diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5483d049..2c487234 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ dev = ["ruff>=0.8.0", "ty>=0.0.1a1"]
 [project.scripts]
 seismic-deploy = "deploy_gcp.seismic_deploy.cli:cli"
 # Operator-facing: act on your own node. Cloud-agnostic, never wraps Pulumi.
-seismic-tee = "tee.cli:app"
+seismic-tee = "tee.cli.node.app:app"
 # Seismic-internal: bootstrap a network (provision cohort + genesis ceremony).
-seismic-tee-bootstrap = "tee.bootstrap_cli:app"
+seismic-tee-bootstrap = "tee.cli.network.app:app"
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
 include = ["deploy_gcp*", "tee*"]
diff --git a/tee/README.md b/tee/README.md
index ad5b0b14..7cf2a45d 100644
--- a/tee/README.md
+++ b/tee/README.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ only consumes one to reach an already-running node.
 Only `seismic-tee` is cloud-agnostic and **never wraps Pulumi**;
 `seismic-tee-bootstrap` is the one allowed to. A **node descriptor** is a
 small JSON (`public_ip`/`fqdn`) describing one provisioned node — see
-`tee/descriptor.py`. It's what `seismic-tee-bootstrap up` emits
+`tee/cli/common/descriptor.py`. It's what `seismic-tee-bootstrap up` emits
 (just `{public_ip, fqdn}`); a BYO-infra operator can hand-write it (or use
 `pulumi stack output --json` — only those two keys are read).
 
@@ -95,16 +95,17 @@ the same audience line:
   — founding a *network* (orchestrating a cohort, the genesis ceremony),
   which only Seismic does.
 
-The current layout already anticipates this: the operator path
-(`cli.py` → `configure.py` → `descriptor.py`) has no dependency on the
-founding side and never imports Pulumi, so it lifts out cleanly, and the
-dependency direction is one-way (private builds on public). The seam is
-the node descriptor. At extraction the shared bits (`descriptor.py`,
-`cli_common.py`) go to the public side and this repo depends on them.
+The package layout mirrors this split: `cli/node/` + `cli/common/` +
+`pulumi/seismic_node/` are the public half, `cli/network/` +
+`pulumi/playground/` the private half. The dependency direction is
+one-way (private builds on public): `cli/common/` imports neither side,
+`cli/node/` imports only `cli/common/`, and only `cli/network/` may
+import both. The seam is the node descriptor. At extraction the public
+half lifts out wholesale and this repo depends on it.
 
-Not done yet — **don't pre-split within this repo.** The rule to keep
-honoring until then: the operator CLI stays cloud-agnostic and never wraps
-Pulumi, and a new file goes on whichever side it would ultimately land.
+The rules to keep honoring until then: the operator CLI stays
+cloud-agnostic and never wraps Pulumi, the import direction above holds,
+and a new file goes on whichever side it would ultimately land.
 
 ### Joining an existing network (the common case)
 
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ only gates against a second POST within the same boot.
 today — it only POSTs the config. The `--measurements` flag is gated off and
 errors if passed, rather than pretending to verify.
 
