diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
index 3f855b5f02..039d0a9c15 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { CompilerArtefacts } from '@remix-core-plugin/compiler-artefacts'
 import { CompilerImports } from '@remix-core-plugin/compiler-content-imports'
 import { FetchAndCompile } from '@remix-core-plugin/compiler-fetch-and-compile'
 import { OffsetToLineColumnConverter } from '@remix-core-plugin/offset-line-to-column-converter'
+import { CompilerMetadata } from '@remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata'
 
 import migrateFileSystem from './migrateFileSystem'
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ const FileProvider = require('./app/files/fileProvider')
 const DGitProvider = require('./app/files/dgitProvider')
 const WorkspaceFileProvider = require('./app/files/workspaceFileProvider')
 const toolTip = require('./app/ui/tooltip')
-const CompilerMetadata = require('./app/files/compiler-metadata')
+
 
 const Blockchain = require('./blockchain/blockchain.js')
 
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ Please make a backup of your contracts and start using http://remix.ethereum.org
   const blockchain = new Blockchain(registry.get('config').api)
 
   // ----------------- compilation metadata generation service ---------
-  const compilerMetadataGenerator = new CompilerMetadata(blockchain, fileManager, registry.get('config').api)
+  const compilerMetadataGenerator = new CompilerMetadata()
   // ----------------- compilation result service (can keep track of compilation results) ----------------------------
   const compilersArtefacts = new CompilerArtefacts() // store all the compilation results (key represent a compiler name)
   registry.put({ api: compilersArtefacts, name: 'compilersartefacts' })
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/compiler-metadata.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/compiler-metadata.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c10ad1c7e..0000000000
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/compiler-metadata.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,148 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-import { Plugin } from '@remixproject/engine'
-import * as packageJson from '../../../../../package.json'
-import { joinPath } from '../../lib/helper'
-import { CompilerAbstract } from '@remix-project/remix-solidity'
-
-const profile = {
-  name: 'compilerMetadata',
-  methods: ['deployMetadataOf'],
-  events: [],
-  version: packageJson.version
-}
-
-class CompilerMetadata extends Plugin {
-  constructor (blockchain, fileManager, config) {
-    super(profile)
-    this.blockchain = blockchain
-    this.fileManager = fileManager
-    this.config = config
-    this.networks = ['VM:-', 'main:1', 'ropsten:3', 'rinkeby:4', 'kovan:42', 'görli:5', 'Custom']
-    this.innerPath = 'artifacts'
-  }
-
-  _JSONFileName (path, contractName) {
-    return joinPath(path, this.innerPath, contractName + '.json')
-  }
-
-  _MetadataFileName (path, contractName) {
-    return joinPath(path, this.innerPath, contractName + '_metadata.json')
-  }
-
-  onActivation () {
-    var self = this
-    this.on('solidity', 'compilationFinished', (file, source, languageVersion, data) => {
-      if (!self.config.get('settings/generate-contract-metadata')) return
-      const compiler = new CompilerAbstract(languageVersion, data, source)
-      var provider = self.fileManager.fileProviderOf(source.target)
-      var path = self.fileManager.extractPathOf(source.target)
-      if (provider) {
-        compiler.visitContracts((contract) => {
-          if (contract.file !== source.target) return
-
-          var fileName = self._JSONFileName(path, contract.name)
-          var metadataFileName = self._MetadataFileName(path, contract.name)
-          provider.get(fileName, (error, content) => {
-            if (!error) {
-              content = content || '{}'
-              var metadata
-              try {
-                metadata = JSON.parse(content)
-              } catch (e) {
-                console.log(e)
-              }
-
-              var deploy = metadata.deploy || {}
-              self.networks.forEach((network) => {
-                deploy[network] = self._syncContext(contract, deploy[network] || {})
-              })
-
-              let parsedMetadata
-              try {
-                parsedMetadata = JSON.parse(contract.object.metadata)
-              } catch (e) {
-                console.log(e)
-              }
-              if (parsedMetadata) provider.set(metadataFileName, JSON.stringify(parsedMetadata, null, '\t'))
-
-              var data = {
