diff --git a/desktop/app/package.json b/desktop/app/package.json
index 09b30f60a..55a6d0538 100644
--- a/desktop/app/package.json
+++ b/desktop/app/package.json
@@ -82,12 +82,6 @@
     "yargs": "^15.3.1",
     "yazl": "^2.5.1"
   },
-  "greenkeeper": {
-    "ignore": [
-      "tmp",
-      "flipper-doctor"
-    ]
-  },
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "7zip-bin-mac": "^1.0.1"
   }
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/chrome/plugin-manager/PluginDebugger.tsx b/desktop/app/src/chrome/plugin-manager/PluginDebugger.tsx
index 292fbf0ab..948ba5d45 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/chrome/plugin-manager/PluginDebugger.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/chrome/plugin-manager/PluginDebugger.tsx
@@ -143,14 +143,7 @@ class PluginDebugger extends Component<Props> {
   getRows(): Array<TableBodyRow> {
     const rows: Array<TableBodyRow> = [];
 
-    // bundled plugins are loaded from the defaultPlugins directory within
-    // Flipper's package.
-    const externalPluginPath = (p: any) =>
-      p.out
-        ? p.out.startsWith('./defaultPlugins/')
-          ? null
-          : p.entry
-        : 'Native Plugin';
+    const externalPluginPath = (p: any) => p.entry || 'Native Plugin';
 
     this.props.gatekeepedPlugins.forEach((plugin) =>
       rows.push(
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/dispatcher/__tests__/plugins.node.tsx b/desktop/app/src/dispatcher/__tests__/plugins.node.tsx
index 349f8d4ef..c2ee8ff9c 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/dispatcher/__tests__/plugins.node.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/dispatcher/__tests__/plugins.node.tsx
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ test('checkDisabled', () => {
   expect(
     disabled({
       name: 'other Name',
-      out: './test/index.js',
+      entry: './test/index.js',
     }),
   ).toBeTruthy();
 
   expect(
     disabled({
       name: disabledPlugin,
-      out: './test/index.js',
+      entry: './test/index.js',
     }),
   ).toBeFalsy();
 });
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ test('checkGK for plugin without GK', () => {
   expect(
     checkGK([])({
       name: 'pluginID',
-      out: './test/index.js',
+      entry: './test/index.js',
     }),
   ).toBeTruthy();
 });
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ test('checkGK for passing plugin', () => {
     checkGK([])({
       name: 'pluginID',
       gatekeeper: TEST_PASSING_GK,
-      out: './test/index.js',
+      entry: './test/index.js',
     }),
   ).toBeTruthy();
 });
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ test('checkGK for failing plugin', () => {
   const plugins = checkGK(gatekeepedPlugins)({
     name,
     gatekeeper: TEST_FAILING_GK,
-    out: './test/index.js',
+    entry: './test/index.js',
   });
 
   expect(plugins).toBeFalsy();
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ test('requirePlugin returns null for invalid requires', () => {
   const requireFn = requirePlugin([], require);
   const plugin = requireFn({
     name: 'pluginID',
-    out: 'this/path/does not/exist',
+    entry: 'this/path/does not/exist',
   });
 
   expect(plugin).toBeNull();
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ test('requirePlugin loads plugin', () => {
   const requireFn = requirePlugin([], require);
   const plugin = requireFn({
     name,
-    out: path.join(__dirname, 'TestPlugin'),
+    entry: path.join(__dirname, 'TestPlugin'),
   });
   expect(plugin!.prototype).toBeInstanceOf(FlipperPlugin);
   expect(plugin!.id).toBe(TestPlugin.id);
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/dispatcher/plugins.tsx b/desktop/app/src/dispatcher/plugins.tsx
index 54d11080f..5c2260500 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/dispatcher/plugins.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/dispatcher/plugins.tsx
@@ -96,15 +96,15 @@ function getBundledPlugins(): Array<PluginDefinition> {
   }
 
   return bundledPlugins
-    .filter((plugin) => notNull(plugin.out))
+    .filter((plugin) => notNull(plugin.entry))
     .map(
       (plugin) =>
         ({
           ...plugin,
-          out: path.join(pluginPath, plugin.out!),
+          entry: path.resolve(pluginPath, plugin.entry!),
         } as PluginDefinition),
     )
-    .concat(bundledPlugins.filter((plugin) => !plugin.out));
+    .concat(bundledPlugins.filter((plugin) => !plugin.entry));
 }
 
