diff --git a/check_schema_docs.py b/check_schema_docs.py
index 72bc7c3e..3a0a41c4 100644
--- a/check_schema_docs.py
+++ b/check_schema_docs.py
@@ -379,12 +379,22 @@ def main():
     schemas = [
         SchemaConfig(
             schema_file="schema.json",
-            search_paths=["komorebi/src", "komorebi-themes/src"],
+            search_paths=[
+                "crates/komorebi-windows/src",
+                "crates/komorebi-config/src",
+                "crates/komorebi-settings/src",
+                "crates/komorebi-layouts/src",
+                "crates/komorebi-themes/src",
+            ],
             display_name="komorebi",
         ),
         SchemaConfig(
             schema_file="schema.bar.json",
-            search_paths=["komorebi-bar/src", "komorebi-themes/src"],
+            search_paths=[
+                "komorebi-bar/src",
+                "crates/komorebi-bar-core/src",
+                "crates/komorebi-themes/src",
+            ],
             display_name="komorebi-bar",
         ),
     ]
diff --git a/e2e/platforms/qemu_windows/README.md b/e2e/platforms/qemu_windows/README.md
index dfe45e19..547cc370 100644
--- a/e2e/platforms/qemu_windows/README.md
+++ b/e2e/platforms/qemu_windows/README.md
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ say it can go).
 ## Pieces
 
 `guest.py` (QEMU, swtpm, the overlay), `qmp.py` (keys, pointer, screenshots),
-`agent.py` and `../../guest/agent` (windows, processes and files in the guest
+`agent.py` and `../../../crates/komorebi-e2e-agent` (windows, processes and files in the guest
 over TCP), `windows_platform.py` (the shared `Platform` protocol), `run.py`
 (the runner), `extras/` (what only Windows checks), `display.ps1` (changes the
 mode of a display), `w1_*.py` (probes, each prints what it saw).
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 001e37c0..2cf66177 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ cargo_stable := "env -u CARGO_BUILD_TARGET cargo" + if env("IN_NIX_SHELL", "") =
 [unix]
 cargo_nightly := "env -u CARGO_BUILD_TARGET cargo" + if env("IN_NIX_SHELL", "") == "" { " +nightly" } else { "" }
 
-# the directory of a target's package: the `komorebi` binary is the package in komorebi-daemon
-daemon_dir := "komorebi-daemon"
-
 clean:
     cargo clean
 
@@ -70,14 +67,14 @@ fix:
 lint:
     test -z "$(rg 'eyre!' --type rust .)" || (echo "eyre! macro not allowed"; false)
     test -z "$(rg 'dbg!' --type rust .)" || (echo "dbg! macro not allowed"; false)
-    test -z "$(rg 'println!' --type rust ./komorebi-linux/src ./komorebi-macos/src)" || (echo "println! macro not allowed"; false)
+    test -z "$(rg 'println!' --type rust ./crates/komorebi-linux/src ./crates/komorebi-macos/src)" || (echo "println! macro not allowed"; false)
     nix shell --inputs-from . nixpkgs#actionlint nixpkgs#shellcheck --command actionlint .github/workflows/*.yaml
     nix shell --inputs-from . nixpkgs#shellcheck --command shellcheck scripts/linux/wsl2-probe.sh
 
 # the KWin bridge of the KDE daemon (JavaScript): its types by tsc, its tests by node against a fake KWin
 check-js:
-    cd komorebi-linux/src/kwin && tsc -p tsconfig.json
-    node --test komorebi-linux/src/kwin/bridge.test.js
+    cd crates/komorebi-linux/src/kwin && tsc -p tsconfig.json
+    node --test crates/komorebi-linux/src/kwin/bridge.test.js
 