-                deploy,
-                data: {
-                  bytecode: contract.object.evm.bytecode,
-                  deployedBytecode: contract.object.evm.deployedBytecode,
-                  gasEstimates: contract.object.evm.gasEstimates,
-                  methodIdentifiers: contract.object.evm.methodIdentifiers
-                },
-                abi: contract.object.abi
-              }
-
-              provider.set(fileName, JSON.stringify(data, null, '\t'))
-            }
-          })
-        })
-      }
-    })
-  }
-
-  _syncContext (contract, metadata) {
-    var linkReferences = metadata.linkReferences
-    var autoDeployLib = metadata.autoDeployLib
-    if (!linkReferences) linkReferences = {}
-    if (autoDeployLib === undefined) autoDeployLib = true
-
-    for (var libFile in contract.object.evm.bytecode.linkReferences) {
-      if (!linkReferences[libFile]) linkReferences[libFile] = {}
-      for (var lib in contract.object.evm.bytecode.linkReferences[libFile]) {
-        if (!linkReferences[libFile][lib]) {
-          linkReferences[libFile][lib] = '<address>'
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    metadata.linkReferences = linkReferences
-    metadata.autoDeployLib = autoDeployLib
-    return metadata
-  }
-
-  // TODO: is only called by dropdownLogic and can be moved there
-  deployMetadataOf (contractName, fileLocation) {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      var provider
-      let path
-      if (fileLocation) {
-        provider = this.fileManager.fileProviderOf(fileLocation)
-        path = fileLocation.split('/')
-        path.pop()
-        path = path.join('/')
-      } else {
-        provider = this.fileManager.currentFileProvider()
-        path = this.fileManager.currentPath()
-      }
-
-      if (provider) {
-        this.blockchain.detectNetwork((err, { id, name } = {}) => {
-          if (err) {
-            console.log(err)
-            reject(err)
-          } else {
-            var fileName = this._JSONFileName(path, contractName)
-            provider.get(fileName, (error, content) => {
-              if (error) return reject(error)
-              if (!content) return resolve()
-              try {
-                var metadata = JSON.parse(content)
-                metadata = metadata.deploy || {}
-                return resolve(metadata[name + ':' + id] || metadata[name] || metadata[id] || metadata[name.toLowerCase() + ':' + id] || metadata[name.toLowerCase()])
-              } catch (e) {
-                reject(e.message)
-              }
-            })
-          }
-        })
-      } else {
-        reject(new Error(`Please select the folder in the file explorer where the metadata of ${contractName} can be found`))
-      }
-    })
-  }
-}
-
-module.exports = CompilerMetadata
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/settings-tab.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/settings-tab.js
index b692fb2611..3d8da2b8a2 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/settings-tab.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/settings-tab.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const _paq = window._paq = window._paq || []
 const profile = {
   name: 'settings',
   displayName: 'Settings',
-  methods: ['getGithubAccessToken'],
+  methods: ['get'],
   events: [],
   icon: 'assets/img/settings.webp',
   description: 'Remix-IDE settings',
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ module.exports = class SettingsTab extends ViewPlugin {
     return this._view.el
   }
 
-  getGithubAccessToken () {
-    return this.config.get('settings/gist-access-token')
+  get (key) {
+    return this.config.get(key)
   }
 
   updateMatomoAnalyticsChoice (isChecked) {
diff --git a/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-content-imports/src/lib/compiler-content-imports.ts b/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-content-imports/src/lib/compiler-content-imports.ts
index 85450a04d9..0e9e4ab8e0 100644
--- a/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-content-imports/src/lib/compiler-content-imports.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-content-imports/src/lib/compiler-content-imports.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class CompilerImports extends Plugin {
 
   async setToken () {
     const protocol = typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.location.protocol
-    const token = await this.call('settings', 'getGithubAccessToken')
+    const token = await this.call('settings', 'get', 'settings/gist-access-token')
     this.urlResolver.setGistToken(token, protocol)
   }
 