 export function getDynamicPlugins() {
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ export const requirePlugin = (
     pluginDefinition: PluginDefinition,
   ): typeof FlipperPlugin | typeof FlipperDevicePlugin | null => {
     try {
-      let plugin = pluginDefinition.out
-        ? reqFn(pluginDefinition.out)
+      let plugin = pluginDefinition.entry
+        ? reqFn(pluginDefinition.entry)
         : defaultPluginsIndex[pluginDefinition.name];
       if (plugin.default) {
         plugin = plugin.default;
diff --git a/desktop/babel-transformer/package.json b/desktop/babel-transformer/package.json
index 32e03c1e2..d98b20313 100644
--- a/desktop/babel-transformer/package.json
+++ b/desktop/babel-transformer/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "Babel transformer for Flipper plugins",
   "repository": "facebook/flipper",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
-  "flipper:source": "src",
+  "flipperBundlerEntry": "src",
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
   "license": "MIT",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/flipper/issues",
diff --git a/desktop/doctor/package.json b/desktop/doctor/package.json
index 3fc715a0f..88fc26758 100644
--- a/desktop/doctor/package.json
+++ b/desktop/doctor/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.37.0",
   "description": "Utility for checking for issues with a flipper installation",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
-  "flipper:source": "src",
+  "flipperBundlerEntry": "src",
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/desktop/pkg-lib/package.json b/desktop/pkg-lib/package.json
index 4d5a02796..9a49b7d1b 100644
--- a/desktop/pkg-lib/package.json
+++ b/desktop/pkg-lib/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "Library for building and publishing Flipper plugins",
   "repository": "facebook/flipper",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
-  "flipper:source": "src",
+  "flipperBundlerEntry": "src",
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
   "license": "MIT",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/flipper/issues",
diff --git a/desktop/pkg-lib/src/PluginDetails.ts b/desktop/pkg-lib/src/PluginDetails.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec3e3c0a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/pkg-lib/src/PluginDetails.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ */
+
+export default interface PluginDetails {
+  dir: string;
+  name: string;
+  specVersion: number;
+  version: string;
+  source: string;
+  main: string;
+  gatekeeper?: string;
+  icon?: string;
+  title?: string;
+  category?: string;
+  bugs?: {
+    email?: string;
+    url?: string;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/desktop/pkg-lib/src/__tests__/getPluginDetails.node.ts b/desktop/pkg-lib/src/__tests__/getPluginDetails.node.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd5088389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/pkg-lib/src/__tests__/getPluginDetails.node.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ */
+
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+import {mocked} from 'ts-jest/utils';
+import getPluginDetails from '../getPluginDetails';
+
+jest.mock('fs-extra');
+const fsMock = mocked(fs, true);
+
+test('getPluginDetailsV1', async () => {
+  const pluginV1 = {
+    name: 'flipper-plugin-test',
+    version: '2.0.0',
+    title: 'Test Plugin',
+    main: 'src/index.tsx',
+    gatekeeper: 'GK_flipper_plugin_test',
+  };
+  fsMock.readJson.mockImplementation(() => pluginV1);
+  const details = await getPluginDetails('./plugins/flipper-plugin-test');
+  expect(details).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    Object {
+      "bugs": undefined,
+      "category": undefined,
+      "dir": "./plugins/flipper-plugin-test",
+      "gatekeeper": "GK_flipper_plugin_test",
+      "icon": undefined,
+      "main": "dist/index.js",
+      "name": "flipper-plugin-test",
+      "source": "src/index.tsx",
+      "specVersion": 1,
+      "title": "Test Plugin",
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+    }
+  `);
+});
+
+test('getPluginDetailsV2', async () => {
+  const pluginV2 = {
+    specVersion: 2,
+    name: 'flipper-plugin-test',
+    version: '3.0.1',
+    main: 'dist/bundle.js',
+    flipperBundlerEntry: 'src/index.tsx',
+    gatekeeper: 'GK_flipper_plugin_test',
+  };
+  fsMock.readJson.mockImplementation(() => pluginV2);
+  const details = await getPluginDetails('./plugins/flipper-plugin-test');
+  expect(details).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    Object {
+      "bugs": undefined,
+      "category": undefined,
+      "dir": "./plugins/flipper-plugin-test",
+      "gatekeeper": "GK_flipper_plugin_test",
+      "icon": undefined,
+      "main": "dist/bundle.js",
+      "name": "flipper-plugin-test",
+      "source": "src/index.tsx",
+      "specVersion": 2,
+      "title": undefined,
+      "version": "3.0.1",
+    }
+  `);
+});
diff --git a/desktop/pkg-lib/src/getPluginDetails.ts b/desktop/pkg-lib/src/getPluginDetails.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee2532687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/pkg-lib/src/getPluginDetails.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ */
+
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+import path from 'path';
+import PluginDetails from './PluginDetails';
+
+export default async function (
+  pluginDir: string,
+  packageJson?: any,
+): Promise<PluginDetails> {
+  packageJson =
+    packageJson || (await fs.readJson(path.join(pluginDir, 'package.json')));
+  const specVersion = !packageJson.specVersion
+    ? 1
+    : (packageJson.specVersion as number);
+  switch (specVersion) {
+    case 1:
+      return await getPluginDetailsV1(pluginDir, packageJson);
+    case 2:
+      return await getPluginDetailsV2(pluginDir, packageJson);
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`Unknown plugin format version: ${specVersion}`);
+  }
+}
+
+// Plugins packaged using V1 are distributed as sources and compiled in run-time.
+async function getPluginDetailsV1(
+  pluginDir: string,
+  packageJson: any,
+): Promise<PluginDetails> {
+  return {
+    specVersion: 1,
+    dir: pluginDir,
+    name: packageJson.name,
+    version: packageJson.version,
+    main: path.join('dist', 'index.js'),
+    source: packageJson.main,
+    gatekeeper: packageJson.gatekeeper,
+    icon: packageJson.icon,
+    title: packageJson.title,
+    category: packageJson.category,
+    bugs: packageJson.bugs,
+  };
+}
+
+// Plugins packaged using V2 are pre-bundled, so compilation in run-time is not required for them.
+async function getPluginDetailsV2(
+  pluginDir: string,
+  packageJson: any,
+): Promise<PluginDetails> {
+  return {
+    specVersion: 2,
+    dir: pluginDir,
+    name: packageJson.name,
+    version: packageJson.version,
+    main: packageJson.main,
+    source: packageJson.flipperBundlerEntry,
+    gatekeeper: packageJson.gatekeeper,
+    icon: packageJson.icon,
+    title: packageJson.displayName || packageJson.title,
+    category: packageJson.category,
+    bugs: packageJson.bugs,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/desktop/pkg-lib/src/index.ts b/desktop/pkg-lib/src/index.ts
index e5ab0987d..87d8b505a 100644
--- a/desktop/pkg-lib/src/index.ts
+++ b/desktop/pkg-lib/src/index.ts
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@
 
