diff --git a/src/buffer/mod.rs b/src/buffer/mod.rs
index 7722e9b..dfaff9f 100644
--- a/src/buffer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/buffer/mod.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 /// buffer controller implementation
 pub mod controller;
 
+/// assorted helpers to handle buffer controllers
+pub mod tools;
+
 pub(crate) mod worker;
 
-pub use controller::BufferController as Controller;
\ No newline at end of file
+pub use controller::BufferController as Controller;
diff --git a/src/tools.rs b/src/buffer/tools.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from src/tools.rs
rename to src/buffer/tools.rs
index bf5d997..5e1870d 100644
--- a/src/tools.rs
+++ b/src/buffer/tools.rs
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ pub async fn select_buffer(
 			},
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index bcceca7..1b8e3be 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -148,9 +148,6 @@ pub mod errors;
 #[cfg(feature = "client")]
 pub mod client;
 
-/// assorted helpers
-pub mod tools;
-
 /// workspace operations
 #[cfg(feature = "client")]
 pub mod workspace;