diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b32f64c500..1b7592fd6f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     "lint": "gulp lint",
     "build": "npm run lint && npm run build:core && npm run build:modules",
     "build:core": "tsc -p scripts/build/tsconfig-core.json",
+    "build:utils": "tsc -p scripts/build/tsconfig-utils.json",
     "build:modules": "node scripts/build/build.js",
     "shipit": "npm run build && npm run npmpub",
     "npmpub": "sh scripts/build/publish.sh",
diff --git a/scripts/build/build.js b/scripts/build/build.js
index 8c42f3eb55..bdc5478102 100644
--- a/scripts/build/build.js
+++ b/scripts/build/build.js
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@ const ROOT = path.resolve(path.join(__dirname, '../../')), // root ionic-native
   VERSION = require(path.resolve(ROOT, 'package.json')).version, // current ionic-native version
   PLUGINS_PATH = path.resolve(ROOT, 'src/@ionic-native/plugins'), // path to plugins source files
   CORE_PACKAGE_JSON = require(path.resolve(__dirname, 'core-package.json')), // core package.json
+  UTILS_PACKAGE_JSON = require(path.resolve(__dirname, 'utils-package.json')), // utils package.json
   PLUGIN_PACKAGE_JSON = require(path.resolve(__dirname, 'plugin-package.json')), // plugin package.json template
   PLUGIN_TS_CONFIG = require(path.resolve(__dirname, 'tsconfig-plugin.json')), // plugin tsconfig template
+  PLUGIN_CONFIG = require(path.resolve(__dirname, 'plugin-config.json')), // plugin config for @ionic-native/utils
   BUILD_TMP = path.resolve(ROOT, '.tmp'), // tmp directory path
   BUILD_DIST_ROOT = path.resolve(ROOT, 'dist/packages-dist/@ionic-native'), // dist directory root path
   BUILD_PLUGINS_DIST = path.resolve(BUILD_DIST_ROOT, 'plugins'), // plugins dist directory path
-  BUILD_CORE_DIST = path.resolve(BUILD_DIST_ROOT, 'core'); // core dist directory path
+  BUILD_CORE_DIST = path.resolve(BUILD_DIST_ROOT, 'core'), // core dist directory path
+  BUILD_UTILS_DIST = path.resolve(BUILD_DIST_ROOT, 'utils');
 
 
 // Delete dist directory and any temporary files
@@ -33,6 +36,14 @@ console.log('Preparing core module package.json');
 CORE_PACKAGE_JSON.version = VERSION;
 fs.writeJsonSync(path.resolve(BUILD_CORE_DIST, 'package.json'), CORE_PACKAGE_JSON);
 
+console.log('Preparing utils module package.json');
+UTILS_PACKAGE_JSON.version = VERSION;
+fs.mkdirpSync(BUILD_UTILS_DIST);
+fs.writeJsonSync(path.resolve(BUILD_UTILS_DIST, 'package.json'), UTILS_PACKAGE_JSON);
+
+console.log('Copying utils module');
+fs.copySync(path.resolve(__dirname, 'utils.js'), path.resolve(BUILD_UTILS_DIST, 'index.js'));
+
 
 // Fetch a list of the plugins
 const PLUGINS = fs.readdirSync(PLUGINS_PATH);
@@ -72,31 +83,38 @@ const addPluginToQueue = pluginName => {
       .then(() => fs.readFileAsync(PLUGIN_SRC_PATH, 'utf-8')) // read the plugin definition
       .then((pluginFile) => {
 
-        let postinstall,
-          regexInstall = /install:\s'(.*)',?\s/g.exec(pluginFile),
-          regexPlugin = /plugin:\s'(.*)',?\s/g.exec(pluginFile);
+        let packageLocator,
+          installVariables,
+          regexPlugin = /plugin:\s'(.*)',?\s/g.exec(pluginFile),
+          regexPluginName = /pluginName:\s'(.*)',?\s/g.exec(pluginFile),
+          regexVars = /installVariables:\s(\[.*]),?\s/g.exec(pluginFile);
 
-        if (regexInstall) {
-          // console.log('install command exists');
-          // postinstall = regexInstall[1];
+        if (regexPlugin) {
+          packageLocator = regexPlugin[1];
+        }
 
-        } else if (regexPlugin) {
-          postinstall = `ionic plugin add ${ regexPlugin[1] }`;
-        } else {
-          console.log('nothing was found');
+        if (regexVars) {
+          installVariables = JSON.parse(regexVars[1].replace(/'/g, '"'));
         }
 