-Why: the old path (`proxy.py`, Flashbots' `cvm-reverse-proxy`
+Why: the old path (`cli/node/proxy.py`, Flashbots' `cvm-reverse-proxy`
 `proxy-client` against `:7936`) is non-functional — no seismic node
 serves that RA-TLS endpoint, and cvm-reverse-proxy's pre-handshake aTLS
 is a different protocol than the `flashbots/attested-tls` the enclave
diff --git a/tee/cli/__init__.py b/tee/cli/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20a7f1ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tee/cli/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+"""The two TEE CLIs and their shared code.
+
+Import direction — it keeps the eventual public/private repo split
+(see tee/README.md) mechanical: common/ imports nothing else here,
+node/ imports only common/, network/ may import both. node/ and
+common/ are slated for the public operator repo, so nothing they
+import may come from network/.
+"""
diff --git a/tee/cli/common/__init__.py b/tee/cli/common/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4059c674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tee/cli/common/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"""Code shared by both CLIs. Must not import from ..node or ..network."""
diff --git a/tee/descriptor.py b/tee/cli/common/descriptor.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tee/descriptor.py
rename to tee/cli/common/descriptor.py
diff --git a/tee/utils/logging_setup.py b/tee/cli/common/logging_setup.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tee/utils/logging_setup.py
rename to tee/cli/common/logging_setup.py
diff --git a/tee/manifest.py b/tee/cli/common/manifest.py
similarity index 98%
rename from tee/manifest.py
rename to tee/cli/common/manifest.py
index b324903d..9d6a3973 100644
--- a/tee/manifest.py
+++ b/tee/cli/common/manifest.py
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
 only command that takes loose files — then `assemble`/`validate` operate on
 the directory):
 
-    uv run python -m tee.manifest init tee/networks/seismic-devnet-3 \
+    uv run python -m tee.cli.common.manifest init tee/networks/seismic-devnet-3 \
         --reth-genesis dev.json \
         --measurements ../seismic-images/build/measurements.json \
         --measurement-id seismic_2026-06-11.abc123.vhd
     # edit tee/networks/seismic-devnet-3/summit-template.toml, then:
-    uv run python -m tee.manifest assemble tee/networks/seismic-devnet-3
-    uv run python -m tee.manifest validate tee/networks/seismic-devnet-3
+    uv run python -m tee.cli.common.manifest assemble tee/networks/seismic-devnet-3
+    uv run python -m tee.cli.common.manifest validate tee/networks/seismic-devnet-3
 """
 
 import argparse
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
-from tee.utils.logging_setup import setup_logging
+from tee.cli.common.logging_setup import setup_logging
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -777,7 +777,9 @@ def validate_reth_genesis_matches(
 
 
 def _parse_args(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> argparse.Namespace:
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="python -m tee.manifest", description=__doc__)
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        prog="python -m tee.cli.common.manifest", description=__doc__
+    )
     sub = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command", required=True)
 
     def add_reth_bin(p: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
diff --git a/tee/cli_common.py b/tee/cli/common/plumbing.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tee/cli_common.py
rename to tee/cli/common/plumbing.py
diff --git a/tee/tests/__init__.py b/tee/cli/common/tests/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tee/tests/__init__.py
rename to tee/cli/common/tests/__init__.py
diff --git a/tee/tests/test_manifest.py b/tee/cli/common/tests/test_manifest.py
similarity index 99%
rename from tee/tests/test_manifest.py
rename to tee/cli/common/tests/test_manifest.py
index 0e568349..0c3d1103 100644
--- a/tee/tests/test_manifest.py
+++ b/tee/cli/common/tests/test_manifest.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 import urllib.request
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from tee import manifest as manifest_mod
-from tee.manifest import (
+from tee.cli.common import manifest as manifest_mod
+from tee.cli.common.manifest import (
     AssembledManifest,
     GateContext,
     GateError,
diff --git a/tee/cli/network/__init__.py b/tee/cli/network/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5443a906
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tee/cli/network/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+"""`seismic-tee-bootstrap` — internal CLI to found a network.
+
+May import ..node and ..common.
+"""
diff --git a/tee/bootstrap_cli.py b/tee/cli/network/app.py
similarity index 84%
rename from tee/bootstrap_cli.py
rename to tee/cli/network/app.py
index a17e08c9..4fd088be 100644
--- a/tee/bootstrap_cli.py
+++ b/tee/cli/network/app.py
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@
 Pulumi —
 `up` / `down` drive the seismic_node Automation-API orchestrator. The
 operator CLI (`seismic-tee`) deliberately is not; the boundary is the node
-descriptor file (see tee/descriptor.py), which this CLI produces
+descriptor file (see tee/cli/common/descriptor.py), which this CLI produces
 (via provisioning) and consumes (during the genesis ceremony).
 
