diff --git a/e2e/affected.test.ts b/e2e/affected.test.ts
index 49c01adc08..0b5c1d0cfa 100644
--- a/e2e/affected.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/affected.test.ts
@@ -268,11 +268,11 @@ forEachCli(() => {
       const build = runCommand(
         `npm run affected:build -- --files="apps/${myapp}/src/main.ts,libs/${mypublishablelib}/src/index.ts" --parallel`
       );
-      console.log(build);
+
       // make sure that the package is done building before we start building the app
       expect(
         build.indexOf('Built Angular Package!') <
-          build.indexOf(`"build" "${myapp}"`)
+          build.indexOf(`Generating ES5 bundles for differential loading.`)
       ).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
diff --git a/e2e/default-tasks-runner.test.ts b/e2e/tasks-runner-v2.test.ts
similarity index 94%
rename from e2e/default-tasks-runner.test.ts
rename to e2e/tasks-runner-v2.test.ts
index e185e1973d..d9ea47acf0 100644
--- a/e2e/default-tasks-runner.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/tasks-runner-v2.test.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ forEachCli(() => {
     });
 
     describe('Cache', () => {
-      it('should not use cache when it is not enabled', async () => {
+      it('should cache command execution', async () => {
         ensureProject();
 
         const myapp1 = uniq('myapp1');
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@ forEachCli(() => {
           'read the output from cache'
         );
 
+        // build individual project with caching
+        const individualBuildWithCache = runCommand(
+          `npm run nx -- build ${myapp1}`
+        );
+        expect(individualBuildWithCache).toContain('Cached Output');
+
         // run lint with caching
         // --------------------------------------------
         const outputWithNoLintCached = runCommand(
diff --git a/packages/cli/lib/init-local.ts b/packages/cli/lib/init-local.ts
index cb67c7398a..f8e8d93b9f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/lib/init-local.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/lib/init-local.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import * as path from 'path';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
 import { Workspace } from './workspace';
+import { parseRunOneOptions } from './parse-run-one-options';
 
 /**
  * Nx is being run inside a workspace.
@@ -7,25 +9,35 @@ import { Workspace } from './workspace';
  * @param workspace Relevant local workspace properties
  */
 export function initLocal(workspace: Workspace) {
-  // required to make sure nrwl/workspace import works
-  if (workspace.type === 'nx') {
-    require(path.join(
-      workspace.dir,
-      'node_modules',
-      '@nrwl',
-      'tao',
-      'src',
-      'compat',
-      'compat.js'
-    ));
-  }
+  const supportedNxCommands = require('@nrwl/workspace/src/command-line/supported-nx-commands')
+    .supportedNxCommands;
+  const runOpts = runOneOptions(workspace);
 
