diff --git a/plugins/action/plugin_requirements_info.py b/plugins/action/plugin_requirements_info.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2023, Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Mapping
+from ansible.plugins.action import ActionBase
+from ansible.utils.display import Display
+from ansible.plugins.loader import connection_loader
+
+from ansible.constants import DOCUMENTABLE_PLUGINS
+
+from ansible.module_utils.common.validation import (
+    check_type_bool,
+    check_type_dict,
+    check_type_list,
+    check_type_str,
+)
+
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.plugin_utils._dependencies import (
+    LoadingError,
+    UnknownPlugin,
+    UnknownPluginType,
+    retrieve_plugin_dependencies,
+    get_needed_facts,
+    get_used_facts,
+    Requirements,
+    RequirementFinder,
+)
+
+display = Display()
+
+
+class TimedOutException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class ActionModule(ActionBase):
+    TRANSFERS_FILES = False
+    _VALID_ARGS = frozenset((
+        'plugins',
+        'modules_on_remote',
+    ))
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(ActionModule, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def _load_facts(self, task_vars, hostname):
+        display.vvv('<{host}> {action}: running setup module to get facts'.format(host=hostname, action=self._task.action))
+        module_output = self._execute_module(
+            task_vars=task_vars,
+            module_name='ansible.legacy.setup',
+            module_args={'gather_subset': 'min'})
+        if module_output.get('failed', False):
+            raise AnsibleError('Failed to determine system distribution. {0}, {1}'.format(
+                to_native(module_output['module_stdout']).strip(),
+                to_native(module_output['module_stderr']).strip()))
+        result = {}
+        used_facts = get_used_facts()
+        for k, v in module_output['ansible_facts'].items():
+            if k.startswith('ansible_'):
+                k = k[8:]
+            if k in used_facts:
+                result[k] = v
+        return result
+
+    def _extract_facts(self, task_vars):
+        if not isinstance(task_vars, Mapping):
+            return None
+        if 'ansible_facts' not in task_vars:
+            return None
+        ansible_facts = task_vars['ansible_facts']
+        needed_facts = get_needed_facts()
+        if any(k not in ansible_facts for k in needed_facts):
+            return None
+        used_facts = get_used_facts()
+        return {k: ansible_facts[k] for k in used_facts if k in ansible_facts}
+
+    def _get_facts(self, local, task_vars, hostname):
+        if local and self._connection.transport != 'local':
+            format_vars = dict(host=hostname, action=self._task.action)
+            result = self._extract_facts({'ansible_facts': self._templar.template("{{hostvars['localhost']['ansible_facts']}}")})
+            if result:
+                display.vvv('<{host}> {action}: already have local facts'.format(**format_vars))
+                return result
+            original_connection = self._connection
+            try:
+                display.vvv('<{host}> {action}: getting hold of local connection...'.format(**format_vars))
+                self._connection = connection_loader.get('ansible.legacy.local', self._play_context)
+                display.vvv('<{host}> {action}: retrieving local facts...'.format(**format_vars))
+                return self._load_facts(task_vars, hostname)
+            finally:
+                self._connection = original_connection
+        elif not local and self._connection.transport == 'local':
+            raise AnsibleError('Cannot retrieve remote facts if connection is local')
+
+        format_vars = dict(host=hostname, action=self._task.action, local_remote='local' if local else 'remote')
+        result = self._extract_facts(task_vars)
+        if result:
+            display.vvv('<{host}> {action}: already have {local_remote} facts'.format(**format_vars))
+            return result
+        display.vvv('<{host}> {action}: retrieving {local_remote} facts...'.format(**format_vars))
+        return self._load_facts(task_vars, hostname)
+
+    def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
+        self._supports_check_mode = True
+
+        if task_vars is None:
+            task_vars = {}
+
+        result = super(ActionModule, self).run(tmp, task_vars)
+
+        if result.get('skipped', False) or result.get('failed', False):
+            return result
+
+        try:
+            if 'plugins' not in self._task.args:
+                raise TypeError('missing required arguments: plugins')
+            modules_on_remote = check_type_bool(self._task.args.get('modules_on_remote', True))
+            plugins = []
+            for plugin in [check_type_dict(plug) for plug in check_type_list(self._task.args['plugins'])]:
+                if 'name' not in plugin:
+                    raise TypeError('missing required arguments: name found in plugins')
