diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/base-ant-descriptor.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/base-ant-descriptor.xml
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+<ant-lib>
+
+  <types>
+
+    <listener name="default" classname="org.apache.myrmidon.listeners.DefaultProjectListener"/>
+    <aspect name="noop" classname="org.apache.myrmidon.aspects.NoopAspectHandler"/>
+
+    <!-- basic tasks/datatypes/coverters required in most environments -->
+<!--
+    <task name="pattern" classname="org.apache.myrmidon.framework.TypeInstanceTask" />
+    <data-type name="pattern" classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.Pattern" />
+-->
+  </types>
+
+</ant-lib>
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diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/core-ant-descriptor.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/core-ant-descriptor.xml
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index 000000000..6f3e0e8c3
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+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/core-ant-descriptor.xml
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+<ant-lib>
+  
+  <types>
+
+    <!-- tasks to test operation of engine -->
+    <task name="prim-test" classname="org.apache.ant.modules.test.PrimitiveTypesTest" />
+    <task name="sub-elements-test" classname="org.apache.ant.modules.test.SubElementTest" />
+    <task name="conf-test" classname="org.apache.ant.modules.test.ConfigurationTest" />
+    <task name="content-test" classname="org.apache.ant.modules.test.ContentTest" />
+
+    <!-- basic tasks/datatypes/coverters required in most environments -->
+    <task name="echo" classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.Echo" />
+    <task name="property" classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.Property" />
+    <task name="ant-call" classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.AntCall" />
+
+    <task name="pattern" classname="org.apache.myrmidon.framework.TypeInstanceTask" />
+    <data-type name="pattern" classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.Pattern" />
+
+  </types>
+  
+  <converters>
+
+    <converter classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.StringToLongConverter" 
+               source="java.lang.String" 
+               destination="java.lang.Long" />
+    <converter classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.StringToIntegerConverter" 
+               source="java.lang.String" 
+               destination="java.lang.Integer" />
+    <converter classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.StringToShortConverter" 
+               source="java.lang.String" 
+               destination="java.lang.Short" />
+    <converter classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.StringToByteConverter" 
+               source="java.lang.String" 
+               destination="java.lang.Byte" />
+    <converter classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.StringToDoubleConverter" 
+               source="java.lang.String" 
+               destination="java.lang.Double" />
+    <converter classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.StringToFloatConverter" 
+               source="java.lang.String" 
+               destination="java.lang.Float" />
+    <converter classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.StringToClassConverter" 
+               source="java.lang.String" 
+               destination="java.lang.Class" />
+    <converter classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.StringToURLConverter" 
+               source="java.lang.String" 
+               destination="java.net.URL" />
+
+  </converters>
+
+</ant-lib>
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diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/runtime-ant-descriptor.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/runtime-ant-descriptor.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..079aa109a
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+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/runtime-ant-descriptor.xml
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+<ant-lib>
+  
+  <types>
+
+    <!-- core tasks for operation -->
+    <task name="facility" classname="org.apache.myrmidon.libs.runtime.Facility" />
+    <task name="typedef" classname="org.apache.myrmidon.libs.runtime.TypeDef" />
+    <task name="converterdef" classname="org.apache.myrmidon.libs.runtime.ConverterDef" />
+
+  </types>
+  
+  <converters>
+
+<!--
+    <converter classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.StringToLongConverter" 
+               source="java.lang.String" 
+               destination="java.lang.Long" />
+    <converter classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.StringToIntegerConverter" 
+               source="java.lang.String" 
+               destination="java.lang.Integer" />
+    <converter classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.StringToShortConverter" 
+               source="java.lang.String" 
+               destination="java.lang.Short" />
+    <converter classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.StringToByteConverter" 
+               source="java.lang.String" 
+               destination="java.lang.Byte" />
+    <converter classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.StringToDoubleConverter" 
+               source="java.lang.String" 
+               destination="java.lang.Double" />
+    <converter classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.StringToFloatConverter" 
+               source="java.lang.String" 
+               destination="java.lang.Float" />
+    <converter classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.StringToClassConverter" 
+               source="java.lang.String" 
+               destination="java.lang.Class" />
+    <converter classname="org.apache.ant.modules.basic.StringToURLConverter" 
+               source="java.lang.String" 
+               destination="java.net.URL" />
+-->
+  </converters>
+
+</ant-lib>
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