diff --git a/devenv/src/devenv.rs b/devenv/src/devenv.rs
index 3aa546737..5e8bbc2e4 100644
--- a/devenv/src/devenv.rs
+++ b/devenv/src/devenv.rs
@@ -650,15 +650,44 @@ impl Devenv {
     pub fn build(&mut self, attributes: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
         self.assemble(false)?;
 
-        let formatted_strings: Vec<String> = attributes
-            .iter()
-            .map(|attr| format!("#.devenv.{}", attr))
-            .collect();
-
-        let mut args: Vec<&str> = formatted_strings.iter().map(|s| s.as_str()).collect();
+        let build_attrs: Vec<String> = if attributes.is_empty() {
+            // construct dotted names of all attributes that we need to build
+            let build_output = self.run_nix(
+                "nix",
+                &["eval", ".#build", "--json"],
+                &command::Options::default(),
+            )?;
+            serde_json::from_slice::<serde_json::Value>(&build_output.stdout)
+                .map_err(|e| miette::miette!("Failed to parse build output: {}", e))?
+                .as_object()
+                .ok_or_else(|| miette::miette!("Build output is not an object"))?
+                .iter()
+                .flat_map(|(key, value)| {
+                    fn flatten_object(prefix: &str, value: &serde_json::Value) -> Vec<String> {
+                        match value {
+                            serde_json::Value::Object(obj) => obj
+                                .iter()
+                                .flat_map(|(k, v)| flatten_object(&format!("{}.{}", prefix, k), v))
+                                .collect(),
+                            _ => vec![format!(".#devenv.{}", prefix)],
+                        }
+                    }
+                    flatten_object(key, value)
+                })
+                .collect()
+        } else {
+            attributes
+                .iter()
+                .map(|attr| format!(".#devenv.{}", attr))
+                .collect()
+        };
 
