diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index da64b27fd67..e4e32d0abae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
   "workspaces": [
     "packages/*",
     "private/*",
-    "tools/*",
     "!packages/helloworld"
   ],
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/tools/api/ReactNativeCPP.api b/private/cxx-public-api/ReactNativeCPP.api
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/api/ReactNativeCPP.api
rename to private/cxx-public-api/ReactNativeCPP.api
diff --git a/tools/api/check-api.sh b/private/cxx-public-api/check-api.sh
similarity index 91%
rename from tools/api/check-api.sh
rename to private/cxx-public-api/check-api.sh
index 02f79634006..3bf419aa7a9 100755
--- a/tools/api/check-api.sh
+++ b/private/cxx-public-api/check-api.sh
@@ -73,12 +73,13 @@ pushd "$FBSOURCE_ROOT/xplat/js/react-native-github" || exit $ERR_CODE_CANT_FIND_
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
 # TODO: This operates in the sandbox and can't modify files in the repository, which we need for change detection
-# buck2 run //xplat/js/react-native-github/tools/api:public-api
-(cd tools/api && $YARN_BINARY install)
-$NODE_BINARY tools/api/public-api.js
+# buck2 run //xplat/js/react-native-github/private/cxx-public-api:public-api
+REPO_RELATIVE_DIR="private/cxx-public-api"
+(cd "$REPO_RELATIVE_DIR" && $YARN_BINARY install)
+$NODE_BINARY "$REPO_RELATIVE_DIR/public-api.js"
 echo
 
-API_FILE=$(grep -oP '(?<=output=)[^ \n]+' tools/api/public-api.conf)
+API_FILE=$(grep -oP '(?<=output=)[^ \n]+' "$REPO_RELATIVE_DIR/public-api.conf")
 
 API_STATUS=$(hg status --no-status "$API_FILE")
 if [ -z "$API_STATUS" ]; then
diff --git a/tools/api/package.json b/private/cxx-public-api/package.json
similarity index 89%
rename from tools/api/package.json
rename to private/cxx-public-api/package.json
index e0e092d2338..11e3c5cb75e 100644
--- a/tools/api/package.json
+++ b/private/cxx-public-api/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "public-api",
+  "name": "@react-native/cxx-public-api",
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "description": "Captures the Objective-C / C++ public API of React Native",
   "main": "public-api.js",
diff --git a/tools/api/public-api.conf b/private/cxx-public-api/public-api.conf
similarity index 94%
rename from tools/api/public-api.conf
rename to private/cxx-public-api/public-api.conf
index cc34a11319c..1abb1b3ef23 100644
--- a/tools/api/public-api.conf
+++ b/private/cxx-public-api/public-api.conf
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ packages/react-native/Libraries/WebSocket/*
 packages/react-native/Libraries/Wrapper/Example/*
 
 [settings]
-output=tools/api/ReactNativeCPP.api
+output=private/cxx-public-api/ReactNativeCPP.api
 ; clang=$HOME/some/path/to/clang
 ; clang-format=$HOME/some/path/to/clang-format
diff --git a/tools/api/public-api.js b/private/cxx-public-api/public-api.js
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/api/public-api.js
rename to private/cxx-public-api/public-api.js