diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index b39e4ebb3..000000000
--- a/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,141 +0,0 @@
-plugins {
-    id "org.ajoberstar.grgit"
-    id "com.github.johnrengelman.shadow"
-    id "com.jfrog.artifactory"
-}
-
-println """
-*******************************************
- You are building WorldEdit!
-
- If you encounter trouble:
- 1) Read COMPILING.md if you haven't yet
- 2) Try running 'build' in a separate Gradle run
- 3) Use gradlew and not gradle
- 4) If you still need help, ask on Discord! https://discord.gg/enginehub
-
- Output files will be in [subproject]/build/libs
-*******************************************
-"""
-
-allprojects {
-    group = 'com.sk89q.worldedit'
-    version = '7.0.1-SNAPSHOT'
-}
-
-if (!project.hasProperty("artifactory_contextUrl")) ext.artifactory_contextUrl = "http://localhost"
-if (!project.hasProperty("artifactory_user")) ext.artifactory_user = "guest"
-if (!project.hasProperty("artifactory_password")) ext.artifactory_password = ""
-
-if (!project.hasProperty("gitCommitHash") && !JavaVersion.current().isJava6()) {
-    try {
-        def repo = grgit.open()
-        ext.gitCommitHash = repo.head().abbreviatedId
-    } catch (Exception e) {
-        println "Error getting commit hash: " + e.getMessage()
-    }
-}
-if (!project.hasProperty("gitCommitHash")) {
-    ext.gitCommitHash = "no_git_id"
-}
-
-apply plugin: 'com.jfrog.artifactory'
-artifactory {
-    contextUrl = "${artifactory_contextUrl}"
-    publish {
-        repository {
-            repoKey = project.version.contains("SNAPSHOT") ? 'libs-snapshot-local' : 'libs-release-local'
-            username = "${artifactory_user}"
-            password = "${artifactory_password}"
-            maven = true
-            ivy = false
-        }
-    }
-}
-artifactoryPublish.skip = true
-
-subprojects {
-    repositories {
-        mavenCentral()
-        maven { url "http://maven.sk89q.com/repo/" }
-        maven { url "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/" }
-    }
-    configurations.all {
-        resolutionStrategy {
-            cacheChangingModulesFor 5, 'minutes'
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-configure(['core', 'bukkit', 'forge', 'sponge', 'fabric'].collect { project(":worldedit-$it") }) {
-    apply plugin: 'java'
-    apply plugin: 'maven'
-    apply plugin: 'checkstyle'
-    apply plugin: 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow'
-    apply plugin: 'com.jfrog.artifactory'
-    apply plugin: 'net.minecrell.licenser'
-
-    ext.internalVersion = version + ";" + gitCommitHash
-
-    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-
-    checkstyle.configFile = new File(rootProject.projectDir, "config/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml")
-    checkstyle.toolVersion = '7.6.1'
-
-    if (JavaVersion.current().isJava8Compatible()) {
-        // Java 8 turns on doclint which we fail
-        tasks.withType(Javadoc) {
-            options.addStringOption('Xdoclint:none', '-quiet')
-        }
-    }
-
-    task javadocJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: javadoc) {
-        getArchiveClassifier().set('javadoc')
-        from javadoc.destinationDir
-    }
-
-    artifacts {
-        archives jar
-        archives javadocJar
-    }
-
-    if (name == "worldedit-core" || name == "worldedit-bukkit") {
-        task sourcesJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: classes) {
-            getArchiveClassifier().set('sources')
-            from sourceSets.main.allSource
-        }
-
-        artifacts {
-            archives sourcesJar
-        }
-        build.dependsOn(sourcesJar)
-    }
-
-    build.dependsOn(checkstyleMain)
-    build.dependsOn(checkstyleTest)
-    build.dependsOn(javadocJar)
-
-    artifactoryPublish {
-        publishConfigs('archives')
-    }
-
-    license {
-        header = rootProject.file("HEADER.txt")
-        include '**/*.java'
-    }
-}
-
-configure(['bukkit', 'forge', 'sponge', 'fabric'].collect { project(":worldedit-$it") }) {
-    shadowJar {
-        getArchiveClassifier().set('dist')
-        dependencies {
-            include(project(":worldedit-libs:core"))
-            include(project(":worldedit-libs:${project.name.replace("worldedit-", "")}"))
-            include(project(":worldedit-core"))
-        }
-        exclude 'GradleStart**'
-        exclude '.cache'
-        exclude 'LICENSE*'
-    }
-}
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7088d0893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import org.ajoberstar.grgit.Grgit
+
+println("""
+*******************************************
+ You are building WorldEdit!
