diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7cee696f3a8..416029e897e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1695,6 +1695,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "parcel-js-swc-core",
  "parcel-macros",
  "parcel-resolver",
+ "parcel_core",
  "parcel_filesystem",
  "parcel_napi_helpers",
  "rayon",
@@ -1729,6 +1730,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "xxhash-rust",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "parcel_core"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "glob",
+ "mockall",
+ "napi",
+ "napi-derive",
+ "parcel-resolver",
+ "parcel_filesystem",
+ "parcel_napi_helpers",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "toml",
+ "xxhash-rust",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "parcel_filesystem"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -2493,9 +2512,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.198"
+version = "1.0.200"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9846a40c979031340571da2545a4e5b7c4163bdae79b301d5f86d03979451fcc"
+checksum = "ddc6f9cc94d67c0e21aaf7eda3a010fd3af78ebf6e096aa6e2e13c79749cce4f"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
@@ -2511,9 +2530,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.198"
+version = "1.0.200"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e88edab869b01783ba905e7d0153f9fc1a6505a96e4ad3018011eedb838566d9"
+checksum = "856f046b9400cee3c8c94ed572ecdb752444c24528c035cd35882aad6f492bcb"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
diff --git a/crates/node-bindings/Cargo.toml b/crates/node-bindings/Cargo.toml
index dc412fd787a..547185b1813 100644
--- a/crates/node-bindings/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/node-bindings/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ napi-derive = "2.16.3"
 parcel-js-swc-core = { path = "../../packages/transformers/js/core" }
 parcel-resolver = { path = "../../packages/utils/node-resolver-rs" }
 parcel_filesystem = { path = "../parcel_filesystem" }
+parcel_core = { path = "../parcel_core" }
 parcel_napi_helpers = { path = "../parcel_napi_helpers" }
 dashmap = "5.4.0"
 xxhash-rust = { version = "0.8.2", features = ["xxh3"] }
diff --git a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/js_requests/config_request/mod.rs b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/js_requests/config_request/mod.rs
index 669f2e4b053..1c924186e43 100644
--- a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/js_requests/config_request/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/js_requests/config_request/mod.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ use napi::Env;
 use napi::JsObject;
 use napi_derive::napi;
 
+use parcel_core::requests::config_request::run_config_request;
+use parcel_core::requests::config_request::ConfigRequest;
+use parcel_core::requests::request_api::js_request_api::JSRequestApi;
+
 use crate::core::js_requests::request_options::input_fs_from_options;
 use crate::core::js_requests::request_options::project_root_from_options;
-use crate::core::requests::config_request::run_config_request;
-use crate::core::requests::config_request::ConfigRequest;
-use crate::core::requests::request_api::js_request_api::JSRequestApi;
 
 /// JavaScript API for running a config request.
 /// At the moment the request fields themselves will be copied on call.
diff --git a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/js_requests/entry_request/mod.rs b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/js_requests/entry_request/mod.rs
index ef1b5c152e6..3f65987fcde 100644
--- a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/js_requests/entry_request/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/js_requests/entry_request/mod.rs
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@ use std::rc::Rc;
 use napi::Env;
 use napi::JsObject;
 use napi_derive::napi;
+
+use parcel_core::requests::entry_request::run_entry_request;
+use parcel_core::requests::entry_request::EntryRequestInput;
+use parcel_core::requests::entry_request::EntryResult;
+use parcel_core::requests::entry_request::RunEntryRequestParams;
+use parcel_core::requests::request_api::js_request_api::JSRequestApi;
 use parcel_napi_helpers::anyhow_napi;
 
 use crate::core::js_requests::request_options::input_fs_from_options;
-use crate::core::requests::entry_request::run_entry_request;
-use crate::core::requests::entry_request::EntryRequestInput;
-use crate::core::requests::entry_request::EntryResult;
-use crate::core::requests::entry_request::RunEntryRequestParams;
-use crate::core::requests::request_api::js_request_api::JSRequestApi;
 