 Wired via [project.scripts] in pyproject.toml. Each leaf forwards its argv
-to that module's argparse `main()`; see tee/cli_common.py.
+to that module's argparse `main()`; see tee/cli/common/plumbing.py.
 """
 
 import click
 
-from tee.cli_common import PASSTHROUGH, forward
+from tee.cli.common.plumbing import PASSTHROUGH, forward
 
 
 @click.group()
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def app() -> None:
 @click.argument("argv", nargs=-1, type=click.UNPROCESSED)
 def up(argv: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
     """Provision a cohort of TDX nodes (one independent Pulumi stack each)."""
-    from tee import orchestrator
+    from tee.cli.network import orchestrator
 
     forward(orchestrator.up_main, "seismic-tee-bootstrap up", argv)
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def up(argv: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
 @click.argument("argv", nargs=-1, type=click.UNPROCESSED)
 def down(argv: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
     """Tear down cohort node(s); each stack destroys independently."""
-    from tee import orchestrator
+    from tee.cli.network import orchestrator
 
     forward(orchestrator.down_main, "seismic-tee-bootstrap down", argv)
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def down(argv: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
 @click.argument("argv", nargs=-1, type=click.UNPROCESSED)
 def configure(argv: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
     """Configure a cohort in parallel: one genesis + N joiners, one command."""
-    from tee import cohort_configure
+    from tee.cli.network import cohort_configure
 
     forward(cohort_configure.main, "seismic-tee-bootstrap configure", argv)
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def configure(argv: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
 @click.argument("argv", nargs=-1, type=click.UNPROCESSED)
 def genesis_ceremony(argv: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
     """One-shot genesis ceremony: build genesis.toml from the cohort, fan it out."""
-    from tee import genesis as genesis_mod
+    from tee.cli.network import genesis as genesis_mod
 
     forward(genesis_mod.main, "seismic-tee-bootstrap genesis-ceremony", argv)
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def genesis_ceremony(argv: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
 @click.argument("argv", nargs=-1, type=click.UNPROCESSED)
 def manifest(argv: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
     """Scaffold (init) / assemble / validate a network artifact-set dir."""
-    from tee import manifest as manifest_mod
+    from tee.cli.common import manifest as manifest_mod
 
     forward(manifest_mod.main, "seismic-tee-bootstrap manifest", argv)
 
diff --git a/tee/cohort_configure.py b/tee/cli/network/cohort_configure.py
similarity index 97%
rename from tee/cohort_configure.py
rename to tee/cli/network/cohort_configure.py
index 71cf0779..4f0a45ec 100644
--- a/tee/cohort_configure.py
+++ b/tee/cli/network/cohort_configure.py
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from tee import manifest as manifest_mod
-from tee.configure import (
+from tee.cli.common import manifest as manifest_mod
+from tee.cli.common.descriptor import load_descriptor, require
+from tee.cli.common.logging_setup import setup_logging
+from tee.cli.node.configure import (
     ENCLAVE_PEER_PORT,
     TDX_INIT_PORT,
     build_config,
     post_config_to_tdx_init,
     resolve_reth_genesis,
 )
-from tee.descriptor import load_descriptor, require
-from tee.status import poll_provisioning
-from tee.utils.logging_setup import setup_logging
+from tee.cli.node.status import poll_provisioning
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/tee/genesis.py b/tee/cli/network/genesis.py
similarity index 97%
rename from tee/genesis.py
rename to tee/cli/network/genesis.py
index ae7fd93c..0aebbf82 100644
--- a/tee/genesis.py
+++ b/tee/cli/network/genesis.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 open → summit keygen, and both are polled until every node responds — so
 it can run straight after `configure` without hand-timing the boot tail.
 
