diff --git a/generator/__main__.py b/generator/__main__.py
index e283012..ea2bbed 100644
--- a/generator/__main__.py
+++ b/generator/__main__.py
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ def get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         type=str,
         required=True,
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--output-dir",
+        "-o",
+        help="Path to a directory where the generated content is written.",
+        type=str,
+    )
     return parser
 
 
@@ -83,13 +89,18 @@ def main(argv: Sequence[str]) -> None:
     plugin = args.plugin
     LOGGER.info(f"Running plugin {plugin}.")
 
+    output_dir = args.output_dir or os.fspath(PACKAGES_ROOT / plugin)
+    LOGGER.info(f"Writing output to {output_dir}")
+
     # load model and generate types for each plugin to avoid
     # any conflicts between plugins.
     spec: model.LSPModel = model.create_lsp_model(json_models)
 
     try:
+        LOGGER.info(f"Loading plugin: {plugin}.")
         plugin_module = importlib.import_module(f"generator.plugins.{plugin}")
-        plugin_module.generate(spec, os.fspath(PACKAGES_ROOT / plugin))
+        LOGGER.info(f"Running plugin: {plugin}.")
+        plugin_module.generate(spec, output_dir)
         LOGGER.info(f"Plugin {plugin} completed.")
     except Exception as e:
         LOGGER.error(f"Error running plugin {plugin}:", exc_info=e)
diff --git a/generator/plugins/dotnet/dotnet_utils.py b/generator/plugins/dotnet/dotnet_utils.py
index 51e8e91..4510527 100644
--- a/generator/plugins/dotnet/dotnet_utils.py
+++ b/generator/plugins/dotnet/dotnet_utils.py
@@ -21,22 +21,20 @@
 
 def generate_from_spec(spec: model.LSPModel, output_dir: str) -> None:
     """Generate the code for the given spec."""
-    cleanup(output_dir)
-    copy_custom_classes(output_dir)
+    output_path = pathlib.Path(output_dir, PACKAGE_DIR_NAME)
+    if not output_path.exists():
+        output_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    cleanup(output_path)
+    copy_custom_classes(output_path)
 
     LOGGER.info("Generating code in C#")
     types = TypeData()
     generate_package_code(spec, types)
+
     for name, lines in types.get_all():
         file_name = f"{name}.cs"
-        pathlib.Path(output_dir, PACKAGE_DIR_NAME, file_name).write_text(
-            "\n".join(lines), encoding="utf-8"
-        )
-
-    LOGGER.info("Running dotnet format")
-    subprocess.run(
-        ["dotnet", "format"], cwd=os.fspath(pathlib.Path(output_dir, PACKAGE_DIR_NAME))
-    )
+        (output_path / file_name).write_text("\n".join(lines), encoding="utf-8")
 
 
 def generate_package_code(spec: model.LSPModel, types: TypeData) -> Dict[str, str]:
@@ -45,18 +43,16 @@ def generate_package_code(spec: model.LSPModel, types: TypeData) -> Dict[str, st
     generate_all_classes(spec, types)
 
 
-def cleanup(output_dir: str) -> None:
+def cleanup(output_path: pathlib.Path) -> None:
     """Cleanup the generated C# files."""
-    output = pathlib.Path(output_dir, PACKAGE_DIR_NAME)
-    for file in output.glob("*.cs"):
+    for file in output_path.glob("*.cs"):
         file.unlink()
 
 
-def copy_custom_classes(output_dir: str) -> None:
+def copy_custom_classes(output_path: pathlib.Path) -> None:
     """Copy the custom classes to the output directory."""
-    output = pathlib.Path(output_dir, PACKAGE_DIR_NAME)
     custom = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "custom"
     for file in custom.glob("*.cs"):
         lines = file.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines()
         lines = namespace_wrapper(NAMESPACE, [], lines)
-        (output / file.name).write_text("\n".join(lines), encoding="utf-8")
+        (output_path / file.name).write_text("\n".join(lines), encoding="utf-8")
diff --git a/generator/plugins/python/utils.py b/generator/plugins/python/utils.py
index 61c91a8..1d5f08d 100644
--- a/generator/plugins/python/utils.py
+++ b/generator/plugins/python/utils.py
@@ -21,10 +21,13 @@
 
 def generate_from_spec(spec: model.LSPModel, output_dir: str) -> None:
     code = TypesCodeGenerator(spec).get_code()
+
+    output_path = pathlib.Path(output_dir, PACKAGE_NAME)
+    if not output_path.exists():
+        output_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
     for file_name in code:
-        pathlib.Path(output_dir, PACKAGE_NAME, file_name).write_text(
-            code[file_name], encoding="utf-8"
-        )
+        (output_path / file_name).write_text(code[file_name], encoding="utf-8")
 
 
 def _generate_field_validator(
diff --git a/generator/plugins/rust/rust_utils.py b/generator/plugins/rust/rust_utils.py
index 718b9d9..d817070 100644
--- a/generator/plugins/rust/rust_utils.py
+++ b/generator/plugins/rust/rust_utils.py
@@ -22,10 +22,14 @@
 
 def generate_from_spec(spec: model.LSPModel, output_dir: str) -> None:
     code = generate_package_code(spec)
+
+    output_path = pathlib.Path(output_dir, PACKAGE_DIR_NAME)
+    if not output_path.exists():
+        output_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        (output_path / "src").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
     for file_name in code:
-        pathlib.Path(output_dir, PACKAGE_DIR_NAME, file_name).write_text(
-            code[file_name], encoding="utf-8"
-        )
+        (output_path / file_name).write_text(code[file_name], encoding="utf-8")
 
 
 def generate_package_code(spec: model.LSPModel) -> List[str]:
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 1bd1349..6fb1117 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ def generate_dotnet(session: nox.Session):
 
     session.run("python", "-m", "generator", "--plugin", "dotnet")
     with session.chdir("./packages/dotnet/lsprotocol"):
+        session.run("dotnet", "format", external=True)
         session.run("dotnet", "build", external=True)