+                plugin_type = check_type_str(plugin.get('type', 'module'))
+                if plugin_type not in DOCUMENTABLE_PLUGINS:
+                    raise TypeError('unknown plugin type %s' % plugin_type)
+                plugins.append({
+                    'name': check_type_str(plugin.get('name')),
+                    'type': plugin_type,
+                })
+        except TypeError as exc:
+            result['failed'] = True
+            result['msg'] = to_native(exc)
+            return result
+
+        hostname = task_vars.get('inventory_hostname')
+
+        need_remote_facts = modules_on_remote and any(plugin['type'] == 'module' for plugin in plugins)
+        need_local_facts = (plugins and not modules_on_remote) or any(plugin['type'] != 'module' for plugin in plugins)
+        if self._connection.transport == 'local':
+            need_remote_facts = False
+            need_local_facts = bool(plugins)
+
+        controller_ansible_facts = self._get_facts(local=True, task_vars=task_vars, hostname=hostname) if need_local_facts else {}
+        remote_ansible_facts = self._get_facts(local=False, task_vars=task_vars, hostname=hostname) if need_remote_facts else {}
+
+        try:
+            requirement_finder = RequirementFinder(self._templar, controller_ansible_facts, remote_ansible_facts)
+            all_deps = Requirements()
+            for plugin in plugins:
+                display.vvv('<{host}> {action}: retrieving installable requirements of {type} {name}'.format(host=hostname, action=self._task.action, **plugin))
+                installable_requirements = retrieve_plugin_dependencies(plugin['name'], plugin['type'])
+                deps = requirement_finder.find(installable_requirements, modules_for_remote=modules_on_remote and self._connection.transport != 'local')
+                all_deps.merge(deps)
+            result['python'] = sorted(all_deps.python)
+            result['system'] = sorted(all_deps.system)
+            result['changed'] = False
+            return result
+        except UnknownPluginType as exc:
+            result['failed'] = True
+            result['msg'] = 'Unknown plugin type: %s' % to_native(exc)
+            return result
+        except UnknownPlugin as exc:
+            result['failed'] = True
+            result['msg'] = 'Unknown plugin: %s' % to_native(exc)
+            return result
+        except LoadingError as exc:
+            result['failed'] = True
+            result['msg'] = to_native(exc)
+            return result
diff --git a/plugins/modules/plugin_requirements_info.py b/plugins/modules/plugin_requirements_info.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2023, Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = r'''
+module: plugin_requirements_info
+short_description: Gather requirements for one or multiple plugins
+description:
+  - Gather requirements for one or multiple plugins.
+version_added: 8.2.0
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+  - community.general.attributes
+  - community.general.attributes.info_module
+  - community.general.attributes.flow
+attributes:
+  action:
+    support: full
+  async:
+    support: none
+requirements: []
+installable_requirements: []
+options:
+  plugins:
+    description:
+      - A list of plugins to query requirements for.
+    required: true
+    type: list
+    elements: dict
+    suboptions:
+      name:
+        description:
+          - The name of the plugin.
+        required: true
+        type: str
+      type:
+        description:
+          - The type of the plugin.
+          - Not all types are supported by all versions of ansible-core. Generally C(ansible-doc -t <type>) must work.
+        default: 'module'
+        type: str
+        choices:
+          # CONFIGURABLE_PLUGINS
+          - become
+          - cache
+          - callback
+          - cliconf
+          - connection
+          - httpapi
+          - inventory
+          - lookup
+          - netconf
+          - shell
+          - vars
+          # DOCUMENTABLE_PLUGINS
+          - module
+          - strategy
+          - test
+          - filter
+  modules_on_remote:
+    description:
+      - Whether to assume that modules run on the remote, and not the controller.
+      - Set to V(false) if you plan to run the module(s) on the controller.
+    type: bool
+    default: true
+
+author:
+  - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = r'''
+- name: Unconditionally shut down the machine with all defaults
+  community.general.plugin_requirements_info:
+    plugins:
+      - name: community.general.plugin_requirements_info
+  register: requirements
+
+- name: Install system requirements
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name: "{{ requirements.system }}"
+  when: "{{ requirements.system }}"
+
+- name: Install Python requirements
+  ansible.builtin.pip:
+    name: "{{ requirements.python }}"
+  when: "{{ requirements.python }}"
+'''
+
+RETURN = r'''
+system:
+  description:
+    - A list of system requirements.
