diff --git a/tools/build_rules/BUILD b/tools/build_rules/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build_rules/BUILD
diff --git a/tools/build_rules/prelude_bazel b/tools/build_rules/prelude_bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..138126c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build_rules/prelude_bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+load("//tools/build/bazel:generate_workspace.bzl",
+        "generated_java_libraries", "COMPILE", "CORE_DEPS", "JACKSON",
+        "TEST_ADAPTERS", "TEST", "TEST_REST", "METRICS", "KRYO", "NETTY")
+
+load("//tools/build/bazel:osgi-java-library.bzl", "osgi_jar_with_tests", "osgi_jar")
+
+generated_java_libraries()