diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a61d188..14f1111 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,5 +11,8 @@ config.*
 Makefile
 package.json
 
+# generated by gen-index
+src/**/index.js
+
 # npm
 node_modules
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 0be73b6..c79f4ba 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -18,17 +18,22 @@
 #  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 ##
 
+namespaces=$(shell find src -type d)
+nsindex=$(addsuffix /index.js, $(namespaces))
+
 SUBDIRS = doc
 
-.PHONY: todo
+.PHONY: FORCE todo
 
-all-am: todo
+all-am: modindex
 
-# placeholder
-todo:
-	@echo "You are too early! Liza is not ready; check back later."
+modindex: $(nsindex)
+%/index.js: FORCE
+	./tools/gen-index "$*" > "$@"
 
 test: check
 check:
 	@PATH="$(PATH):$(CURDIR)/node_modules/mocha/bin" \
 		mocha --recursive $(TESTARGS)
+
+FORCE:
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 385f950..7a473b9 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Provides ease of access to liza entry points
+ * Provides ease of access to liza modules via namespace object
  *
  *  Copyright (C) 2014 LoVullo Associates, Inc.
  *
@@ -19,9 +19,5 @@
  *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-// as soon as we have something useful to export, this will contain classes
-// that represent common, viable entry points for the framework (e.g.
-// facades).
-module.exports = {
-    version: require( __dirname + '/src/version' )
-};
+// namespace objects are generated by the build
+module.exports = require( __dirname + '/src' );