diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1ff58bf64..32898c22a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     "@types/algoliasearch": "^3.30.19",
     "@types/deep-equal": "^1.0.1",
     "@types/expand-tilde": "^2.0.0",
+    "@types/fb-watchman": "^2.0.0",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^8.0.0",
     "@types/invariant": "^2.2.30",
     "@types/jest": "^24.0.16",
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@
     "emotion": "^10.0.23",
     "expand-tilde": "^2.0.2",
     "express": "^4.15.2",
+    "fb-watchman": "^2.0.0",
     "flipper-doctor": "^0.4.1",
     "fs-extra": "^8.0.1",
     "immer": "^5.0.1",
diff --git a/static/package.json b/static/package.json
index e3018aef6..cbad6370a 100644
--- a/static/package.json
+++ b/static/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "@babel/plugin-transform-typescript": "^7.7.4",
     "@babel/preset-react": "^7.7.4",
     "expand-tilde": "^2.0.2",
+    "fb-watchman": "^2.0.0",
     "fix-path": "^2.1.0",
     "mem": "^6.0.0",
     "metro": "^0.57.0",
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@
     "p-map": "^3.0.0",
     "recursive-readdir": "2.2.2",
     "xdg-basedir": "^4.0.0",
-    "yargs": "^15.0.1"
+    "yargs": "^15.0.1",
+    "uuid": "^3.3.2"
   },
   "resolutions": {
     "metro/temp": "0.9.0",
diff --git a/static/yarn.lock b/static/yarn.lock
index ebb91ef4a..60a46d750 100644
--- a/static/yarn.lock
+++ b/static/yarn.lock
@@ -3962,6 +3962,11 @@ utils-merge@1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/utils-merge/-/utils-merge-1.0.1.tgz#9f95710f50a267947b2ccc124741c1028427e713"
   integrity sha1-n5VxD1CiZ5R7LMwSR0HBAoQn5xM=
 
+uuid@^3.3.2:
+  version "3.3.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-3.3.3.tgz#4568f0216e78760ee1dbf3a4d2cf53e224112866"
+  integrity sha512-pW0No1RGHgzlpHJO1nsVrHKpOEIxkGg1xB+v0ZmdNH5OAeAwzAVrCnI2/6Mtx+Uys6iaylxa+D3g4j63IKKjSQ==
+
 validate-npm-package-license@^3.0.1:
   version "3.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/validate-npm-package-license/-/validate-npm-package-license-3.0.4.tgz#fc91f6b9c7ba15c857f4cb2c5defeec39d4f410a"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index da2a358d2..a0e1669dc 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1179,6 +1179,13 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/expand-tilde/-/expand-tilde-2.0.0.tgz#c01a706675b9d60931bf6a7dc7dfa45d63540c97"
   integrity sha512-17h/6MRHoetV2QVUVnUfrmaFCXNIFJ3uDJmXlklX2xDtlEb1W0OXLgP+qwND2Ibg/PtQfQi0vx19KGuPayjLiw==
 
+"@types/fb-watchman@^2.0.0":
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/fb-watchman/-/fb-watchman-2.0.0.tgz#ca60ded406baa8c81c65ac1f86763a5d00aa7c55"
+  integrity sha512-Ao2jlksPEUGCEXBvJz5e2MuDpYUtxXgtUk45cg0g5Mmy4f0j7bQuDlOlqBMgKGRl9dZAK4ZTzFtukuzj2mURlQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/events" "*"
+
 "@types/fs-extra@^8.0.0", "@types/fs-extra@^8.0.1":
   version "8.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/fs-extra/-/fs-extra-8.0.1.tgz#a2378d6e7e8afea1564e44aafa2e207dadf77686"