+
+ If you encounter trouble:
+ 1) Read COMPILING.md if you haven't yet
+ 2) Try running 'build' in a separate Gradle run
+ 3) Use gradlew and not gradle
+ 4) If you still need help, ask on Discord! https://discord.gg/enginehub
+
+ Output files will be in [subproject]/build/libs
+*******************************************
+""")
+
+applyRootArtifactoryConfig()
+
+if (!project.hasProperty("gitCommitHash")) {
+    apply(plugin = "org.ajoberstar.grgit")
+    ext["gitCommitHash"] = try {
+        (ext["grgit"] as Grgit).head().abbreviatedId
+    } catch (e: Exception) {
+        println("Error getting commit hash: " + e.message)
+
+        "no_git_id"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ArtifactoryConfig.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ArtifactoryConfig.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d19f35238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ArtifactoryConfig.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.apply
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.configure
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.named
+import org.jfrog.gradle.plugin.artifactory.dsl.ArtifactoryPluginConvention
+import org.jfrog.gradle.plugin.artifactory.task.ArtifactoryTask
+
+private const val ARTIFACTORY_CONTEXT_URL = "artifactory_contextUrl"
+private const val ARTIFACTORY_USER = "artifactory_user"
+private const val ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD = "artifactory_password"
+
+fun Project.applyRootArtifactoryConfig() {
+    if (!project.hasProperty(ARTIFACTORY_CONTEXT_URL)) ext[ARTIFACTORY_CONTEXT_URL] = "http://localhost"
+    if (!project.hasProperty(ARTIFACTORY_USER)) ext[ARTIFACTORY_USER] = "guest"
+    if (!project.hasProperty(ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD)) ext[ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD] = ""
+
+    apply(plugin = "com.jfrog.artifactory")
+    configure<ArtifactoryPluginConvention> {
+        setContextUrl("${project.property(ARTIFACTORY_CONTEXT_URL)}")
+        clientConfig.publisher.run {
+            repoKey = when {
+                "${project.version}".contains("SNAPSHOT") -> "libs-snapshot-local"
+                else -> "libs-release-local"
+            }
+            username = "${project.property(ARTIFACTORY_USER)}"
+            password = "${project.property(ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD)}"
+            isMaven = true
+            isIvy = false
+        }
+    }
+    tasks.named<ArtifactoryTask>("artifactoryPublish") {
+        isSkip = true
+    }
+}
+
+fun Project.applyCommonArtifactoryConfig() {
+    tasks.named<ArtifactoryTask>("artifactoryPublish") {
+        publishConfigs("archives")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/CommonConfig.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/CommonConfig.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e93f4a2dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/CommonConfig.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.repositories
+
+fun Project.applyCommonConfiguration() {
+    group = rootProject.group
+    version = rootProject.version
+
+    repositories {
+        mavenCentral()
+        maven { url = uri("https://maven.sk89q.com/repo/") }
+        maven { url = uri("https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/") }
+    }
+    configurations.all {
+        resolutionStrategy {
+            cacheChangingModulesFor(5, "minutes")
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/GradleExtras.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/GradleExtras.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5358f6b37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/GradleExtras.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.api.plugins.ExtraPropertiesExtension
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.getByType
+
+val Project.ext: ExtraPropertiesExtension
+    get() = extensions.getByType()
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/LibsConfig.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/LibsConfig.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2754d487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/LibsConfig.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.tasks.ShadowJar
+import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ModuleDependency
+import org.gradle.api.internal.HasConvention
+import org.gradle.api.plugins.MavenRepositoryHandlerConvention
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Upload
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Jar
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.apply
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.get
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.getPlugin
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.invoke
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.register
+
+fun Project.applyLibrariesConfiguration() {
+    applyCommonConfiguration()
+    apply(plugin = "java-base")
+    apply(plugin = "maven")
+    apply(plugin = "com.github.johnrengelman.shadow")
+    apply(plugin = "com.jfrog.artifactory")
+
+    configurations {
+        create("shade")
+        getByName("archives").extendsFrom(getByName("default"))
+    }
+
+    group = "${rootProject.group}.worldedit-libs"
+
+    tasks.register<ShadowJar>("jar") {
+        configurations = listOf(project.configurations["shade"])
+        archiveClassifier.set("")
+
+        dependencies {
+            exclude(dependency("com.google.guava:guava"))
+            exclude(dependency("com.google.code.gson:gson"))
+            exclude(dependency("org.checkerframework:checker-qual"))
+        }
+
+        relocate("net.kyori.text", "com.sk89q.worldedit.util.formatting.text")
+    }
+    val altConfigFiles = { artifactType: String ->
+        val deps = configurations["shade"].incoming.dependencies
+                .filterIsInstance<ModuleDependency>()
+                .map { it.copy() }
+                .map { dependency ->
+                    dependency.artifact {
+                        name = dependency.name
+                        type = artifactType
+                        extension = "jar"
+                        classifier = artifactType
+                    }
+                    dependency
+                }
+
+        files(configurations.detachedConfiguration(*deps.toTypedArray())
+                .resolvedConfiguration.lenientConfiguration.artifacts
+                .filter { it.classifier == artifactType }
+                .map { zipTree(it.file) })
+    }
+    tasks.register<Jar>("sourcesJar") {
+        from({
+            altConfigFiles("sources")
+        })
+        val filePattern = Regex("(.*)net/kyori/text((?:/|$).*)")
+        val textPattern = Regex("net\\.kyori\\.text")
+        eachFile {
+            filter {
+                it.replaceFirst(textPattern, "com.sk89q.worldedit.util.formatting.text")
+            }
+            path = path.replaceFirst(filePattern, "$1com/sk89q/worldedit/util/formatting/text$2")
+        }
+        archiveClassifier.set("sources")
+    }
+
+    tasks.named("assemble").configure {
+        dependsOn("jar", "sourcesJar")
+    }
+
+    artifacts {
+        val jar = tasks.named("jar")
+        add("default", jar) {
+            builtBy(jar)
+        }
+        val sourcesJar = tasks.named("sourcesJar")
+        add("archives", sourcesJar) {
+            builtBy(sourcesJar)
+        }
+    }
+
+    tasks.register<Upload>("install") {
+        configuration = configurations["archives"]
+        (repositories as HasConvention).convention.getPlugin<MavenRepositoryHandlerConvention>().mavenInstaller {
+            pom.version = project.version.toString()
+            pom.artifactId = project.name
+        }
+    }
+
+    applyCommonArtifactoryConfig()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/PlatformConfig.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/PlatformConfig.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85042cc9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/PlatformConfig.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.tasks.ShadowJar
+import net.minecrell.gradle.licenser.LicenseExtension
+import org.gradle.api.JavaVersion
+import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPluginConvention
+import org.gradle.api.plugins.quality.CheckstyleExtension
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Jar
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.javadoc.Javadoc
+import org.gradle.external.javadoc.CoreJavadocOptions
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.apply
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.configure
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.get
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.getByName
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.getPlugin
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.register
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.the
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.withType
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.named
+
+fun Project.applyPlatformAndCoreConfiguration() {
+    applyCommonConfiguration()
+    apply(plugin = "java")
+    apply(plugin = "maven")
+    apply(plugin = "checkstyle")
+    apply(plugin = "com.github.johnrengelman.shadow")
+    apply(plugin = "com.jfrog.artifactory")
+    apply(plugin = "net.minecrell.licenser")
+
+    ext["internalVersion"] = "$version;${rootProject.ext["gitCommitHash"]}"
+
+    configure<JavaPluginConvention> {
+        sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+        targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+    }
+
+    configure<CheckstyleExtension> {
+        configFile = rootProject.file("config/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml")
