diff --git a/packages/core-compat-api/package.json b/packages/core-compat-api/package.json
index 76c3bc6b4e..19d3104103 100644
--- a/packages/core-compat-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/core-compat-api/package.json
@@ -25,9 +25,21 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/core-app-api": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-puppetdb": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-stackstorm": "workspace:^",
+    "@oriflame/backstage-plugin-score-card": "^0.7.0",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.10.1"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist"
-  ]
+  ],
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "react": "*",
+    "react-router-dom": "*"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@backstage/core-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/frontend-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyRoutes.test.tsx b/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyRoutes.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..530013c283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyRoutes.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { FlatRoutes } from '@backstage/core-app-api';
+import { createPageExtension } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+import { PuppetDbPage } from '@backstage/plugin-puppetdb';
+import { StackstormPage } from '@backstage/plugin-stackstorm';
+import { ScoreBoardPage } from '@oriflame/backstage-plugin-score-card';
+import { Route } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+import { getComponentData } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { collectLegacyRoutes } from './collectLegacyRoutes';
+
+jest.mock('@backstage/frontend-plugin-api', () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual('@backstage/frontend-plugin-api'),
+  createPageExtension: opts => opts,
+}));
+
+describe('collectLegacyRoutes', () => {
+  it('should collect legacy routes', () => {
+    const collected = collectLegacyRoutes(
+      <FlatRoutes>
+        <Route path="/score-board" element={<ScoreBoardPage />} />
+        <Route path="/stackstorm" element={<StackstormPage />} />
+        <Route path="/puppetdb" element={<PuppetDbPage />} />
+      </FlatRoutes>,
+    );
+
+    expect(collected).toEqual([
+      createPageExtension({
+        id: 'plugin.score-card.page',
+        defaultPath: 'score-board',
+        routeRef: getComponentData(<ScoreBoardPage />, 'core.mountPoint'),
+        loader: expect.any(Function),
+      }),
+      createPageExtension({
+        id: 'plugin.stackstorm.page',
+        defaultPath: 'stackstorm',
+        routeRef: getComponentData(<StackstormPage />, 'core.mountPoint'),
+        loader: expect.any(Function),
+      }),
+      createPageExtension({
+        id: 'plugin.puppetDb.page',
+        defaultPath: 'puppetdb',
+        routeRef: getComponentData(<PuppetDbPage />, 'core.mountPoint'),
+        loader: expect.any(Function),
+      }),
+      // ??????????????
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyRoutes.tsx b/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyRoutes.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b40ae78439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyRoutes.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { Extension, createPageExtension } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+import { Route, Routes } from 'react-router-dom';
+import {
+  BackstagePlugin,
+  RouteRef,
+  getComponentData,
+} from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+
+export function collectLegacyRoutes(
+  flatRoutesElement: JSX.Element,
+): Extension<unknown>[] {
+  // const results = traverseElementTree({
+  //   root,
+  //   discoverers: [childDiscoverer, routeElementDiscoverer],
+  //   collectors: {
+  //     foo: createCollector(
+  //       () => new Set<Extension>(),
+  //       (acc, node) => {
+  //         const plugin = getComponentData<BackstagePlugin>(node, 'core.plugin');
+  //         if (plugin) {
+  //           acc.add(plugin);
+  //         }
+  //       },
+  //     )
+  //   },
+  // })
+  const results = new Array<Extension<unknown>>();
+
+  React.Children.forEach(
+    flatRoutesElement.props.children,
+    (route: ReactNode) => {
+      if (!React.isValidElement(route)) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // TODO(freben): Handle feature flag and permissions framework wrapper elements
+      if (route.type !== Route) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const routeElement = route.props.element;
+
+      // TODO: to support deeper extension component, e.g. hidden within <RequirePermission>, use https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/518a34646b79ec2028cc0ed6bc67d4366c51c4d6/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/collectors.tsx#L69
+      const plugin = getComponentData<BackstagePlugin>(
+        routeElement,
+        'core.plugin',
+      );
+      if (!plugin) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const routeRef = getComponentData<RouteRef>(
+        routeElement,
+        'core.mountPoint',
+      );
+
+      const pluginId = plugin.getId();
+      const path: string = route.props.path;
+
+      const detectedExtension = createPageExtension({
+        id: `plugin.${pluginId}.page`,
+        defaultPath: path[0] === '/' ? path.slice(1) : path,
+        routeRef,
+
+        loader: async () =>
+          route.props.children ? (
+            <Routes>
+              <Route path="*" element={routeElement}>
+                <Route path="*" element={route.props.children} />
+              </Route>
+            </Routes>
+          ) : (
+            routeElement
+          ),
+      });
+
+      plugin.getApis(); // Create DI API extensions from these
+
+      // TODO: Create converted plugin instance instead. We need to move over APIs etc.
+      results.push(detectedExtension);
+    },
+  );
+
+  // TODO: For every legacy plugin that we find, make sure any matching plugin is disabled in the new system
+  return results;
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0d17afeec6..1c101630dc 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3957,7 +3957,16 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "@backstage/core-compat-api@workspace:packages/core-compat-api"
   dependencies:
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/core-app-api": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/core-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/frontend-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-puppetdb": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-stackstorm": "workspace:^"
+    "@oriflame/backstage-plugin-score-card": ^0.7.0
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": ^5.10.1
+  peerDependencies:
+    react: "*"
+    react-router-dom: "*"
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft