diff --git a/.idea/dictionaries/ericf.xml b/.idea/dictionaries/ericf.xml
index 0879715a..3f066271 100644
--- a/.idea/dictionaries/ericf.xml
+++ b/.idea/dictionaries/ericf.xml
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@
       <w>basn</w>
       <w>bastd</w>
       <w>batools</w>
+      <w>batoolsinternal</w>
       <w>bbbb</w>
       <w>bblk</w>
       <w>bblu</w>
diff --git a/.idea/scopes/UncheckedPython.xml b/.idea/scopes/UncheckedPython.xml
index 53edcdbc..3de8ad4e 100644
--- a/.idea/scopes/UncheckedPython.xml
+++ b/.idea/scopes/UncheckedPython.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <component name="DependencyValidationManager">
-  <scope name="UncheckedPython" pattern="file:assets/src/ba_data/python/_ba.py||file:src/generated_src/ballistica/binding.py||file:src/generated_src/ballistica/vis_cleanup.py" />
+  <scope name="UncheckedPython" pattern="file:assets/src/ba_data/python/_ba.py||file:src/meta/ballistica/binding.py" />
 </component>
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 61da1026..2f085e4a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -50,35 +50,35 @@ prereqs-clean:
 	@rm -rf ${PREREQS}
 
 # Build all assets for all platforms.
-assets: prereqs
+assets: prereqs meta
 	cd assets && $(MAKE) -j$(CPUS)
 
 # Build assets required for cmake builds (linux, mac)
-assets-cmake: prereqs
+assets-cmake: prereqs meta
 	cd assets && $(MAKE) -j$(CPUS) cmake
 
 # Build assets required for WINDOWS_PLATFORM windows builds.
-assets-windows: prereqs
+assets-windows: prereqs meta
 	cd assets && $(MAKE) -j$(CPUS) win-${WINDOWS_PLATFORM}
 
 # Build assets required for Win32 windows builds.
-assets-windows-Win32: prereqs
+assets-windows-Win32: prereqs meta
 	cd assets && $(MAKE) -j$(CPUS) win-Win32
 
 # Build assets required for x64 windows builds.
-assets-windows-x64: prereqs
+assets-windows-x64: prereqs meta
 	cd assets && $(MAKE) -j$(CPUS) win-x64
 
 # Build assets required for mac xcode builds
-assets-mac: prereqs
+assets-mac: prereqs meta
 	cd assets && $(MAKE) -j$(CPUS) mac
 
 # Build assets required for ios.
-assets-ios: prereqs
+assets-ios: prereqs meta
 	cd assets && $(MAKE) -j$(CPUS) ios
 
 # Build assets required for android.
-assets-android: prereqs
+assets-android: prereqs meta
 	cd assets && $(MAKE) -j$(CPUS) android
 
 # Clean all assets.
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ assets-clean:
 	cd assets && $(MAKE) clean
 
 # Build resources.
-resources: prereqs
+resources: prereqs meta
 	tools/pcommand lazybuild resources_src ${LAZYBUILDDIR}/resources \
  cd resources \&\& $(MAKE) -j$(CPUS) resources
 
@@ -96,17 +96,16 @@ resources-clean:
 	rm -f ${LAZYBUILDDIR}/resources
 
 # Build our generated sources.
-# TODO: should perhaps make this a more standard component, including it
-# in other standard targets such as checks and tests (at least once we're
-# generating things that can affect the outcome of said checks/tests).
-code: prereqs
-	tools/pcommand lazybuild code_gen_src ${LAZYBUILDDIR}/code \
- cd src/generated_src \&\& $(MAKE) -j$(CPUS) generated_code
+# Meta builds can affect sources used by asset builds, resource builds, and
+# compiles, so it should be listed as a dependency of any of those.
+meta: prereqs
+	tools/pcommand lazybuild meta_src ${LAZYBUILDDIR}/meta \
+ cd src/meta \&\& $(MAKE) -j$(CPUS)
 
 # Clean our generated sources.
-code-clean:
-	cd src/generated_src && $(MAKE) clean
-	rm -f ${LAZYBUILDDIR}/code
+meta-clean:
+	cd src/meta && $(MAKE) clean
+	rm -f ${LAZYBUILDDIR}/meta
 
 # Remove ALL files and directories that aren't managed by git
 # (except for a few things such as localconfig.json).
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ clean-list:
 .PHONY: help prereqs prereqs-clean assets assets-cmake assets-windows \
   assets-windows-Win32 assets-windows-x64 \
   assets-mac assets-ios assets-android assets-clean \
-  resources resources-clean code code-clean \
+  resources resources-clean meta meta-clean \
   clean clean-list
 
 
@@ -767,7 +766,7 @@ WINDOWS_PLATFORM ?= Win32
 WINDOWS_CONFIGURATION ?= Debug
 
 # Stage assets and other files so a built binary will run.
-windows-staging: assets-windows resources code
+windows-staging: assets-windows resources meta
 	${STAGE_ASSETS} -win-${WINPLT}-${WINCFG} \
    build/windows/$(WINCFG)_$(WINPLT)
 
