diff --git a/crates/bonsaidb-client/Cargo.toml b/crates/bonsaidb-client/Cargo.toml
index 9e2630f5700..b4c7b7b8a65 100644
--- a/crates/bonsaidb-client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bonsaidb-client/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ password-hashing = ["bonsaidb-core/password-hashing"]
 [dependencies]
 bonsaidb-core = { path = "../bonsaidb-core", version = "0.1.0-dev.4", default-features = false, features = [
     "networking",
+    "included-from-client"
 ] }
 bonsaidb-utils = { path = "../bonsaidb-utils", version = "0.1.0-dev.4" }
 thiserror = "1"
diff --git a/crates/bonsaidb-core/Cargo.toml b/crates/bonsaidb-core/Cargo.toml
index 3151b670ae2..b1be9a40999 100644
--- a/crates/bonsaidb-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bonsaidb-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ instrument = ["pot/tracing"]
 multiuser = ["zeroize"]
 encryption = []
 password-hashing = ["multiuser"]
+included-from-omnibus = ["bonsaidb-macros/omnibus-path"]
+included-from-server = ["bonsaidb-macros/server-path"]
+included-from-local = ["bonsaidb-macros/local-path"]
+included-from-client = ["bonsaidb-macros/client-path"]
 
 [dependencies]
 bonsaidb-macros = { path = "../bonsaidb-macros", version = "0.1.0-dev.4" }
diff --git a/crates/bonsaidb-local/Cargo.toml b/crates/bonsaidb-local/Cargo.toml
index 531bc4cd662..146ade70a8a 100644
--- a/crates/bonsaidb-local/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bonsaidb-local/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ included-from-omnibus = []
 
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = "0.1"
-bonsaidb-core = { path = "../bonsaidb-core", version = "0.1.0-dev.4" }
+bonsaidb-core = { path = "../bonsaidb-core", version = "0.1.0-dev.4", features = ["included-from-local"]}
 bonsaidb-utils = { path = "../bonsaidb-utils", version = "0.1.0-dev.4" }
 nebari = { version = "0.2" }
 thiserror = "1"
diff --git a/crates/bonsaidb-macros/Cargo.toml b/crates/bonsaidb-macros/Cargo.toml
index ce4f31580c8..c5c6937facf 100644
--- a/crates/bonsaidb-macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bonsaidb-macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ proc-macro2 = "1.0.36"
 quote = "1"
 syn = "1"
 trybuild = "1.0.54"
+proc-macro-crate = "1.1.0"
 
 # TODO change this to version after release of attribute-derive
 [dependencies.attribute-derive]
@@ -35,3 +36,9 @@ path = "../bonsaidb/"
 [dev-dependencies.serde]
 version = "1.0.133"
 features = ["derive"]
+
+[features]
+omnibus-path = []
+server-path = []
+local-path = []
+client-path = []
diff --git a/crates/bonsaidb-macros/src/lib.rs b/crates/bonsaidb-macros/src/lib.rs
index 893b843f33c..5dc5a18c2d9 100644
--- a/crates/bonsaidb-macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bonsaidb-macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,14 +13,43 @@
 #![cfg_attr(doc, deny(rustdoc::all))]
 
 use attribute_derive::Attribute;
-use proc_macro2::TokenStream;
+use proc_macro2::{Span, TokenStream};
+use proc_macro_crate::{crate_name, FoundCrate};
 use proc_macro_error::{proc_macro_error, ResultExt};
 use quote::quote;
 use syn::{
-    parse_macro_input, punctuated::Punctuated, token::Paren, DeriveInput, LitStr, Path, Type,
-    TypeTuple,
+    parse_macro_input, parse_quote, punctuated::Punctuated, token::Paren, DeriveInput, Ident,
+    LitStr, Path, Type, TypeTuple,
 };
 
+fn core_path() -> Path {
+    match crate_name("bonsaidb")
+        .or_else(|_| crate_name("bonsaidb_server"))
+        .or_else(|_| crate_name("bonsaidb_local"))
+        .or_else(|_| crate_name("bonsaidb_client"))
+    {
+        Ok(FoundCrate::Name(name)) => {
+            let ident = Ident::new(&name, Span::call_site());
+            parse_quote!(::#ident::core)
+        }
+        Ok(FoundCrate::Itself) => parse_quote!(crate),
+        Err(_) => match crate_name("bonsaidb_core") {
+            Ok(FoundCrate::Name(name)) => {
+                let ident = Ident::new(&name, Span::call_site());
+                parse_quote!(::#ident::core)
+            }
+            Ok(FoundCrate::Itself) => parse_quote!(crate),
+            Err(_) => match () {
+                () if cfg!(feature = "omnibus-path") => parse_quote!(::bonsaidb::core),
+                () if cfg!(feature = "server-path") => parse_quote!(::bonsaidb_server::core),
+                () if cfg!(feature = "local-path") => parse_quote!(::bonsaidb_local::core),
+                () if cfg!(feature = "client-path") => parse_quote!(::bonsaidb_client::core),
+                _ => parse_quote!(::bonsaidb_core),
+            },
+        },
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Attribute)]
 #[attribute(ident = "collection")]
 #[attribute(
@@ -38,8 +67,12 @@ struct CollectionAttribute {
     #[attribute(default)]
     #[attribute(expected = r#"Specify the `views` like so: `view = [SomeView, AnotherView]`"#)]
     views: Vec<Type>,
-    #[attribute(expected = r#"Specify the `serialization` like so: `serialization = Format` or `serialization = None` to disable deriving it"#)]
+    #[attribute(
+        expected = r#"Specify the `serialization` like so: `serialization = Format` or `serialization = None` to disable deriving it"#
+    )]
     serialization: Option<Path>,
+    #[attribute(expected = r#"Specify the the path to `core` like so: `core = bosaidb::core`"#)]
+    core: Option<Path>,
 }
 
 /// Derives the `bonsaidb::core::schema::Collection` trait.
@@ -59,14 +92,17 @@ pub fn collection_derive(input: proc_macro::TokenStream) -> proc_macro::TokenStr
         name,
         views,
         serialization,
+        core,
     } = CollectionAttribute::from_attributes(attrs).unwrap_or_abort();
 
     let (impl_generics, ty_generics, where_clause) = generics.split_for_impl();
 
+    let core = core.unwrap_or_else(core_path);
+
     let serialization = match serialization {
         Some(serialization) if serialization.is_ident("None") => TokenStream::new(),
         Some(serialization) => quote! {
-            impl #impl_generics ::bonsaidb::core::schema::SerializedCollection for #ident #ty_generics #where_clause {
+            impl #impl_generics #core::schema::SerializedCollection for #ident #ty_generics #where_clause {
                 type Contents = #ident #ty_generics;
                 type Format = #serialization;
 
@@ -76,16 +112,16 @@ pub fn collection_derive(input: proc_macro::TokenStream) -> proc_macro::TokenStr
             }
         },
         None => quote! {
-            impl #impl_generics ::bonsaidb::core::schema::DefaultSerialization for #ident #ty_generics #where_clause {}
+            impl #impl_generics #core::schema::DefaultSerialization for #ident #ty_generics #where_clause {}
         },
     };
 
     quote! {
-        impl #impl_generics ::bonsaidb::core::schema::Collection for #ident #ty_generics #where_clause {
-            fn collection_name() -> ::bonsaidb::core::schema::CollectionName {
-                ::bonsaidb::core::schema::CollectionName::new(#authority, #name)
+        impl #impl_generics #core::schema::Collection for #ident #ty_generics #where_clause {
+            fn collection_name() -> #core::schema::CollectionName {
+                #core::schema::CollectionName::new(#authority, #name)
             }
-            fn define_views(schema: &mut ::bonsaidb::core::schema::Schematic) -> ::core::result::Result<(), ::bonsaidb::core::Error>{
+            fn define_views(schema: &mut #core::schema::Schematic) -> ::core::result::Result<(), #core::Error>{
                 #( schema.define_view(#views)?; )*
                 ::core::result::Result::Ok(())
             }
@@ -104,7 +140,9 @@ struct ViewAttribute {
     #[attribute(
         missing = r#"You need to specify the collection type via `#[view(collection = CollectionType)]`"#
     )]
-    #[attribute(expected = r#"Specify the collection type like so: `collection = CollectionType`"#)]
+    #[attribute(
+        expected = r#"Specify the collection type like so: `collection = CollectionType`"#
+    )]
     collection: Type,
     #[attribute(missing = r#"You need to specify the key type via `#[view(key = KeyType)]`"#)]
     #[attribute(expected = r#"Specify the key type like so: `key = KeyType`"#)]
@@ -112,6 +150,8 @@ struct ViewAttribute {
     name: Option<LitStr>,
     #[attribute(expected = r#"Specify the value type like so: `value = ValueType`"#)]
     value: Option<Type>,
+    #[attribute(expected = r#"Specify the the path to `core` like so: `core = bosaidb::core`"#)]
+    core: Option<Path>,
 }
 
