diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/core/HyperlaneCore.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/core/HyperlaneCore.ts
index 9785a9247..4c9d6ba5e 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/core/HyperlaneCore.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/core/HyperlaneCore.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { HyperlaneApp } from '../HyperlaneApp';
 import { environments } from '../consts/environments';
 import { buildContracts } from '../contracts';
 import { MultiProvider } from '../providers/MultiProvider';
-import { ConnectionClientConfig } from '../router';
+import { ConnectionClientConfig } from '../router/types';
 import { ChainMap, ChainName } from '../types';
 import { objMap, pick } from '../utils/objects';
 
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/core/HyperlaneCoreChecker.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/core/HyperlaneCoreChecker.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from typescript/sdk/src/deploy/core/HyperlaneCoreChecker.ts
rename to typescript/sdk/src/core/HyperlaneCoreChecker.ts
index a53bef19b..5f91391de 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/core/HyperlaneCoreChecker.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/core/HyperlaneCoreChecker.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import { utils as ethersUtils } from 'ethers';
 
 import { types, utils } from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
 
-import { HyperlaneCore } from '../../core/HyperlaneCore';
-import { ChainName } from '../../types';
-import { HyperlaneAppChecker } from '../HyperlaneAppChecker';
+import { HyperlaneAppChecker } from '../deploy/HyperlaneAppChecker';
+import { ChainName } from '../types';
 
+import { HyperlaneCore } from './HyperlaneCore';
 import {
   CoreConfig,
   CoreViolationType,
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/core/HyperlaneCoreDeployer.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/core/HyperlaneCoreDeployer.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from typescript/sdk/src/deploy/core/HyperlaneCoreDeployer.ts
rename to typescript/sdk/src/core/HyperlaneCoreDeployer.ts
index 32cd60930..8f2615375 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/core/HyperlaneCoreDeployer.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/core/HyperlaneCoreDeployer.ts
@@ -14,18 +14,14 @@ import {
 } from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
 import { types, utils } from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
 
-import multisigIsmVerifyCosts from '../../consts/multisigIsmVerifyCosts.json';
-import {
-  CoreContracts,
-  GasOracleContracts,
-  coreFactories,
-} from '../../core/contracts';
-import { MultiProvider } from '../../providers/MultiProvider';
-import { ProxiedContract, TransparentProxyAddresses } from '../../proxy';
-import { ChainMap, ChainName } from '../../types';
-import { objMap } from '../../utils/objects';
-import { DeployOptions, HyperlaneDeployer } from '../HyperlaneDeployer';
-
+import multisigIsmVerifyCosts from '../consts/multisigIsmVerifyCosts.json';
+import { DeployOptions, HyperlaneDeployer } from '../deploy/HyperlaneDeployer';
+import { MultiProvider } from '../providers/MultiProvider';
+import { ProxiedContract, TransparentProxyAddresses } from '../proxy';
+import { ChainMap, ChainName } from '../types';
+import { objMap } from '../utils/objects';
+
+import { CoreContracts, GasOracleContracts, coreFactories } from './contracts';
 import { CoreConfig, GasOracleContractType } from './types';
 
 export class HyperlaneCoreDeployer extends HyperlaneDeployer<
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/core/TestCoreDeployer.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/core/TestCoreDeployer.ts
index 6cfc667dd..e01b0a902 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/core/TestCoreDeployer.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/core/TestCoreDeployer.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ import {
   TestMailbox__factory,
 } from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
 
-import { HyperlaneCoreDeployer } from '../deploy/core/HyperlaneCoreDeployer';
-import { CoreConfig, GasOracleContractType } from '../deploy/core/types';
 import { MultiProvider } from '../providers/MultiProvider';
 import { ChainMap, ChainName } from '../types';
 