 /// napi entry-point for `run_entry_request`.
 #[napi]
diff --git a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/js_requests/mod.rs b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/js_requests/mod.rs
index dd6c18d9314..8aca9777939 100644
--- a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/js_requests/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/js_requests/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 pub mod config_request;
 pub mod entry_request;
-mod request_options;
+pub mod request_options;
diff --git a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/mod.rs b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/mod.rs
index 74a9650e47f..e38157de5d1 100644
--- a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/mod.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,2 @@
-//! Core re-implementation in Rust
-
-/// napi versions of `crate::core::requests`
-mod js_requests;
-/// New-type for paths relative to a project-root
-mod project_path;
-/// Request types and run functions
-mod requests;
+//! JavaScript API for `parcel_core::requests`
+pub mod js_requests;
diff --git a/crates/node-bindings/src/lib.rs b/crates/node-bindings/src/lib.rs
index b494592d7e0..cf3769faf65 100644
--- a/crates/node-bindings/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/node-bindings/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 
-mod init_sentry;
-
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
 use std::alloc::alloc;
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
 use std::alloc::Layout;
 
+mod init_sentry;
+
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 #[global_allocator]
 static GLOBAL: jemallocator::Jemalloc = jemallocator::Jemalloc;
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ static GLOBAL: jemallocator::Jemalloc = jemallocator::Jemalloc;
 #[global_allocator]
 static ALLOC: mimalloc::MiMalloc = mimalloc::MiMalloc;
 
-mod core;
+/// napi versions of `crate::core::requests`
+pub mod core;
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 mod fs_search;
 mod hash;
diff --git a/crates/parcel_core/Cargo.toml b/crates/parcel_core/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ad815fd0c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/parcel_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[package]
+name = "parcel_core"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+description = "Core logic for the parcel bundler"
+
+[features]
+default = []
+napi_noop = ["napi-derive/noop"]
+
+[dependencies]
+parcel_filesystem = { path = "../parcel_filesystem" }
+parcel_napi_helpers = { path = "../parcel_napi_helpers" }
+parcel-resolver = { path = "../../packages/utils/node-resolver-rs" }
+
+anyhow = "1.0.82"
+glob = "0.3.1"
+mockall = "0.12.1"
+napi = "2.16.4"
+napi-derive = { version = "2.16.3" }
+serde = "1.0.200"
+serde_json = "1.0.116"
+toml = "0.8.12"
+xxhash-rust = { version = "0.8.2", features = ["xxh3"] }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/parcel_core/src/hash.rs b/crates/parcel_core/src/hash.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c230c10dafe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/parcel_core/src/hash.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+use xxhash_rust::xxh3::xxh3_64;
+
+/// Copy of one of the `node-bindings/src/hash.rs` functions.
+pub fn hash_string(s: String) -> String {
+  let s = s.as_bytes();
+  let res = xxh3_64(s);
+  format!("{:016x}", res)
+}
diff --git a/crates/parcel_core/src/lib.rs b/crates/parcel_core/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b32f41ff0cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/parcel_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+//! Core re-implementation in Rust
+
+pub mod hash;
+/// New-type for paths relative to a project-root
+pub mod project_path;
+/// Request types and run functions
+pub mod requests;
diff --git a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/project_path.rs b/crates/parcel_core/src/project_path.rs
similarity index 94%
rename from crates/node-bindings/src/core/project_path.rs
rename to crates/parcel_core/src/project_path.rs
index 588c0995014..06ce096d321 100644
--- a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/project_path.rs
+++ b/crates/parcel_core/src/project_path.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ use napi::sys::napi_value;
 ///
 /// Use `ProjectPath` on your input type:
 ///
-/// ```
+/// ```skip
+/// use napi_derive::napi;
+///
 /// #[napi(object)]
 /// struct MyRequestInput {
-///   path: ProjectPath,
+///   pub path: parcel_core::project_path::ProjectPath,
 /// }
 ///
 /// #[napi]
diff --git a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/config_request/mod.rs b/crates/parcel_core/src/requests/config_request/mod.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/config_request/mod.rs
rename to crates/parcel_core/src/requests/config_request/mod.rs
index 82365331a40..65e8b202a3c 100644
--- a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/config_request/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/parcel_core/src/requests/config_request/mod.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 //! file.
 use std::path::Path;
 