-Each node is located by a descriptor file (see tee/descriptor.py),
+Each node is located by a descriptor file (see tee/cli/common/descriptor.py),
 so this never calls Pulumi.
 """
 
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
 
 import requests
 
-from tee import manifest as manifest_mod
-from tee.descriptor import load_descriptor, require
-from tee.utils.summit_client import PublicKeys, SummitClient
+from tee.cli.common import manifest as manifest_mod
+from tee.cli.common.descriptor import load_descriptor, require
+from tee.cli.network.summit_client import PublicKeys, SummitClient
 
 # Summit's consensus (BLS) port. Each validator entry in the generated
 # genesis.toml pins "<ip>:<CONSENSUS_PORT>".
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def _get_pubkeys(
     """Gather each cohort node's summit pubkeys from its descriptor file.
 
     Resolves every node's fqdn/public_ip from its descriptor (see
-    tee/descriptor.py), so the summit endpoints come from whatever
+    tee/cli/common/descriptor.py), so the summit endpoints come from whatever
     infra tool produced the descriptor — this script never calls Pulumi.
     Returns the validator entries and the per-node summit clients (reused
     for the genesis.toml fanout).
diff --git a/tee/orchestrator.py b/tee/cli/network/orchestrator.py
similarity index 99%
rename from tee/orchestrator.py
rename to tee/cli/network/orchestrator.py
index fc14aedf..2071cfbe 100644
--- a/tee/orchestrator.py
+++ b/tee/cli/network/orchestrator.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 of the single-node `seismic_node` program via the Pulumi Automation API
 (local-program workspace), and writes one node descriptor per node (the
 same `{public_ip, fqdn, …}` shape `pulumi stack output --json` emits — see
-tee/descriptor.py).
+tee/cli/common/descriptor.py).
 
 Shared settings are inherited from an existing stack config file
 (`Pulumi.dev.yaml` by default): the orchestrator reads its `config:` block
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@
 import yaml
 from pulumi import automation as auto
 
-from tee import manifest as manifest_mod
+from tee.cli.common import manifest as manifest_mod
 
 # The single-node program this orchestrator fans out over. A local-program
 # workspace points at this dir, so the project name / runtime / venv all
 # come from its Pulumi.yaml — identical to running `pulumi` in that dir.
-SEISMIC_NODE_DIR = Path(__file__).parent / "pulumi" / "seismic_node"
+SEISMIC_NODE_DIR = Path(__file__).parents[2] / "pulumi" / "seismic_node"
 
 # Shared settings are inherited from this stack config unless --config overrides.
 DEFAULT_CONFIG = SEISMIC_NODE_DIR / "Pulumi.dev.yaml"
diff --git a/tee/utils/summit_client.py b/tee/cli/network/summit_client.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tee/utils/summit_client.py
rename to tee/cli/network/summit_client.py
diff --git a/tee/cli/network/tests/__init__.py b/tee/cli/network/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tee/tests/test_cohort_configure.py b/tee/cli/network/tests/test_cohort_configure.py
similarity index 95%
rename from tee/tests/test_cohort_configure.py
rename to tee/cli/network/tests/test_cohort_configure.py
index 27f9d15d..6bd30bd0 100644
--- a/tee/tests/test_cohort_configure.py
+++ b/tee/cli/network/tests/test_cohort_configure.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 import unittest
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from tee.cohort_configure import build_cohort
-from tee.configure import ENCLAVE_PEER_PORT
+from tee.cli.network.cohort_configure import build_cohort
+from tee.cli.node.configure import ENCLAVE_PEER_PORT
 
 
 def _descriptor(name: str, public_ip: str, fqdn: str) -> Path:
diff --git a/tee/tests/test_genesis.py b/tee/cli/network/tests/test_genesis.py
similarity index 99%
rename from tee/tests/test_genesis.py
rename to tee/cli/network/tests/test_genesis.py
index 0c46cd94..fa4c9e87 100644
--- a/tee/tests/test_genesis.py
+++ b/tee/cli/network/tests/test_genesis.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest import mock
 
