diff --git a/tools/build.sh b/bin/build.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/build.sh
rename to bin/build.sh
diff --git a/tools/gen_api_header.sh b/bin/gen_api_header.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/gen_api_header.sh
rename to bin/gen_api_header.sh
diff --git a/tools/gitea-lfs-pull.py b/bin/gitea-lfs-pull.py
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rename from tools/gitea-lfs-pull.py
rename to bin/gitea-lfs-pull.py
diff --git a/tools/package_data.py b/bin/package_data.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/package_data.py
rename to bin/package_data.py
diff --git a/hooks b/hooks
index fa15256..7ccfb54 100755
--- a/hooks
+++ b/hooks
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 set +e
 
 # TODO: prevent double hooking
-export PATH=$PATH:$(realpath $(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/tools/)
+export PATH=$PATH:$(realpath $(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/bin/)
diff --git a/tools/twn b/tools/twn
deleted file mode 100755
index f8d5f21..0000000
--- a/tools/twn
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/env sh
-# townengine tooling interface
-
-set +e
-
-exe="$(basename $PWD)"
-toolpath="$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
-export TWNROOT=$(realpath "$toolpath"/../)
-export TWNBUILDDIR=$(realpath "$toolpath"/../.build)
-
-case "$1" in
-    build    ) "$toolpath"/build.sh "${@:2}"
-               ;;
-
-    run      ) $0 build && ./$exe "${@:2}"
-               ;;
-
-    gdb      ) unset DEBUGINFOD_URLS
-               gdb -ex run --args "$(basename $PWD)" "${@:2}"
-               ;;
-
-    apitrace ) case "$2" in
-        take ) export ASAN_OPTIONS=verify_asan_link_order=0
-               export LD_PRELOAD="/usr/lib/libubsan.so /usr/lib/apitrace/wrappers/glxtrace.so $LD_PRELOAD"
-               ./$exe "${@:3}"
-               ;;
-
-        show ) traces=( $exe.*.trace )
-               trace=${traces[-1]}
-               if [ "$trace" = "$exe.*.trace" ]; then
-                   trace="$exe.trace"
-               fi
-               qapitrace ${trace}
-               ;;
-    esac
-               ;;
-
-    api-gen  ) "$toolpath"/gen_api_header.sh
-               ;;
-
-    *        ) echo "Unknown command."
-               ;;
-esac