 export {default as runBuild} from './runBuild';
 export {default as getWatchFolders} from './getWatchFolders';
+export {default as PluginDetails} from './PluginDetails';
+export {default as getPluginDetails} from './getPluginDetails';
diff --git a/desktop/pkg/package.json b/desktop/pkg/package.json
index 5c8df3eca..368ad5b8d 100644
--- a/desktop/pkg/package.json
+++ b/desktop/pkg/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "Utility for building and publishing Flipper plugins",
   "repository": "facebook/flipper",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
-  "flipper:source": "src",
+  "flipperBundlerEntry": "src",
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
   "license": "MIT",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/desktop/pkg/src/commands/bundle.ts b/desktop/pkg/src/commands/bundle.ts
index 0f8195a42..dd1ee11b9 100644
--- a/desktop/pkg/src/commands/bundle.ts
+++ b/desktop/pkg/src/commands/bundle.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import * as inquirer from 'inquirer';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as yarn from '../utils/yarn';
 import cli from 'cli-ux';
-import {runBuild} from 'flipper-pkg-lib';
+import {runBuild, getPluginDetails} from 'flipper-pkg-lib';
 
 async function deriveOutputFileName(inputDirectory: string): Promise<string> {
   const packageJson = await readJSON(path.join(inputDirectory, 'package.json'));
@@ -100,22 +100,14 @@ export default class Bundle extends Command {
     await yarn.install(inputDirectory);
     cli.action.stop();
 
