diff --git a/cli/targets/static.js b/cli/targets/static.js
index 8d4c3ed2e..b400d50a7 100644
--- a/cli/targets/static.js
+++ b/cli/targets/static.js
@@ -2,8 +2,66 @@ module.exports = static_target;
 
 static_target.private = true;
 
+// This file contains the beginnings of static code generation.
+// It doesn't generate anything useful, yet, but can be used as a starting point.
+
+// TBD:
+// - Generate a single file or scaffold an entire project directory? Both?
+// - Targets: ES5, ES6, TypeScript? CommonJS? AMD?
+// - Is there a need for a minimal runtime composed only of Reader/Writer/minimal util?
+// - What about generating comments and typescript definitions for non-ts targets?
+
 var protobuf = require("../..");
 
+var Type      = protobuf.Type,
+    Service   = protobuf.Service,
+    Enum      = protobuf.Enum,
+    Namespace = protobuf.Namespace,
+    codegen   = protobuf.util.codegen;
+
+var out = [];
+
 function static_target(root, options, callback) {
-    callback(Error("not implemented"));
+    tree = {};
+    try {
+        out.push("var protobuf = require(\"protobufjs\");");
+        out.push("var root = exports;");
+        buildNamespace("root", root);
+        callback(null, out.join('\n'));
+    } catch (err) {
+        callback(err);
+    } finally {
+        out = [];
+    }
+}
+
+function buildNamespace(ref, ns) {
+    if (!ns)
+        return;
+    ns.nestedArray.forEach(function(nested) {
+        if (nested instanceof Type)
+            buildType(ref, nested);
+        else if (nested instanceof Service)
+            buildService(ref, nested);
+        else if (nested instanceof Enum)
+            buildEnum(ref, nested);
+        else if (nested instanceof Namespace)
+            buildNamespace(ref, nested);
+    });
+}
+
+function buildType(ref, type) {
+    out.push("");
+    out.push(ref + "." + type.name + " = function " + type.name + "() {};"); // currently just an empty function
+    buildNamespace(ref + "." + type.name, type);
+}
+
+function buildService(ref, service) {
+    out.push("");
+    out.push(ref + "." + service.name + " = {};"); // currently just an empty object
+}
+
+function buildEnum(ref, enm) {
+    out.push("");
+    out.push(ref + "." + enm.name + " = " + JSON.stringify(enm.values, null, "\t") + ";");
 }