diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/conf/machine/include/openpower.inc b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/conf/machine/include/openpower.inc
index 6660a56..2ef42ed 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/conf/machine/include/openpower.inc
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/conf/machine/include/openpower.inc
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
         host-ipmid-oem \
         host-ipmid-fru \
        "
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_skeleton_workbook = "${MACHINE}-config"
+
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/obmc-phosphor-host-ipmi-hw = "btbridged"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/obmc-phosphor-chassis-mgmt = "skeleton"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/obmc-phosphor-event-mgmt = "obmc-phosphor-event"
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-firestone/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton.bbappend b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-firestone/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton.bbappend
index 1edbf31..6c14b22 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-firestone/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton.bbappend
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-firestone/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton.bbappend
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_append := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
-SRC_URI += "file://firestone.patch"
 SRC_URI += "file://poweron.patch"
 SRC_URI += "file://occ-path.patch"
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-firestone/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton/firestone.patch b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-firestone/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton/firestone.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 2cb6ab4..0000000
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-firestone/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton/firestone.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/skeleton.service	2015-10-28 07:47:55.337712001 -0500
-+++ b/skeleton.service	2015-10-28 07:34:05.277712001 -0500
-@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
- Description=Temp placeholder for skeleton function
- 
- [Service]
--ExecStart=/usr/sbin/system_manager.py Palmetto
-+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/system_manager.py Firestone
- 
- [Install]
- WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-firestone/recipes-phosphor/workbook/firestone-config.bb b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-firestone/recipes-phosphor/workbook/firestone-config.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f4de06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-firestone/recipes-phosphor/workbook/firestone-config.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+SUMMARY = "Firestone board wiring"
+DESCRIPTION = "Board wiring information for the Firestone system."
+HOMEPAGE = "http://github.com/openbmc/skeleton"
+PR = "r1"
+
+SRCREV = "5213a991a5a3bd107636f1b2cc3bbca560843462"
+inherit config-in-skeleton
+inherit obmc-phosphor-license
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-garrison/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton.bbappend b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-garrison/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton.bbappend
index f7f16da..6c14b22 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-garrison/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton.bbappend
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-garrison/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton.bbappend
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_append := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
-SRC_URI += "file://garrison.patch"
 SRC_URI += "file://poweron.patch"
 SRC_URI += "file://occ-path.patch"
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-garrison/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton/garrison.patch b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-garrison/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton/garrison.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 23aabc5..0000000
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-garrison/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton/garrison.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/skeleton.service	2015-10-28 07:47:55.337712001 -0500
-+++ b/skeleton.service	2015-10-28 07:34:05.277712001 -0500
-@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
- Description=Temp placeholder for skeleton function
- 
- [Service]
--ExecStart=/usr/sbin/system_manager.py Palmetto
-+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/system_manager.py Garrison
- 
- [Install]
- WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-garrison/recipes-phosphor/workbook/garrison-config.bb b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-garrison/recipes-phosphor/workbook/garrison-config.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00bc2ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-garrison/recipes-phosphor/workbook/garrison-config.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+SUMMARY = "Garrison board wiring"
+DESCRIPTION = "Board wiring information for the Garrison system."
+HOMEPAGE = "http://github.com/openbmc/skeleton"
+PR = "r1"
+
+SRCREV = "5213a991a5a3bd107636f1b2cc3bbca560843462"
+inherit config-in-skeleton
+inherit obmc-phosphor-license
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-phosphor/workbook/palmetto-config.bb b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-phosphor/workbook/palmetto-config.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..730ba1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-phosphor/workbook/palmetto-config.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+SUMMARY = "Palmetto board wiring"
+DESCRIPTION = "Board wiring information for the Palmetto system."
+HOMEPAGE = "http://github.com/openbmc/skeleton"
+PR = "r1"
+
+SRCREV = "5213a991a5a3bd107636f1b2cc3bbca560843462"
+inherit config-in-skeleton
+inherit obmc-phosphor-license
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-rackspace/meta-barreleye/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton.bbappend b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-rackspace/meta-barreleye/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton.bbappend
deleted file mode 100644
index c3aad86..0000000
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-rackspace/meta-barreleye/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton.bbappend
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-FILESEXTRAPATHS_append := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
-SRC_URI += "file://skeleton.patch"
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-rackspace/meta-barreleye/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton/skeleton.patch b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-rackspace/meta-barreleye/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton/skeleton.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 288e68a..0000000
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-rackspace/meta-barreleye/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton/skeleton.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
---- a/skeleton.service	2015-10-28 07:47:55.337712001 -0500
-+++ b/skeleton.service	2015-10-28 07:34:05.277712001 -0500
-@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
- Description=Temp placeholder for skeleton function
- 
- [Service]
- Restart=always
--ExecStart=/usr/sbin/system_manager.py Palmetto
-+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/system_manager.py Barreleye
- 
- [Install]
- WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-rackspace/meta-barreleye/recipes-phosphor/workbook/barreleye-config.bb b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-rackspace/meta-barreleye/recipes-phosphor/workbook/barreleye-config.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8c9bb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-rackspace/meta-barreleye/recipes-phosphor/workbook/barreleye-config.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+SUMMARY = "Barreleye board wiring"
+DESCRIPTION = "Board wiring information for the Barreleye system."
+HOMEPAGE = "http://github.com/openbmc/skeleton"
+PR = "r1"
+
+SRCREV = "5213a991a5a3bd107636f1b2cc3bbca560843462"
+inherit config-in-skeleton
+inherit obmc-phosphor-license
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/classes/config-in-skeleton.bbclass b/meta-phosphor/classes/config-in-skeleton.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33266be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-phosphor/classes/config-in-skeleton.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# In general this class should only be used by board layers
+# that keep their machine-readable-workbook in the skeleton repository.
+
+inherit allarch
+inherit setuptools
+
+SRC_URI += "git://github.com/openbmc/skeleton;subpath=configs"
+S = "${WORKDIR}/configs"
+
+python() {
+	machine = d.getVar('MACHINE', True).capitalize() + '.py'
+	d.setVar('_config_in_skeleton', machine)
+}
+
+do_make_setup() {
+        cp ${S}/${_config_in_skeleton} \
+                ${S}/obmc_system_config.py
+        cat <<EOF > ${S}/setup.py
+from distutils.core import setup
+
+setup(name='${BPN}',
+    version='${PR}',
+    py_modules=['obmc_system_config'],
+    )
+EOF
+}
+
+addtask make_setup after do_patch before do_configure
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton.bb
index eb45a40..9762792 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton.bb
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@
 inherit pythonnative
 inherit python-dir
 
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_skeleton_workbook ?= ""
+
 DEPENDS += "glib-2.0 systemd"
-RDEPENDS_${PN} += "python-subprocess python-compression libsystemd"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} += "python-subprocess python-compression libsystemd ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_skeleton_workbook}"
 SRC_URI += "git://github.com/openbmc/skeleton"
 
 FILES_${PN} += "${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/*"
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@
 
 do_install() {
         oe_runmake -C git install \
-		PYTHON=${PYTHON} \
-		DESTDIR=${D} \
-		PREFIX=/usr
+                PYTHON=${PYTHON} \
+                DESTDIR=${D} \
+                PREFIX=/usr
 }
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton/skeleton.service b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton/skeleton.service
index b001abf..35b6e6c 100755
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton/skeleton.service
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/skeleton/skeleton/skeleton.service
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [Service]
 Restart=always
-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/system_manager.py Palmetto
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/system_manager.py
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target