diff --git a/src/errors.rs b/src/errors.rs
index 5a3a80c..3c9d7d1 100644
--- a/src/errors.rs
+++ b/src/errors.rs
@@ -122,4 +122,20 @@ pub enum AxoprojectError {
         /// Version we were looking for
         version: Version,
     },
+
+    /// Root dist.toml contains no expected keys
+    #[error("Root dist.toml at {path} is malformed.")]
+    #[diagnostic(help("We expected either a [workspace] or [package] section in the root dist.toml file, but found neither."))]
+    DistTomlMalformedError {
+        /// Path ofthe file
+        path: Utf8PathBuf,
+    },
+
+    /// Loading a package-specific dist.toml with no root \[package\] element
+    #[error("Couldn't find a [package] section in {path}.")]
+    #[diagnostic(help("We expected this dist.toml to belong to a package."))]
+    PackageMissingError {
+        /// Path ofthe file
+        path: Utf8PathBuf,
+    },
 }
diff --git a/src/generic.rs b/src/generic.rs
index 754fa2a..35f5b66 100644
--- a/src/generic.rs
+++ b/src/generic.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,19 @@ use axoasset::SourceFile;
 use camino::{Utf8Path, Utf8PathBuf};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
-use crate::{PackageInfo, Result, Version, WorkspaceInfo, WorkspaceSearch};
+use crate::{
+    errors::AxoprojectError, PackageInfo, Result, Version, WorkspaceInfo, WorkspaceSearch,
+};
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 struct Manifest {
-    package: Package,
+    workspace: Option<Workspace>,
+    package: Option<Package>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct Workspace {
+    members: Option<Vec<String>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
@@ -53,17 +61,56 @@ pub fn get_workspace(start_dir: &Utf8Path, clamp_to_dir: Option<&Utf8Path>) -> W
     }
 }
 
+fn manifest_workspace_members(manifest: &Manifest) -> Option<Vec<String>> {
+    if let Some(workspace) = &manifest.workspace {
+        if let Some(members) = &workspace.members {
+            Some(members.to_owned())
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
 fn workspace_from(manifest_path: &Utf8Path) -> Result<WorkspaceInfo> {
     let workspace_dir = manifest_path.parent().unwrap().to_path_buf();
-    let root_auto_includes = crate::find_auto_includes(&workspace_dir)?;
 
-    let manifest: Manifest = load_root_dist_toml(manifest_path)?;
-    let package = manifest.package;
-    let version = package.version.map(Version::Generic);
+    let manifest = load_root_dist_toml(manifest_path)?;
+    // If this is a workspace, read its members and map those entries
+    // to expected paths on disk
+    let expected_paths = if let Some(members) = manifest_workspace_members(&manifest) {
+        members
+            .iter()
+            .map(|name| workspace_dir.join(name))
+            .map(Utf8PathBuf::from)
+            .collect()
+    // If this *isn't* a workspace, the root is the only app
+    } else if manifest.package.is_some() {
+        vec![workspace_dir.to_path_buf()]
+    } else {
+        return Err(AxoprojectError::DistTomlMalformedError {
+            path: manifest_path.to_path_buf(),
+        });
+    };
 
-    let manifest_path = manifest_path.to_path_buf();
+    workspace_info(manifest_path, &workspace_dir, &expected_paths)
+}
 