diff --git a/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/.eslintrc b/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/.eslintrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1655d72922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/.eslintrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "extends": "../../../.eslintrc", "rules": {}, "ignorePatterns": ["!**/*"] }
diff --git a/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/README.md b/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96888a605b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# remix-core-plugin-compiler-metadata
+
+This library was generated with [Nx](https://nx.dev).
diff --git a/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/package.json b/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8a22f5ab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "name": "@remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "description": "This library was generated with [Nx](https://nx.dev).",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "author": "Remix Team",
+  "license": "ISC"
+}
diff --git a/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/src/index.ts b/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b81c60e16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './lib/compiler-metadata'
diff --git a/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/src/lib/compiler-metadata.ts b/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/src/lib/compiler-metadata.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1991cfd2ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/src/lib/compiler-metadata.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+'use strict'
+import { Plugin } from '@remixproject/engine'
+import { CompilerAbstract } from '@remix-project/remix-solidity'
+
+const profile = {
+  name: 'compilerMetadata',
+  methods: ['deployMetadataOf'],
+  events: [],
+  version: '0.0.1'
+}
+
+export class CompilerMetadata extends Plugin {
+  networks: string[]
+  innerPath: string
+  constructor () {
+    super(profile)
+    this.networks = ['VM:-', 'main:1', 'ropsten:3', 'rinkeby:4', 'kovan:42', 'görli:5', 'Custom']
+    this.innerPath = 'artifacts'
+  }
+
+  _JSONFileName (path, contractName) {
+    return this.joinPath(path, this.innerPath, contractName + '.json')
+  }
+
+  _MetadataFileName (path, contractName) {
+    return this.joinPath(path, this.innerPath, contractName + '_metadata.json')
+  }
+
+  onActivation () {
+    var self = this
+    this.on('solidity', 'compilationFinished', async (file, source, languageVersion, data) => {
+      if (!await this.call('settings', 'get', 'settings/generate-contract-metadata')) return
+      const compiler = new CompilerAbstract(languageVersion, data, source)
+      var path = self._extractPathOf(source.target)
+      compiler.visitContracts((contract) => {
+        if (contract.file !== source.target) return
+        (async () => {
+          const fileName = self._JSONFileName(path, contract.name)
+          const content = await this.call('fileManager', 'exists', fileName) ? await this.call('fileManager', 'readFile', fileName) : null
+          await this._setArtefacts(content, contract, path)
+        })()
+      })
+    })
+  }
+
+  _extractPathOf (file) {
+    var reg = /(.*)(\/).*/
+    var path = reg.exec(file)
+    return path ? path[1] : '/'
+  }
+
+  async _setArtefacts (content, contract, path) {
+    content = content || '{}'
+    var metadata
+    try {
+      metadata = JSON.parse(content)
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log(e)
+    }
+    var fileName = this._JSONFileName(path, contract.name)
+    var metadataFileName = this._MetadataFileName(path, contract.name)
+
+    var deploy = metadata.deploy || {}
+    this.networks.forEach((network) => {
+      deploy[network] = this._syncContext(contract, deploy[network] || {})
+    })
+
+    let parsedMetadata
+    try {
+      parsedMetadata = JSON.parse(contract.object.metadata)
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log(e)
+    }
+    if (parsedMetadata) await this.call('fileManager', 'writeFile', metadataFileName, JSON.stringify(parsedMetadata, null, '\t'))
+
+    var data = {
+      deploy,
+      data: {
+        bytecode: contract.object.evm.bytecode,
+        deployedBytecode: contract.object.evm.deployedBytecode,
+        gasEstimates: contract.object.evm.gasEstimates,
+        methodIdentifiers: contract.object.evm.methodIdentifiers
+      },
+      abi: contract.object.abi
+    }
+    await this.call('fileManager', 'writeFile', fileName, JSON.stringify(data, null, '\t'))
+  }
+
+  _syncContext (contract, metadata) {
+    var linkReferences = metadata.linkReferences
+    var autoDeployLib = metadata.autoDeployLib
+    if (!linkReferences) linkReferences = {}
+    if (autoDeployLib === undefined) autoDeployLib = true
+
+    for (var libFile in contract.object.evm.bytecode.linkReferences) {