-  // The commandsObject is a Yargs object declared in `nx-commands.ts`,
-  // It is exposed and bootstrapped here to provide CLI features.
-  const w = require('@nrwl/workspace');
-  if (w.supportedNxCommands.includes(process.argv[2])) {
-    w.commandsObject.argv;
-  } else if (workspace.type === 'nx') {
+  if (supportedNxCommands.includes(process.argv[2])) {
+    // required to make sure nrwl/workspace import works
+    if (workspace.type === 'nx') {
+      require(path.join(
+        workspace.dir,
+        'node_modules',
+        '@nrwl',
+        'tao',
+        'src',
+        'compat',
+        'compat.js'
+      ));
+    }
+    require('@nrwl/workspace/src/command-line/nx-commands').commandsObject.argv;
+  } else {
+    if (runOpts === false || process.env.NX_SKIP_TASKS_RUNNER) {
+      loadCli(workspace);
+    } else {
+      require('@nrwl/workspace/src/command-line/run-one').runOne(runOpts);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function loadCli(workspace: Workspace) {
+  if (workspace.type === 'nx') {
     require(path.join(
       workspace.dir,
       'node_modules',
@@ -34,9 +46,6 @@ export function initLocal(workspace: Workspace) {
       'index.js'
     ));
   } else if (workspace.type === 'angular') {
-    w.output.note({
-      title: `Nx didn't recognize the command, forwarding on to the Angular CLI.`
-    });
     require(path.join(
       workspace.dir,
       'node_modules',
@@ -45,5 +54,37 @@ export function initLocal(workspace: Workspace) {
       'lib',
       'init.js'
     ));
+  } else {
+    console.error(`Cannot recognize the workspace type.`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+function runOneOptions(
+  workspace: Workspace
+): false | { project; target; configuration; overrides } {
+  try {
+    const nxJson = JSON.parse(
+      fs.readFileSync(path.join(workspace.dir, 'nx.json')).toString()
+    );
+
+    const workspaceConfigJson = JSON.parse(
+      fs
+        .readFileSync(
+          path.join(
+            workspace.dir,
+            workspace.type === 'nx' ? 'workspace.json' : 'angular.json'
+          )
+        )
+        .toString()
+    );
+
+    return parseRunOneOptions(
+      nxJson,
+      workspaceConfigJson,
+      process.argv.slice(2)
+    );
+  } catch (e) {
+    return false;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/lib/parse-run-one-options.spec.ts b/packages/cli/lib/parse-run-one-options.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d69c3b1909
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/lib/parse-run-one-options.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { parseRunOneOptions } from './parse-run-one-options';
+
+describe('parseRunOneOptions', () => {
+  const nxJson = { tasksRunnerOptions: { default: { runner: 'somerunner' } } };
+  const workspaceJson = { projects: { myproj: { architect: { build: {} } } } };
+  const args = ['build', 'myproj', '--configuration=production', '--flag=true'];
+
+  it('should work', () => {
+    expect(parseRunOneOptions(nxJson, workspaceJson, args)).toEqual({
+      project: 'myproj',
+      target: 'build',
+      configuration: 'production',
+      overrides: { flag: 'true' }
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should work with run syntax', () => {
+    expect(
+      parseRunOneOptions(nxJson, workspaceJson, [
+        'run',
+        'myproj:build:production',
+        '--flag=true'
+      ])
+    ).toEqual({
+      project: 'myproj',
+      target: 'build',
+      configuration: 'production',
+      overrides: { flag: 'true' }
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should use defaultProjectName when no provided', () => {
+    expect(
+      parseRunOneOptions(
+        nxJson,
+        { ...workspaceJson, cli: { defaultProjectName: 'myproj' } },
+        ['build', '--flag=true']
+      )
+    ).toEqual({
+      project: 'myproj',
+      target: 'build',
+      overrides: { flag: 'true' }
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should return false when no runner is set', () => {
+    expect(parseRunOneOptions({}, workspaceJson, args)).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      parseRunOneOptions({ tasksRunnerOptions: {} }, workspaceJson, args)
+    ).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      parseRunOneOptions(
