diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2119c841232..632a3366be4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1870,19 +1870,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "anyhow",
  "browserslist-rs",
- "glob",
- "mockall",
- "napi",
- "napi-derive",
  "nodejs-semver",
  "parcel-resolver",
- "parcel_filesystem",
- "parcel_napi_helpers",
  "serde",
  "serde-value",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_repr",
- "toml",
  "xxhash-rust",
 ]
 
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 bf2de7ad779..74da3db834a 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
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ use std::rc::Rc;
 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 super::super::requests::config_request::run_config_request;
+use super::super::requests::config_request::ConfigRequest;
+use super::super::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;
 
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 5958190addf..c61c489c1e5 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
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ 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 super::super::requests::entry_request::run_entry_request;
+use super::super::requests::entry_request::EntryRequestInput;
+use super::super::requests::entry_request::EntryResult;
+use super::super::requests::entry_request::RunEntryRequestParams;
+use super::super::requests::request_api::js_request_api::JSRequestApi;
 use crate::core::js_requests::request_options::input_fs_from_options;
 
 /// napi entry-point for `run_entry_request`.
diff --git a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/mod.rs b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/mod.rs
index e38157de5d1..1d672f64653 100644
--- a/crates/node-bindings/src/core/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 //! JavaScript API for `parcel_core::requests`
 pub mod js_requests;
+pub mod project_path;
+pub mod requests;
diff --git a/crates/parcel_core/src/project_path.rs b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/project_path.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/parcel_core/src/project_path.rs
rename to crates/node-bindings/src/core/project_path.rs
diff --git a/crates/parcel_core/src/requests/config_request/mod.rs b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/config_request/mod.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from crates/parcel_core/src/requests/config_request/mod.rs
rename to crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/config_request/mod.rs
index 65e8b202a3c..d69efe3aa50 100644
--- a/crates/parcel_core/src/requests/config_request/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/config_request/mod.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use napi_derive::napi;
 use parcel_resolver::FileSystem;
 
-use crate::project_path::ProjectPath;
-use crate::requests::request_api::RequestApi;
+use crate::core::project_path::ProjectPath;
+use crate::core::requests::request_api::RequestApi;
 
 pub type InternalGlob = String;
 
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ mod test {
   use parcel_filesystem::os_file_system::OsFileSystem;
 
   use super::*;
-  use crate::requests::config_request::run_config_request;
-  use crate::requests::request_api::MockRequestApi;
+  use crate::core::requests::config_request::run_config_request;
+  use crate::core::requests::request_api::MockRequestApi;
 
   #[test]
   fn test_run_empty_config_request_does_nothing() {
diff --git a/crates/parcel_core/src/requests/entry_request/mod.rs b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/entry_request/mod.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from crates/parcel_core/src/requests/entry_request/mod.rs
rename to crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/entry_request/mod.rs
index 806b5572ac4..956c6b15356 100644
--- a/crates/parcel_core/src/requests/entry_request/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/entry_request/mod.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ use anyhow::anyhow;
 use napi_derive::napi;
 use parcel_resolver::FileSystem;
 
-use crate::project_path::ProjectPath;
-use crate::requests::config_request::InternalFileCreateInvalidation;
-use crate::requests::request_api::RequestApi;
+use crate::core::project_path::ProjectPath;
+use crate::core::requests::config_request::InternalFileCreateInvalidation;
+use crate::core::requests::request_api::RequestApi;
 
 #[napi(object)]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
diff --git a/crates/parcel_core/src/requests/mod.rs b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/mod.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/parcel_core/src/requests/mod.rs
rename to crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/mod.rs
diff --git a/crates/parcel_core/src/requests/request_api/js_request_api.rs b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/request_api/js_request_api.rs
similarity index 94%
rename from crates/parcel_core/src/requests/request_api/js_request_api.rs
rename to crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/request_api/js_request_api.rs
index 138597e3f52..cd015ffa76b 100644
--- a/crates/parcel_core/src/requests/request_api/js_request_api.rs
+++ b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/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::requests::config_request::InternalFileCreateInvalidation;
-use crate::requests::request_api::RequestApi;
-use crate::requests::request_api::RequestApiResult;
+use crate::core::requests::config_request::InternalFileCreateInvalidation;
+use crate::core::requests::request_api::RequestApi;
+use crate::core::requests::request_api::RequestApiResult;
 
 /// This is a "delegate" implementation of `RequestApi` that delegates calls to a
 /// JavaScript object.
diff --git a/crates/parcel_core/src/requests/request_api/mod.rs b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/request_api/mod.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from crates/parcel_core/src/requests/request_api/mod.rs
rename to crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/request_api/mod.rs
index 2ccf5763276..9ca4c4a0192 100644
--- a/crates/parcel_core/src/requests/request_api/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/node-bindings/src/core/requests/request_api/mod.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::path::Path;
 
 use mockall::automock;
 
-use crate::requests::config_request::InternalFileCreateInvalidation;
+use crate::core::requests::config_request::InternalFileCreateInvalidation;
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "napi_noop"))]
 pub mod js_request_api;
diff --git a/crates/parcel_core/Cargo.toml b/crates/parcel_core/Cargo.toml
index 9d3cf720a1c..1a87fa76887 100644
--- a/crates/parcel_core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/parcel_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,24 +6,16 @@ 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" }
 
 ahash = "0.8.11"
-anyhow = "1.0.82"
 browserslist-rs = "0.15.0"
-glob = "0.3.1"
-mockall = "0.12.1"
-napi = "2.16.4"
-napi-derive = { version = "2.16.3" }
 nodejs-semver = "4.0.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.200", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.116", features = ["preserve_order"] }
 serde_repr = "0.1.19"
 serde-value = "0.7.0"
-toml = "0.8.12"
 xxhash-rust = { version = "0.8.2", features = ["xxh3"] }
+anyhow = "1.0.82"
diff --git a/crates/parcel_core/src/lib.rs b/crates/parcel_core/src/lib.rs
index b615f341806..e7101699c5a 100644
--- a/crates/parcel_core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/parcel_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
+#![deny(unused_crate_dependencies)]
 //! Core re-implementation in Rust
 
-pub mod bundle_graph;
 pub mod hash;
 pub mod plugin;
 pub mod types;
 
-/// New-type for paths relative to a project-root
-pub mod project_path;
-
-/// Request types and run functions
-pub mod requests;
+// pub use parcel::*;
diff --git a/crates/parcel_core/src/parcel/mod.rs b/crates/parcel_core/src/parcel/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0fe87e1b43e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/parcel_core/src/parcel/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mod parcel;
+pub use parcel::*;
diff --git a/crates/parcel_core/src/parcel/parcel.rs b/crates/parcel_core/src/parcel/parcel.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..04b6710b30b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/parcel_core/src/parcel/parcel.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// TODO eventual public API for Parcel
+pub struct Parcel {}
+
+impl Parcel {
+  pub fn run() {
+    todo!();
+  }
+
+  pub fn watch() {
+    todo!();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/crates/parcel_core/src/bundle_graph.rs b/crates/parcel_core/src/types/bundle_graph.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/parcel_core/src/bundle_graph.rs
rename to crates/parcel_core/src/types/bundle_graph.rs