+        toolVersion = "7.6.1"
+    }
+
+    // Java 8 turns on doclint which we fail
+    tasks.withType<Javadoc>().configureEach {
+        (options as CoreJavadocOptions).addStringOption("Xdoclint:none", "-quiet")
+    }
+
+    tasks.register<Jar>("javadocJar") {
+        dependsOn("javadoc")
+        archiveClassifier.set("javadoc")
+        from(tasks.getByName<Javadoc>("javadoc").destinationDir)
+    }
+
+    tasks.named("assemble").configure {
+        dependsOn("javadocJar")
+    }
+
+    artifacts {
+        add("archives", tasks.named("jar"))
+        add("archives", tasks.named("javadocJar"))
+    }
+
+    if (name == "worldedit-core" || name == "worldedit-bukkit") {
+        tasks.register<Jar>("sourcesJar") {
+            dependsOn("classes")
+            archiveClassifier.set("sources")
+            from(project.the<JavaPluginConvention>().sourceSets["main"].allSource)
+        }
+
+        artifacts {
+            add("archives", tasks.named("sourcesJar"))
+        }
+        tasks.named("assemble").configure {
+            dependsOn("sourcesJar")
+        }
+    }
+
+    tasks.named("check").configure {
+        dependsOn("checkstyleMain", "checkstyleTest")
+    }
+
+    applyCommonArtifactoryConfig()
+
+    configure<LicenseExtension> {
+        header = rootProject.file("HEADER.txt")
+        include("**/*.java")
+    }
+}
+
+fun Project.applyShadowConfiguration() {
+    tasks.named<ShadowJar>("shadowJar") {
+        archiveClassifier.set("dist")
+        dependencies {
+            include(project(":worldedit-libs:core"))
+            include(project(":worldedit-libs:${project.name.replace("worldedit-", "")}"))
+            include(project(":worldedit-core"))
+        }
+        exclude("GradleStart**")
+        exclude(".cache")
+        exclude("LICENSE*")
+        minimize()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd61ee13b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+object Versions {
+    const val TEXT = "3.0.1"
+    const val TEXT_EXTRAS = "3.0.2"
+    const val PISTON = "0.4.2"
+}
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index f7c837830..a2cc53d8e 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
+group=com.sk89q.worldedit
+version=7.0.1-SNAPSHOT
+
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1G
diff --git a/worldedit-bukkit/build.gradle b/worldedit-bukkit/build.gradle
index ba7a34f31..b81612b0c 100644
--- a/worldedit-bukkit/build.gradle
+++ b/worldedit-bukkit/build.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+PlatformConfigKt.applyPlatformAndCoreConfiguration(project)
+PlatformConfigKt.applyShadowConfiguration(project)
 apply plugin: 'eclipse'
 apply plugin: 'idea'
 apply plugin: 'maven'
diff --git a/worldedit-core/build.gradle b/worldedit-core/build.gradle
index 41efbff01..a5b3bba63 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/build.gradle
+++ b/worldedit-core/build.gradle
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ plugins {
     id("net.ltgt.apt-idea")
 }
 
+PlatformConfigKt.applyPlatformAndCoreConfiguration(project)
+
 configurations.all { Configuration it ->
     it.resolutionStrategy { ResolutionStrategy rs ->
         rs.force("com.google.guava:guava:21.0")
diff --git a/worldedit-fabric/build.gradle b/worldedit-fabric/build.gradle
index 6eee60e9e..70acc7a1d 100644
--- a/worldedit-fabric/build.gradle
+++ b/worldedit-fabric/build.gradle
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ buildscript {
     }
 }
 
+PlatformConfigKt.applyPlatformAndCoreConfiguration(project)
+PlatformConfigKt.applyShadowConfiguration(project)
+
 apply plugin: 'eclipse'
 apply plugin: 'fabric-loom'
 
diff --git a/worldedit-forge/build.gradle b/worldedit-forge/build.gradle
index 0c389e66f..fc3dcaee8 100644
--- a/worldedit-forge/build.gradle
+++ b/worldedit-forge/build.gradle
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
-buildscript {
-    repositories {
-        mavenLocal()
-        mavenCentral()
-        maven { url = "https://files.minecraftforge.net/maven" }
-        jcenter()
-    }
-
-    dependencies {
-        classpath group: 'net.minecraftforge.gradle', name: 'ForgeGradle', version: '3.+', changing: true
-    }
-}
+PlatformConfigKt.applyPlatformAndCoreConfiguration(project)
+PlatformConfigKt.applyShadowConfiguration(project)
 
 apply plugin: 'eclipse'
 apply plugin: 'net.minecraftforge.gradle'
diff --git a/worldedit-libs/README.md b/worldedit-libs/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6387fde12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worldedit-libs/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+This project shades _API_ libraries, i.e. those libraries
+whose classes are publicly referenced from `-core` classes.
+
+This project _does not_ shade implementation libraries, i.e.
+those libraries whose classes are internally depended on.