+import { HyperlaneCoreDeployer } from './HyperlaneCoreDeployer';
 import { TestCoreApp } from './TestCoreApp';
 import { coreFactories } from './contracts';
+import { CoreConfig, GasOracleContractType } from './types';
 
 const nonZeroAddress = ethers.constants.AddressZero.replace('00', '01');
 
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/core/types.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/core/types.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from typescript/sdk/src/deploy/core/types.ts
rename to typescript/sdk/src/core/types.ts
index 176648345..8aa337951 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/core/types.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/core/types.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import {
 } from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
 import type { types } from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
 
-import { ChainMap, ChainName } from '../../types';
-import type { CheckerViolation } from '../types';
+import type { CheckerViolation } from '../deploy/types';
+import { ChainMap, ChainName } from '../types';
 
 export enum GasOracleContractType {
   StorageGasOracle = 'StorageGasOracle',
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/router/types.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/router/types.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d813f753..000000000
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/router/types.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import type { types } from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
-
-import type { ConnectionClientConfig } from '../../router';
-
-export type OwnableConfig = {
-  owner: types.Address;
-};
-
-export type RouterConfig = ConnectionClientConfig & OwnableConfig;
-
-type GasConfig = {
-  gas: number;
-};
-
-export type GasRouterConfig = RouterConfig & GasConfig;
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/.eslintrc b/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/verify/.eslintrc
similarity index 100%
rename from typescript/sdk/src/deploy/.eslintrc
rename to typescript/sdk/src/deploy/verify/.eslintrc
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/gas/types.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/gas/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d42b4dc25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/gas/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { Mailbox, MultisigIsm } from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
+import type { types } from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
+
+import type { CheckerViolation } from '../deploy/types';
+import { ChainName } from '../types';
+
+export type MultisigIsmConfig = {
+  validators: Array<types.Address>;
+  threshold: number;
+};
+
+export type CoreConfig = {
+  multisigIsm: MultisigIsmConfig;
+  owner: types.Address;
+  remove?: boolean;
+};
+
+export enum CoreViolationType {
+  MultisigIsm = 'MultisigIsm',
+  Mailbox = 'Mailbox',
+  ConnectionManager = 'ConnectionManager',
+  ValidatorAnnounce = 'ValidatorAnnounce',
+}
+
+export enum MultisigIsmViolationType {
+  EnrolledValidators = 'EnrolledValidators',
+  Threshold = 'Threshold',
+}
+
+export enum MailboxViolationType {
+  DefaultIsm = 'DefaultIsm',
+}
+
+export interface MailboxViolation extends CheckerViolation {
+  type: CoreViolationType.Mailbox;
+  contract: Mailbox;
+  mailboxType: MailboxViolationType;
+}
+
+export interface MailboxMultisigIsmViolation extends MailboxViolation {
+  actual: types.Address;
+  expected: types.Address;
+}
+
+export interface MultisigIsmViolation extends CheckerViolation {
+  type: CoreViolationType.MultisigIsm;
+  contract: MultisigIsm;
+  subType: MultisigIsmViolationType;
+  remote: ChainName;
+}
+
+export interface EnrolledValidatorsViolation extends MultisigIsmViolation {
+  subType: MultisigIsmViolationType.EnrolledValidators;
+  actual: Set<types.Address>;
+  expected: Set<types.Address>;
+}
+
+export interface ThresholdViolation extends MultisigIsmViolation {
+  subType: MultisigIsmViolationType.Threshold;
+  actual: number;
+  expected: number;
+}
+
+export interface ValidatorAnnounceViolation extends CheckerViolation {
+  type: CoreViolationType.ValidatorAnnounce;
+  chain: ChainName;
+  validator: types.Address;
+  actual: boolean;
+  expected: boolean;
+}
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/index.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/index.ts
index d3a41eefa..e5bf65a04 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/index.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/index.ts
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ export {
 } from './core/HyperlaneCore';
 export { TestCoreApp, TestCoreContracts } from './core/TestCoreApp';
 export { TestCoreDeployer } from './core/TestCoreDeployer';
-export { HyperlaneCoreChecker } from './deploy/core/HyperlaneCoreChecker';
-export { HyperlaneCoreDeployer } from './deploy/core/HyperlaneCoreDeployer';
+export { HyperlaneCoreChecker } from './core/HyperlaneCoreChecker';
+export { HyperlaneCoreDeployer } from './core/HyperlaneCoreDeployer';
 export {
   CoreConfig,
   CoreViolationType,
@@ -63,26 +63,26 @@ export {
   IgpViolationType,
   MultisigIsmViolation,
   MultisigIsmViolationType,
-} from './deploy/core/types';
+} from './core/types';
 export { HyperlaneAppChecker } from './deploy/HyperlaneAppChecker';
 export { HyperlaneDeployer } from './deploy/HyperlaneDeployer';
 export {
   InterchainAccountDeployer,
   InterchainQueryDeployer,
-} from './deploy/middleware/deploy';
-export { LiquidityLayerApp } from './deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerApp';
+} from './middleware/deploy';
+export { LiquidityLayerApp } from './middleware/liquidity-layer/LiquidityLayerApp';
 export {
   BridgeAdapterConfig,
   BridgeAdapterType,
   CircleBridgeAdapterConfig,
   LiquidityLayerDeployer,
   PortalAdapterConfig,
-} from './deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerRouterDeployer';
+} from './middleware/liquidity-layer/LiquidityLayerRouterDeployer';
 export { ProxyViolation } from './deploy/proxy';
-export { GasRouterDeployer } from './deploy/router/GasRouterDeployer';
-export { HyperlaneRouterChecker } from './deploy/router/HyperlaneRouterChecker';
-export { HyperlaneRouterDeployer } from './deploy/router/HyperlaneRouterDeployer';
-export { GasRouterConfig, RouterConfig } from './deploy/router/types';
+export { GasRouterDeployer } from './router/GasRouterDeployer';
+export { HyperlaneRouterChecker } from './router/HyperlaneRouterChecker';
+export { HyperlaneRouterDeployer } from './router/HyperlaneRouterDeployer';
+export { GasRouterConfig, RouterConfig } from './router/types';
 export {
   CheckerViolation,
   OwnerViolation,
@@ -111,9 +111,11 @@ export { HyperlaneApp } from './HyperlaneApp';
 export {
   interchainAccountFactories,
   interchainQueryFactories,
+} from './middleware/deploy';
+export {
   LiquidityLayerContracts,
   liquidityLayerFactories,
-} from './middleware';
+} from './middleware/liquidity-layer/contracts';
 export { MultiProvider } from './providers/MultiProvider';
 export { RetryJsonRpcProvider, RetryProvider } from './providers/RetryProvider';
 export {
@@ -121,13 +123,8 @@ export {
   ProxyAddresses,
   TransparentProxyAddresses,
 } from './proxy';
-export {
-  GasRouterApp,
-  Router,
-  RouterApp,
-  RouterContracts,
-  RouterFactories,
-} from './router';
+export { GasRouterApp, Router, RouterApp } from './router/RouterApps';
+export { RouterContracts, RouterFactories } from './router/types';
 export { getTestOwnerConfig } from './test/testUtils';
 export {
   ChainMap,
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/middleware.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 76c61db0c..000000000
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/middleware.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-import {
-  CircleBridgeAdapter,
-  CircleBridgeAdapter__factory,
-  InterchainAccountRouter,
-  InterchainAccountRouter__factory,
-  InterchainQueryRouter,
-  InterchainQueryRouter__factory,
-  LiquidityLayerRouter,
-  LiquidityLayerRouter__factory,
-  PortalAdapter,
-  PortalAdapter__factory,
-} from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
-
-import { ProxiedRouterContracts, RouterFactories } from './router';
-
-export type InterchainAccountFactories =
-  RouterFactories<InterchainAccountRouter>;
-
-export const interchainAccountFactories: InterchainAccountFactories = {
-  router: new InterchainAccountRouter__factory(),
-};
-
-export type InterchainAccountContracts =
-  ProxiedRouterContracts<InterchainAccountRouter>;
-
-export type InterchainQueryFactories = RouterFactories<InterchainQueryRouter>;
-
-export const interchainQueryFactories: InterchainQueryFactories = {
-  router: new InterchainQueryRouter__factory(),
-};
-
-export type InterchainQueryContracts =
-  ProxiedRouterContracts<InterchainQueryRouter>;
-
-export type LiquidityLayerFactories = RouterFactories<LiquidityLayerRouter> & {
-  circleBridgeAdapter: CircleBridgeAdapter__factory;
-  portalAdapter: PortalAdapter__factory;
-};
-
-export const liquidityLayerFactories: LiquidityLayerFactories = {
-  router: new LiquidityLayerRouter__factory(),
-  circleBridgeAdapter: new CircleBridgeAdapter__factory(),
-  portalAdapter: new PortalAdapter__factory(),
-};
-
-export type LiquidityLayerContracts =
-  ProxiedRouterContracts<LiquidityLayerRouter> & {
-    circleBridgeAdapter?: CircleBridgeAdapter;
-    portalAdapter?: PortalAdapter;
-  };
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/accounts.hardhat-test.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/accounts.hardhat-test.ts
index 5e012084d..7583d3d9e 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/accounts.hardhat-test.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/accounts.hardhat-test.ts
@@ -11,14 +11,17 @@ import { utils } from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
 import { Chains } from '../consts/chains';
 import { TestCoreApp } from '../core/TestCoreApp';
 import { TestCoreDeployer } from '../core/TestCoreDeployer';
-import { InterchainAccountDeployer } from '../deploy/middleware/deploy';
-import { RouterConfig } from '../deploy/router/types';
-import { InterchainAccountContracts } from '../middleware';
 import { MultiProvider } from '../providers/MultiProvider';
+import { RouterConfig } from '../router/types';
 import { getTestOwnerConfig } from '../test/testUtils';
 import { ChainMap } from '../types';
 import { objMap, promiseObjAll } from '../utils/objects';
 
+import {
+  InterchainAccountContracts,
+  InterchainAccountDeployer,
+} from './deploy';
+
 describe('InterchainAccountRouter', async () => {
   const localChain = Chains.test1;
   const remoteChain = Chains.test2;
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/deploy.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/deploy.ts
similarity index 74%
rename from typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/deploy.ts
rename to typescript/sdk/src/middleware/deploy.ts
index 251008018..26ac5400e 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/deploy.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/deploy.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,40 @@
 import { ethers } from 'ethers';
 
 import { ProxyAdmin__factory } from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
-
 import {
-  InterchainAccountContracts,
-  InterchainAccountFactories,
-  InterchainQueryContracts,
-  InterchainQueryFactories,
-  interchainAccountFactories,
-  interchainQueryFactories,
-} from '../../middleware';
-import { MultiProvider } from '../../providers/MultiProvider';
-import { ProxiedRouterContracts, RouterFactories } from '../../router';
-import { ChainMap, ChainName } from '../../types';
+  InterchainAccountRouter,
+  InterchainAccountRouter__factory,
+  InterchainQueryRouter,
+  InterchainQueryRouter__factory,
+} from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
+
+import { MultiProvider } from '../providers/MultiProvider';
 import { HyperlaneRouterDeployer } from '../router/HyperlaneRouterDeployer';
-import { RouterConfig } from '../router/types';
+import {
+  ProxiedRouterContracts,
+  RouterConfig,
+  RouterFactories,
+} from '../router/types';
+import { ChainMap, ChainName } from '../types';
+
+export type InterchainAccountFactories =
+  RouterFactories<InterchainAccountRouter>;
+
+export const interchainAccountFactories: InterchainAccountFactories = {
+  router: new InterchainAccountRouter__factory(),
+};
+
+export type InterchainAccountContracts =
+  ProxiedRouterContracts<InterchainAccountRouter>;
+
+export type InterchainQueryFactories = RouterFactories<InterchainQueryRouter>;
+
+export const interchainQueryFactories: InterchainQueryFactories = {
+  router: new InterchainQueryRouter__factory(),
+};
+
+export type InterchainQueryContracts =
+  ProxiedRouterContracts<InterchainQueryRouter>;
 