+        { tasksRunnerOptions: { default: {} } },
+        workspaceJson,
+        args
+      )
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false when the task is not recognized', () => {
+    expect(parseRunOneOptions(nxJson, {}, args)).toBe(false);
+    expect(parseRunOneOptions(nxJson, { projects: {} }, args)).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      parseRunOneOptions(nxJson, { projects: { architect: {} } }, args)
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false when cannot find the right project', () => {
+    expect(
+      parseRunOneOptions(nxJson, workspaceJson, ['build', 'wrongproj'])
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false when no project specified', () => {
+    expect(parseRunOneOptions(nxJson, workspaceJson, ['build'])).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/cli/lib/parse-run-one-options.ts b/packages/cli/lib/parse-run-one-options.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f64a423bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/lib/parse-run-one-options.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import yargsParser = require('yargs-parser');
+
+export function parseRunOneOptions(
+  nxJson: any,
+  workspaceConfigJson: any,
+  args: string[]
+): false | { project; target; configuration; overrides } {
+  // custom runner is not set, no tasks runner
+  if (
+    !nxJson.tasksRunnerOptions ||
+    !nxJson.tasksRunnerOptions.default ||
+    !nxJson.tasksRunnerOptions.default.runner
+  ) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // the list of all possible tasks doesn't include the given name, no tasks runner
+  let allPossibleTasks = ['run'];
+  Object.values(workspaceConfigJson.projects || {}).forEach((p: any) => {
+    allPossibleTasks.push(...Object.keys(p.architect || {}));
+  });
+  if (allPossibleTasks.indexOf(args[0]) === -1) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  let defaultProjectName = null;
+  try {
+    defaultProjectName = workspaceConfigJson.cli.defaultProjectName;
+  } catch (e) {}
+
+  const overrides = yargsParser(args, {
+    boolean: ['prod'],
+    string: ['configuration', 'project']
+  });
+
+  let project;
+  let target;
+  let configuration;
+
+  if (overrides._[0] === 'run') {
+    [project, target, configuration] = overrides._[1].split(':');
+  } else {
+    target = overrides._[0];
+    project = overrides._[1];
+  }
+
+  if (!project && defaultProjectName) {
+    project = defaultProjectName;
+  }
+
+  if (overrides.configuration) {
+    configuration = overrides.configuration;
+  }
+  if (overrides.prod) {
+    configuration = 'production';
+  }
+  if (overrides.project) {
+    project = overrides.project;
+  }
+
+  // we need both to be able to run a target, no tasks runner
+  if (!project || !target) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // we need both to be able to run a target, no tasks runner
+  if (!workspaceConfigJson.projects[project]) return false;
+
+  const res = { project, target, configuration, overrides };
+  delete overrides['_'];
+  delete overrides['configuration'];
+  delete overrides['prod'];
+  delete overrides['project'];
+
+  return res;
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/lib/run-cli.ts b/packages/cli/lib/run-cli.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e16cdcda4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/lib/run-cli.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import * as path from 'path';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import { findWorkspaceRoot } from './find-workspace-root';
+
+const workspace = findWorkspaceRoot(process.cwd());
+
+setUpOutputWatching();
+requireCli();
+
+function requireCli() {
+  if (workspace.type === 'nx') {
+    require(path.join(
+      workspace.dir,
+      'node_modules',
+      '@nrwl',
+      'tao',
+      'index.js'
+    ));
+  } else {
+    require(path.join(
+      workspace.dir,
+      'node_modules',
+      '@angular',
+      'cli',
+      'lib',
+      'init.js'
+    ));
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * We need to collect all stdout and stderr and store it, so the caching mechanism
+ * could store it.
+ *
+ * Writing stdout and stderr into different stream is too risky when using TTY.