 [unix]
 install-targets *targets:
@@ -92,7 +89,7 @@ install-targets *targets:
 check-target target ok=(if target =~ "^(" + replace(targets, " ", "|") + ")$" { "" } else { error(target + " is not built on " + platform + ", the targets are: " + targets) }):
 
 install-target target: (check-target target)
-    {{ cargo_stable }} install --path {{ if target == "komorebi" { daemon_dir } else { target } }} --locked --no-default-features
+    {{ cargo_stable }} install --path {{ target }} --locked --no-default-features
 
 [unix]
 install-targets-with-jsonschema *targets:
@@ -103,7 +100,7 @@ install-targets-with-jsonschema *targets:
     "{{ targets }}" -split ' ' | ForEach-Object { just install-target-with-jsonschema $_ }
 
 install-target-with-jsonschema target: (check-target target)
-    {{ cargo_stable }} install --path {{ if target == "komorebi" { daemon_dir } else { target } }} --locked
+    {{ cargo_stable }} install --path {{ target }} --locked
 
 install:
     just install-targets {{ targets }}
@@ -167,12 +164,12 @@ jsonschema: && jsonschema-bar
     {{ cargo_stable }} run --package komorebic --locked -- application-specific-configuration-schema > schemas/{{ platform }}/schema.asc.json
 
 # Linux has no bar, so no schema of one
-[private]
 [linux]
+[private]
 jsonschema-bar:
 
-[private]
 [macos]
+[private]
 [windows]
 jsonschema-bar:
     {{ cargo_stable }} run --package komorebi-bar --locked -- --schema > schemas/{{ platform }}/schema.bar.json
@@ -183,8 +180,8 @@ jsonschema-bar:
 docgen-local:
     {{ cargo_stable }} run --package komorebic --locked -- docgen --output docs/cli
 
-[macos]
 [linux]
+[macos]
 docgen-local:
     {{ cargo_stable }} run --package komorebic --locked -- docgen --output docs/{{ platform }}/cli
 
@@ -212,8 +209,8 @@ nixgen-macos:
 
 version := `cargo metadata --format-version 1 --no-deps | jq -r '.packages[] | select(.name == "komorebi") | .version'`
 
-[macos]
 [linux]
+[macos]
 schemapub: schemapub-files
     npx wrangler pages deploy --project-name komorebi --branch main ./komorebi-schema
 
diff --git a/tools/README.md b/tools/README.md
index d83b4877..e8471a6f 100644
--- a/tools/README.md
+++ b/tools/README.md
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ this tool.
 
 | touched | check (tier) |
 |---|---|
-| `komorebi-linux/**`, `komorebi-hotkeys/**`, `scripts/linux/**`, the Linux files of `komorebic`/`komorebi-client`/`komorebi-daemon` | `cargo check`, `cargo test --lib` and `--test schemas -- --test-threads=1` of the Linux daemon package (1) |
-| `komorebi-macos/**`, the macOS files of `komorebic`/`komorebi-client`/`komorebi-bar` | `cargo check --target aarch64-apple-darwin --all-targets` with the fake CC; type-check only, cannot link or test (2) |
-| the Windows crates (`komorebi-windows/`, `komorebi-gui/`, ..., `e2e/`), `Cargo.*` | `nix develop --command cargo clippy --locked --all-targets -- -D warnings` (2) |
-| `komorebi-layouts/`, `komorebi-scrolling/` | native `cargo test` of both plus the Windows check |
-| `crates/**` | native tests, plus the KDE, macOS and Windows checks |
+| `crates/komorebi-linux/**`, `crates/komorebi-hotkeys/**`, `scripts/linux/**`, the Linux files of `komorebic`/`crates/komorebi-client`/`komorebi` | `cargo check`, `cargo test --lib` and `--test schemas -- --test-threads=1` of the Linux daemon package (1) |
+| `crates/komorebi-macos/**`, the macOS files of `komorebic`/`crates/komorebi-client`/`komorebi-bar` | `cargo check --target aarch64-apple-darwin --all-targets` with the fake CC; type-check only, cannot link or test (2) |
+| the Windows crates (`crates/komorebi-windows/`, `komorebi-gui/`, `crates/komorebi-e2e-agent/`, ..., `e2e/`), `Cargo.*` | `nix develop --command cargo clippy --locked --all-targets -- -D warnings` (2) |
+| `crates/komorebi-layouts/`, `crates/komorebi-scrolling/` | native `cargo test` of both plus the Windows check |
+| the other `crates/**` | native tests, plus the KDE, macOS and Windows checks |
 | `flake.nix`, `flake.lock`, `nix/**` | evaluation only: `nix flake show` and `nix eval ...drvPath` of one check and one package per platform (no `nix flake check`) |
 | `*.md`, `docs/`, `tools/`, images, `.github` | nothing |
 
