diff --git a/compiler/pom.xml b/compiler/pom.xml
index 3af6c4d..df59fe6 100644
--- a/compiler/pom.xml
+++ b/compiler/pom.xml
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@
             <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-
+<!--
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.capnproto</groupId>
           <artifactId>runtime</artifactId>
           <version>0.1.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
+-->
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@
                 <goal>run</goal>
               </goals>
             </execution>
-
+<!--
             <execution>
               <id>generate-test-sources</id>
               <phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@
                     <arg value="compile"/>
                     <arg value="-I"/>
                     <arg value="src/main/schema/"/>
-                    <arg value="--src-prefix=src/test/schema/"/>
+                    <arg value="- -src-prefix=src/test/schema/"/>
                     <arg value="-o../capnpc-java:src/test/generated"/>
                     <arg value="src/test/schema/test.capnp"/>
                     <arg value="src/test/schema/test-import.capnp"/>
@@ -101,9 +102,11 @@
                 <goal>run</goal>
               </goals>
             </execution>
+            -->
           </executions>
         </plugin>
 
+          <!--
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@
             </execution>
           </executions>
         </plugin>
+        -->
       </plugins>
     </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++ b/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++
index 551c422..a279a74 100644
--- a/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++
+++ b/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ private:
   SchemaLoader schemaLoader;
   std::unordered_set<uint64_t> usedImports;
   bool hasInterfaces = false;
+  bool liteMode = false;
 
   kj::StringTree javaFullName(Schema schema, kj::Maybe<InterfaceSchema::Method> method = nullptr) {
     auto node = schema.getProto();
@@ -912,8 +913,13 @@ private:
               spaces(indent), "  }\n",
               "\n"),
 
-            // TODO pipelineMethodDecls
-            kj::strTree()
+            (hasDiscriminantValue(proto) || liteMode)
+              ? kj::strTree()
+              : kj::strTree(
+                spaces(indent), "  default ", titleCase, ".Pipeline get", titleCase, "() {\n",
+                spaces(indent), "    var pipeline = this.typelessPipeline().noop();\n",
+                spaces(indent), "    return () -> pipeline;\n",
+                spaces(indent), "  }\n")
           };
       }
     }
@@ -1087,6 +1093,9 @@ private:
       };
 
     } else if (kind == FieldKind::INTERFACE) {
+      if (liteMode) {
+        return {};
+      }
       auto factoryArg = makeFactoryArg(field.getType());
       auto clientType = typeName(field.getType(), kj::str("Client")).flatten();
       auto serverType = typeName(field.getType(), kj::str("Server")).flatten();
@@ -1258,7 +1267,7 @@ private:
           spaces(indent), "  }\n"),
 
           // Pipeline accessors
-          (field.getType().asStruct().getProto().getIsGeneric()
+          ((liteMode || field.getType().asStruct().getProto().getIsGeneric())
             ? kj::strTree() // No generics for you, sorry.
             : kj::strTree(
               spaces(indent), "  default ", pipelineType, " get", titleCase, "() {\n",
@@ -1667,11 +1676,14 @@ private:
           spaces(indent), "    _NOT_IN_SCHEMA,\n",
           spaces(indent), "  }\n"),
         KJ_MAP(n, nestedTypeDecls) { return kj::mv(n); },
-        spaces(indent), "  public interface Pipeline", readerTypeParams, " extends org.capnproto.Pipeline {\n",
-        KJ_MAP(f, fieldTexts) {
-          return kj::mv(f.pipelineMethodDecls);
-        },
-        spaces(indent), "  }\n",
+        (liteMode ? kj::strTree()
+           : kj::strTree(
+               spaces(indent), "  public interface Pipeline", readerTypeParams, " extends org.capnproto.Pipeline {\n",
+               KJ_MAP(f, fieldTexts) {
+                 return kj::mv(f.pipelineMethodDecls);
+               },
+               spaces(indent), "  }\n")
+             ),
         spaces(indent), "}\n"),
 
         kj::strTree(),
@@ -1703,6 +1715,10 @@ private:
   InterfaceText makeInterfaceText(kj::StringPtr scope, kj::StringPtr name, InterfaceSchema schema,
                                   kj::Array<kj::StringTree> nestedTypeDecls, int indent) {
 
