diff --git a/maven-core/.cvsignore b/maven-core/.cvsignore
index d9cded9200..cafe4f48c2 100644
--- a/maven-core/.cvsignore
+++ b/maven-core/.cvsignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ dist
 target
 .classpath
 .project
+build.xml
diff --git a/maven-core/pom.xml b/maven-core/pom.xml
index 2c1f586db2..854b59801c 100644
--- a/maven-core/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core/pom.xml
@@ -64,4 +64,8 @@
       <url>scp://www.apache.org//www/maven.apache.org/m2</url>
     </site>
   </distributionManagement>
+  <reports>
+    <report>mail-lists</report>
+    <report>dependencies</report>
+  </reports>
 </project>
diff --git a/maven-reporting-api/pom.xml b/maven-reporting-api/pom.xml
index 57f3371b39..44e7fa4a43 100755
--- a/maven-reporting-api/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-reporting-api/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
   <package>org.apache.maven.reporting</package>
 
   <dependencies>
+    <!-- TODO: this dependency should not be needed - the manager needs to discover the reports, either via the plugin manager or using a similar technique -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-project-reports-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <type>plugin</type>
+    </dependency>        
     <dependency>
       <groupId>doxia</groupId>
       <artifactId>doxia-core</artifactId>
@@ -23,4 +30,10 @@
       <version>3.8.1</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
+  <preGoals>
+    <preGoal>
+      <name>compiler:compile</name>
+      <attain>plexus:descriptor</attain>
+    </preGoal>
+  </preGoals>
 </project>
diff --git a/maven-reporting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/DefaultMavenReportManager.java b/maven-reporting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/DefaultMavenReportManager.java
index bcbd9e3950..a311be6141 100755
--- a/maven-reporting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/DefaultMavenReportManager.java
+++ b/maven-reporting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/DefaultMavenReportManager.java
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 package org.apache.maven.reporting;
 
+import org.apache.maven.model.Model;
+import org.codehaus.doxia.sink.Sink;
+import org.codehaus.doxia.site.renderer.SiteRenderer;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
 /*
  * Copyright 2005 The Apache Software Foundation.
  *
@@ -21,13 +27,23 @@ package org.apache.maven.reporting;
  *
  * @author Brett Porter
  * @version $Id$
+ * @plexus.component
  */
 public class DefaultMavenReportManager
     implements MavenReportManager
 {
-    public MavenReport getReport( String name )
+    private Map mavenReports;
+
+    /**
+     * @todo we need some type of response
+     * @todo don't want to be passing in model - use report configuration
+     */
+    public void executeReport( String name, Model model, SiteRenderer siteRenderer, String outputDirectory )
+        throws Exception
     {
-        // TODO: return the report
-        return null;
+        MavenReport report = (MavenReport) mavenReports.get( name );
+
+        Sink sink = siteRenderer.createSink( outputDirectory, report.getOutputName() );
+        report.execute( model, sink );
     }
 }
diff --git a/maven-reporting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/MavenReport.java b/maven-reporting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/MavenReport.java
index 8501e00d30..7f86d34943 100755
--- a/maven-reporting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/MavenReport.java
+++ b/maven-reporting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/MavenReport.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package org.apache.maven.reporting;
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import org.apache.maven.model.Model;
 import org.codehaus.doxia.sink.Sink;
 
 /**
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@ public interface MavenReport
 {
     String ROLE = MavenReport.class.getName();
 
-    void execute( Sink sink )
+    /** @todo don't want the model here long term. */
+    void execute( Model model, Sink sink )
         throws MavenReportException;
+
+    String getOutputName();
 }
diff --git a/maven-reporting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/MavenReportManager.java b/maven-reporting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/MavenReportManager.java
index d992a9e9d4..8345ae4e34 100755
--- a/maven-reporting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/MavenReportManager.java
+++ b/maven-reporting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/MavenReportManager.java
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ package org.apache.maven.reporting;
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import org.apache.maven.model.Model;
+import org.codehaus.doxia.site.renderer.SiteRenderer;
+
 /**
  * Manage the set of available reports.
  *
@@ -26,5 +29,5 @@ public interface MavenReportManager
 {
     String ROLE = MavenReportManager.class.getName();
 
-    MavenReport getReport( String name );
+    void executeReport( String name, Model model, SiteRenderer siteRenderer, String outputDirectory ) throws Exception;
 }