diff --git a/misc/bazel/cmake/BUILD.bazel b/misc/bazel/cmake/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/misc/bazel/cmake/cmake.bzl b/misc/bazel/cmake/cmake.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f532d03d6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/bazel/cmake/cmake.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+CmakeInfo = provider(
+    fields = {
+        "name": "",
+        "inputs": "",
+        "kind": "",
+        "modifier": "",
+        "hdrs": "",
+        "srcs": "",
+        "deps": "",
+        "includes": "",
+        "stripped_includes": "",
+        "imported_static_libs": "",
+        "imported_dynamic_libs": "",
+        "copts": "",
+        "linkopts": "",
+        "force_cxx_compilation": "",
+        "defines": "",
+        "local_defines": "",
+        "transitive_deps": "",
+    },
+)
+
+def _cmake_name(label):
+    return ("%s_%s_%s" % (label.workspace_name, label.package, label.name)).replace("/", "_")
+
+def _cmake_file(file):
+    if not file.is_source:
+        return "${BAZEL_EXEC_ROOT}/" + file.path
+    return _cmake_path(file.path)
+
+def _cmake_path(path):
+    if path.startswith("external/"):
+        return "${BAZEL_OUTPUT_BASE}/" + path
+    return "${BAZEL_WORKSPACE}/" + path
+
+def _file_kind(file):
+    ext = file.extension
+    if ext in ("c", "cc", "cpp"):
+        return "src"
+    if ext in ("h", "hh", "hpp", "def", "inc"):
+        return "hdr"
+    if ext == "a":
+        return "static_lib"
+    if ext in ("so", "dylib"):
+        return "dynamic_lib"
+    return None
+
+def _cmake_aspect_impl(target, ctx):
+    if not ctx.rule.kind.startswith("cc_"):
+        return [CmakeInfo(name = None, transitive_deps = depset())]
+
+    name = _cmake_name(ctx.label)
+
+    is_macos = "darwin" in ctx.var["TARGET_CPU"]
+
+    is_binary = ctx.rule.kind == "cc_binary"
+    force_cxx_compilation = "force_cxx_compilation" in ctx.rule.attr.features
+    attr = ctx.rule.attr
+    srcs = attr.srcs + getattr(attr, "hdrs", []) + getattr(attr, "textual_hdrs", [])
+    srcs = [f for src in srcs for f in src.files.to_list()]
+    inputs = [f for f in srcs if not f.is_source or f.path.startswith("external/")]
+    by_kind = {}
+    for f in srcs:
+        by_kind.setdefault(_file_kind(f), []).append(_cmake_file(f))
+    hdrs = by_kind.get("hdr", [])
+    srcs = by_kind.get("src", [])
+    static_libs = by_kind.get("static_lib", [])
+    dynamic_libs = by_kind.get("dynamic_lib", [])
+    if not srcs and is_binary:
+        empty = ctx.actions.declare_file(name + "_empty.cpp")
+        ctx.actions.write(empty, "")
+        inputs.append(empty)
+        srcs = [_cmake_file(empty)]
+    deps = ctx.rule.attr.deps if hasattr(ctx.rule.attr, "deps") else []
+
+    cxx_compilation = force_cxx_compilation or any([not src.endswith(".c") for src in srcs])
+
+    copts = ctx.fragments.cpp.copts + (ctx.fragments.cpp.cxxopts if cxx_compilation else ctx.fragments.cpp.conlyopts)
+    copts += [ctx.expand_make_variables("copts", o, {}) for o in ctx.rule.attr.copts]
+
+    linkopts = ctx.fragments.cpp.linkopts
+    linkopts += [ctx.expand_make_variables("linkopts", o, {}) for o in ctx.rule.attr.linkopts]
+
+    compilation_ctx = target[CcInfo].compilation_context
+    includes = compilation_ctx.system_includes.to_list()
+    includes += compilation_ctx.includes.to_list()
+    includes += compilation_ctx.quote_includes.to_list()
+    includes += [opt[2:] for opt in copts if opt.startswith("-I")]
+
+    # strip prefix is special, as in bazel it creates a _virtual_includes directory with symlinks
+    # as we want to avoid relying on bazel having done that, we must undo that mechanism
+    # also for some reason cmake fails to propagate these with target_include_directories,
+    # so we propagate them ourselvels by using the stripped_includes field
+    # also, including '.' on macOS creates a conflict between a `version` file at the root of the
+    # workspace and a standard library, so we skip that (and hardcode an `-iquote .` in setup.cmake)
+    includes = [_cmake_path(i) for i in includes if not ("/_virtual_includes/" in i or (is_macos and i == "."))]
