diff --git a/annotation-processors/build.gradle.kts b/annotation-processors/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9bb665d91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/annotation-processors/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+plugins {
+  id("adventure.common-conventions")
+}
+
+dependencies {
+  compileOnlyApi(libs.jetbrainsAnnotations)
+}
diff --git a/annotation-processors/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/annotation/processing/PlatformAPIAnnotationProcessor.java b/annotation-processors/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/annotation/processing/PlatformAPIAnnotationProcessor.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb27c0fbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/annotation-processors/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/annotation/processing/PlatformAPIAnnotationProcessor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of adventure, licensed under the MIT License.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2022 KyoriPowered
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package net.kyori.adventure.annotation.processing;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+import javax.annotation.processing.AbstractProcessor;
+import javax.annotation.processing.RoundEnvironment;
+import javax.annotation.processing.SupportedAnnotationTypes;
+import javax.lang.model.SourceVersion;
+import javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement;
+import javax.tools.Diagnostic;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
+
+/**
+ * Validate that PlatformAPI annotations are used in tandem with the {@link ApiStatus.Internal} annotation.
+ *
+ * @since 4.12.0
+ */
+@ApiStatus.Internal
+@SupportedAnnotationTypes("net.kyori.adventure.util.PlatformAPI")
+public class PlatformAPIAnnotationProcessor extends AbstractProcessor {
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean process(final Set<? extends TypeElement> annotations, final RoundEnvironment roundEnv) {
+    processingEnv.getMessager().printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind.ERROR, "Please");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public SourceVersion getSupportedSourceVersion() {
+    return SourceVersion.latestSupported();
+  }
+
+  private static int getVersion() {
+    String version = System.getProperty("java.version");
+    if(version.startsWith("1.")) {
+      version = version.substring(2, 3);
+    } else {
+      int dot = version.indexOf(".");
+      if(dot != -1) { version = version.substring(0, dot); }
+    } return Integer.parseInt(version);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/annotation-processors/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/annotation/processing/package-info.java b/annotation-processors/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/annotation/processing/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c73b4b1f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/annotation-processors/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/annotation/processing/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of adventure, licensed under the MIT License.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2022 KyoriPowered
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+/**
+ * Annotation processors used by other adventure modules.
+ */
+@ApiStatus.Internal
+package net.kyori.adventure.annotation.processing;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
diff --git a/api/build.gradle.kts b/api/build.gradle.kts
index d6de41fdc..b604eb739 100644
--- a/api/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/api/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,12 +9,19 @@ configurations {
   }
 }
 
+tasks.withType<JavaCompile> {
+  doFirst {
+    println( "AnnotationProcessorPath for $name is ${options.annotationProcessorPath?.files}")
+  }
+}
+
 dependencies {
   api(projects.adventureKey)
   api(libs.examination.api)
   api(libs.examination.string)
   compileOnlyApi(libs.jetbrainsAnnotations)
   testImplementation(libs.guava)
+  annotationProcessor(projects.adventureAnnotationProcessors)
 }
 
 applyJarMetadata("net.kyori.adventure")
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 24b270f19..a69b587ad 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ rootProject.name = "adventure-parent"
 
 sequenceOf(
   "api",
+  "annotation-processors",
   "bom",
   "extra-kotlin",
   "key",