+
+This is because the main reason for shading those libraries is for
+their internal usage in each platform, not because we need them available to
+dependents of `-core` to compile and work with WorldEdit's API.
diff --git a/worldedit-libs/build.gradle b/worldedit-libs/build.gradle
index cc3c681a0..29c096e2d 100644
--- a/worldedit-libs/build.gradle
+++ b/worldedit-libs/build.gradle
@@ -1,148 +1,3 @@
-import com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.tasks.ShadowJar
-/*
-
-This project shades <em>API</em> libraries, i.e. those libraries
-whose classes are publicly referenced from `-core` classes.
-
-This project <em>does not</em> shade implementation libraries, i.e.
-those libraries whose classes are internally depended on.
-
-This is because the main reason for shading those libraries is for
-their internal usage in each platform, not because we need them available to
-dependents of `-core` to compile and work with WorldEdit's API.
-
- */
-configure(subprojects + project("core:ap")) {
-    apply plugin: 'java-base'
-    apply plugin: 'maven'
-    apply plugin: 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow'
-    apply plugin: 'com.jfrog.artifactory'
-    configurations {
-        create("shade")
-        getByName("archives").extendsFrom(getByName("default"))
-    }
-
-    group = rootProject.group + ".worldedit-libs"
-
-    tasks.register("jar", ShadowJar) {
-        configurations = [project.configurations.shade]
-        classifier = ""
-
-        dependencies {
-            exclude(dependency("com.google.guava:guava"))
-            exclude(dependency("com.google.code.gson:gson"))
-            exclude(dependency("org.checkerframework:checker-qual"))
-        }
-
-        relocate('net.kyori.text', 'com.sk89q.worldedit.util.formatting.text')
-    }
-    def altConfigFiles = { String artifactType ->
-        def deps = configurations.shade.incoming.dependencies
-                .collect { it.copy() }
-                .collect { dependency ->
-                    dependency.artifact { artifact ->
-                        artifact.name = dependency.name
-                        artifact.type = artifactType
-                        artifact.extension = 'jar'
-                        artifact.classifier = artifactType
-                    }
-                    dependency
-                }
-
-        return files(configurations.detachedConfiguration(deps as Dependency[])
-                .resolvedConfiguration.lenientConfiguration.getArtifacts()
-                .findAll { it.classifier == artifactType }
-                .collect { zipTree(it.file) })
-    }
-    tasks.register("sourcesJar", Jar) {
-        from {
-            altConfigFiles('sources')
-        }
-        def filePattern = ~'(.*)net/kyori/text((?:/|$).*)'
-        def textPattern = ~/net\.kyori\.text/
-        eachFile {
-            it.filter { String line ->
-                line.replaceFirst(textPattern, 'com.sk89q.worldedit.util.formatting.text')
-            }
-            it.path = it.path.replaceFirst(filePattern, '$1com/sk89q/worldedit/util/formatting/text$2')
-        }
-        classifier = "sources"
-    }
-
-    artifacts {
-        add("default", jar) {
-            builtBy(jar)
-        }
-        add("archives", sourcesJar) {
-            builtBy(sourcesJar)
-        }
-    }
-
-    tasks.register("install", Upload) {
-        configuration = configurations.archives
-        repositories.mavenInstaller {
-            pom.version = project.version
-            pom.artifactId = project.name
-        }
-    }
-
-    artifactoryPublish {
-        publishConfigs('default')
-    }
-
-    build.dependsOn(jar, sourcesJar)
-}
-
-def textExtrasVersion = "3.0.2"
-project("core") {
-    def textVersion = "3.0.1"
-    def pistonVersion = '0.4.2'
-
-    dependencies {
-        shade "net.kyori:text-api:$textVersion"
-        shade "net.kyori:text-serializer-gson:$textVersion"
-        shade "net.kyori:text-serializer-legacy:$textVersion"
-        shade "net.kyori:text-serializer-plain:$textVersion"
-        shade('com.sk89q:jchronic:0.2.4a') {
-            exclude(group: "junit", module: "junit")
-        }
-        shade 'com.thoughtworks.paranamer:paranamer:2.6'
-        shade 'com.sk89q.lib:jlibnoise:1.0.0'
-        shade "org.enginehub.piston:core:$pistonVersion"
-        shade "org.enginehub.piston.core-ap:runtime:$pistonVersion"
-        shade "org.enginehub.piston:default-impl:$pistonVersion"
-    }
-
-    project("ap") {