+    if (liteMode) {
+      return {};
+    }
+
     auto sp = spaces(indent);
     auto fullName = kj::str(scope, name);
     auto methods = KJ_MAP(m, schema.getMethods()) {
@@ -2499,6 +2515,11 @@ private:
   }
 
   kj::MainBuilder::Validity run() {
+
+    if (context.getProgramName().endsWith("lite")) {
+      liteMode = true;
+    }
+
     ReaderOptions options;
     options.traversalLimitInWords = 1 << 30;  // Don't limit.
     StreamFdMessageReader reader(STDIN_FILENO, options);
diff --git a/gen b/gen
index 6fd2d73..3fd7d3d 100755
--- a/gen
+++ b/gen
@@ -5,21 +5,24 @@ set -eux
 export PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
 
 make CXX=g++-8 capnpc-java 
+cp capnpc-java capnpc-java-lite
 
 capnp compile -I./compiler/src/main/schema/ -o/bin/cat ./runtime/src/test/schema/test.capnp > ./runtime/src/test/schema/test.raw
 capnp compile -I./compiler/src/main/schema/ -oc++ ./runtime/src/test/schema/test.capnp
-capnp compile -I./compiler/src/main/schema/ -o./capnpc-java ./runtime/src/test/schema/test.capnp
-cp ./runtime/src/test/schema/Test.java ./runtime/src/test/java/org/capnproto/test/
+capnp compile -I./compiler/src/main/schema/ -o./capnpc-java-lite ./runtime/src/test/schema/test.capnp
+cp ./runtime/src/test/schema/Test.java ./runtime/src/test/schema/TestLite.java
+capnp compile -I./compiler/src/main/schema/ -o./capnpc-java ./runtime/src/test/schema/test.capnp 
+#cp ./runtime/src/test/schema/Test.java ./runtime/src/test/java/org/capnproto/test/
 
-capnp compile -I./compiler/src/main/schema/ -oc++ ./runtime/src/test/schema/demo.capnp
-capnp compile -I./compiler/src/main/schema/ -o./capnpc-java ./runtime/src/test/schema/demo.capnp
-cp ./runtime/src/test/schema/Demo.java ./runtime/src/test/java/org/capnproto/demo/
+#capnp compile -I./compiler/src/main/schema/ -oc++ ./runtime/src/test/schema/demo.capnp
+#capnp compile -I./compiler/src/main/schema/ -o./capnpc-java ./runtime/src/test/schema/demo.capnp
+#cp ./runtime/src/test/schema/Demo.java ./runtime/src/test/java/org/capnproto/demo/
 
-capnp compile -I./compiler/src/main/schema/ -o/bin/cat ./runtime/src/test/schema/generics.capnp > ./runtime/src/test/schema/generics.raw
-capnp compile -I./compiler/src/main/schema/ -oc++ ./runtime/src/test/schema/generics.capnp
-capnp compile -I./compiler/src/main/schema/ -o./capnpc-java ./runtime/src/test/schema/generics.capnp
-cp ./runtime/src/test/schema/TestGenerics.java ./runtime/src/test/java/org/capnproto/demo/
+#capnp compile -I./compiler/src/main/schema/ -o/bin/cat ./runtime/src/test/schema/generics.capnp > ./runtime/src/test/schema/generics.raw
+#capnp compile -I./compiler/src/main/schema/ -oc++ ./runtime/src/test/schema/generics.capnp
+#capnp compile -I./compiler/src/main/schema/ -o./capnpc-java ./runtime/src/test/schema/generics.capnp
+#cp ./runtime/src/test/schema/TestGenerics.java ./runtime/src/test/java/org/capnproto/demo/
 
-capnp compile -I./compiler/src/main/schema/ -o./capnpc-java ./examples/src/main/schema/addressbook.capnp
-cp ./examples/src/main/schema/Addressbook.java ./examples/src/main/java/org/capnproto/examples/
+#capnp compile -I./compiler/src/main/schema/ -o./capnpc-java ./examples/src/main/schema/addressbook.capnp
+#cp ./examples/src/main/schema/Addressbook.java ./examples/src/main/java/org/capnproto/examples/
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 83fd696..e85c105 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
       <module>compiler</module>
       <module>examples</module>
       <module>benchmark</module>
+        <module>compiler-tests</module>
     </modules>
     <licenses>
         <license>
diff --git a/runtime/pom.xml b/runtime/pom.xml
index 9d50d52..eb35163 100644
--- a/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@
             <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.capnproto</groupId>
+            <artifactId>compiler</artifactId>
+            <version>0.1.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <distributionManagement>