diff --git a/build/_k-standard-goals.shade b/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
index d33db6def5..ea242cd6ad 100644
--- a/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
+++ b/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ default Configuration='${E("Configuration")}'
   copy sourceDir='${Path.GetDirectoryName(project)}' include='bin/**/' outputDir='${Path.Combine(BUILD_DIR, Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(project))}' overwrite='${true}' each='var project in nativeProjects'
 
 
-#nuget-install target='install' description='Copy NuGet packages to local repo'
-  nuget-local-publish sourcePackagesDir='${BUILD_DIR}'
+#nuget-install target='install' description='Install NuGet packages to local repo'
+  kpm-local-publish sourcePackagesDir='${BUILD_DIR}'
 
 #xunit-test target='test' if='Directory.Exists("test")'
   k-test each='var projectFile in Files.Include("test/**/project.json")'
diff --git a/build/_kpm-local-publish.shade b/build/_kpm-local-publish.shade
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce976ba4e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/_kpm-local-publish.shade
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+@{/*
+
+k-local-publish
+    Builds project. Downloads and executes k sdk tools.
+
+sourcePackagesDir=''
+    Required. Path to packages to install (skips symbol packages)
+*/}
+
+@{
+   var packages = Directory.EnumerateFiles(sourcePackagesDir, "*.nupkg")
+                           .Where(p => !p.EndsWith(".symbols.nupkg"));
+}
+
+exec program='cmd' commandline='/C kpm packages add ${package}' if='!IsMono' each='var package in packages'
+exec program='kpm' commandline='packages add ${package}' if='IsMono' each='var package in packages'