+ *
+ * So we are simply monkey-patching the Javascript object. In this case the actual output will always be correct.
+ * And the cached output should be correct unless the CLI bypasses process.stdout or console.log and uses some
+ * C-binary to write to stdout.
+ */
+function setUpOutputWatching() {
+  const stdoutWrite = process.stdout._write;
+  const stderrWrite = process.stderr._write;
+
+  let out = [];
+
+  process.stdout._write = (
+    chunk: any,
+    encoding: string,
+    callback: Function
+  ) => {
+    out.push(chunk.toString());
+    stdoutWrite.apply(process.stdout, [chunk, encoding, callback]);
+  };
+
+  process.stderr._write = (
+    chunk: any,
+    encoding: string,
+    callback: Function
+  ) => {
+    out.push(chunk.toString());
+    stderrWrite.apply(process.stderr, [chunk, encoding, callback]);
+  };
+
+  process.on('exit', code => {
+    if (code === 0) {
+      fs.writeFileSync(process.env.NX_TERMINAL_OUTPUT_PATH, out.join(''));
+    }
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/insights/src/insights-task-runner.ts b/packages/insights/src/insights-task-runner.ts
index 16eecd1bd8..ef55d4a6d1 100644
--- a/packages/insights/src/insights-task-runner.ts
+++ b/packages/insights/src/insights-task-runner.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class InsightsRemoteCache implements RemoteCache {
       if (e.response && e.response.status === 404) {
         // cache miss. print nothing
       } else if (e.code === 'ECONNREFUSED') {
-        console.error(`Error: Cannot cannot to remote cache.`);
+        console.error(`Error: Cannot connect to remote cache.`);
       } else {
         console.error(e.message);
       }
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class InsightsRemoteCache implements RemoteCache {
       return true;
     } catch (e) {
       if (e.code === 'ECONNREFUSED') {
-        console.error(`Error: Cannot cannot to remote cache.`);
+        console.error(`Error: Cannot connect to remote cache.`);
       } else {
         console.error(e.message);
       }
diff --git a/packages/tao/src/commands/run.ts b/packages/tao/src/commands/run.ts
index 33b8d8e934..3a94e7052e 100644
--- a/packages/tao/src/commands/run.ts
+++ b/packages/tao/src/commands/run.ts
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ function parseRunOpts(
     );
     project = defaultProjectName;
   }
-  if (!project || !target) {
-    throwInvalidInvocation();
-  }
   if (runOptions.configuration) {
     configuration = runOptions.configuration;
   }
@@ -69,6 +66,9 @@ function parseRunOpts(
   if (runOptions.project) {
     project = runOptions.project;
   }
+  if (!project || !target) {
+    throwInvalidInvocation();
+  }
   const res = { project, target, configuration, help, runOptions };
   delete runOptions['help'];
   delete runOptions['_'];
diff --git a/packages/workspace/index.ts b/packages/workspace/index.ts
index 1a7f5dea23..48b0a8bdde 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/index.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/index.ts
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@ export {
   resolveUserExistingPrettierConfig
 } from './src/utils/common';
 export { output } from './src/utils/output';
-export {
-  commandsObject,
-  supportedNxCommands
-} from './src/command-line/nx-commands';
+export { commandsObject } from './src/command-line/nx-commands';
+export { supportedNxCommands } from './src/command-line/supported-nx-commands';
 export { readWorkspaceJson, readNxJson } from './src/core/file-utils';
 export { NxJson } from './src/core/shared-interfaces';
 export {
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/command-line/affected.ts b/packages/workspace/src/command-line/affected.ts
index 90614b5eb4..f92dc5265e 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/command-line/affected.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/command-line/affected.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 import { calculateFileChanges, readEnvironment } from '../core/file-utils';
 import { printAffected } from './print-affected';
 import { projectHasTargetAndConfiguration } from '../utils/project-has-target-and-configuration';
+import { DefaultReporter } from '../tasks-runner/default-reporter';
 
