diff --git a/cc/proto.go b/cc/proto.go
index ce8a30e..5a96ae7 100644
--- a/cc/proto.go
+++ b/cc/proto.go
@@ -15,47 +15,26 @@
 package cc
 
 import (
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/pathtools"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
 )
 
-func init() {
-	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("protocCmd", "aprotoc")
-	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("depFixCmd", "dep_fixer")
-}
-
-var (
-	proto = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("protoc",
-		blueprint.RuleParams{
-			Command: "$protocCmd $protoOut=$protoOutParams:$outDir --dependency_out=$out.d -I $protoBase $protoFlags $in && " +
-				`$depFixCmd $out.d`,
-			CommandDeps: []string{"$protocCmd", "$depFixCmd"},
-			Depfile:     "${out}.d",
-			Deps:        blueprint.DepsGCC,
-		}, "protoFlags", "protoOut", "protoOutParams", "protoBase", "outDir")
-)
-
 // genProto creates a rule to convert a .proto file to generated .pb.cc and .pb.h files and returns
 // the paths to the generated files.
-func genProto(ctx android.ModuleContext, protoFile android.Path, flags builderFlags) (ccFile, headerFile android.WritablePath) {
+func genProto(ctx android.ModuleContext, protoFile android.Path, flags builderFlags) (cc, header android.WritablePath) {
+	var ccFile, headerFile android.ModuleGenPath
 
 	srcSuffix := ".cc"
 	if flags.protoC {
 		srcSuffix = ".c"
 	}
 
-	var protoBase string
-	if flags.protoRoot {
-		protoBase = "."
+	if flags.proto.CanonicalPathFromRoot {
 		ccFile = android.GenPathWithExt(ctx, "proto", protoFile, "pb"+srcSuffix)
 		headerFile = android.GenPathWithExt(ctx, "proto", protoFile, "pb.h")
 	} else {
 		rel := protoFile.Rel()
-		protoBase = strings.TrimSuffix(protoFile.String(), rel)
 		ccFile = android.PathForModuleGen(ctx, "proto", pathtools.ReplaceExtension(rel, "pb"+srcSuffix))
 		headerFile = android.PathForModuleGen(ctx, "proto", pathtools.ReplaceExtension(rel, "pb.h"))
 	}
@@ -63,27 +42,19 @@
 	protoDeps := flags.protoDeps
 	if flags.protoOptionsFile {
 		optionsFile := pathtools.ReplaceExtension(protoFile.String(), "options")
-		optionsPath := android.ExistentPathForSource(ctx, optionsFile)
-		if optionsPath.Valid() {
-			protoDeps = append(android.Paths{optionsPath.Path()}, protoDeps...)
-		}
+		optionsPath := android.PathForSource(ctx, optionsFile)
+		protoDeps = append(android.Paths{optionsPath}, protoDeps...)
 	}
 
-	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
-		Rule:           proto,
-		Description:    "protoc " + protoFile.Rel(),
-		Output:         ccFile,
-		ImplicitOutput: headerFile,
-		Input:          protoFile,
-		Implicits:      protoDeps,
-		Args: map[string]string{
-			"outDir":         android.ProtoDir(ctx).String(),
-			"protoFlags":     flags.protoFlags,
-			"protoOut":       flags.protoOutTypeFlag,
-			"protoOutParams": flags.protoOutParams,
-			"protoBase":      protoBase,
-		},
-	})
+	outDir := flags.proto.Dir
+	depFile := ccFile.ReplaceExtension(ctx, "d")
+	outputs := android.WritablePaths{ccFile, headerFile}
+
+	rule := android.NewRuleBuilder()
+
+	android.ProtoRule(ctx, rule, protoFile, flags.proto, protoDeps, outDir, depFile, outputs)
+
+	rule.Build(pctx, ctx, "protoc_"+protoFile.Rel(), "protoc "+protoFile.Rel())
 
 	return ccFile, headerFile
 }
@@ -143,13 +114,11 @@
 func protoFlags(ctx ModuleContext, flags Flags, p *android.ProtoProperties) Flags {
 	flags.CFlags = append(flags.CFlags, "-DGOOGLE_PROTOBUF_NO_RTTI")
 
-	flags.ProtoRoot = android.ProtoCanonicalPathFromRoot(ctx, p)
-	if flags.ProtoRoot {
-		flags.GlobalFlags = append(flags.GlobalFlags, "-I"+android.ProtoSubDir(ctx).String())
+	flags.proto = android.GetProtoFlags(ctx, p)
+	if flags.proto.CanonicalPathFromRoot {
+		flags.GlobalFlags = append(flags.GlobalFlags, "-I"+flags.proto.SubDir.String())
 	}
-	flags.GlobalFlags = append(flags.GlobalFlags, "-I"+android.ProtoDir(ctx).String())
-
-	flags.protoFlags = android.ProtoFlags(ctx, p)
+	flags.GlobalFlags = append(flags.GlobalFlags, "-I"+flags.proto.Dir.String())
 
 	var plugin string
 
@@ -157,18 +126,18 @@
 	case "nanopb-c", "nanopb-c-enable_malloc", "nanopb-c-16bit", "nanopb-c-enable_malloc-16bit", "nanopb-c-32bit", "nanopb-c-enable_malloc-32bit":
 		flags.protoC = true
 		flags.protoOptionsFile = true
-		flags.protoOutTypeFlag = "--nanopb_out"
+		flags.proto.OutTypeFlag = "--nanopb_out"
 		plugin = "protoc-gen-nanopb"
 	case "full":
-		flags.protoOutTypeFlag = "--cpp_out"
+		flags.proto.OutTypeFlag = "--cpp_out"
 	case "lite":
-		flags.protoOutTypeFlag = "--cpp_out"
-		flags.protoOutParams = append(flags.protoOutParams, "lite")
+		flags.proto.OutTypeFlag = "--cpp_out"
+		flags.proto.OutParams = append(flags.proto.OutParams, "lite")
 	case "":
 		// TODO(b/119714316): this should be equivalent to "lite" in
 		// order to match protoDeps, but some modules are depending on
 		// this behavior
-		flags.protoOutTypeFlag = "--cpp_out"
+		flags.proto.OutTypeFlag = "--cpp_out"
 	default:
 		ctx.PropertyErrorf("proto.type", "unknown proto type %q",
 			String(p.Proto.Type))
@@ -177,7 +146,7 @@
 	if plugin != "" {
 		path := ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, plugin)
 		flags.protoDeps = append(flags.protoDeps, path)
-		flags.protoFlags = append(flags.protoFlags, "--plugin="+path.String())
+		flags.proto.Flags = append(flags.proto.Flags, "--plugin="+path.String())
 	}
 
 	return flags