diff --git a/packages/plugin-knip/.eslintrc.json b/packages/plugin-knip/.eslintrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eafa6fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-knip/.eslintrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "extends": ["../../.eslintrc.json"],
+  "ignorePatterns": ["!**/*"],
+  "overrides": [
+    {
+      "files": ["*.ts", "*.tsx"],
+      "parserOptions": {
+        "project": ["packages/plugin-knip/tsconfig.*?.json"]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "files": ["*.json"],
+      "parser": "jsonc-eslint-parser",
+      "rules": {
+        "@nx/dependency-checks": ["error"]
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-knip/README.md b/packages/plugin-knip/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b8ee0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-knip/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# @code-pushup/knip-plugin
+
+[![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/%40code-pushup%2Feslint-plugin.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@code-pushup/knip-plugin)
+[![downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/%40code-pushup%2Feslint-plugin)](https://npmtrends.com/@code-pushup/knip-plugin)
+[![dependencies](https://img.shields.io/librariesio/release/npm/%40code-pushup/knip-plugin)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@code-pushup/knip-plugin?activeTab=dependencies)
+
+🕵️ **Code PushUp plugin to detect dependency and code usage.** ✂️
+
+---
+
+TBD
diff --git a/packages/plugin-knip/package.json b/packages/plugin-knip/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f9f672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-knip/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "@code-pushup/knip-plugin",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "dependencies": {},
+  "peerDependencies": {}
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-knip/project.json b/packages/plugin-knip/project.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4268071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-knip/project.json
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{
+  "name": "plugin-knip",
+  "$schema": "../../node_modules/nx/schemas/project-schema.json",
+  "sourceRoot": "packages/plugin-knip/src",
+  "projectType": "library",
+  "targets": {
+    "build": {
+      "executor": "@nx/js:tsc",
+      "outputs": ["{options.outputPath}"],
+      "options": {
+        "outputPath": "dist/packages/plugin-knip",
+        "main": "packages/plugin-knip/src/index.ts",
+        "tsConfig": "packages/plugin-knip/tsconfig.lib.json",
+        "assets": ["packages/plugin-knip/*.md"]
+      }
+    },
+    "lint": {
+      "executor": "@nx/linter:eslint",
+      "outputs": ["{options.outputFile}"],
+      "options": {
+        "lintFilePatterns": [
+          "packages/plugin-knip/**/*.ts",
+          "packages/plugin-knip/package.json"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "unit-test": {
+      "executor": "@nx/vite:test",
+      "options": {
+        "config": "packages/plugin-knip/vite.config.unit.ts"
+      }
+    },
+    "integration-test": {
+      "executor": "@nx/vite:test",
+      "options": {
+        "config": "packages/plugin-knip/vite.config.integration.ts"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "tags": ["scope:plugin", "type:feature"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-knip/src/index.ts b/packages/plugin-knip/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5399942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-knip/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const KNIP_PLUGIN_SLUG = 'knip';
diff --git a/packages/plugin-knip/tsconfig.json b/packages/plugin-knip/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..893f9a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-knip/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "module": "ESNext",
+    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
+    "strict": true,
+    "noImplicitOverride": true,
+    "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
+    "noImplicitReturns": true,
+    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+    "types": ["vitest"]
+  },
+  "files": [],
+  "include": [],
+  "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "./tsconfig.lib.json"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "./tsconfig.test.json"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-knip/tsconfig.lib.json b/packages/plugin-knip/tsconfig.lib.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef2f7e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-knip/tsconfig.lib.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "../../dist/out-tsc",
+    "declaration": true,
+    "types": ["node"]
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*.ts"],
+  "exclude": [
+    "vite.config.unit.ts",
+    "vite.config.integration.ts",
+    "src/**/*.test.ts",
+    "src/**/*.mock.ts",
+    "mocks/**/*.ts"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-knip/tsconfig.test.json b/packages/plugin-knip/tsconfig.test.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb1ab5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-knip/tsconfig.test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "../../dist/out-tsc",
+    "types": ["vitest/globals", "vitest/importMeta", "vite/client", "node"]
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "vite.config.unit.ts",
+    "vite.config.integration.ts",
+    "mocks/**/*.ts",
+    "src/**/*.test.ts",
+    "src/**/*.test.tsx",
+    "src/**/*.test.js",
+    "src/**/*.test.jsx",
+    "src/**/*.d.ts"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-knip/vite.config.integration.ts b/packages/plugin-knip/vite.config.integration.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73740be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-knip/vite.config.integration.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/// <reference types="vitest" />
+import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
+import { tsconfigPathAliases } from '../../tooling/vitest-tsconfig-path-aliases';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  cacheDir: '../../node_modules/.vite/plugin-knip',
+  test: {
+    reporters: ['basic'],
+    globals: true,
+    cache: {
+      dir: '../../node_modules/.vitest/plugin-knip',
+    },
+    alias: tsconfigPathAliases(),
+    pool: 'threads',
+    poolOptions: { threads: { singleThread: true } },
+    coverage: {
+      reporter: ['text', 'lcov'],
+      reportsDirectory: '../../coverage/plugin-knip/integration-tests',
+      exclude: ['mocks/**', '**/types.ts'],
+    },
+    environment: 'node',
+    include: ['src/**/*.integration.test.{js,mjs,cjs,ts,mts,cts,jsx,tsx}'],
+    globalSetup: ['../../global-setup.ts'],
+    setupFiles: [
+      '../../testing/test-setup/src/lib/console.mock.ts',
+      '../../testing/test-setup/src/lib/reset.mocks.ts',
+    ],
+  },
+});
diff --git a/packages/plugin-knip/vite.config.unit.ts b/packages/plugin-knip/vite.config.unit.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f72985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-knip/vite.config.unit.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/// <reference types="vitest" />
+import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
+import { tsconfigPathAliases } from '../../tooling/vitest-tsconfig-path-aliases';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  cacheDir: '../../node_modules/.vite/plugin-knip',
+  test: {
+    reporters: ['basic'],
+    globals: true,
+    cache: {
+      dir: '../../node_modules/.vitest/plugin-knip',
+    },
+    alias: tsconfigPathAliases(),
+    pool: 'threads',
+    poolOptions: { threads: { singleThread: true } },
+    coverage: {
+      reporter: ['text', 'lcov'],
+      reportsDirectory: '../../coverage/plugin-knip/unit-tests',
+      exclude: ['mocks/**', '**/types.ts'],
+    },
+    environment: 'node',
+    include: ['src/**/*.unit.test.{js,mjs,cjs,ts,mts,cts,jsx,tsx}'],
+    globalSetup: ['../../global-setup.ts'],
+    setupFiles: [
+      '../../testing/test-setup/src/lib/console.mock.ts',
+      '../../testing/test-setup/src/lib/fs.mock.ts',
+      '../../testing/test-setup/src/lib/reset.mocks.ts',
+    ],
+  },
+});
diff --git a/tooling/plugin-factory/src/internal/generate-files.ts b/tooling/plugin-factory/src/internal/generate-files.ts
index cd48268..ca70e68 100644
--- a/tooling/plugin-factory/src/internal/generate-files.ts
+++ b/tooling/plugin-factory/src/internal/generate-files.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ export async function addCodePushupConfigFile(
     persist?: PersistConfig;
   },
 ): Promise<void> {
-  console.log('addCodePushupConfigFile: ', options);
-
   const { configFile, plugins, categories, persist, upload } = options ?? {};
 
   const {
diff --git a/tsconfig.base.json b/tsconfig.base.json
index dc21665..199f8be 100644
--- a/tsconfig.base.json
+++ b/tsconfig.base.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "skipDefaultLibCheck": true,
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "paths": {
-      "bundle-size": ["packages/bundle-size/src/index.ts"],
+      "knip-plugin": ["packages/plugin-knip/src/index.ts"],
       "plugin-factory": ["tooling/plugin-factory/src/index.ts"],
       "testing-utils": ["testing/utils/src/index.ts"]
     }