ee0d111fe"
+dependencies = [
+ "capnp",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
 version = "1.0.71"
@@ -582,6 +597,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "nu-json",
  "nu-parser",
  "nu-path",
+ "nu-plugin",
  "nu-protocol",
  "nu-table",
  "nu-term-grid",
@@ -633,6 +649,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "dunce",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nu-plugin"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "capnp",
+ "capnpc",
+ "nu-protocol",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nu-protocol"
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6ee4ab820..906070b2a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@ edition = "2018"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [workspace]
-members = ["crates/nu-cli", "crates/nu-engine", "crates/nu-parser", "crates/nu-command", "crates/nu-protocol"]
+members = [
+	"crates/nu-cli",
+	"crates/nu-engine",
+	"crates/nu-parser",
+	"crates/nu-command",
+	"crates/nu-protocol",
+	"crates/nu-plugin",
+]
 
 [dependencies]
 reedline = { git = "https://github.com/nushell/reedline", branch = "main" }