 export function affected(command: string, parsedArgs: yargs.Arguments): void {
   const { nxArgs, overrides } = splitArgsIntoNxArgsAndOverrides(parsedArgs);
@@ -109,7 +110,8 @@ export function affected(command: string, parsedArgs: yargs.Arguments): void {
           projectGraph,
           env,
           nxArgs,
-          overrides
+          overrides,
+          new DefaultReporter()
         );
         break;
       }
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/command-line/nx-commands.ts b/packages/workspace/src/command-line/nx-commands.ts
index a3342c9075..58a402cd5c 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/command-line/nx-commands.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/command-line/nx-commands.ts
@@ -14,31 +14,6 @@ import { runMany } from './run-many';
 
 const noop = (yargs: yargs.Argv): yargs.Argv => yargs;
 
-export const supportedNxCommands = [
-  'affected',
-  'affected:apps',
-  'affected:libs',
-  'affected:build',
-  'affected:test',
-  'affected:e2e',
-  'affected:dep-graph',
-  'affected:lint',
-  'print-affected',
-  'dep-graph',
-  'format',
-  'format:check',
-  'format:write',
-  'workspace-schematic',
-  'workspace-lint',
-  'migrate',
-  'report',
-  'run-many',
-  'list',
-  'help',
-  '--help',
-  '--version'
-];
-
 /**
  * Exposing the Yargs commands object so the documentation generator can
  * parse it. The CLI will consume it and call the `.argv` to bootstrapped
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/command-line/run-many.ts b/packages/workspace/src/command-line/run-many.ts
index 91f10b3bb9..a5690d4981 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/command-line/run-many.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/command-line/run-many.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,21 @@ import {
 } from '../core/project-graph';
 import { readEnvironment } from '../core/file-utils';
 import { projectHasTargetAndConfiguration } from '../utils/project-has-target-and-configuration';
+import { DefaultReporter } from '../tasks-runner/default-reporter';
 
 export function runMany(parsedArgs: yargs.Arguments): void {
   const { nxArgs, overrides } = splitArgsIntoNxArgsAndOverrides(parsedArgs);
   const env = readEnvironment(nxArgs.target);
   const projectGraph = createProjectGraph();
   const projects = projectsToRun(nxArgs, projectGraph);
-  runCommand(projects, projectGraph, env, nxArgs, overrides);
+  runCommand(
+    projects,
+    projectGraph,
+    env,
+    nxArgs,
+    overrides,
+    new DefaultReporter()
+  );
 }
 
 function projectsToRun(nxArgs: NxArgs, projectGraph: ProjectGraph) {
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/command-line/run-one.ts b/packages/workspace/src/command-line/run-one.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a3b2bd777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/command-line/run-one.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { runCommand } from '../tasks-runner/run-command';
+import { createProjectGraph } from '../core/project-graph';
+import { readEnvironment } from '../core/file-utils';
+import { EmptyReporter } from '../tasks-runner/empty-reporter';
+
+export function runOne(opts: {
+  project: string;
+  target: string;
+  configuration: string;
+  overrides: any;
+}): void {
+  const env = readEnvironment(opts.target);
+  const projectGraph = createProjectGraph();
+  const projects = [projectGraph.nodes[opts.project]];
+  runCommand(
+    projects,
+    projectGraph,
+    env,
+    opts,
+    opts.overrides,
+    new EmptyReporter()
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/command-line/supported-nx-commands.ts b/packages/workspace/src/command-line/supported-nx-commands.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a93e519d64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/command-line/supported-nx-commands.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+export const supportedNxCommands = [
+  'affected',
+  'affected:apps',
+  'affected:libs',
+  'affected:build',
+  'affected:test',
+  'affected:e2e',
+  'affected:dep-graph',
+  'affected:lint',
+  'print-affected',
+  'dep-graph',
+  'format',
+  'format:check',
+  'format:write',
+  'workspace-schematic',
+  'workspace-lint',
+  'migrate',
+  'report',
+  'run-many',
+  'list',
+  'help',
+  '--help',
+  '--version'
+];
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/cache.ts b/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/cache.ts
index 221fe4cf74..d41bd21de3 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/cache.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/cache.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,7 @@ import { appRootPath } from '../utils/app-root';
 import { ProjectGraph } from '../core/project-graph';
 import { NxJson } from '../core/shared-interfaces';
 import { Task } from './tasks-runner';
-import {
-  existsSync,
-  mkdirSync,
-  readFileSync,
-  rmdirSync,
-  writeFileSync
-} from 'fs';
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { join } from 'path';
 import { Hasher } from './hasher';
 import * as fsExtra from 'fs-extra';
@@ -17,10 +11,28 @@ import { DefaultTasksRunnerOptions } from './tasks-runner-v2';
 export type CachedResult = { terminalOutput: string; outputsPath: string };
 export type TaskWithCachedResult = { task: Task; cachedResult: CachedResult };
 
