diff --git a/plugins/org.jboss.tools.windup.runtime/src/org/jboss/tools/windup/runtime/kantra/KantraRunner.java b/plugins/org.jboss.tools.windup.runtime/src/org/jboss/tools/windup/runtime/kantra/KantraRunner.java
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+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Red Hat. All rights reserved.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+package org.jboss.tools.windup.runtime.kantra;
+
+import static org.jboss.tools.windup.runtime.WindupRuntimePlugin.logInfo;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.apache.commons.exec.CommandLine;
+import org.apache.commons.exec.DefaultExecutor;
+import org.apache.commons.exec.ExecuteException;
+import org.apache.commons.exec.ExecuteResultHandler;
+import org.apache.commons.exec.ExecuteWatchdog;
+import org.apache.commons.exec.LogOutputStream;
+import org.apache.commons.exec.PumpStreamHandler;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
+import org.jboss.tools.windup.runtime.WindupRuntimePlugin;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
+
+public class KantraRunner {
+	
+	private ExecuteWatchdog watchdog;
+	
+	public void startWindup(final IProgressMonitor monitor, String[] input, String output) {
+		logInfo("Begin start kantra."); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		monitor.worked(1);
+		
+		String windupExecutable = WindupRuntimePlugin.computeWindupHome().resolve("bin").resolve("cli").toString(); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
+		
+		
+		if (windupExecutable == null) {
+			WindupRuntimePlugin.logErrorMessage("kantra CLI not specified."); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		boolean executable = new File(windupExecutable).setExecutable(true);
+		if (!executable) {
+			WindupRuntimePlugin.logErrorMessage("kantra CLI not executable."); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		CommandLine cmdLine = CommandLine.parse(windupExecutable);
+		
+		Map<String, String> env = Maps.newHashMap();
+		for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : System.getenv().entrySet()) {
+			env.put(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
+		}
+		
+		cmdLine.addArgument("analyze"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		cmdLine.addArgument("--input"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		
+		watchdog = new ExecuteWatchdog(ExecuteWatchdog.INFINITE_TIMEOUT);
+		ExecuteResultHandler handler = new ExecuteResultHandler() {
+			@Override
+			public void onProcessFailed(ExecuteException e) {
+				logInfo("kantra process failed:"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+				logInfo(e.getMessage()); //$NON-NLS-1$
+//				executionBuilder = null;
+//				notifyServerChanged();
+			}
+			@Override
+			public void onProcessComplete(int exitValue) {
+				logInfo("kantra process has completed."); //$NON-NLS-1$
+//				executionBuilder = null;
+//				notifyServerChanged();
+			}
+		};
+		DefaultExecutor executor = new DefaultExecutor();
+		executor.setStreamHandler(new PumpStreamHandler(new LogOutputStream() {
+			@Override
+			protected void processLine(String line, int logLevel) {
+				logInfo("kantra output: " + line); //$NON-NLS-1$
+				monitor.worked(1);
+			}
+		}));
+		executor.setWatchdog(watchdog);
+		executor.setExitValue(1);
+		monitor.worked(1);
+		try {
+			logInfo("Starting kantra..."); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			logInfo("Command-line: " + cmdLine); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			executor.execute(cmdLine, env, handler);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			WindupRuntimePlugin.log(e);
+		}
+	}
+}