+  type: list
+  elements: str
+  returned: success
+  sample:
+    - openssl
+
+python:
+  description:
+    - A list of Python requirements.
+  type: list
+  elements: str
+  returned: success
+  sample:
+    - cryptography
+'''
diff --git a/plugins/plugin_utils/_dependencies.py b/plugins/plugin_utils/_dependencies.py
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+++ b/plugins/plugin_utils/_dependencies.py
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+# Copyright (c) 2023, Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import ansible.plugins.loader as plugin_loader
+
+from ansible import __version__ as ansible_version
+from ansible.errors import AnsiblePluginNotFound
+from ansible.module_utils.six import raise_from
+from ansible.plugins.loader import fragment_loader
+from ansible.template import Templar
+from ansible.utils.plugin_docs import get_plugin_docs
+
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.version import LooseVersion
+
+
+# Whether Templar has a cache, which can be controlled by Templar.template()'s cache option.
+# The cache was removed for ansible-core 2.14 (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/78419)
+_TEMPLAR_HAS_TEMPLATE_CACHE = LooseVersion(ansible_version) < LooseVersion('2.14.0')
+
+
+class LoadingError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class UnknownPlugin(LoadingError):
+    pass
+
+
+class UnknownPluginType(UnknownPlugin):
+    pass
+
+
+class Requirements(object):
+    def __init__(self, system=None, python=None):
+        self.system = set(system if system else [])
+        self.python = set(python if python else [])
+
+    def merge(self, other):
+        self.system.update(other.system)
+        self.python.update(other.python)
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'Requirements(system={system!r}, python={python!r})'.format(
+            system=sorted(self.system),
+            python=sorted(self.python),
+        )
+
+
+def _check(value, name, acceptable_types, accept_none=False):
+    if accept_none and value is None:
+        return value
+
+    if isinstance(value, acceptable_types):
+        return value
+
+    if not isinstance(acceptable_types, tuple):
+        acceptable_types = (acceptable_types, )
+
+    raise LoadingError(
+        '{name} {value!r} is not one of types {acceptable_types}{or_none}'.format(
+            value=value,
+            name=name,
+            acceptable_types=', '.join(str(t) for t in acceptable_types),
+            or_none=', or none' if accept_none else ''
+        )
+    )
+
+
+def _check_list(value, name, element_types, accept_none=False, none_result=None):
+    if accept_none and value is None:
+        return none_result
+
+    if isinstance(value, element_types):
+        value = [value]
+
+    if not isinstance(value, list):
+        raise LoadingError('{name} {value!r} is not a list'.format(value=value, name=name))
+
+    for i, v in enumerate(value):
+        _check(v, '{0}[{1}]'.format(name, i + 1), element_types)
+
+    return value
+
+
+class InstallableBlock(object):
+    def __init__(self, when, system, python):
+        self.when = when
+        self.system = system
+        self.python = python
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'InstallableBlock(when={when!r}, system={system!r}, python={python!r})'.format(
+            when=self.when,
+            system=self.system,
+            python=self.python,
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def parse(cls, block):
+        _check(block, 'block', dict)
+        when = _check(block.get('when'), 'when', (str, bool), accept_none=True)
+        system = _check_list(block.get('system'), 'system', str, accept_none=True, none_result=[])
+        python = _check_list(block.get('python'), 'python', str, accept_none=True, none_result=[])
+        return cls(when, system, python)
+
+
+class InstallableRequirement(object):
+    def __init__(self, name, blocks):
+        self.name = name
+        self.blocks = blocks
+
+    @classmethod
+    def parse(cls, requirement):
+        _check(requirement, 'requirement', dict)
+        name = _check(requirement.get('name'), 'name', str)
+        blocks = _check_list(requirement.get('blocks'), 'blocks', dict)
+        return cls(name, [InstallableBlock.parse(block) for block in blocks])
+
+
+class InstallableRequirements(object):
+    def __init__(self, plugin_name, plugin_type, requirements):
+        self.plugin_name = plugin_name
+        self.plugin_type = plugin_type
+        self.requirements = requirements
+
+    @classmethod
+    def parse(cls, plugin_name, plugin_type, reqs):
+        return cls(
+            _check(plugin_name, 'plugin_name', str),