-    cli.action.start('Reading package.json');
-    const packageJson = await readJSON(
-      path.join(inputDirectory, 'package.json'),
-    );
-    const entry =
-      packageJson.main ??
-      ((await pathExists(path.join(inputDirectory, 'index.tsx')))
-        ? 'index.tsx'
-        : 'index.jsx');
-    const bundleMain = packageJson.bundleMain ?? path.join('dist', 'index.js');
-    const out = path.resolve(inputDirectory, bundleMain);
-    cli.action.stop(`done. Entry: ${entry}. Bundle main: ${bundleMain}.`);
+    cli.action.start('Reading plugin details');
+    const plugin = await getPluginDetails(inputDirectory);
+    const out = path.resolve(inputDirectory, plugin.main);
+    cli.action.stop(`done. Source: ${plugin.source}. Main: ${plugin.main}.`);
 
     cli.action.start(`Compiling`);
     await ensureDir(path.dirname(out));
-    await runBuild(inputDirectory, entry, out);
+    await runBuild(inputDirectory, plugin.source, out);
     cli.action.stop();
 
     cli.action.start(`Packing to ${outputFile}`);
diff --git a/desktop/plugins/network/index.tsx b/desktop/plugins/network/index.tsx
index b71b347a3..4e831fe4a 100644
--- a/desktop/plugins/network/index.tsx
+++ b/desktop/plugins/network/index.tsx
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ export const NetworkRouteContext = createContext<NetworkRouteManager>(
 );
 
 export default class extends FlipperPlugin<State, any, PersistedState> {
+  static id = 'Network';
   static keyboardActions: Array<DefaultKeyboardAction> = ['clear'];
   static subscribed = [];
   static defaultPersistedState = {
diff --git a/desktop/plugins/network/package.json b/desktop/plugins/network/package.json
index dbcb0021d..b795baba3 100644
--- a/desktop/plugins/network/package.json
+++ b/desktop/plugins/network/package.json
@@ -1,21 +1,26 @@
 {
-  "name": "Network",
+  "name": "flipper-plugin-network",
+  "specVersion": 2,
+  "flipperBundlerEntry": "index.tsx",
+  "main": "dist/index.js",
+  "title": "Network",
+  "description": "Use the Network inspector to inspect outgoing network traffic in your apps.",
+  "icon": "internet",
   "version": "1.0.0",
-  "main": "index.tsx",
   "license": "MIT",
   "keywords": [
     "flipper-plugin"
   ],
+  "bugs": {
+    "email": "oncall+flipper@xmail.facebook.com",
+    "url": "https://fb.workplace.com/groups/flippersupport/"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@types/pako": "^1.0.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.11",
     "pako": "^1.0.11",
     "xml-beautifier": "^0.4.0"
   },
-  "icon": "internet",
-  "title": "Network",
-  "bugs": {
-    "email": "oncall+flipper@xmail.facebook.com",
-    "url": "https://fb.workplace.com/groups/flippersupport/"
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/pako": "^1.0.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/desktop/scripts/build-utils.ts b/desktop/scripts/build-utils.ts
index 4ffc28ccb..34d1edd9e 100644
--- a/desktop/scripts/build-utils.ts
+++ b/desktop/scripts/build-utils.ts
@@ -33,16 +33,13 @@ export function die(err: Error) {
 
 export async function generatePluginEntryPoints() {
   console.log('⚙️  Generating plugin entry points...');
-  const pluginEntryPoints = await getPlugins();
+  const plugins = await getPlugins();
   if (await fs.pathExists(defaultPluginsIndexDir)) {
     await fs.remove(defaultPluginsIndexDir);
   }
   await fs.mkdirp(defaultPluginsIndexDir);
-  await fs.writeJSON(
-    path.join(defaultPluginsIndexDir, 'index.json'),
-    pluginEntryPoints.map((plugin) => plugin.manifest),
-  );
-  const pluginRequres = pluginEntryPoints
+  await fs.writeJSON(path.join(defaultPluginsIndexDir, 'index.json'), plugins);
+  const pluginRequres = plugins
     .map((x) => `  '${x.name}': require('${x.name}')`)
     .join(',\n');
   const generatedIndex = `
@@ -76,7 +73,7 @@ async function compile(
         ),
       },
       resolver: {
-        resolverMainFields: ['flipper:source', 'module', 'main'],
+        resolverMainFields: ['flipperBundlerEntry', 'module', 'main'],
         blacklistRE: /\.native\.js$/,
         sourceExts: ['js', 'jsx', 'ts', 'tsx', 'json', 'mjs'],
       },
@@ -151,7 +148,7 @@ export async function compileMain() {
       },
       resolver: {
         sourceExts: ['tsx', 'ts', 'js'],
-        resolverMainFields: ['flipper:source', 'module', 'main'],
+        resolverMainFields: ['flipperBundlerEntry', 'module', 'main'],
         blacklistRE: /\.native\.js$/,
       },
     });
diff --git a/desktop/scripts/start-dev-server.ts b/desktop/scripts/start-dev-server.ts
index 245cb29d4..99b7dee81 100644
--- a/desktop/scripts/start-dev-server.ts
+++ b/desktop/scripts/start-dev-server.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ async function startMetroServer(app: Express, server: http.Server) {
     },
     resolver: {
       ...baseConfig.resolver,
-      resolverMainFields: ['flipper:source', 'module', 'main'],
+      resolverMainFields: ['flipperBundlerEntry', 'module', 'main'],
       blacklistRE: /\.native\.js$/,
       resolveRequest: (context: any, moduleName: string, platform: string) => {
         if (moduleName.startsWith('./localhost:3000')) {
diff --git a/desktop/static/compilePlugins.ts b/desktop/static/compilePlugins.ts
index 98de73274..6b5a08502 100644
--- a/desktop/static/compilePlugins.ts
+++ b/desktop/static/compilePlugins.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import util from 'util';
 import recursiveReaddir from 'recursive-readdir';
 import pMap from 'p-map';
 import {homedir} from 'os';
-import {getWatchFolders} from 'flipper-pkg-lib';
-import {default as getPlugins, PluginManifest, PluginInfo} from './getPlugins';
+import {getWatchFolders, PluginDetails} from 'flipper-pkg-lib';
+import getPlugins from './getPlugins';
 import startWatchPlugins from './startWatchPlugins';
 
 const HOME_DIR = homedir();
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ export type CompileOptions = {
   recompileOnChanges: boolean;
 };
 
-export type CompiledPluginInfo = PluginManifest & {out: string};
+export type CompiledPluginDetails = PluginDetails & {entry: string};
 
 export default async function (
   reloadCallback: (() => void) | null,
   pluginCache: string,
   options: CompileOptions = DEFAULT_COMPILE_OPTIONS,
-): Promise<CompiledPluginInfo[]> {
+): Promise<CompiledPluginDetails[]> {
   if (process.env.FLIPPER_FAST_REFRESH) {
     console.log(
       '🥫  Skipping loading of third-party plugins because Fast Refresh is enabled',
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ export default async function (
 