+class CacheConfig {
+  constructor(private readonly options: DefaultTasksRunnerOptions) {}
+
+  isCacheableTask(task: Task) {
+    return (
+      this.options.cacheableOperations &&
+      this.options.cacheableOperations.indexOf(task.target.target) > -1 &&
+      !this.longRunningTask(task)
+    );
+  }
+
+  private longRunningTask(task: Task) {
+    return task.overrides['watch'] !== undefined;
+  }
+}
+
 export class Cache {
   root = appRootPath;
   cachePath = this.createCacheDir();
+  terminalOutputsDir = this.createTerminalOutputsDir();
   hasher = new Hasher(this.projectGraph, this.nxJson);
+  cacheConfig = new CacheConfig(this.options);
 
   constructor(
     private readonly projectGraph: ProjectGraph,
@@ -29,7 +41,7 @@ export class Cache {
   ) {}
 
   async get(task: Task): Promise<CachedResult> {
-    if (!this.cacheable(task)) return null;
+    if (!this.cacheConfig.isCacheableTask(task)) return null;
 
     const res = await this.getFromLocalDir(task);
 
@@ -47,8 +59,9 @@ export class Cache {
     }
   }
 
-  async put(task: Task, terminalOutput: string, folders: string[]) {
-    if (!this.cacheable(task)) return;
+  async put(task: Task, terminalOutputPath: string, folders: string[]) {
+    if (!this.cacheConfig.isCacheableTask(task)) return;
+    const terminalOutput = readFileSync(terminalOutputPath).toString();
     const hash = await this.hasher.hash(task);
     const td = join(this.cachePath, hash);
     const tdCommit = join(this.cachePath, `${hash}.commit`);
@@ -101,6 +114,10 @@ export class Cache {
     });
   }
 
+  async temporaryOutputPath(task: Task) {
+    return join(this.terminalOutputsDir, await this.hasher.hash(task));
+  }
+
   private async getFromLocalDir(task: Task) {
     const hash = await this.hasher.hash(task);
     const tdCommit = join(this.cachePath, `${hash}.commit`);
@@ -116,13 +133,6 @@ export class Cache {
     }
   }
 
-  private cacheable(task: Task) {
-    return (
-      this.options.cacheableOperations &&
-      this.options.cacheableOperations.indexOf(task.target.target) > -1
-    );
-  }
-
   private createCacheDir() {
     let dir;
     if (this.options.cacheDirectory) {
@@ -139,4 +149,10 @@ export class Cache {
     }
     return dir;
   }
+
+  private createTerminalOutputsDir() {
+    const path = join(this.cachePath, 'terminalOutputs');
+    mkdirSync(path, { recursive: true });
+    return path;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/default-tasks-runner.ts b/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/default-tasks-runner.ts
index 49fa66ffad..9ebbef4db9 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/default-tasks-runner.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/default-tasks-runner.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { readJsonFile } from '../utils/fileutils';
 import { getCommand, getCommandAsString } from './utils';
 import { cliCommand } from '../core/file-utils';
 import { ProjectGraph } from '../core/project-graph';
-import { NxJson } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/core/shared-interfaces';
+import { NxJson } from '../core/shared-interfaces';
 
 export interface DefaultTasksRunnerOptions {
   parallel?: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/empty-reporter.ts b/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/empty-reporter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e73c4a115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/empty-reporter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export class EmptyReporter {
+  beforeRun() {}
+
+  printResults() {}
+}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/run-command.ts b/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/run-command.ts
index 99fc5b2fc8..ee820266b5 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/run-command.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/run-command.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 import { AffectedEventType, Task, TasksRunner } from './tasks-runner';
-import { defaultTasksRunner } from './default-tasks-runner';
-import { isRelativePath } from '../utils/fileutils';
 import { join } from 'path';
 import { appRootPath } from '../utils/app-root';
-import { DefaultReporter, ReporterArgs } from './default-reporter';
+import { ReporterArgs } from './default-reporter';
 import * as yargs from 'yargs';
 import { ProjectGraph, ProjectGraphNode } from '../core/project-graph';
 import { Environment, NxJson } from '../core/shared-interfaces';
 import { NxArgs } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/command-line/utils';
+import { isRelativePath } from '../utils/fileutils';
 
 type RunArgs = yargs.Arguments & ReporterArgs;
 