 export abstract class MiddlewareRouterDeployer<
   MiddlewareRouterConfig extends RouterConfig,
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer/.eslintrc b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer/.eslintrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3f712414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer/.eslintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "rules": {
+    "no-console": ["off"]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerApp.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer/LiquidityLayerApp.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerApp.ts
rename to typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer/LiquidityLayerApp.ts
index f695aa4ef..6ce62dfc7 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerApp.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer/LiquidityLayerApp.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import { utils } from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
 
 import { HyperlaneApp } from '../../HyperlaneApp';
 import { Chains } from '../../consts/chains';
-import { LiquidityLayerContracts } from '../../middleware';
 import { MultiProvider } from '../../providers/MultiProvider';
 import { ChainMap, ChainName } from '../../types';
 
 import { BridgeAdapterConfig } from './LiquidityLayerRouterDeployer';
+import { LiquidityLayerContracts } from './contracts';
 
 const PORTAL_VAA_SERVICE_TESTNET_BASE_URL =
   'https://wormhole-v2-testnet-api.certus.one/v1/signed_vaa/';
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerRouterDeployer.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer/LiquidityLayerRouterDeployer.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerRouterDeployer.ts
rename to typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer/LiquidityLayerRouterDeployer.ts
index c94dde8e2..60b4452b8 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerRouterDeployer.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer/LiquidityLayerRouterDeployer.ts
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ import {
 } from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
 import { utils } from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
 
-import {
-  LiquidityLayerContracts,
-  LiquidityLayerFactories,
-  liquidityLayerFactories,
-} from '../../middleware';
 import { MultiProvider } from '../../providers/MultiProvider';
+import { RouterConfig } from '../../router/types';
 import { ChainMap, ChainName } from '../../types';
 import { objFilter, objMap } from '../../utils/objects';
-import { RouterConfig } from '../router/types';
+import { MiddlewareRouterDeployer } from '../deploy';
 
-import { MiddlewareRouterDeployer } from './deploy';
+import {
+  LiquidityLayerContracts,
+  LiquidityLayerFactories,
+  liquidityLayerFactories,
+} from './contracts';
 
 export enum BridgeAdapterType {
   Circle = 'Circle',
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer/contracts.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer/contracts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f53ffc654
--- /dev/null
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer/contracts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import {
+  CircleBridgeAdapter,
+  CircleBridgeAdapter__factory,
+  LiquidityLayerRouter,
+  LiquidityLayerRouter__factory,
+  PortalAdapter,
+  PortalAdapter__factory,
+} from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
+
+import { ProxiedRouterContracts, RouterFactories } from '../../router/types';
+
+export type LiquidityLayerFactories = RouterFactories<LiquidityLayerRouter> & {
+  circleBridgeAdapter: CircleBridgeAdapter__factory;
+  portalAdapter: PortalAdapter__factory;
+};
+
+export const liquidityLayerFactories: LiquidityLayerFactories = {
+  router: new LiquidityLayerRouter__factory(),
+  circleBridgeAdapter: new CircleBridgeAdapter__factory(),
+  portalAdapter: new PortalAdapter__factory(),
+};
+
+export type LiquidityLayerContracts =
+  ProxiedRouterContracts<LiquidityLayerRouter> & {
+    circleBridgeAdapter?: CircleBridgeAdapter;
+    portalAdapter?: PortalAdapter;
+  };
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer.hardhat-test.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer/liquidity-layer.hardhat-test.ts
similarity index 91%
rename from typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer.hardhat-test.ts
rename to typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer/liquidity-layer.hardhat-test.ts
index 9c0306387..76bdebc3f 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer.hardhat-test.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/liquidity-layer/liquidity-layer.hardhat-test.ts
@@ -16,22 +16,23 @@ import {
 } from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
 import { utils } from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
 
