diff --git a/build/tasks/generate-module-cache-task.coffee b/build/tasks/generate-module-cache-task.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a21f9545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/tasks/generate-module-cache-task.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+ModuleCache = require '../../src/module-cache'
+
+module.exports = (grunt) ->
+  grunt.registerTask 'generate-module-cache', 'Generate a module cache for all core modules', ->
+    ModuleCache.generateDependencies(process.cwd())
diff --git a/src/module-cache.coffee b/src/module-cache.coffee
index 869787b2e..204cf3580 100644
--- a/src/module-cache.coffee
+++ b/src/module-cache.coffee
@@ -1,17 +1,77 @@
 Module = require 'module'
+path = require 'path'
 fs = require 'fs-plus'
 
 nativeModules = process.binding('natives')
 
-try
-  resourcePath = JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(location.search.substr(14)))?.resourcePath
-catch error
-  return
-
 originalResolveFilename = Module._resolveFilename
 
+loadDependencies = (modulePath, rootPath, rootMetadata, moduleCache) ->
+  return unless fs.isDirectorySync(modulePath)
+
+  nodeModulesPath = path.join(modulePath, 'node_modules')
+  return unless fs.isDirectorySync(nodeModulesPath)
+
+  for child in fs.readdirSync(nodeModulesPath)
+    continue if child is '.bin'
+    continue if rootPath is modulePath and rootMetadata.packageDependencies?.hasOwnProperty(child)
+
+    childPath = path.join(nodeModulesPath, child)
+    childMetadatapath = path.join(nodeModulesPath, child, 'package.json')
+    continue unless fs.isFileSync(childMetadatapath)
+
+    childMetadata = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(childMetadatapath))
+    if childMetadata?.version
+      relativePath = path.relative(rootPath, childPath)
+      moduleCache.dependencies[relativePath] = childMetadata.version
+      loadDependencies(childPath, rootPath, rootMetadata, moduleCache)
+
+loadFolderCompatibility = (modulePath, rootPath, rootMetadata, moduleCache) ->
+  return unless fs.isDirectorySync(modulePath)
+
+  metadataPath = path.join(modulePath, 'package.json')
+  return unless fs.isFileSync(metadataPath)
+
+  nodeModulesPath = path.join(modulePath, 'node_modules')
+  dependencies = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(metadataPath))?.dependencies ? {}
+
+  onDirectory = (childPath) ->
+    path.basename(childPath) isnt 'node_modules'
+
+  extensions = Object.keys(require.extensions)
+  paths = {}
+  onFile = (childPath) ->
+    if path.extname(childPath) in extensions
+      relativePath = path.relative(rootPath, path.dirname(childPath))
+      paths[relativePath] = true
+  fs.traverseTreeSync(modulePath, onFile, onDirectory)
+
+  moduleCache.folders ?= []
+  paths = Object.keys(paths)
+  if paths.length > 0 and Object.keys(dependencies).length > 0
+    moduleCache.folders.push({paths, dependencies})
+
+  if fs.isDirectorySync(nodeModulesPath)
+    for child in fs.readdirSync(nodeModulesPath)
+      continue if child is '.bin'
+      continue if rootPath is modulePath and rootMetadata.packageDependencies?.hasOwnProperty(child)
+
+      loadFolderCompatibility(path.join(nodeModulesPath, child), rootPath, rootMetadata, moduleCache)
+
 # Precompute versions of all modules in node_modules
 # Precompute the version each file is compatible
+exports.generateDependencies = (modulePath) ->
+  metadataPath = path.join(modulePath, 'package.json')
+  metadata = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(metadataPath))
+
+  moduleCache =
+    version: 1
+    dependencies: {}
+  loadDependencies(modulePath, modulePath, metadata, moduleCache)
+  loadFolderCompatibility(modulePath, modulePath, metadata, moduleCache)
+
+  metadata._atomModuleCache = moduleCache
+  fs.writeFileSync(metadataPath, JSON.stringify(metadata, null, 2))
 
 getCachedModulePath = (relativePath, parentModule) ->
   return unless relativePath