diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/KobaltContext.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/KobaltContext.kt
index a503e9de..c927517d 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/KobaltContext.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/KobaltContext.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import com.beust.kobalt.internal.KobaltSettings
 import com.beust.kobalt.internal.PluginInfo
 import com.beust.kobalt.maven.DependencyManager
 import com.beust.kobalt.maven.MavenId
+import com.beust.kobalt.maven.PomGenerator
 import com.beust.kobalt.maven.SimpleDep
 import com.beust.kobalt.maven.aether.KobaltAether
 import com.beust.kobalt.misc.KobaltExecutors
@@ -59,6 +60,11 @@ class KobaltContext(val args: Args) {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return the content of the pom.xml for the given project.
+     */
+    fun generatePom(project: Project) = pomGeneratorFactory.create(project).generate()
+
     /** All the projects that are being built during this run */
     val allProjects = arrayListOf<Project>()
 
@@ -75,6 +81,7 @@ class KobaltContext(val args: Args) {
     lateinit var settings: KobaltSettings
     lateinit var incrementalManager: IncrementalManager
     lateinit var aether: KobaltAether
+    lateinit var pomGeneratorFactory: PomGenerator.IFactory
 }
 
 class InternalContext {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/BuildFileCompiler.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/BuildFileCompiler.kt
index e8df5998..9229ea87 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/BuildFileCompiler.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/BuildFileCompiler.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import com.beust.kobalt.internal.PluginInfo
 import com.beust.kobalt.internal.build.BuildFile
 import com.beust.kobalt.internal.build.VersionFile
 import com.beust.kobalt.maven.DependencyManager
+import com.beust.kobalt.maven.PomGenerator
 import com.beust.kobalt.maven.aether.KobaltAether
 import com.beust.kobalt.misc.KFiles
 import com.beust.kobalt.misc.KobaltExecutors
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ public class BuildFileCompiler @Inject constructor(@Assisted("buildFiles") val b
         val dependencyManager: DependencyManager, val pluginProperties: PluginProperties,
         val executors: KobaltExecutors, val buildScriptUtil: BuildScriptUtil, val settings: KobaltSettings,
         val incrementalManagerFactory: IncrementalManager.IFactory, val args: Args,
-        val aether: KobaltAether) {
+        val aether: KobaltAether, val pomGeneratorFactory: PomGenerator.IFactory) {
 
     interface IFactory {
         fun create(@Assisted("buildFiles") buildFiles: List<BuildFile>, pluginInfo: PluginInfo) : BuildFileCompiler
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ public class BuildFileCompiler @Inject constructor(@Assisted("buildFiles") val b
         context.settings = settings
         context.incrementalManager = incrementalManagerFactory.create()
         context.aether = aether
+        context.pomGeneratorFactory = pomGeneratorFactory
         Kobalt.context = context
 
         //