+        if (packageLocator) console.log(packageLocator);
+        if (installVariables) console.log(installVariables);
+
+        // clone plugin-config.json
+        const pluginConfig = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(PLUGIN_CONFIG));
+
+        pluginConfig.name = regexPluginName[1];
+        pluginConfig.variables = installVariables;
+        pluginConfig.locator = packageLocator;
 
+        return fs.writeJsonAsync(path.resolve(BUILD_PLUGINS_DIST, pluginName, 'plugin-config.json'), pluginConfig);
+      })
+      .then(() => {
         // clone package.json
         const packageJson = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(PLUGIN_PACKAGE_JSON));
 
         packageJson.name = `@ionic-native/${pluginName}`;
-        packageJson.version = packageJson.peerDependencies['@ionic-native/core'] = VERSION;
-
-        if (postinstall) {
-          // add postinstall script
-          packageJson.scripts = { postinstall };
-        }
+        packageJson.version = packageJson.peerDependencies['@ionic-native/core'] = packageJson.peerDependencies['@ionic-native/utils'] = VERSION;
 
         return fs.writeJsonAsync(path.resolve(BUILD_PLUGINS_DIST, pluginName, 'package.json'), packageJson);
       })
@@ -107,7 +125,7 @@ const addPluginToQueue = pluginName => {
 
           if (err) {
             // oops! something went wrong.
-            callback(`Building ${pluginName} failed.`);
+            callback(`\n\nBuilding ${pluginName} failed.`);
             console.log(stdout);
             return;
           }
diff --git a/scripts/build/plugin-config.json b/scripts/build/plugin-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8960d8edd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build/plugin-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "Facebook",
+  "variables": [
+    "APP_ID",
+    "SOME_OTHER_VAR",
+    "AND_ANOTHER_ONE"
+  ],
+  "locator": "cordova-plugin-facebook4"
+}
diff --git a/scripts/build/plugin-package.json b/scripts/build/plugin-package.json
index 1ca0d9397e..1af6c474c2 100644
--- a/scripts/build/plugin-package.json
+++ b/scripts/build/plugin-package.json
@@ -9,10 +9,14 @@
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@angular/core": "2.2.1",
     "@ionic-native/core": "{{VERSION}}",
+    "@ionic-native/utils": "{{VERSION}}",
     "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.12"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/driftyco/ionic-native.git"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "postinstall": "node -e \"require('@ionic-native/utils').install(require('./plugin-config.json'))\""
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/build/publish.sh b/scripts/build/publish.sh
index f6597eb4a3..0fe00596fc 100644
--- a/scripts/build/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/publish.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 CORE="./dist/packages-dist/@ionic-native/core/"
 PLUGINS="./src/@ionic-native/plugins/*"
+UTILS="./dist/packages-dist/@ionic-native/utils/"
 
 BUILD_PLUGINS_DIST='dist/packages-dist/@ionic-native/plugins'
 
