diff --git a/lib/root/index.ts b/lib/root/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07fa7651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/root/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+import path = require('path');
+export = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../../" /* extra path component is because we will be in dist/ */);
diff --git a/lib/root/package.json b/lib/root/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8d70428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/root/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "name": "@smogon/sprite-root",
+    "dependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "^14.10.1"
+    },
+    "main": "dist/index.js"
+}
diff --git a/lib/root/tsconfig.json b/lib/root/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b644b4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/root/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "extends": "../../tsconfig-base",
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "outDir": "dist",
+        // We need commonjs for __dirname
+        "module": "commonjs",
+        "esModuleInterop": false
+    }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2b46669a..51656552 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     "dependencies": {
-        "@smogon/sprite-data": ""
+        "@smogon/sprite-data": "",
+        "@smogon/sprite-root": ""
     },
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsc --build tsconfig-workspace.json"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index d203efbc..ae47fb44 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -2,16 +2,23 @@ importers:
   .:
     dependencies:
       '@smogon/sprite-data': 'link:data/lib'
+      '@smogon/sprite-root': 'link:lib/root'
     devDependencies:
       typescript: 4.0.2
     specifiers:
       '@smogon/sprite-data': ''
+      '@smogon/sprite-root': ''
       typescript: ^4.0.2
   data/lib:
     dependencies:
       '@types/node': 14.0.23
     specifiers:
       '@types/node': ^14.0.23
+  lib/root:
+    dependencies:
+      '@types/node': 14.10.1
+    specifiers:
+      '@types/node': ^14.10.1
   tools/deflopt:
     dependencies:
       '@types/node': 14.0.23
@@ -137,6 +144,10 @@ packages:
     dev: false
     resolution:
       integrity: sha512-Z4U8yDAl5TFkmYsZdFPdjeMa57NOvnaf1tljHzhouaPEp7LCj2JKkejpI1ODviIAQuW4CcQmxkQ77rnLsOOoKw==
+  /@types/node/14.10.1:
+    dev: false
+    resolution:
+      integrity: sha512-aYNbO+FZ/3KGeQCEkNhHFRIzBOUgc7QvcVNKXbfnhDkSfwUv91JsQQa10rDgKSTSLkXZ1UIyPe4FJJNVgw1xWQ==
   /@types/node/14.6.0:
     dev: true
     resolution:
diff --git a/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
index aad94871..4f486d4a 100644
--- a/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 packages:
     - 'tools/*'
+    - 'lib/*'
     - "data/lib"
diff --git a/tsconfig-workspace.json b/tsconfig-workspace.json
index 49050be0..ff801c21 100644
--- a/tsconfig-workspace.json
+++ b/tsconfig-workspace.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
         {"path": "tools/deflopt"},
         {"path": "tools/sheet"},
         {"path": "tools/trim"},
+        {"path": "lib/root"},
         {"path": "data/lib"},
     ]
 }