 /// Derives the `bonsaidb::core::schema::View` trait.
@@ -132,8 +172,11 @@ pub fn view_derive(input: proc_macro::TokenStream) -> proc_macro::TokenStream {
         key,
         name,
         value,
+        core
     } = ViewAttribute::from_attributes(attrs).unwrap_or_abort();
 
+    let core = core.unwrap_or_else(core_path);
+
     let value = value.unwrap_or_else(|| {
         Type::Tuple(TypeTuple {
             paren_token: Paren::default(),
@@ -147,13 +190,13 @@ pub fn view_derive(input: proc_macro::TokenStream) -> proc_macro::TokenStream {
     let (impl_generics, ty_generics, where_clause) = generics.split_for_impl();
 
     quote! {
-        impl #impl_generics ::bonsaidb::core::schema::View for #ident #ty_generics #where_clause {
+        impl #impl_generics #core::schema::View for #ident #ty_generics #where_clause {
             type Collection = #collection;
             type Key = #key;
             type Value = #value;
 
-            fn name(&self) -> ::bonsaidb::core::schema::Name {
-                ::bonsaidb::core::schema::Name::new(#name)
+            fn name(&self) -> #core::schema::Name {
+                #core::schema::Name::new(#name)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/bonsaidb-macros/tests/collection.rs b/crates/bonsaidb-macros/tests/collection.rs
index 5cc0b6cde68..b88ecfe15d9 100644
--- a/crates/bonsaidb-macros/tests/collection.rs
+++ b/crates/bonsaidb-macros/tests/collection.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 use core::fmt::Debug;
 
-use bonsaidb::core::schema::Schematic;
+use bonsaidb::core::{schema::Schematic, document::CollectionDocument};
 
 #[test]
 fn name_only() {
     use bonsaidb::core::schema::Collection;
     #[derive(Collection, Debug)]
-    #[collection(name = "Name", authority = "Authority")]
+    #[collection(name = "Name", authority = "Authority", core = ::bonsaidb::core)]
     struct Test<T: Sync + Send + Debug>(T);
 
     assert_eq!(
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ fn name_only() {
 #[test]
 fn views() {
     use bonsaidb::core::schema::{
-        Collection, CollectionDocument, CollectionViewSchema, DefaultViewSerialization, Name, View,
-        ViewMapResult,
+        Collection, CollectionViewSchema, DefaultViewSerialization, Name, View, ViewMapResult,
     };
     use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
diff --git a/crates/bonsaidb-server/Cargo.toml b/crates/bonsaidb-server/Cargo.toml
index 277afe00fe0..cc914ae4e15 100644
--- a/crates/bonsaidb-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bonsaidb-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ bonsaidb-core = { path = "../bonsaidb-core", version = "0.1.0-dev.4", default-fe
     "networking",
     "actionable-traits",
     "multiuser",
+    "included-from-server"
 ] }
 bonsaidb-local = { path = "../bonsaidb-local", version = "0.1.0-dev.4", default-features = false, features = [
     "internal-apis",
diff --git a/crates/bonsaidb/Cargo.toml b/crates/bonsaidb/Cargo.toml
index 16e4b0fa734..c5a3eb83f0d 100644
--- a/crates/bonsaidb/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bonsaidb/Cargo.toml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ client-password-hashing = [
 ]
 
 [dependencies]
-bonsaidb-core = { path = "../bonsaidb-core", version = "0.1.0-dev.4", default-features = false }
+bonsaidb-core = { path = "../bonsaidb-core", version = "0.1.0-dev.4", default-features = false, features=["included-from-omnibus"] }
 bonsaidb-local = { path = "../bonsaidb-local", version = "0.1.0-dev.4", default-features = false, optional = true }
 bonsaidb-client = { path = "../bonsaidb-client", version = "0.1.0-dev.4", default-features = false, optional = true }
 bonsaidb-server = { path = "../bonsaidb-server", version = "0.1.0-dev.4", default-features = false, optional = true }