+    stripped_includes = []
+    if getattr(ctx.rule.attr, "strip_include_prefix", ""):
+        prefix = ctx.rule.attr.strip_include_prefix.strip("/")
+        if ctx.label.workspace_name:
+            stripped_includes = [
+                "${BAZEL_OUTPUT_BASE}/external/%s/%s" % (ctx.label.workspace_name, prefix),  # source
+                "${BAZEL_EXEC_ROOT}/%s/external/%s/%s" % (ctx.var["BINDIR"], ctx.label.workspace_name, prefix),  # generated
+            ]
+        else:
+            stripped_includes = [
+                prefix,  # source
+                "${BAZEL_EXEC_ROOT}/%s/%s" % (ctx.var["BINDIR"], prefix),  # generated
+            ]
+
+    copts = [opt for opt in copts if not opt.startswith("-I")]
+    deps = [dep[CmakeInfo] for dep in deps if CmakeInfo in dep]
+
+    # by the book this should be done with depsets, but so far the performance implication is negligible
+    for dep in deps:
+        if dep.name:
+            stripped_includes += dep.stripped_includes
+    includes += stripped_includes
+
+    return [
+        CmakeInfo(
+            name = name,
+            inputs = inputs,
+            kind = "executable" if is_binary else "library",
+            modifier = "INTERFACE" if not srcs and not is_binary else "",
+            hdrs = hdrs,
+            srcs = srcs,
+            deps = [dep for dep in deps if dep.name != None],
+            includes = includes,
+            stripped_includes = stripped_includes,
+            imported_static_libs = static_libs,
+            imported_dynamic_libs = dynamic_libs,
+            copts = copts,
+            linkopts = linkopts,
+            defines = compilation_ctx.defines.to_list(),
+            local_defines = compilation_ctx.local_defines.to_list(),
+            force_cxx_compilation = force_cxx_compilation,
+            transitive_deps = depset(deps, transitive = [dep.transitive_deps for dep in deps]),
+        ),
+    ]
+
+cmake_aspect = aspect(
+    implementation = _cmake_aspect_impl,
+    attr_aspects = ["deps"],
+    fragments = ["cpp"],
+)
+
+def _map_cmake_info(info):
+    args = " ".join([info.name, info.modifier] + info.hdrs + info.srcs).strip()
+    commands = [
+        "add_%s(%s)" % (info.kind, args),
+    ]
+    if info.imported_static_libs and info.imported_dynamic_libs:
+        commands += [
+            "if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)",
+            "  target_link_libraries(%s %s %s)" %
+            (info.name, info.modifier or "PUBLIC", " ".join(info.imported_dynamic_libs)),
+            "else()",
+            "  target_link_libraries(%s %s %s)" %
+            (info.name, info.modifier or "PUBLIC", " ".join(info.imported_static_libs)),
+            "endif()",
+        ]
+    elif info.imported_static_libs or info.imported_dynamic_libs:
+        commands += [
+            "target_link_libraries(%s %s %s)" %
+            (info.name, info.modifier or "PUBLIC", " ".join(info.imported_dynamic_lib + info.imported_static_libs)),
+        ]
+    if info.deps:
+        libs = {}
+        if info.modifier == "INTERFACE":
+            libs = {"INTERFACE": [lib.name for lib in info.deps]}
+        else:
+            for lib in info.deps:
+                libs.setdefault(lib.modifier, []).append(lib.name)
+        for modifier, names in libs.items():
+            commands += [
+                "target_link_libraries(%s %s %s)" % (info.name, modifier or "PUBLIC", " ".join(names)),
+            ]
+    if info.includes:
+        commands += [
+            "target_include_directories(%s %s %s)" % (info.name, info.modifier or "PUBLIC", " ".join(info.includes)),
+        ]
+    if info.copts and info.modifier != "INTERFACE":
+        commands += [
+            "target_compile_options(%s PRIVATE %s)" % (info.name, " ".join(info.copts)),
+        ]
+    if info.linkopts:
+        commands += [
+            "target_link_options(%s %s %s)" % (info.name, info.modifier or "PUBLIC", " ".join(info.linkopts)),
+        ]
+    if info.force_cxx_compilation and any([f.endswith(".c") for f in info.srcs]):
+        commands += [
+            "set_source_files_properties(%s PROPERTIES LANGUAGE CXX)" % " ".join([f for f in info.srcs if f.endswith(".c")]),
+        ]
+    if info.defines:
+        commands += [
+            "target_compile_definitions(%s %s %s)" % (info.name, info.modifier or "PUBLIC", " ".join(info.defines)),
+        ]
+    if info.local_defines:
+        commands += [
+            "target_compile_definitions(%s %s %s)" % (info.name, info.modifier or "PRIVATE", " ".join(info.local_defines)),
+        ]
+    return commands
+
+GeneratedCmakeFiles = provider(
+    fields = {
+        "files": "",
+    },
+)
+
+def _generate_cmake_impl(ctx):
+    commands = []
+    inputs = []
+
+    infos = {}
+    for dep in ctx.attr.targets:
+        for info in [dep[CmakeInfo]] + dep[CmakeInfo].transitive_deps.to_list():
