diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 34be5f7cc..bab069b74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: SEVERITY=warning make shell-check
 
+  test-tools:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - run: make all
+        working-directory: tools
+
   test-legacy:
     strategy:
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tools.yml b/.github/workflows/tools.yml
index 44f1f97a3..a91064143 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tools.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tools.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Generate packages list
         run: |
-          scripts/packages.py --dev --format line ${{ matrix.release }} \
+          tools/packages.py --dev --format line ${{ matrix.release }} \
             python_apps/airtime_analyzer \
             python_apps/pypo \
             > packages.list
diff --git a/install b/install
index 9661a7a7e..4fc6391ba 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ if [ "$ignore_dependencies" = "f" ]; then
 
     set -e
     package_list=$(
-      "${SCRIPT_DIR}/scripts/packages.py" --format=line "${code}" "${packages_files[@]}" ||
+      "${SCRIPT_DIR}/tools/packages.py" --format=line "${code}" "${packages_files[@]}" ||
         (echo "ERROR: could not generate packages list" >&2 && exit 1)
     )
     set +e
diff --git a/tools/.pylintrc b/tools/.pylintrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b274cc0fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/.pylintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[MESSAGES CONTROL]
+disable=missing-module-docstring,
+        missing-function-docstring
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
similarity index 65%
rename from scripts/Makefile
rename to tools/Makefile
index bc226fd86..511ba08af 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -8,11 +8,16 @@ all: lint test
 
 venv:
 	python3 -m venv venv
-	source venv/bin/active
+	source venv/bin/activate
 	pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
 
 lint: venv
-	pylint scripts
+	source venv/bin/activate
+	pylint tools
 
 test: venv
+	source venv/bin/activate
 	pytest -n ${CPU_CORES} --color=yes -v .
+
+clean:
+	rm -Rf venv
diff --git a/scripts/README.md b/tools/README.md
similarity index 85%
rename from scripts/README.md
rename to tools/README.md
index 2b553b0fd..bbceacedf 100644
--- a/scripts/README.md
+++ b/tools/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-# Scripts
+# Tools
 
 This folder contains scripts/tools to manage the project.
diff --git a/scripts/__init__.py b/tools/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/__init__.py
rename to tools/__init__.py
diff --git a/scripts/packages.py b/tools/packages.py
similarity index 97%
rename from scripts/packages.py
rename to tools/packages.py
index e6a235d99..ed5c32a26 100755
--- a/scripts/packages.py
+++ b/tools/packages.py
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
-import json
-import sys
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 from configparser import ConfigParser
-from os import PathLike
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Iterator, Set
 
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ def run():
         choices=FORMATS,
         help="print packages list in a specific format.",
         default="list",
-    ),
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "-d",
         "--dev",
diff --git a/scripts/packages_test.py b/tools/packages_test.py
similarity index 67%
rename from scripts/packages_test.py
rename to tools/packages_test.py
index bdd9edb06..f4d095f74 100644
--- a/scripts/packages_test.py
+++ b/tools/packages_test.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from .packages import list_packages, load_packages
+from tools.packages import list_packages, load_packages
 
-package_ini = """
+PACKAGE_INI = """
 [common]
 postgresql = buster
 # Some comment
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ result2 = {"apache2", "curl", "ffmpeg"}
 
 
 def test_load_packages():
-    assert load_packages(package_ini, "buster", False) == result1
-    assert load_packages(package_ini, "bionic", True) == result2
+    assert load_packages(PACKAGE_INI, "buster", False) == result1
+    assert load_packages(PACKAGE_INI, "bionic", True) == result2
 
 
 def test_list_packages(tmp_path: Path):
     package_file = tmp_path / "packages.ini"
-    package_file.write_text(package_ini)
+    package_file.write_text(PACKAGE_INI)
 
     assert list_packages([tmp_path, package_file], "buster", False) == result1
     assert list_packages([tmp_path, package_file], "bionic", True) == result2
diff --git a/scripts/requirements-dev.txt b/tools/requirements-dev.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/requirements-dev.txt
rename to tools/requirements-dev.txt