-import { chainMetadata } from '../consts/chainMetadata';
-import { Chains } from '../consts/chains';
-import { TestCoreApp } from '../core/TestCoreApp';
-import { TestCoreDeployer } from '../core/TestCoreDeployer';
-import { LiquidityLayerApp } from '../deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerApp';
+import { chainMetadata } from '../../consts/chainMetadata';
+import { Chains } from '../../consts/chains';
+import { TestCoreApp } from '../../core/TestCoreApp';
+import { TestCoreDeployer } from '../../core/TestCoreDeployer';
+import { MultiProvider } from '../../providers/MultiProvider';
+import { getTestOwnerConfig } from '../../test/testUtils';
+import { ChainMap } from '../../types';
+import { objMap } from '../../utils/objects';
+
+import { LiquidityLayerApp } from './LiquidityLayerApp';
 import {
   BridgeAdapterType,
   CircleBridgeAdapterConfig,
   LiquidityLayerConfig,
   LiquidityLayerDeployer,
   PortalAdapterConfig,
-} from '../deploy/middleware/LiquidityLayerRouterDeployer';
-import { MultiProvider } from '../providers/MultiProvider';
-import { getTestOwnerConfig } from '../test/testUtils';
-import { ChainMap } from '../types';
-import { objMap } from '../utils/objects';
+} from './LiquidityLayerRouterDeployer';
 
 describe('LiquidityLayerRouter', async () => {
   const localChain = Chains.test1;
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/queries.hardhat-test.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/queries.hardhat-test.ts
index 7b1951c8c..367eb67b7 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/queries.hardhat-test.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/middleware/queries.hardhat-test.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ import { chainMetadata } from '../consts/chainMetadata';
 import { Chains } from '../consts/chains';
 import { TestCoreApp } from '../core/TestCoreApp';
 import { TestCoreDeployer } from '../core/TestCoreDeployer';
-import { InterchainQueryDeployer } from '../deploy/middleware/deploy';
-import { RouterConfig } from '../deploy/router/types';
 import { MultiProvider } from '../providers/MultiProvider';
+import { RouterConfig } from '../router/types';
 import { getTestOwnerConfig } from '../test/testUtils';
 import { ChainMap } from '../types';
 