@@ -16,9 +15,9 @@ export function runCommand<T extends RunArgs>(
   projectGraph: ProjectGraph,
   { nxJson, workspace }: Environment,
   nxArgs: NxArgs,
-  overrides: any
+  overrides: any,
+  reporter: any
 ) {
-  const reporter = new DefaultReporter();
   reporter.beforeRun(projectsToRun.map(p => p.name), nxArgs, overrides);
   const tasks: Task[] = projectsToRun.map(project =>
     createTask({
@@ -122,15 +121,17 @@ export function getRunner(
   tasksOptions: unknown;
 } {
   if (!nxJson.tasksRunnerOptions) {
+    const t = require('./default-tasks-runner');
     return {
-      tasksRunner: defaultTasksRunner,
+      tasksRunner: t.defaultTasksRunner,
       tasksOptions: overrides
     };
   }
 
   if (!runner && !nxJson.tasksRunnerOptions.default) {
+    const t = require('./default-tasks-runner');
     return {
-      tasksRunner: defaultTasksRunner,
+      tasksRunner: t.defaultTasksRunner,
       tasksOptions: overrides
     };
   }
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/task-orchestrator.ts b/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/task-orchestrator.ts
index d55c2cced7..0d200242ff 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/task-orchestrator.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/task-orchestrator.ts
@@ -4,15 +4,16 @@ import { NxJson } from '../core/shared-interfaces';
 import { ProjectGraph } from '../core/project-graph';
 import { AffectedEventType, Task } from './tasks-runner';
 import { getCommand, getOutputs } from './utils';
-import { basename } from 'path';
-import { spawn } from 'child_process';
+import { fork, spawn } from 'child_process';
 import { DefaultTasksRunnerOptions } from './tasks-runner-v2';
 import { output } from '../utils/output';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import { appRootPath } from '../utils/app-root';
 
 export class TaskOrchestrator {
+  workspaceRoot = appRootPath;
   cache = new Cache(this.projectGraph, this.nxJson, this.options);
   cli = cliCommand();
-  isYarn = basename(process.env.npm_execpath || 'npm').startsWith('yarn');
 
   constructor(
     private readonly nxJson: NxJson,
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ export class TaskOrchestrator {
       if (left.length > 0) {
         const task = left.pop();
         return that
-          .spawnProcess(task)
+          .forkProcess(task)
           .then(code => {
             res.push({
               task,
@@ -103,39 +104,56 @@ export class TaskOrchestrator {
     }, []);
   }
 