-    let package_info = PackageInfo {
+fn package_info(manifest_root: &Utf8PathBuf) -> Result<PackageInfo> {
+    let manifest_path = manifest_root.join("dist.toml");
+    let manifest = load_root_dist_toml(&manifest_path)?;
+
+    let package = if let Some(package) = manifest.package {
+        package
+    } else {
+        return Err(AxoprojectError::PackageMissingError {
+            path: manifest_path,
+        });
+    };
+    let version = package.version.map(Version::Generic);
+
+    Ok(PackageInfo {
         manifest_path: manifest_path.clone(),
         package_root: manifest_path.clone(),
         name: package.name,
@@ -86,18 +133,36 @@ fn workspace_from(manifest_path: &Utf8Path) -> Result<WorkspaceInfo> {
         cargo_metadata_table: None,
         #[cfg(feature = "cargo-projects")]
         cargo_package_id: None,
-    };
+        build_command: Some(package.build_command),
+    })
+}
+
+fn workspace_info(
+    manifest_path: &Utf8Path,
+    workspace_dir: &Utf8PathBuf,
+    expected_paths: &[Utf8PathBuf],
+) -> Result<WorkspaceInfo> {
+    let root_auto_includes = crate::find_auto_includes(workspace_dir)?;
+
+    let package_info = expected_paths
+        .iter()
+        .map(|path| package_info(path).unwrap())
+        .collect::<Vec<PackageInfo>>();
+
+    let repository_url = package_info
+        .first()
+        .map(|p| p.repository_url.to_owned())
+        .unwrap_or(None);
 
     Ok(WorkspaceInfo {
         kind: crate::WorkspaceKind::Generic,
         target_dir: workspace_dir.join("target"),
-        workspace_dir,
-        package_info: vec![package_info],
-        manifest_path,
-        repository_url: package.repository,
+        workspace_dir: workspace_dir.to_owned(),
+        package_info,
+        manifest_path: manifest_path.to_owned(),
+        repository_url,
         root_auto_includes,
         warnings: vec![],
-        build_command: Some(package.build_command),
         #[cfg(feature = "cargo-projects")]
         cargo_metadata_table: None,
         #[cfg(feature = "cargo-projects")]
diff --git a/src/javascript.rs b/src/javascript.rs
index ad5ab36..bb8b08f 100644
--- a/src/javascript.rs
+++ b/src/javascript.rs
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ fn read_workspace(manifest_path: &Utf8Path) -> Result<WorkspaceInfo> {
         cargo_metadata_table: None,
         #[cfg(feature = "cargo-projects")]
         cargo_package_id: None,
+        build_command: None,
     };
     crate::merge_auto_includes(&mut info, &root_auto_includes);
 
@@ -148,7 +149,6 @@ fn read_workspace(manifest_path: &Utf8Path) -> Result<WorkspaceInfo> {
         repository_url,
         root_auto_includes,
         warnings: vec![],
-        build_command: None,
         #[cfg(feature = "cargo-projects")]
         cargo_metadata_table: None,
         #[cfg(feature = "cargo-projects")]
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e9a4c15..476fcc1 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ pub struct WorkspaceInfo {
     pub root_auto_includes: AutoIncludes,
     /// Non-fatal issues that were encountered and should probably be reported
     pub warnings: Vec<AxoprojectError>,
-    /// Build command to run for this workspace; not required for cargo
-    pub build_command: Option<Vec<String>>,
     /// Raw cargo `[workspace.metadata]` table
     #[cfg(feature = "cargo-projects")]
     pub cargo_metadata_table: Option<serde_json::Value>,
@@ -300,6 +298,8 @@ pub struct PackageInfo {
     /// A unique id used by Cargo to refer to the package
     #[cfg(feature = "cargo-projects")]
     pub cargo_package_id: Option<PackageId>,
+    /// Build command to run for this workspace; not required for cargo
+    pub build_command: Option<Vec<String>>,
 }
 
 impl PackageInfo {
diff --git a/src/rust.rs b/src/rust.rs
index 667fa15..bfcdfa5 100644
--- a/src/rust.rs
+++ b/src/rust.rs
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ fn workspace_info(pkg_graph: &PackageGraph) -> Result<WorkspaceInfo> {
         cargo_profiles,
 
         warnings,
-        build_command: None,
     })
 }
 
@@ -259,6 +258,7 @@ fn package_info(_workspace_root: &Utf8Path, package: &PackageMetadata) -> Result
         cstaticlibs,
         cargo_metadata_table,
         cargo_package_id,
+        build_command: None,
     };
 
     // Find files we might want to auto-include