+import { InterchainQueryDeployer } from './deploy';
+
 describe('InterchainQueryRouter', async () => {
   const localChain = Chains.test1;
   const remoteChain = Chains.test2;
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/router.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/router.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f738c0a1..000000000
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/router.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-import type { BigNumber, ethers } from 'ethers';
-
-import { GasRouter, ProxyAdmin, Router } from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
-import type { types } from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
-
-import { HyperlaneApp } from './HyperlaneApp';
-import { HyperlaneContracts, HyperlaneFactories } from './contracts';
-import { ProxiedContract, TransparentProxyAddresses } from './proxy';
-import { ChainMap, ChainName } from './types';
-import { objMap, promiseObjAll } from './utils/objects';
-
-export type RouterContracts<RouterContract extends Router = Router> =
-  HyperlaneContracts & {
-    router: RouterContract;
-  };
-
-export type ProxiedRouterContracts<RouterContract extends Router = Router> =
-  RouterContracts<RouterContract> & {
-    proxyAdmin: ProxyAdmin;
-    proxiedRouter: ProxiedContract<RouterContract, TransparentProxyAddresses>;
-  };
-
-type RouterFactory<RouterContract extends Router = Router> =
-  ethers.ContractFactory & {
-    deploy: (...args: any[]) => Promise<RouterContract>;
-  };
-
-export type RouterFactories<RouterContract extends Router = Router> =
-  HyperlaneFactories & {
-    router: RouterFactory<RouterContract>;
-  };
-
-export type ConnectionClientConfig = {
-  mailbox: types.Address;
-  interchainGasPaymaster: types.Address;
-  interchainSecurityModule?: types.Address;
-};
-
-export { Router } from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
-
-export class RouterApp<
-  Contracts extends RouterContracts,
-> extends HyperlaneApp<Contracts> {
-  getSecurityModules = (): Promise<ChainMap<types.Address>> =>
-    promiseObjAll(
-      objMap(this.contractsMap, (_, contracts) =>
-        contracts.router.interchainSecurityModule(),
-      ),
-    );
-
-  getOwners = (): Promise<ChainMap<types.Address>> =>
-    promiseObjAll(
-      objMap(this.contractsMap, (_, contracts) => contracts.router.owner()),
-    );
-}
-
-export class GasRouterApp<
-  Contracts extends RouterContracts<GasRouter>,
-> extends RouterApp<Contracts> {
-  async quoteGasPayment(
-    origin: ChainName,
-    destination: ChainName,
-  ): Promise<BigNumber> {
-    return this.getContracts(origin).router.quoteGasPayment(
-      this.multiProvider.getDomainId(destination),
-    );
-  }
-}
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/router/GasRouterDeployer.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/router/GasRouterDeployer.ts
similarity index 86%
rename from typescript/sdk/src/deploy/router/GasRouterDeployer.ts
rename to typescript/sdk/src/router/GasRouterDeployer.ts
index 39d8555f3..dfc251fd4 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/router/GasRouterDeployer.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/router/GasRouterDeployer.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@ import { debug } from 'debug';
 
 import { GasRouter } from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
 
-import { MultiProvider } from '../../providers/MultiProvider';
-import { RouterContracts, RouterFactories } from '../../router';
-import { ChainMap } from '../../types';
-import { DeployerOptions } from '../HyperlaneDeployer';
+import { DeployerOptions } from '../deploy/HyperlaneDeployer';
+import { MultiProvider } from '../providers/MultiProvider';
+import { ChainMap } from '../types';
 
 import { HyperlaneRouterDeployer } from './HyperlaneRouterDeployer';
-import { GasRouterConfig } from './types';
+import { GasRouterConfig, RouterContracts, RouterFactories } from './types';
 
 export abstract class GasRouterDeployer<
   Config extends GasRouterConfig,
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/router/HyperlaneRouterChecker.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/router/HyperlaneRouterChecker.ts
similarity index 91%
rename from typescript/sdk/src/deploy/router/HyperlaneRouterChecker.ts
rename to typescript/sdk/src/router/HyperlaneRouterChecker.ts
index 05d27bbc2..2a618a4a6 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/router/HyperlaneRouterChecker.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/router/HyperlaneRouterChecker.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import { ethers } from 'ethers';
 import { Ownable } from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
 import { utils } from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
 
-import { HyperlaneApp } from '../../HyperlaneApp';
-import { RouterContracts } from '../../router';
-import { ChainName } from '../../types';
-import { HyperlaneAppChecker } from '../HyperlaneAppChecker';
+import { HyperlaneApp } from '../HyperlaneApp';
+import { HyperlaneAppChecker } from '../deploy/HyperlaneAppChecker';
+import { RouterContracts } from '../router/types';
+import { ChainName } from '../types';
 
 import { RouterConfig } from './types';
 
