diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eed3f3d..05325da 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
     "predocs-test": "npm run docs",
     "docs-test": "linkinator docs",
     "samples-test": "echo no sample tests!",
-    "system-test": "echo no system tests!"
+    "system-test": "echo no system tests!",
+    "precompile": "gts clean"
   },
   "files": [
     "build/src"
diff --git a/synth.py b/synth.py
index 8fe4eea..d7e1a67 100644
--- a/synth.py
+++ b/synth.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import synthtool as s
 import synthtool.gcp as gcp
+import synthtool.languages.node as node
 import logging
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 
@@ -8,3 +9,5 @@
 common_templates = gcp.CommonTemplates()
 templates = common_templates.node_library()
 s.copy(templates)
+node.install()
+node.fix()