-        args.insert(0, "build");
-        self.run_nix("nix", &args, &command::Options::default())?;
+        let mut args = vec!["build", "--print-out-paths", "--no-link"];
+        if !build_attrs.is_empty() {
+            args.extend(build_attrs.iter().map(|s| s.as_str()));
+            let output = self.run_nix("nix", &args, &command::Options::default())?;
+            println!("{}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout));
+        }
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/devenv/src/flake.tmpl.nix b/devenv/src/flake.tmpl.nix
index bcc9f7f0b..6f6b051ca 100644
--- a/devenv/src/flake.tmpl.nix
+++ b/devenv/src/flake.tmpl.nix
@@ -100,14 +100,30 @@
                   v
               );
           };
+          build = options: config:
+            lib.concatMapAttrs
+              (name: option:
+                if builtins.hasAttr "type" option then
+                  if option.type.name == "output" || option.type.name == "outputOf" then {
+                    ${name} = config.${name};
+                  } else { }
+                else
+                  let v = build option config.${name};
+                  in if v != { } then {
+                    ${name} = v;
+                  } else { }
+              )
+              options;
         in
         {
           packages."${system}" = {
             optionsJSON = options.optionsJSON;
+            # deprecated
             inherit (config) info procfileScript procfileEnv procfile;
             ci = config.ciDerivation;
           };
           devenv = config;
+          build = build project.options project.config;
           devShell."${system}" = config.shell;
         };
       }
diff --git a/docs/.pages b/docs/.pages
index 245857bac..003f29a09 100644
--- a/docs/.pages
+++ b/docs/.pages
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ nav:
       - Containers: containers.md
       - Binary Caching: binary-caching.md
       - Pre-Commit Hooks: pre-commit-hooks.md
+      - Outputs: outputs.md
       - Tests: tests.md
       - Common Patterns: common-patterns.md
     - Writing devenv.yaml:
diff --git a/docs/outputs.md b/docs/outputs.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3212420c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/outputs.md
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# Outputs
+
+!!! info "New in version 1.1"
+
+Outputs allow you to define Nix derivations using the module system,
+exposing Nix packages or sets of packages to be consumed by other tools for installation/distribution.
+
+
+## Defining outputs
+
+You can define outputs in your `devenv.nix` file using the `outputs` attribute. Here's a simple example:
+
+```nix
+{ pkgs, ... }: {
+  outputs = {
+    myproject.myapp = import ./myapp { inherit pkgs; };
+    git = pkgs.git;
+  };
+}
+```
+
+In this example, we're defining two outputs: `myproject.myapp` and `git`.
+
+## Building outputs
+
+To build all defined outputs, run:
+
+```shell-session
+$ devenv build
+/nix/store/mzq5bpi49h26cy2mfj5a2r0q69fh3a9k-git-2.44.0
+/nix/store/mzq5bpi49h26cy2mfj5a2r0q69fh3a9k-myapp-1.0
+```
+
+This command will build all outputs and display their paths in the Nix store.
+
+To build specific output(s), you can specify them explicitly:
+
+```shell-session
+$ devenv build outputs.git
+/nix/store/mzq5bpi49h26cy2mfj5a2r0q69fh3a9k-git-2.44.0
+```
+
+This will build only the `git` output, making it easy to consume for installation or distribution.
+
+## Defining outputs as custom module options
+
+You can also define outputs using the module system's options.
+This approach allows for more flexibility and integration with other parts of your configuration.
+
+Here's an example:
+
+```nix
+{ pkgs, lib, config, ... }: {
+  options = {
+    myapp.package = pkgs.lib.mkOption {
+      type = config.lib.types.outputOf lib.types.package;
+      description = "The package for myapp";
+      default = import ./myapp { inherit pkgs; };
+      defaultText = "myapp";
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = {
+    outputs.git = pkgs.git;
+  }
+}
+```
+
+In this case, `myapp.package` is defined as an output option. When building, devenv will automatically include this output along with any others defined in the `outputs` attribute.
+
+If you don't want to specify the output option type, you can use `config.lib.types.output` instead.
diff --git a/src/modules/outputs.nix b/src/modules/outputs.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..819f4e4d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/outputs.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ pkgs, lib, config, ... }: {
+  options = {
+    outputs = lib.mkOption {
+      type = config.lib.types.outputOf lib.types.attrs;
+      default = {
+        git = pkgs.git;
+        foo = {
+          ncdu = pkgs.ncdu;
+        };
+      };
+      description = ''
+        Nix outputs for `devenv build` consumption.
+      '';
+    };
+  };
+
+  config.lib.types = {
+    output = lib.types.anything // {
+      name = "output";
+      description = "output";
+      descriptionClass = "output";
+    };
+    outputOf = t: lib.types.mkOptionType {
+      name = "outputOf";
+      description = "outputOf ${lib.types.optionDescriptionPhrase (class: class == "noun" || class == "conjunction") t}";
+      descriptionClass = "outputOf";
+      check = t.check;
+      merge = t.merge;
+      emptyValue = t.emptyValue;
+      getSubOptions = t.getSubOptions;
+      getSubModules = t.getSubModules;
+      substSubModules = t.substSubModules;
+      nestedTypes.elemType = t;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/top-level.nix b/src/modules/top-level.nix
index edf4b361c..424e5e623 100644
--- a/src/modules/top-level.nix
+++ b/src/modules/top-level.nix
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ in
 
   imports = [
     ./info.nix
+    ./outputs.nix
     ./processes.nix
     ./scripts.nix
     ./update-check.nix
diff --git a/tests/outputs/devenv.nix b/tests/outputs/devenv.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4eb67da1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/outputs/devenv.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{ pkgs, lib, config, ... }: {
+  options = {
+    myapp.package = pkgs.lib.mkOption {
+      type = config.lib.types.outputOf lib.types.package;
+      description = "The package for myapp1";
+      default = pkgs.writeText "myapp1" "touch $out";
+      defaultText = "myapp1";
+    };
+    myapp2.package = pkgs.lib.mkOption {
+      type = config.lib.types.output;
+      description = "The package for myapp2";
+      default = pkgs.writeText "myapp2" "touch $out";
+      defaultText = "myapp2";
+    };
+  };
+  config = {
+    enterTest = ''
+      devenv build | grep -E '(myapp1|git|myapp2|ncdu)'
+      devenv build myapp2.package | grep myapp2
+    '';
+    outputs = {
+      myproject.git = pkgs.git;
+      ncdu = pkgs.ncdu;
+    };
+  };
+}