+            _check(plugin_type, 'plugin_type', str),
+            [InstallableRequirement.parse(req) for req in _check(reqs, 'requirements', list)]
+        )
+
+
+def retrieve_plugin_dependencies(plugin_name, plugin_type):
+    loader = getattr(plugin_loader, '%s_loader' % plugin_type, None)
+    if loader is None:
+        raise UnknownPluginType(plugin_type)
+
+    try:
+        doc, dummy1, dummy2, dummy3 = get_plugin_docs(plugin_name, plugin_type, loader, fragment_loader, verbose=False)
+    except AnsiblePluginNotFound as e:
+        raise_from(UnknownPlugin(plugin_name), e)
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise_from(LoadingError('Error while loading documentation of {0} {1}: {2}'.format(plugin_type, plugin_name, e)), e)
+
+    if not doc:
+        raise LoadingError('Found no documentation of {0} {1}'.format(plugin_type, plugin_name))
+
+    reqs = doc.get('installable_requirements')
+    if not isinstance(reqs, list):
+        raise LoadingError('Found no installable requirements information for {0} {1}'.format(plugin_type, plugin_name))
+
+    try:
+        return InstallableRequirements.parse(plugin_name, plugin_type, reqs)
+    except LoadingError as e:
+        raise_from(LoadingError('Error while parsing installable requirements for {0} {1}: {2}'.format(plugin_type, plugin_name, e)), e)
+
+
+_REQUIRED_FACTS = (
+    'architecture',
+    'distribution',
+    'distribution_major_version',
+    'distribution_release',
+    'distribution_version',
+    'os_family',
+    'pkg_mgr',
+    'python',
+    'python_version',
+    'selinux',
+    'selinux_python_present',
+    'service_mgr',
+    'system',
+)
+
+
+_ACCEPTABLE_FACTS = tuple(sorted(_REQUIRED_FACTS + (
+    'distribution_minor_version',
+)))
+
+
+def get_needed_facts():
+    return _REQUIRED_FACTS
+
+
+def get_used_facts():
+    return _ACCEPTABLE_FACTS
+
+
+class RequirementFinder(object):
+    @staticmethod
+    def _massage_facts(ansible_facts):
+        result = {}
+        for fact in _ACCEPTABLE_FACTS:
+            if fact in ansible_facts:
+                result[fact] = ansible_facts[fact]
+        return result
+
+    def __init__(self, templar, controller_ansible_facts, remote_ansible_facts):
+        self.templar = Templar(loader=templar._loader)
+        self.controller_ansible_facts = self._massage_facts(controller_ansible_facts)
+        self.remote_ansible_facts = self._massage_facts(remote_ansible_facts)
+
+    def _match_block(self, block, ansible_facts):
+        if block.when is None:
+            return True
+
+        if isinstance(block.when, bool):
+            return block.when
+
+        self.templar.available_variables = {'ansible_facts': ansible_facts}
+        expression = "{0}{1}{2}".format("{{", block.when, "}}")
+        kwargs = {
+            'fail_on_undefined': True,
+            'disable_lookups': True,
+        }
+        if _TEMPLAR_HAS_TEMPLATE_CACHE:
+            kwargs['cache'] = False
+        value = self.templar.template(expression, **kwargs)
+
+        if isinstance(value, bool):
+            return value
+
+        raise LoadingError('Expression evaluated to {value!r}, expected boolean'.format(value=value))
+
+    def _find(self, req, ansible_facts, plugin_name, plugin_type):
+        for block in req.blocks:
+            try:
+                if self._match_block(block, ansible_facts):
+                    return Requirements(system=block.system, python=block.python)
+            except LoadingError:
+                raise
+            except Exception as e:
+                raise_from(LoadingError('Error while matching block {block!r} for {req!r} of {type} {plugin}: {exc}'.format(
+                    block=block,
+                    req=req.name,
+                    type=plugin_type,
+                    plugin=plugin_name,
+                    exc=e,
+                )), e)
+        raise LoadingError('Cannot find matching block for "{req}" of {type} {plugin}'.format(
+            req=req.name,
+            type=plugin_type,
+            plugin=plugin_name,
+        ))
+
+    def find(self, installable_requirements, modules_for_remote=True):
+        ansible_facts = (
+            self.remote_ansible_facts
+            if installable_requirements.plugin_type == 'module' and modules_for_remote
+            else self.controller_ansible_facts
+        )
+        result = Requirements()
+        for req in installable_requirements.requirements:
+            result.merge(self._find(
+                req,
+                ansible_facts,
+                installable_requirements.plugin_name,
+                installable_requirements.plugin_type,
+            ))
+        return result