-from tee import genesis
-from tee.utils.summit_client import PublicKeys
+from tee.cli.network import genesis
+from tee.cli.network.summit_client import PublicKeys
 
 
 class ParseArgsTests(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/tee/tests/test_orchestrator.py b/tee/cli/network/tests/test_orchestrator.py
similarity index 97%
rename from tee/tests/test_orchestrator.py
rename to tee/cli/network/tests/test_orchestrator.py
index c822f5ad..35b7f86e 100644
--- a/tee/tests/test_orchestrator.py
+++ b/tee/cli/network/tests/test_orchestrator.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 import unittest
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from tee.manifest import render_manifest
-from tee.orchestrator import (
+from tee.cli.common.manifest import render_manifest
+from tee.cli.network.orchestrator import (
     DEFAULT_OUT_DIR,
     _check_vhd_matches_network,
     _resolve_out_dir,
diff --git a/tee/tests/test_summit_client.py b/tee/cli/network/tests/test_summit_client.py
similarity index 90%
rename from tee/tests/test_summit_client.py
rename to tee/cli/network/tests/test_summit_client.py
index cecc10dd..665cd5f5 100644
--- a/tee/tests/test_summit_client.py
+++ b/tee/cli/network/tests/test_summit_client.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Tests for tee.utils.summit_client (stdlib unittest; no test deps).
+"""Tests for tee.cli.network.summit_client (stdlib unittest; no test deps).
 
 Run with:
     uv run python -m unittest discover -s tee/tests -v
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 import unittest
 from unittest import mock
 
-from tee.utils import summit_client
-from tee.utils.summit_client import SummitClient
+from tee.cli.network import summit_client
+from tee.cli.network.summit_client import SummitClient
 
 
 class SummitClientTests(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/tee/cli/node/__init__.py b/tee/cli/node/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f543b28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tee/cli/node/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"""`seismic-tee` — operator CLI for a single node. Imports only ..common."""
diff --git a/tee/cli.py b/tee/cli/node/app.py
similarity index 84%
rename from tee/cli.py
rename to tee/cli/node/app.py
index 12ddba12..31536341 100644
--- a/tee/cli.py
+++ b/tee/cli/node/app.py
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 lives in the separate `seismic-tee-bootstrap` CLI.
 
 Wired via [project.scripts] in pyproject.toml. Each leaf forwards its argv
-to that module's argparse `main()`; see tee/cli_common.py.
+to that module's argparse `main()`; see tee/cli/common/plumbing.py.
 """
 
 import click
 
-from tee.cli_common import PASSTHROUGH, forward
+from tee.cli.common.plumbing import PASSTHROUGH, forward
 
 
 @click.group()
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def app() -> None:
 @click.argument("argv", nargs=-1, type=click.UNPROCESSED)
 def configure(argv: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
     """Configure a node to join a network: assemble + POST config to tdx-init."""
-    from tee import configure as configure_mod
+    from tee.cli.node import configure as configure_mod
 
     forward(configure_mod.main, "seismic-tee configure", argv)
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def configure(argv: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
 @click.argument("argv", nargs=-1, type=click.UNPROCESSED)
 def status(argv: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
     """Watch a node's first-boot LUKS provisioning progress."""
-    from tee import status as status_mod
+    from tee.cli.node import status as status_mod
 
     forward(status_mod.main, "seismic-tee status", argv)
 
diff --git a/tee/configure.py b/tee/cli/node/configure.py
similarity index 97%
rename from tee/configure.py
rename to tee/cli/node/configure.py
index c0fe38a2..e71eb69d 100644
--- a/tee/configure.py
+++ b/tee/cli/node/configure.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from flags, `[domain]` from the descriptor fqdn + `--email`, and `[network]`
 from `--manifest` + `--reth-genesis`. Those network-wide artifacts stay
 standalone files, merged only at POST time. The node address is *brought by
-the operator* via a descriptor file (see tee/descriptor.py), typically
+the operator* via a descriptor file (see tee/cli/common/descriptor.py), typically
 `pulumi stack output --json`. The CLI never provisions infrastructure
 (Pulumi's job).
 