   const compiledDynamicPlugins = (await compilations).filter(
     (c) => c !== null,
-  ) as CompiledPluginInfo[];
+  ) as CompiledPluginDetails[];
   console.log('✅  Compiled all plugins.');
   return compiledDynamicPlugins;
 }
 async function startWatchChanges(
-  plugins: PluginInfo[],
+  plugins: PluginDetails[],
   reloadCallback: (() => void) | null,
   pluginCache: string,
   options: CompileOptions = DEFAULT_COMPILE_OPTIONS,
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ async function startWatchChanges(
     // no hot reloading for plugins in .flipper folder. This is to prevent
     // Flipper from reloading, while we are doing changes on thirdparty plugins.
     .filter(
-      (plugin) => !plugin.rootDir.startsWith(path.join(HOME_DIR, '.flipper')),
+      (plugin) => !plugin.dir.startsWith(path.join(HOME_DIR, '.flipper')),
     );
   const watchOptions = Object.assign({}, options, {force: true});
   await startWatchPlugins(filteredPlugins, (plugin) =>
@@ -142,30 +142,32 @@ async function getMetroDir() {
   return __dirname;
 }
 async function compilePlugin(
-  pluginInfo: PluginInfo,
+  pluginDetails: PluginDetails,
   pluginCache: string,
   {force, failSilently}: CompileOptions,
-): Promise<CompiledPluginInfo | null> {
-  const {rootDir, manifest, entry, name} = pluginInfo;
-  const bundleMain = manifest.bundleMain ?? path.join('dist', 'index.js');
-  const bundlePath = path.join(rootDir, bundleMain);
+): Promise<CompiledPluginDetails | null> {
+  const {dir, specVersion, version, main, source, name} = pluginDetails;
   const dev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production';
-  if (await fs.pathExists(bundlePath)) {
+  if (specVersion > 1) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    const out = path.join(rootDir, bundleMain);
-    console.log(`🥫  Using pre-built version of ${name}: ${out}...`);
-    return Object.assign({}, pluginInfo.manifest, {out});
+    const entry = path.join(dir, main);
+    if (await fs.pathExists(entry)) {
+      console.log(`🥫  Using pre-built version of ${name}: ${entry}...`);
+      return Object.assign({}, pluginDetails, {entry});
+    } else {
+      console.error(
+        `❌  Plugin ${name} is ignored, because its entry point not found: ${entry}.`,
+      );
+      return null;
+    }
   } else {
-    const out = path.join(
-      pluginCache,
-      `${name}@${manifest.version || '0.0.0'}.js`,
-    );
-    const result = Object.assign({}, pluginInfo.manifest, {out});
-    const rootDirCtime = await mostRecentlyChanged(rootDir);
+    const entry = path.join(pluginCache, `${name}@${version || '0.0.0'}.js`);
+    const result = Object.assign({}, pluginDetails, {entry});
+    const rootDirCtime = await mostRecentlyChanged(dir);
     if (
       !force &&
-      (await fs.pathExists(out)) &&
-      rootDirCtime < (await fs.lstat(out)).ctime
+      (await fs.pathExists(entry)) &&
+      rootDirCtime < (await fs.lstat(entry)).ctime
     ) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
       console.log(`🥫  Using cached version of ${name}...`);
@@ -177,9 +179,9 @@ async function compilePlugin(
         await Metro.runBuild(
           {
             reporter: {update: () => {}},
-            projectRoot: rootDir,
+            projectRoot: dir,
             watchFolders: [metroDir || (await metroDirPromise)].concat(
-              await getWatchFolders(rootDir),
+              await getWatchFolders(dir),
             ),
             serializer: {
               getRunModuleStatement: (moduleID: string) =>
@@ -197,8 +199,8 @@ async function compilePlugin(
             },
           },
           {
-            entry: entry.replace(rootDir, '.'),
-            out,
+            entry: source,
+            out: entry,
             dev,
             sourceMap: true,
             minify: false,
diff --git a/desktop/static/getPlugins.ts b/desktop/static/getPlugins.ts
index 48860ea71..90347b561 100644
--- a/desktop/static/getPlugins.ts
+++ b/desktop/static/getPlugins.ts
@@ -11,82 +11,95 @@ import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import expandTilde from 'expand-tilde';
 import getPluginFolders from './getPluginFolders';
+import {PluginDetails, getPluginDetails} from 'flipper-pkg-lib';
+import pmap from 'p-map';
+import pfilter from 'p-filter';
 