-        dependencies {
-            shade "org.enginehub.piston.core-ap:annotations:$pistonVersion"
-            shade "org.enginehub.piston.core-ap:processor:$pistonVersion"
-        }
-    }
-}
-project("bukkit") {
-    repositories {
-        maven {
-            name = "SpigotMC"
-            url = "https://hub.spigotmc.org/nexus/content/repositories/snapshots/"
-        }
-    }
-    dependencies {
-        shade "net.kyori:text-adapter-bukkit:$textExtrasVersion"
-    }
-}
-project("sponge") {
-    repositories {
-        maven {
-            name = "Sponge"
-            url = "https://repo.spongepowered.org/maven"
-        }
-    }
-    dependencies {
-        shade "net.kyori:text-adapter-spongeapi:$textExtrasVersion"
-    }
-}
-
 tasks.register("build") {
     dependsOn(subprojects.collect { it.tasks.named("build") })
 }
diff --git a/worldedit-libs/bukkit/build.gradle.kts b/worldedit-libs/bukkit/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79734ff82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worldedit-libs/bukkit/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+applyLibrariesConfiguration()
+
+repositories {
+    maven {
+        name = "SpigotMC"
+        url = uri("https://hub.spigotmc.org/nexus/content/repositories/snapshots/")
+    }
+}
+dependencies {
+    "shade"("net.kyori:text-adapter-bukkit:${Versions.TEXT_EXTRAS}")
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/worldedit-libs/core/ap/build.gradle.kts b/worldedit-libs/core/ap/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44374359b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worldedit-libs/core/ap/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+applyLibrariesConfiguration()
+
+dependencies {
+    "shade"("org.enginehub.piston.core-ap:annotations:${Versions.PISTON}")
+    "shade"("org.enginehub.piston.core-ap:processor:${Versions.PISTON}")
+}
diff --git a/worldedit-libs/core/build.gradle.kts b/worldedit-libs/core/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d669216d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worldedit-libs/core/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+applyLibrariesConfiguration()
+
+dependencies {
+    "shade"("net.kyori:text-api:${Versions.TEXT}")
+    "shade"("net.kyori:text-serializer-gson:${Versions.TEXT}")
+    "shade"("net.kyori:text-serializer-legacy:${Versions.TEXT}")
+    "shade"("net.kyori:text-serializer-plain:${Versions.TEXT}")
+    "shade"("com.sk89q:jchronic:0.2.4a") {
+        exclude(group = "junit", module = "junit")
+    }
+    "shade"("com.thoughtworks.paranamer:paranamer:2.6")
+    "shade"("com.sk89q.lib:jlibnoise:1.0.0")
+    "shade"("org.enginehub.piston:core:${Versions.PISTON}")
+    "shade"("org.enginehub.piston.core-ap:runtime:${Versions.PISTON}")
+    "shade"("org.enginehub.piston:default-impl:${Versions.PISTON}")
+}
diff --git a/worldedit-libs/fabric/build.gradle.kts b/worldedit-libs/fabric/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..388618cea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worldedit-libs/fabric/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+applyLibrariesConfiguration()
diff --git a/worldedit-libs/forge/build.gradle.kts b/worldedit-libs/forge/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..388618cea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worldedit-libs/forge/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+applyLibrariesConfiguration()
diff --git a/worldedit-libs/sponge/build.gradle.kts b/worldedit-libs/sponge/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5854dd616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worldedit-libs/sponge/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+applyLibrariesConfiguration()
+
+repositories {
+    maven {
+        name = "Sponge"
+        url = uri("https://repo.spongepowered.org/maven")
+    }
+}
+dependencies {
+    "shade"("net.kyori:text-adapter-spongeapi:${Versions.TEXT_EXTRAS}")
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/worldedit-sponge/build.gradle b/worldedit-sponge/build.gradle
index 8d6633de2..81d445a5d 100644
--- a/worldedit-sponge/build.gradle
+++ b/worldedit-sponge/build.gradle
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ plugins {
     id("org.spongepowered.plugin")
 }
 
+PlatformConfigKt.applyPlatformAndCoreConfiguration(project)
+PlatformConfigKt.applyShadowConfiguration(project)
+
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo.codemc.org/repository/maven-public" }
 }