 echo "Publishing @ionic-native/core"
 npm publish "$CORE" --access public
+
+echo "Publishing @ionic-native/utils"
+npm publish "$UTILS" --access public
+
 # For each plugin, replace the values in tsconfig w/ the appropriate ones for this plugin
 for d in $PLUGINS ; do
   BASE=`basename $d`
diff --git a/scripts/build/utils-package.json b/scripts/build/utils-package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de630377f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build/utils-package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "name": "@ionic-native/utils",
+  "version": "{{VERSION}}",
+  "description": "Ionic Native - Native plugins for ionic apps",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "author": "ionic",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "prompt": "^1.0.0",
+    "colors": "^1.1.2"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/driftyco/ionic-native.git"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/build/utils.js b/scripts/build/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5057ab95d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+var prompt = require('prompt'),
+  colors = require('colors'),
+  exec = require('child_process').exec;
+
+module.exports = (function(){
+
+  var _self = this;
+  this.varValues = null;
+
+  this.install = function(pluginConfig) {
+    this.pluginConfig = pluginConfig;
+    console.log('\n\n-- Initializing Ionic Native plugin installer --'.gray);
+    console.log('\nInstalling plugin: '.green + pluginConfig.name);
+
+    if (!pluginConfig || !pluginConfig.name || !pluginConfig.locator) {
+      console.log('\nInvalid configuration file. Exiting Ionic Native installer.'.red);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (pluginConfig.variables) {
+      this.processVariables();
+    } else {
+      this.execInstall();
+    }
+  };
+
+  this.processVariables = function() {
+    console.log('\nThis plugin requires variables to install. Please specify values for these variables to complete the process.'.green);
+
+    prompt.message = null;
+    prompt.delimiter = ': ';
+    prompt.colors = false;
+
+    prompt.get(this.pluginConfig.variables, function(err, result) {
+      if (err) {
+        console.log('\n\nAn error occurred while processing your input. Please try again.'.red);
+      } else {
+        _self.confirmValues(result);
+      }
+    });
+  };
+
+  this.confirmValues = function(values) {
+    prompt.message = '';
+    prompt.getInput('\nAre you sure you want to continue with the values you provided? (Y/n)'.green, function(err, result) {
+      if (!result || result.toLowerCase() == 'y') {
+        _self.varValues = values;
+        _self.execInstall();
+      } else {
+        _self.processVariables();
+      }
+    });
+  };
+
+  this.parseValues = function() {
+    if (!this.varValues) return '';
+    var args = '';
+    for (var prop in this.varValues) {
+      args += ' --variable ';
+      args += prop;
+      args += '=';
+
+      if (typeof this.varValues[prop] === 'string') {
+        this.varValues[prop] = this.varValues[prop].trim();
+      }
+
+      if (/\s/g.test(this.varValues[prop]) && this.varValues[prop].substr(0,1).indexOf(['\'', '"']) === -1) {
+        // has whitespace, and not quoted
+        this.varValues[prop] = '"' + this.varValues[prop] + '"';
+      }
+
+      args += this.varValues[prop];
+    }
+    return args;
+  };
+
+  this.execInstall = function() {
+    var installCommand = 'ionic plugin add ' + this.pluginConfig.locator;
+    if (this.varValues) {
+      installCommand += this.parseValues();
+    }
+    exec(installCommand, function(err, stdout, stderr) {
+      if (err || stderr) {
+        console.log('\nAn error occurred while trying to install the plugin. Please install the plugin manually or re-install this package to try again.'.red);
+      } else {
+        var message = '\n\n' + _self.pluginConfig.name + ' plugin was successfully installed! Happy coding!';
+        console.log(message.green);
+      }
+    });
+  };
+
+  return this;
+
+})();
diff --git a/src/@ionic-native/core/plugin.ts b/src/@ionic-native/core/plugin.ts
index a141bdd640..db3543148f 100644
--- a/src/@ionic-native/core/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/@ionic-native/core/plugin.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ export interface PluginConfig {
    * Custom install command
    */
   install?: string;
+  /**
+   * Available installation variables
+   */
+  installVariables?: string[];
   /**
    * Supported platforms
    */
diff --git a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/deeplinks/index.ts b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/deeplinks/index.ts
index bceb5da6a0..1505a26345 100644
--- a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/deeplinks/index.ts
+++ b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/deeplinks/index.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ export interface DeeplinkMatch {
   pluginRef: 'IonicDeeplink',
   repo: 'https://github.com/driftyco/ionic-plugin-deeplinks',
   platforms: ['iOS', 'Android'],
-  install: 'ionic plugin add ionic-plugin-deeplinks --variable URL_SCHEME=myapp --variable DEEPLINK_SCHEME=https --variable DEEPLINK_HOST=example.com --variable ANDROID_PATH_PREFIX=/'
+  install: 'ionic plugin add ionic-plugin-deeplinks --variable URL_SCHEME=myapp --variable DEEPLINK_SCHEME=https --variable DEEPLINK_HOST=example.com --variable ANDROID_PATH_PREFIX=/',
+  installVariables: ['URL_SCHEME', 'DEEPLINK_SCHEME', 'DEEPLINK_HOST', 'ANDROID_PATH_PREFIX']
 })
 @Injectable()
 export class Deeplinks {
diff --git a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/facebook/index.ts b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/facebook/index.ts
index f1a208543d..f96162b394 100644
--- a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/facebook/index.ts