-export type PluginManifest = {
-  version: string;
-  name: string;
-  main?: string;
-  bundleMain?: string;
-  [key: string]: any;
-};
-
-export type PluginInfo = {
-  rootDir: string;
-  name: string;
-  entry: string;
-  manifest: PluginManifest;
-};
-
-export default async function getPlugins(includeThirdparty: boolean = false) {
+export default async function getPlugins(
+  includeThirdparty: boolean = false,
+): Promise<PluginDetails[]> {
   const pluginFolders = await getPluginFolders(includeThirdparty);
-  const entryPoints: {[key: string]: PluginInfo} = {};
-  pluginFolders.forEach((additionalPath) => {
-    const additionalPlugins = entryPointForPluginFolder(additionalPath);
-    Object.keys(additionalPlugins).forEach((key) => {
-      entryPoints[key] = additionalPlugins[key];
+  const entryPoints: {[key: string]: PluginDetails} = {};
+  const additionalPlugins = await pmap(pluginFolders, (path) =>
+    entryPointForPluginFolder(path),
+  );
+  for (const p of additionalPlugins) {
+    Object.keys(p).forEach((key) => {
+      entryPoints[key] = p[key];
     });
-  });
+  }
   return Object.values(entryPoints);
 }
-function entryPointForPluginFolder(pluginPath: string) {
-  pluginPath = expandTilde(pluginPath);
-  if (!fs.existsSync(pluginPath)) {
+async function entryPointForPluginFolder(
+  pluginsDir: string,
+): Promise<{[key: string]: PluginDetails}> {
+  pluginsDir = expandTilde(pluginsDir);
+  if (!fs.existsSync(pluginsDir)) {
     return {};
   }
-  return fs
-    .readdirSync(pluginPath)
-    .filter((name) => fs.lstatSync(path.join(pluginPath, name)).isDirectory())
-    .filter(Boolean)
-    .map((name) => {
-      let packageJSON;
-      try {
-        packageJSON = fs
-          .readFileSync(path.join(pluginPath, name, 'package.json'))
-          .toString();
-      } catch (e) {}
-      if (packageJSON) {
+  return await fs
+    .readdir(pluginsDir)
+    .then((entries) =>
+      entries.map((name) => ({
+        dir: path.join(pluginsDir, name),
+        manifestPath: path.join(pluginsDir, name, 'package.json'),
+      })),
+    )
+    .then((entries) =>
+      pfilter(entries, ({manifestPath}) => fs.pathExists(manifestPath)),
+    )
+    .then((packages) =>
+      pmap(packages, async ({manifestPath, dir}) => {
         try {
-          const json = JSON.parse(packageJSON);
-          if (json.workspaces) {
-            return;
-          }
-          if (!json.keywords || !json.keywords.includes('flipper-plugin')) {
-            console.log(
-              `Skipping package "${json.name}" as its "keywords" field does not contain tag "flipper-plugin"`,
-            );
-            return null;
-          }
-          const pkg = json as PluginManifest;
-          const plugin: PluginInfo = {
-            manifest: pkg,
-            name: pkg.name,
-            entry: path.join(pluginPath, name, pkg.main || 'index.js'),
-            rootDir: path.join(pluginPath, name),
+          const manifest = await fs.readJson(manifestPath);
+          return {
+            dir,
+            manifest,
           };
-          return plugin;
         } catch (e) {
           console.error(
-            `Could not load plugin "${pluginPath}", because package.json is invalid.`,
+            `Could not load plugin from "${dir}", because package.json is invalid.`,
           );
           console.error(e);
           return null;
         }
-      }
-      return null;
-    })
-    .filter(Boolean)
-    .reduce<{[key: string]: PluginInfo}>((acc, cv) => {
-      acc[cv!.name] = cv!;
-      return acc;
-    }, {});
+      }),
+    )
+    .then((packages) => packages.filter(notNull))
+    .then((packages) => packages.filter(({manifest}) => !manifest.workspaces))
+    .then((packages) =>
+      packages.filter(({manifest: {keywords, name}}) => {
+        if (!keywords || !keywords.includes('flipper-plugin')) {
+          console.log(
+            `Skipping package "${name}" as its "keywords" field does not contain tag "flipper-plugin"`,
+          );
+          return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+      }),
+    )
+    .then((packages) =>
+      pmap(packages, async ({manifest, dir}) => {
+        try {
+          return await getPluginDetails(dir, manifest);
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error(
+            `Could not load plugin from "${dir}", because package.json is invalid.`,
+          );
+          console.error(e);
+          return null;
+        }
+      }),
+    )
+    .then((plugins) => plugins.filter(notNull))
+    .then((plugins) =>
+      plugins.reduce<{[key: string]: PluginDetails}>((acc, cv) => {
+        acc[cv!.name] = cv!;
+        return acc;
+      }, {}),
+    );
+}
+
+function notNull<T>(x: T | null | undefined): x is T {
+  return x !== null && x !== undefined;
 }
diff --git a/desktop/static/package.json b/desktop/static/package.json
index 1270cb2ae..9c4db712b 100644
--- a/desktop/static/package.json
+++ b/desktop/static/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
     "metro": "^0.59.0",
     "mkdirp": "^1.0.0",
     "p-map": "^4.0.0",
-    "recursive-readdir": "2.2.2",
+    "p-filter": "^2.1.0",
+    "recursive-readdir": "^2.2.2",
     "uuid": "^7.0.1",
     "xdg-basedir": "^4.0.0",
     "yargs": "^15.3.1",
diff --git a/desktop/static/startWatchPlugins.ts b/desktop/static/startWatchPlugins.ts
index edb072f05..f09ffca39 100644
--- a/desktop/static/startWatchPlugins.ts
+++ b/desktop/static/startWatchPlugins.ts
@@ -9,18 +9,18 @@
 