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
 
 import requests
 
-from tee import manifest as manifest_mod
-from tee.descriptor import load_descriptor, require
-from tee.proxy import ProxyClient
-from tee.status import watch_luks_provisioning
-from tee.utils.logging_setup import setup_logging
+from tee.cli.common import manifest as manifest_mod
+from tee.cli.common.descriptor import load_descriptor, require
+from tee.cli.common.logging_setup import setup_logging
+from tee.cli.node.proxy import ProxyClient
+from tee.cli.node.status import watch_luks_provisioning
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/tee/proxy.py b/tee/cli/node/proxy.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tee/proxy.py
rename to tee/cli/node/proxy.py
diff --git a/tee/status.py b/tee/cli/node/status.py
similarity index 98%
rename from tee/status.py
rename to tee/cli/node/status.py
index 38a7dc77..b93445c2 100644
--- a/tee/status.py
+++ b/tee/cli/node/status.py
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 
 import requests
 
-from tee.descriptor import load_descriptor, require
-from tee.utils.logging_setup import setup_logging
+from tee.cli.common.descriptor import load_descriptor, require
+from tee.cli.common.logging_setup import setup_logging
 
 ENCLAVE_PORT = 7878
 POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 5
@@ -292,7 +292,8 @@ def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
         type=Path,
         required=True,
         metavar="DESCRIPTOR",
-        help="Node descriptor JSON (provides public_ip); see tee/descriptor.py.",
+        help="Node descriptor JSON (provides public_ip); "
+        "see tee/cli/common/descriptor.py.",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--once",
diff --git a/tee/cli/node/tests/__init__.py b/tee/cli/node/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tee/tests/test_configure.py b/tee/cli/node/tests/test_configure.py
similarity index 97%
rename from tee/tests/test_configure.py
rename to tee/cli/node/tests/test_configure.py
index d7596632..68cb65bd 100644
--- a/tee/tests/test_configure.py
+++ b/tee/cli/node/tests/test_configure.py
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@
 import unittest
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from tee.configure import (
+from tee.cli.common.manifest import render_manifest
+
+# Reuse the canonical valid manifest from the manifest tests rather than
+# duplicate the schema here; build_config validates it before merging.
+from tee.cli.common.tests.test_manifest import FIXTURE_MANIFEST
+from tee.cli.node.configure import (
     ENCLAVE_PEER_PORT,
     build_config,
     resolve_peer,
     resolve_reth_genesis,
 )
-from tee.manifest import render_manifest
-
-# Reuse the canonical valid manifest from the manifest tests rather than
-# duplicate the schema here; build_config validates it before merging.
-from tee.tests.test_manifest import FIXTURE_MANIFEST
 
 FQDN = "node1.example.com"
 EMAIL = "ops@example.com"
diff --git a/tee/tests/test_status.py b/tee/cli/node/tests/test_status.py
similarity index 99%
rename from tee/tests/test_status.py
rename to tee/cli/node/tests/test_status.py
index 59e806e5..e3a73a95 100644
--- a/tee/tests/test_status.py
+++ b/tee/cli/node/tests/test_status.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import unittest
 from unittest import mock
 
-from tee import status
+from tee.cli.node import status
 
 
 class FormatTests(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/tee/utils/__init__.py b/tee/utils/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 90bb49fe..00000000
--- a/tee/utils/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-"""Utility module for common helper functions.
-
-Import directly from submodules when needed, e.g.
-`from tee.utils.summit_client import SummitClient`.
-"""
-
-__all__ = [
-    "logging_setup",
-    "summit_client",
-]