+      if (!linkReferences[libFile]) linkReferences[libFile] = {}
+      for (var lib in contract.object.evm.bytecode.linkReferences[libFile]) {
+        if (!linkReferences[libFile][lib]) {
+          linkReferences[libFile][lib] = '<address>'
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    metadata.linkReferences = linkReferences
+    metadata.autoDeployLib = autoDeployLib
+    return metadata
+  }
+
+  async deployMetadataOf (contractName, fileLocation) {
+    let path
+    if (fileLocation) {
+      path = fileLocation.split('/')
+      path.pop()
+      path = path.join('/')
+    } else {
+      try {
+        path = this._extractPathOf(await this.call('fileManager', 'getCurrentFile'))
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.log(err)
+        throw new Error(err)
+      }
+    }
+    try {
+      const { id, name } = await this.call('network', 'detectNetwork')
+      const fileName = this._JSONFileName(path, contractName)
+      try {
+        const content = await this.call('fileManager', 'readFile', fileName)
+        if (!content) return null
+        let metadata = JSON.parse(content)
+        metadata = metadata.deploy || {}
+        return metadata[name + ':' + id] || metadata[name] || metadata[id] || metadata[name.toLowerCase() + ':' + id] || metadata[name.toLowerCase()]
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.log(err)
+        throw new Error(err)
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.log(err)
+      throw new Error(err)
+    }
+  }
+
+  joinPath (...paths) {
+    paths = paths.filter((value) => value !== '').map((path) => path.replace(/^\/|\/$/g, '')) // remove first and last slash)
+    if (paths.length === 1) return paths[0]
+    return paths.join('/')
+  }
+}
diff --git a/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/tsconfig.json b/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42882af48a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../../tsconfig.json",
+  "files": [],
+  "include": [],
+  "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "./tsconfig.lib.json"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/tsconfig.lib.json b/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/tsconfig.lib.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c463b51e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/tsconfig.lib.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "module": "commonjs",
+    "outDir": "../../../dist/out-tsc",
+    "declaration": true,
+    "rootDir": "./src",
+    "types": ["node"]
+  },
+  "exclude": ["**/*.spec.ts"],
+  "include": ["**/*.ts"]
+}
diff --git a/nx.json b/nx.json
index dcfee1205d..3549933180 100644
--- a/nx.json
+++ b/nx.json
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@
     },
     "offset-line-to-column-converter": {
       "tags": []
+    },
+    "compiler-metadata": {
+      "tags": []
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 88cef54a3f..bf1134b50c 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
       ],
       "@remix-core-plugin/offset-line-to-column-converter": [
         "libs/remix-core-plugin/offset-line-to-column-converter/src/index.ts"
+      ],
+      "@remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata": [
+        "libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/src/index.ts"
       ]
     }
   },
diff --git a/workspace.json b/workspace.json
index 0f6a4698fe..c01f8cd138 100644
--- a/workspace.json
+++ b/workspace.json
@@ -840,7 +840,6 @@
             ]
           }
         },
-
         "build": {
           "builder": "@nrwl/node:package",
           "options": {
@@ -881,6 +880,36 @@
           }
         }
       }
+    },
+    "compiler-metadata": {
+      "root": "libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata",
+      "sourceRoot": "libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/src",
+      "projectType": "library",
+      "schematics": {},
+      "architect": {
+        "lint": {
+          "builder": "@nrwl/linter:lint",
+          "options": {
+            "linter": "eslint",
+            "tsConfig": [
+              "libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/tsconfig.lib.json"
+            ],
+            "exclude": [
+              "**/node_modules/**",
+              "!libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/**/*"
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        "build": {
+          "builder": "@nrwl/node:package",
+          "options": {
+            "outputPath": "dist/libs/core-plugin/compiler-metadata",
+            "tsConfig": "libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/tsconfig.lib.json",
+            "packageJson": "libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/package.json",
+            "main": "libs/remix-core-plugin/compiler-metadata/src/index.ts"
+          }
+        }
+      }
     }
   },
   "cli": {