diff --git a/tools/e2e-needed b/tools/e2e-needed
index 26975c83..1982d2e1 100755
--- a/tools/e2e-needed
+++ b/tools/e2e-needed
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ while IFS= read -r f; do
   reason=""
   case "$f" in
     Cargo.lock|Cargo.toml|rust-toolchain.toml|flake.nix|flake.lock|nix/windows/*|nix/workspace-src.nix|nix/lib.nix|nix/common.nix) reason="fixed input" ;;
-    e2e/*) reason="e2e harness / guest" ;;
+    e2e/*|crates/komorebi-e2e-agent/*) reason="e2e harness / guest" ;;
     */build.rs) reason="build script" ;;
-    komorebi-linux/*|komorebi-hotkeys/*|komorebi-macos/*|nix/linux/*|nix/macos/*|scripts/linux/*|schemas/linux/*|schemas/macos/*) ;;  # the other platforms, not in the Windows closure
+    crates/komorebi-linux/*|crates/komorebi-hotkeys/*|crates/komorebi-macos/*|nix/linux/*|nix/macos/*|scripts/linux/*|schemas/linux/*|schemas/macos/*) ;;  # the other platforms, not in the Windows closure
     *.md|docs/*|tools/*|.github/*) ;;                              # docs and dev tools (include!-ed docs are caught below)
   esac
   if [ -z "$reason" ]; then
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ while IFS= read -r f; do
   fi
   if [ -z "$reason" ]; then
     case "$f" in
-      komorebi-linux/*|komorebi-hotkeys/*|komorebi-macos/*|nix/linux/*|nix/macos/*|scripts/linux/*|schemas/linux/*|schemas/macos/*|*.md|docs/*|tools/*|.github/*) ;;
+      crates/komorebi-linux/*|crates/komorebi-hotkeys/*|crates/komorebi-macos/*|nix/linux/*|nix/macos/*|scripts/linux/*|schemas/linux/*|schemas/macos/*|*.md|docs/*|tools/*|.github/*) ;;
       komorebi-bar/*|komorebi-gui/*|komorebi-shortcuts/*|komorebic-no-console/*|crates/komorebi-bar-core/*|schemas/windows/*|schema*.json|komorebic.lib.ahk|wix/*|justfile|mkdocs.yml|deny.toml|rustfmt.toml|*.json)
         # known Windows-tree paths outside the closure (crates not in the closure were checked above)
         case "$f" in */*.json|*.json) [ "$f" = dependencies.json ] || [ "${f#schema}" != "$f" ] || reason="json file outside known oracle files: treated as needed" ;; esac ;;
diff --git a/tools/fast-check b/tools/fast-check
index e5061e63..935ff39f 100755
--- a/tools/fast-check
+++ b/tools/fast-check
@@ -65,16 +65,19 @@ while IFS= read -r f; do
     docs/macos/*.json | docs/macos/*.sample | docs/macos/cli/* | schemas/macos/*) want_mac=1 ;;
     docs/*.json | docs/*.sample | schemas/windows/*) want_win=1 ;;
     Cargo.toml | Cargo.lock | .cargo/* | rust-toolchain.toml | rustfmt.toml | deny.toml) want_win=1; want_kde=1; want_mac=1 ;;
+    # the platform crates and the crates of one set, before the `crates/*` catch-all
+    crates/komorebi-layouts/* | crates/komorebi-scrolling/*) want_native=1; want_win=1 ;;
+    crates/komorebi-linux/* | crates/komorebi-hotkeys/* | scripts/linux/*) want_kde=1 ;;
+    crates/komorebi-macos/*) want_mac=1 ;;