 import path from 'path';
 import Watchman from './watchman';
-import {PluginInfo} from './getPlugins';
+import {PluginDetails} from 'flipper-pkg-lib';
 
 export default async function startWatchPlugins(
-  plugins: PluginInfo[],
-  compilePlugin: (plugin: PluginInfo) => void | Promise<void>,
+  plugins: PluginDetails[],
+  compilePlugin: (plugin: PluginDetails) => void | Promise<void>,
 ) {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
   console.log('🕵️‍  Watching for plugin changes');
 
   const delayedCompilation: {[key: string]: NodeJS.Timeout | null} = {};
   const kCompilationDelayMillis = 1000;
-  const onPluginChanged = (plugin: PluginInfo) => {
+  const onPluginChanged = (plugin: PluginDetails) => {
     if (!delayedCompilation[plugin.name]) {
       delayedCompilation[plugin.name] = setTimeout(() => {
         delayedCompilation[plugin.name] = null;
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ export default async function startWatchPlugins(
 }
 
 async function startWatchingPluginsUsingWatchman(
-  plugins: PluginInfo[],
-  onPluginChanged: (plugin: PluginInfo) => void,
+  plugins: PluginDetails[],
+  onPluginChanged: (plugin: PluginDetails) => void,
 ) {
   // Initializing a watchman for each folder containing plugins
   const watchmanRootMap: {[key: string]: Watchman} = {};
   await Promise.all(
     plugins.map(async (plugin) => {
-      const watchmanRoot = path.resolve(plugin.rootDir, '..');
+      const watchmanRoot = path.resolve(plugin.dir, '..');
       if (!watchmanRootMap[watchmanRoot]) {
         watchmanRootMap[watchmanRoot] = new Watchman(watchmanRoot);
         await watchmanRootMap[watchmanRoot].initialize();
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ async function startWatchingPluginsUsingWatchman(
   // Start watching plugins using the initialized watchmans
   await Promise.all(
     plugins.map(async (plugin) => {
-      const watchmanRoot = path.resolve(plugin.rootDir, '..');
+      const watchmanRoot = path.resolve(plugin.dir, '..');
       const watchman = watchmanRootMap[watchmanRoot];
       await watchman.startWatchFiles(
-        path.relative(watchmanRoot, plugin.rootDir),
+        path.relative(watchmanRoot, plugin.dir),
         () => onPluginChanged(plugin),
         {
           excludes: ['**/__tests__/**/*', '**/node_modules/**/*', '**/.*'],
diff --git a/desktop/yarn.lock b/desktop/yarn.lock
index c4d5c189e..d40fae899 100644
--- a/desktop/yarn.lock
+++ b/desktop/yarn.lock
@@ -9997,7 +9997,7 @@ recharts@1.7.1:
     recharts-scale "^0.4.2"
     reduce-css-calc "^1.3.0"
 
-recursive-readdir@2.2.2, recursive-readdir@^2.2.2:
+recursive-readdir@^2.2.2:
   version "2.2.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/recursive-readdir/-/recursive-readdir-2.2.2.tgz#9946fb3274e1628de6e36b2f6714953b4845094f"
   integrity sha512-nRCcW9Sj7NuZwa2XvH9co8NPeXUBhZP7CRKJtU+cS6PW9FpCIFoI5ib0NT1ZrbNuPoRy0ylyCaUL8Gih4LSyFg==