-use crate::core::project_path::ProjectPath;
 use napi_derive::napi;
 use parcel_resolver::FileSystem;
 
-use crate::core::requests::request_api::RequestApi;
+use crate::project_path::ProjectPath;
+use crate::requests::request_api::RequestApi;
 
 pub type InternalGlob = String;
 
@@ -154,12 +154,13 @@ struct RequestOptions {}
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-  use super::*;
-  use crate::core::requests::config_request::run_config_request;
-  use crate::core::requests::request_api::MockRequestApi;
   use parcel_filesystem::in_memory_file_system::InMemoryFileSystem;
   use parcel_filesystem::os_file_system::OsFileSystem;
 
+  use super::*;
+  use crate::requests::config_request::run_config_request;
+  use crate::requests::request_api::MockRequestApi;
+
   #[test]
   fn test_run_empty_config_request_does_nothing() {
     let config_request = ConfigRequest {
diff --git a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/entry_request/mod.rs b/crates/parcel_core/src/requests/entry_request/mod.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/entry_request/mod.rs
rename to crates/parcel_core/src/requests/entry_request/mod.rs
index e5b1ba3fe71..bc732a6c098 100644
--- a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/entry_request/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/parcel_core/src/requests/entry_request/mod.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ use anyhow::anyhow;
 use napi_derive::napi;
 use parcel_resolver::FileSystem;
 
-use crate::core::project_path::ProjectPath;
-use crate::core::requests::config_request::InternalFileCreateInvalidation;
-use crate::core::requests::request_api::RequestApi;
+use crate::project_path::ProjectPath;
+use crate::requests::config_request::InternalFileCreateInvalidation;
+use crate::requests::request_api::RequestApi;
 
 #[napi(object)]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
diff --git a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/mod.rs b/crates/parcel_core/src/requests/mod.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/mod.rs
rename to crates/parcel_core/src/requests/mod.rs
diff --git a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/request_api/js_request_api.rs b/crates/parcel_core/src/requests/request_api/js_request_api.rs
similarity index 94%
rename from crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/request_api/js_request_api.rs
rename to crates/parcel_core/src/requests/request_api/js_request_api.rs
index cd015ffa76b..138597e3f52 100644
--- a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/request_api/js_request_api.rs
+++ b/crates/parcel_core/src/requests/request_api/js_request_api.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ use napi::JsObject;
 use napi::JsUnknown;
 use parcel_napi_helpers::call_method;
 
-use crate::core::requests::config_request::InternalFileCreateInvalidation;
-use crate::core::requests::request_api::RequestApi;
-use crate::core::requests::request_api::RequestApiResult;
+use crate::requests::config_request::InternalFileCreateInvalidation;
+use crate::requests::request_api::RequestApi;
+use crate::requests::request_api::RequestApiResult;
 
 /// This is a "delegate" implementation of `RequestApi` that delegates calls to a
 /// JavaScript object.
diff --git a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/request_api/mod.rs b/crates/parcel_core/src/requests/request_api/mod.rs
similarity index 95%
rename from crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/request_api/mod.rs
rename to crates/parcel_core/src/requests/request_api/mod.rs
index ddaa2eb4894..2ccf5763276 100644
--- a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/request_api/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/parcel_core/src/requests/request_api/mod.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ use std::path::Path;
 
 use mockall::automock;
 
-use crate::core::requests::config_request::InternalFileCreateInvalidation;
+use crate::requests::config_request::InternalFileCreateInvalidation;
 
+#[cfg(not(feature = "napi_noop"))]
 pub mod js_request_api;
 
 // TODO: Move this into an associated type of the struct