+    crates/komorebi-windows/* | crates/komorebi-themes/* | crates/komorebi-e2e-agent/* | crates/komorebi-testwin/*) want_win=1 ;;
+    komorebic/src/linux* | komorebic/tests/linux_* | crates/komorebi-client/src/linux.rs | crates/komorebi-client/tests/linux_* | komorebi/tests/linux_*) want_kde=1 ;;
+    komorebic/src/macos* | crates/komorebi-client/src/macos.rs | komorebi-bar/src/macos*) want_mac=1 ;;
+    crates/komorebi-client/*) want_win=1; want_kde=1; want_mac=1 ;;
     crates/*) want_native=1; want_kde=1; want_mac=1; want_win=1 ;;
-    komorebi-layouts/* | komorebi-scrolling/*) want_native=1; want_win=1 ;;
-    komorebi-linux/* | komorebi-hotkeys/* | scripts/linux/*) want_kde=1 ;;
-    komorebi-macos/*) want_mac=1 ;;
-    komorebic/src/linux* | komorebic/tests/linux_* | komorebi-client/src/linux.rs | komorebi-client/tests/linux_* | komorebi-daemon/tests/linux_*) want_kde=1 ;;
-    komorebic/src/macos* | komorebi-client/src/macos.rs | komorebi-bar/src/macos*) want_mac=1 ;;
     komorebi-bar/*) want_win=1; want_mac=1 ;;
-    komorebi-daemon/* | komorebic/* | komorebi-client/*) want_win=1; want_kde=1; want_mac=1 ;;
+    komorebi/* | komorebic/*) want_win=1; want_kde=1; want_mac=1 ;;
     *.md | docs/* | tools/* | LICENSE* | .github/* | *.png | *.jpg | *.gif) ;;
-    komorebi-windows/* | komorebi-gui/* | komorebi-shortcuts/* | komorebic-no-console/* | komorebi-themes/* | e2e/*)
+    komorebi-gui/* | komorebi-shortcuts/* | komorebic-no-console/* | e2e/*)
       want_win=1 ;;
     *) unclassified+=("$f") ;;
   esac
diff --git a/tools/kde-closure-check b/tools/kde-closure-check
index 54c8882c..7bbdd7a8 100755
--- a/tools/kde-closure-check
+++ b/tools/kde-closure-check
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 # Usage: tools/kde-closure-check [REPO_ROOT]   (default: the repository this script is in)
 set -euo pipefail
 root=$(cd "${1:-$(dirname "$0")/..}" && pwd)
-# the list holds the crates the Linux source needs besides komorebi-linux, komorebi-hotkeys and komorebi-daemon
+# the list holds the crates the Linux source needs besides crates/komorebi-linux, crates/komorebi-hotkeys and komorebi
 want=$(jq -r '.[]' "$root/nix/linux/root-crates.json" | sort)
 # the closure of the Linux packages on a Linux target
 have=$(cd "$root" && for p in komorebi-linux komorebic komorebi-client komorebi-hotkeys komorebi; do
     nice -n 19 cargo tree --offline --locked -p "$p" --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --prefix none -e normal,build,dev 2>/dev/null
   done | grep -o "($root/[^)]*)" | tr -d '()' | sed "s#^$root/##" \
-  | grep -vx -e komorebi-linux -e komorebi-hotkeys -e komorebi-daemon | sort -u)
+  | grep -vx -e crates/komorebi-linux -e crates/komorebi-hotkeys -e komorebi | sort -u)
 if [ "$want" != "$have" ]; then
   echo "Linux source filter and cargo closure differ" >&2
   diff <(echo "$want") <(echo "$have") | sed 's/^</  only in root-crates.json:/; s/^>/  only in cargo closure:     /' >&2