diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 497ed2de..82ec2e8c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 		<module>spring-shell-jcommander-adapter</module>
 		<module>spring-shell-samples</module>
 		<module>spring-shell-shell1-adapter</module>
+		<module>spring-shell-starter</module>
 	</modules>
 
 	<dependencyManagement>
@@ -63,6 +64,11 @@
 				<artifactId>spring-shell-jcommander-adapter</artifactId>
 				<version>${project.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-shell-starter</artifactId>
+				<version>${project.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
 			<!-- OTHER DEPS -->
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.jline</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-shell-jcommander-adapter/pom.xml b/spring-shell-jcommander-adapter/pom.xml
index 573cbd91..e11c3737 100644
--- a/spring-shell-jcommander-adapter/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-shell-jcommander-adapter/pom.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 			<groupId>com.beust</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jcommander</artifactId>
 			<version>1.48</version>
+			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-shell-jcommander-adapter/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/jcommander/JCommanderParameterResolverAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-shell-jcommander-adapter/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/jcommander/JCommanderParameterResolverAutoConfiguration.java
index b0e772c5..74580f60 100644
--- a/spring-shell-jcommander-adapter/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/jcommander/JCommanderParameterResolverAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-shell-jcommander-adapter/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/jcommander/JCommanderParameterResolverAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 
 package org.springframework.shell.jcommander;
 
+import com.beust.jcommander.JCommander;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
  * @author Eric Bottard
  */
 @Configuration
+@ConditionalOnClass(JCommander.class)
 public class JCommanderParameterResolverAutoConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
diff --git a/spring-shell-samples/pom.xml b/spring-shell-samples/pom.xml
index f2e35238..08d74ba5 100644
--- a/spring-shell-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-shell-samples/pom.xml
@@ -27,27 +27,28 @@
 	</build>
 
 	<dependencies>
+
+		<!-- The following starter brings everything you need, including adapters that trigger only if needed-->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-shell-core</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>spring-shell-starter</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
+
+		<!-- Depend on Shell 1 to use Shell 1 API -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-shell-standard</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>spring-shell</artifactId>
+			<version>1.2.0.RELEASE</version>
 		</dependency>
+
+		<!-- Depend on JCommander to use JCommander API -->
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-shell-standard-commands</artifactId>
-			<scope>runtime</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-shell-shell1-adapter</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-shell-jcommander-adapter</artifactId>
+			<groupId>com.beust</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jcommander</artifactId>
+			<version>1.48</version>
 		</dependency>
+
+
 	</dependencies>
 	
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-shell-shell1-adapter/pom.xml b/spring-shell-shell1-adapter/pom.xml
index 64876872..22f50cdb 100644
--- a/spring-shell-shell1-adapter/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-shell-shell1-adapter/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 			<groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-shell</artifactId>
 			<version>1.2.0.RELEASE</version>
+			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-shell-shell1-adapter/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/legacy/LegacyAdapterAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-shell-shell1-adapter/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/legacy/LegacyAdapterAutoConfiguration.java
index 3f8b017f..849ea4e4 100644
--- a/spring-shell-shell1-adapter/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/legacy/LegacyAdapterAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-shell-shell1-adapter/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/legacy/LegacyAdapterAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.shell.legacy;
 
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.FilterType;
 import org.springframework.shell.converters.ArrayConverter;
 import org.springframework.shell.converters.AvailableCommandsConverter;
 import org.springframework.shell.converters.SimpleFileConverter;
+import org.springframework.shell.core.annotation.CliCommand;
 
 /**
  * Main configuration class for the Shell 2 - Shell 1 adapter.
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ import org.springframework.shell.converters.SimpleFileConverter;
  * @author Camilo Gonzalez
  */
 @Configuration
+@ConditionalOnClass(CliCommand.class)
 @ComponentScan(basePackageClasses = {ArrayConverter.class}, excludeFilters = @ComponentScan.Filter(
 		type = FilterType.ASSIGNABLE_TYPE,
 		value = {AvailableCommandsConverter.class, SimpleFileConverter.class}))
diff --git a/spring-shell-starter/pom.xml b/spring-shell-starter/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9494ff65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-shell-starter/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+		 xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+	<artifactId>spring-shell-starter</artifactId>
+	<name>Spring Shell Starter</name>
+	<packaging>jar</packaging>
+
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-shell-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	</parent>
+	
+	<description>Starter Dependency for Using Spring Shell</description>
+
+	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-shell-core</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-shell-standard</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-shell-standard-commands</artifactId>
+			<scope>runtime</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-shell-shell1-adapter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-shell-jcommander-adapter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+	</dependencies>
+	
+</project>