-  private spawnProcess(task: Task) {
+  private forkProcess(task: Task) {
     const taskOutputs = getOutputs(this.projectGraph.nodes, task);
-    return new Promise(res => {
-      const command = this.isYarn ? 'yarn' : 'npm';
-      const commandArgs = this.isYarn
-        ? getCommand(this.cli, this.isYarn, task)
-        : ['run', ...getCommand(this.cli, this.isYarn, task)];
-      const p = spawn(command, commandArgs, {
-        stdio: [process.stdin, 'pipe', 'pipe'],
-        env: { ...process.env, FORCE_COLOR: 'true' }
-      });
-
-      let out = [];
-
-      p.stdout.on('data', data => {
-        out.push(data);
-        process.stdout.write(data);
-      });
-
-      p.stderr.on('data', data => {
-        out.push(data);
-        process.stderr.write(data);
-      });
-
-      p.on('close', code => {
-        if (code === 0) {
-          this.cache.put(task, out.join(''), taskOutputs).then(() => {
-            res(code);
+    return this.cache.temporaryOutputPath(task).then(outputPath => {
+      return new Promise((res, rej) => {
+        try {
+          const p = fork(this.getCommand(), this.getCommandArgs(task), {
+            stdio: ['inherit', 'inherit', 'inherit', 'ipc'],
+            env: { ...process.env, NX_TERMINAL_OUTPUT_PATH: outputPath }
           });
-        } else {
-          res(code);
+          p.on('close', code => {
+            if (code === 0) {
+              this.cache.put(task, outputPath, taskOutputs).then(() => {
+                res(code);
+              });
+            } else {
+              res(code);
+            }
+          });
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error(e);
+          rej(e);
         }
       });
     });
   }
+
+  private getCommand() {
+    return path.join(
+      this.workspaceRoot,
+      'node_modules',
+      '@nrwl',
+      'cli',
+      'lib',
+      'run-cli.js'
+    );
+  }
+
+  private getCommandArgs(task: Task) {
+    const args = Object.entries(task.overrides || {}).map(
+      ([prop, value]) => `--${prop}=${value}`
+    );
+
+    const config = task.target.configuration
+      ? `:${task.target.configuration}`
+      : '';
+
+    return [
+      'run',
+      `${task.target.project}:${task.target.target}${config}`,
+      ...args
+    ];
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/tasks-runner-v2.ts b/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/tasks-runner-v2.ts
index 4bf5a5c065..988bc4327e 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/tasks-runner-v2.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/tasks-runner/tasks-runner-v2.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ import {
   TaskCompleteEvent,
   TasksRunner
 } from './tasks-runner';
-import { output } from '../utils/output';
-import { readJsonFile } from '../utils/fileutils';
-import { cliCommand } from '../core/file-utils';
 import { ProjectGraph } from '../core/project-graph';
 import { NxJson } from '../core/shared-interfaces';
 import { TaskOrderer } from './task-orderer';
@@ -52,7 +49,6 @@ async function runAllTasks(
   options: DefaultTasksRunnerOptions,
   context: { target: string; projectGraph: ProjectGraph; nxJson: NxJson }
 ): Promise<Array<{ task: Task; type: any; success: boolean }>> {
-  assertPackageJsonScriptExists();
   const stages = new TaskOrderer(
     context.target,
     context.projectGraph
@@ -91,25 +87,4 @@ function tasksToStatuses(tasks: Task[], success: boolean) {
   }));
 }
 
-function assertPackageJsonScriptExists() {
-  const cli = cliCommand();
-  // Make sure the `package.json` has the `nx: "nx"`
-  const packageJson = readJsonFile('./package.json');
-  if (!packageJson.scripts || !packageJson.scripts[cli]) {
-    output.error({
-      title: `The "scripts" section of your 'package.json' must contain "${cli}": "${cli}"`,
-      bodyLines: [
-        output.colors.gray('...'),
-        ' "scripts": {',
-        output.colors.gray('  ...'),
-        `   "${cli}": "${cli}"`,
-        output.colors.gray('  ...'),
-        ' }',
-        output.colors.gray('...')
-      ]
-    });
-    return process.exit(1);
-  }
-}
-
 export default tasksRunnerV2;
diff --git a/scripts/e2e-ci2.sh b/scripts/e2e-ci2.sh
index d303bdbf77..92231e322a 100755
--- a/scripts/e2e-ci2.sh
+++ b/scripts/e2e-ci2.sh
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ jest --maxWorkers=1 ./build/e2e/run-many.test.js &&
 jest --maxWorkers=1 ./build/e2e/storybook.test.js &&
 jest --maxWorkers=1 ./build/e2e/upgrade-module.test.js &&
 jest --maxWorkers=1 ./build/e2e/web.test.js &&
-jest --maxWorkers=1 ./build/e2e/default-tasks-runner.test.js
+jest --maxWorkers=1 ./build/e2e/tasks-runner-v2.test.js