+++ b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/facebook/index.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ export interface FacebookLoginResponse {
   plugin: 'cordova-plugin-facebook4',
   pluginRef: 'facebookConnectPlugin',
   repo: 'https://github.com/jeduan/cordova-plugin-facebook4',
-  install: 'ionic plugin add cordova-plugin-facebook4 --variable APP_ID="123456789" --variable APP_NAME="myApplication"'
+  install: 'ionic plugin add cordova-plugin-facebook4 --variable APP_ID="123456789" --variable APP_NAME="myApplication"',
+  installVariables: ['APP_ID', 'APP_NAME']
 })
 @Injectable()
 export class Facebook {
diff --git a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/google-plus/index.ts b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/google-plus/index.ts
index 07e48f0d9c..9260511b9e 100644
--- a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/google-plus/index.ts
+++ b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/google-plus/index.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import { Cordova, Plugin } from '@ionic-native/core';
   pluginRef: 'window.plugins.googleplus',
   repo: 'https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/cordova-plugin-googleplus',
   platforms: ['Web', 'Android', 'iOS'],
-  install: 'ionic plugin add cordova-plugin-googleplus --variable REVERSED_CLIENT_ID=myreversedclientid'
+  install: 'ionic plugin add cordova-plugin-googleplus --variable REVERSED_CLIENT_ID=myreversedclientid',
+  installVariables: ['REVERSED_CLIENT_ID']
 })
 @Injectable()
 export class GooglePlus {
diff --git a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/googlemap/index.ts b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/googlemap/index.ts
index 7fabec853e..339e429762 100644
--- a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/googlemap/index.ts
+++ b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/googlemap/index.ts
@@ -481,7 +481,8 @@ export class MapPage {
   pluginRef: 'plugin.google.maps.Map',
   plugin: 'cordova-plugin-googlemaps',
   repo: 'https://github.com/mapsplugin/cordova-plugin-googlemaps',
-  install: 'ionic plugin add cordova-plugin-googlemaps --variable API_KEY_FOR_ANDROID="YOUR_ANDROID_API_KEY_IS_HERE" --variable API_KEY_FOR_IOS="YOUR_IOS_API_KEY_IS_HERE"'
+  install: 'ionic plugin add cordova-plugin-googlemaps --variable API_KEY_FOR_ANDROID="YOUR_ANDROID_API_KEY_IS_HERE" --variable API_KEY_FOR_IOS="YOUR_IOS_API_KEY_IS_HERE"',
+  installVariables: ['API_KEY_FOR_ANDROID', 'API_KEY_FOR_IOS']
 })
 @Injectable()
 export class GoogleMap {
diff --git a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/pinterest/index.ts b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/pinterest/index.ts
index 213e51d6af..96f95639d8 100644
--- a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/pinterest/index.ts
+++ b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/pinterest/index.ts
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ export interface PinterestPin {
   pluginRef: 'cordova.plugins.Pinterest',
   repo: 'https://github.com/zyramedia/cordova-plugin-pinterest',
   install: 'ionic plugin add cordova-plugin-pinterest --variable APP_ID=YOUR_APP_ID',
+  installVariables: ['APP_ID'],
   platforms: ['Android', 'iOS']
 })
 @Injectable()
diff --git a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/push/index.ts b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/push/index.ts
index 19691143c9..b453a539ee 100644
--- a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/push/index.ts
+++ b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/push/index.ts
@@ -323,7 +323,8 @@ declare var PushNotification: {
   plugin: 'phonegap-plugin-push',
   pluginRef: 'PushNotification',
   repo: 'https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-plugin-push',
-  install: 'ionic plugin add phonegap-plugin-push --variable SENDER_ID=XXXXXXXXX'
+  install: 'ionic plugin add phonegap-plugin-push --variable SENDER_ID=XXXXXXXXX',
+  installVariables: ['SENDER_ID']
 })
 @Injectable()
 export class Push {
diff --git a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/rollbar/index.ts b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/rollbar/index.ts
index f738dc3c6b..5ae62dcf34 100644
--- a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/rollbar/index.ts
+++ b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/rollbar/index.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ import { Plugin, Cordova } from '@ionic-native/core';
   pluginRef: 'Rollbar',
   repo: 'https://github.com/Resgrid/cordova-plugins-rollbar',
   platforms: ['Android', 'iOS'],
-  install: 'ionic plugin add resgrid-cordova-plugins-rollbar --variable ROLLBAR_ACCESS_TOKEN="YOUR_ROLLBAR_ACCEESS_TOKEN" --variable ROLLBAR_ENVIRONMENT="ROLLBAR_ENVIRONMENT"'
+  install: 'ionic plugin add resgrid-cordova-plugins-rollbar --variable ROLLBAR_ACCESS_TOKEN="YOUR_ROLLBAR_ACCEESS_TOKEN" --variable ROLLBAR_ENVIRONMENT="ROLLBAR_ENVIRONMENT"',
+  installVariables: ['ROLLBAR_ACCESS_TOKEN', 'ROLLBAR_ENVIRONMENT']
 })
 @Injectable()
 export class Rollbar {
diff --git a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/twitter-connect/index.ts b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/twitter-connect/index.ts
index 3915cbf442..731063a5ae 100644
--- a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/twitter-connect/index.ts
+++ b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/twitter-connect/index.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ export interface TwitterConnectResponse {
   plugin: 'twitter-connect-plugin',
   pluginRef: 'TwitterConnect',
   repo: 'https://github.com/ManifestWebDesign/twitter-connect-plugin',
-  install: 'ionic plugin add twitter-connect-plugin --variable FABRIC_KEY=fabric_API_key'
+  install: 'ionic plugin add twitter-connect-plugin --variable FABRIC_KEY=fabric_API_key',
+  installVariables: ['FABRIC_KEY']
 })
 @Injectable()
 export class TwitterConnect {