+            if info.name != None:
+                inputs += info.inputs
+                infos[info.name] = info
+
+    for info in infos.values():
+        commands += _map_cmake_info(info)
+        commands.append("")
+
+    for include in ctx.attr.includes:
+        for file in include[GeneratedCmakeFiles].files.to_list():
+            inputs.append(file)
+            commands.append("include(${BAZEL_EXEC_ROOT}/%s)" % file.path)
+
+    # we want to use a run or run_shell action to register a bunch of files like inputs, but we cannot write all
+    # in a shell command as we would hit the command size limit. So we first write the file and then copy it with
+    # the dummy inputs
+    tmp_output = ctx.actions.declare_file(ctx.label.name + ".cmake~")
+    output = ctx.actions.declare_file(ctx.label.name + ".cmake")
+    ctx.actions.write(tmp_output, "\n".join(commands))
+    ctx.actions.run_shell(outputs = [output], inputs = inputs + [tmp_output], command = "cp %s %s" % (tmp_output.path, output.path))
+
+    return [
+        DefaultInfo(files = depset([output])),
+        GeneratedCmakeFiles(files = depset([output])),
+    ]
+
+generate_cmake = rule(
+    implementation = _generate_cmake_impl,
+    attrs = {
+        "targets": attr.label_list(aspects = [cmake_aspect]),
+        "includes": attr.label_list(providers = [GeneratedCmakeFiles]),
+    },
+)
diff --git a/misc/bazel/cmake/setup.cmake b/misc/bazel/cmake/setup.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3446db11baf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/bazel/cmake/setup.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "" 0)
+
+execute_process(COMMAND bazel info workspace OUTPUT_VARIABLE BAZEL_WORKSPACE COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL ANY OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+
+execute_process(COMMAND bazel info output_base OUTPUT_VARIABLE BAZEL_OUTPUT_BASE COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL ANY OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+string(REPLACE "-" "_" BAZEL_EXEC_ROOT ${PROJECT_NAME})
+set(BAZEL_EXEC_ROOT ${BAZEL_OUTPUT_BASE}/execroot/${BAZEL_EXEC_ROOT})
+
+execute_process(COMMAND bazel query "kind(generate_cmake, //...)" OUTPUT_VARIABLE BAZEL_GENERATE_CMAKE_TARGETS COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL ANY OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+execute_process(COMMAND bazel build ${BAZEL_GENERATE_CMAKE_TARGETS} COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL ANY)
+
+string(REPLACE "//" "" BAZEL_GENERATE_CMAKE_TARGETS "${BAZEL_GENERATE_CMAKE_TARGETS}")
+string(REPLACE ":" "/" BAZEL_GENERATE_CMAKE_TARGETS "${BAZEL_GENERATE_CMAKE_TARGETS}")
+
+foreach (target ${BAZEL_GENERATE_CMAKE_TARGETS})
+    include(${BAZEL_WORKSPACE}/bazel-bin/${target}.cmake)
+endforeach ()
+
+if (CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS)
+    file(CREATE_LINK ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/compile_commands.json ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/compile_commands.json)
+endif ()
diff --git a/swift/.gitignore b/swift/.gitignore
index 22ffbac9dd2..28451c72aaa 100644
--- a/swift/.gitignore
+++ b/swift/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,13 @@
 
 # output files created by running tests
 *.o
+
+# compilation database
+compile_commands.json
+
+# CLion project data and build directories
+/.idea
+/cmake*
+
+# VSCode default build directory
+/build
diff --git a/swift/CMakeLists.txt b/swift/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b02b663337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swift/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# this uses generated cmake files to setup cmake compilation of the swift extractor
+# this is provided solely for IDE integration
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+
+set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER clang)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER clang++)
+
+project(codeql)
+
+include(../misc/bazel/cmake/setup.cmake)
diff --git a/swift/extractor/BUILD.bazel b/swift/extractor/BUILD.bazel
index 28d89d920de..261b6ff326d 100644
--- a/swift/extractor/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/swift/extractor/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 load("//swift:rules.bzl", "swift_cc_binary")
+load("//misc/bazel/cmake:cmake.bzl", "generate_cmake")
 
 swift_cc_binary(
     name = "extractor",
@@ -9,8 +10,13 @@ swift_cc_binary(
     visibility = ["//swift:__pkg__"],
     deps = [
         "//swift/extractor/infra",
-        "//swift/extractor/visitors",
         "//swift/extractor/remapping",
+        "//swift/extractor/visitors",
         "//swift/tools/prebuilt:swift-llvm-support",
     ],
 )
+
+generate_cmake(
+    name = "cmake",
+    targets = [":extractor"],
+)