@@ -857,7 +856,7 @@ cmake: cmake-build
 	@cd build/cmake/$(CM_BT_LC) && ./ballisticacore
 
 # Build but don't run it.
-cmake-build: assets-cmake resources code
+cmake-build: assets-cmake resources meta
 	@tools/pcommand cmake_prep_dir build/cmake/$(CM_BT_LC)
 	@tools/pcommand update_cmake_prefab_lib standard ${CM_BT_LC} build/cmake/${CM_BT_LC}
 	@${STAGE_ASSETS} -cmake build/cmake/$(CM_BT_LC)
@@ -872,7 +871,7 @@ cmake-clean:
 cmake-server: cmake-server-build
 	@cd build/cmake/server-$(CM_BT_LC) && ./ballisticacore_server
 
-cmake-server-build: assets-cmake resources code
+cmake-server-build: assets-cmake resources meta
 	@tools/pcommand cmake_prep_dir build/cmake/server-$(CM_BT_LC)/dist
 	@tools/pcommand update_cmake_prefab_lib server ${CM_BT_LC} build/cmake/server-${CM_BT_LC}/dist
 	@${STAGE_ASSETS} -cmakeserver -${CM_BT_LC} build/cmake/server-$(CM_BT_LC)
@@ -975,7 +974,7 @@ ballisticacore-cmake/.clang-format: .clang-format
 
 # Simple target for CI to build a binary but not download/assemble assets/etc.
 _cmake-simple-ci-server-build:
-	SKIP_ENV_CHECKS=1 $(MAKE) code
+	SKIP_ENV_CHECKS=1 $(MAKE) meta
 	rm -rf build/cmake_simple_ci_server_build
 	mkdir -p build/cmake_simple_ci_server_build
 	tools/pcommand update_cmake_prefab_lib \
diff --git a/ballisticacore-cmake/.idea/dictionaries/ericf.xml b/ballisticacore-cmake/.idea/dictionaries/ericf.xml
index c3d98232..2a2c1822 100644
--- a/ballisticacore-cmake/.idea/dictionaries/ericf.xml
+++ b/ballisticacore-cmake/.idea/dictionaries/ericf.xml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
       <w>basicsize</w>
       <w>basn</w>
       <w>bastd</w>
+      <w>batoolsinternal</w>
       <w>bbbb</w>
       <w>bbbbb</w>
       <w>bbbbbb</w>
diff --git a/config/config.json b/config/config.json
index f5c5b98b..4ec94dd9 100644
--- a/config/config.json
+++ b/config/config.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   "python_source_dirs": [
     "assets/src/ba_data/python",
     "assets/src/server",
-    "src/generated_src",
+    "src/meta",
     "tools",
     "tests"
   ]
diff --git a/src/generated_src/Makefile b/src/meta/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from src/generated_src/Makefile
rename to src/meta/Makefile
diff --git a/src/generated_src/README.md b/src/meta/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from src/generated_src/README.md
rename to src/meta/README.md
diff --git a/src/generated_src/ballistica/binding.py b/src/meta/ballistica/binding.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/generated_src/ballistica/binding.py
rename to src/meta/ballistica/binding.py
diff --git a/src/generated_src/ballistica/bootstrap.py b/src/meta/ballistica/bootstrap.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/generated_src/ballistica/bootstrap.py
rename to src/meta/ballistica/bootstrap.py
diff --git a/tools/batools/build.py b/tools/batools/build.py
index c28f13e5..60372dcf 100644
--- a/tools/batools/build.py
+++ b/tools/batools/build.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ DO_SPARSE_TEST_BUILDS = 'ballistica' + 'core' == 'ballisticacore'
 class SourceCategory(Enum):
     """Types of sources."""
     RESOURCES = 'resources_src'
-    CODE_GEN = 'code_gen_src'
+    META = 'meta_src'
     ASSETS = 'assets_src'
     CMAKE = 'cmake_src'
     WIN = 'win_src'
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ def _lazybuild_check_paths(inpaths: List[str], category: SourceCategory,
             continue
         for root, _dnames, fnames in os.walk(inpath):
 
-            # Only gen category uses gen src.
-            if (root.startswith('src/generated_src')
-                    and category is not SourceCategory.CODE_GEN):
+            # Only gen category uses generated src.
+            if (root.startswith('src/meta')
+                    and category is not SourceCategory.META):
                 continue
 
             # None of our targets use tools-src.
@@ -172,11 +172,11 @@ def lazybuild(target: str, category: SourceCategory, command: str) -> None:
     """
     paths: List[str]
 
-    # Everything possibly affecting generated code.
-    if category is SourceCategory.CODE_GEN:
+    # Everything possibly affecting generated sources.
+    if category is SourceCategory.META:
         paths = [
             'Makefile', 'tools/generate_code', 'tools/batools/codegen.py',
-            'src/generated_src'
+            'src/meta'
         ]
 
     # Everything possibly affecting asset builds.