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/router/HyperlaneRouterDeployer.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/router/HyperlaneRouterDeployer.ts
similarity index 93%
rename from typescript/sdk/src/deploy/router/HyperlaneRouterDeployer.ts
rename to typescript/sdk/src/router/HyperlaneRouterDeployer.ts
index 2f97bfe32..afd38d2d8 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/router/HyperlaneRouterDeployer.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/router/HyperlaneRouterDeployer.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,18 @@ import { debug } from 'debug';
 
 import { utils } from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
 
-import { MultiProvider } from '../../providers/MultiProvider';
-import { RouterContracts, RouterFactories } from '../../router';
-import { ChainMap } from '../../types';
-import { objMap, promiseObjAll } from '../../utils/objects';
-import { DeployerOptions, HyperlaneDeployer } from '../HyperlaneDeployer';
-
-import { RouterConfig } from './types';
+import {
+  DeployerOptions,
+  HyperlaneDeployer,
+} from '../deploy/HyperlaneDeployer';
+import { MultiProvider } from '../providers/MultiProvider';
+import {
+  RouterConfig,
+  RouterContracts,
+  RouterFactories,
+} from '../router/types';
+import { ChainMap } from '../types';
+import { objMap, promiseObjAll } from '../utils/objects';
 
 export abstract class HyperlaneRouterDeployer<
   Config extends RouterConfig,
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/router/RouterApps.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/router/RouterApps.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3801cf850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/router/RouterApps.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import type { BigNumber } from 'ethers';
+
+import { GasRouter } from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
+import type { types } from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
+
+import { HyperlaneApp } from '../HyperlaneApp';
+import { ChainMap, ChainName } from '../types';
+import { objMap, promiseObjAll } from '../utils/objects';
+
+import { RouterContracts } from './types';
+
+export { Router } from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
+
+export class RouterApp<
+  Contracts extends RouterContracts,
+> extends HyperlaneApp<Contracts> {
+  getSecurityModules = (): Promise<ChainMap<types.Address>> =>
+    promiseObjAll(
+      objMap(this.contractsMap, (_, contracts) =>
+        contracts.router.interchainSecurityModule(),
+      ),
+    );
+
+  getOwners = (): Promise<ChainMap<types.Address>> =>
+    promiseObjAll(
+      objMap(this.contractsMap, (_, contracts) => contracts.router.owner()),
+    );
+}
+
+export class GasRouterApp<
+  Contracts extends RouterContracts<GasRouter>,
+> extends RouterApp<Contracts> {
+  async quoteGasPayment(
+    origin: ChainName,
+    destination: ChainName,
+  ): Promise<BigNumber> {
+    return this.getContracts(origin).router.quoteGasPayment(
+      this.multiProvider.getDomainId(destination),
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/router/types.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/router/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fccf928fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/router/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { ethers } from 'ethers';
+
+import { ProxyAdmin, Router } from '@hyperlane-xyz/core';
+import type { types } from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
+
+import { HyperlaneContracts, HyperlaneFactories } from '../contracts';
+import { ProxiedContract, TransparentProxyAddresses } from '../proxy';
+
+export type OwnableConfig = {
+  owner: types.Address;
+};
+
+export type RouterConfig = ConnectionClientConfig & OwnableConfig;
+
+type GasConfig = {
+  gas: number;
+};
+
+export type GasRouterConfig = RouterConfig & GasConfig;
+
+export type RouterContracts<RouterContract extends Router = Router> =
+  HyperlaneContracts & {
+    router: RouterContract;
+  };
+
+export type ProxiedRouterContracts<RouterContract extends Router = Router> =
+  RouterContracts<RouterContract> & {
+    proxyAdmin: ProxyAdmin;
+    proxiedRouter: ProxiedContract<RouterContract, TransparentProxyAddresses>;
+  };
+
+type RouterFactory<RouterContract extends Router = Router> =
+  ethers.ContractFactory & {
+    deploy: (...args: any[]) => Promise<RouterContract>;
+  };
+
+export type RouterFactories<RouterContract extends Router = Router> =
+  HyperlaneFactories & {
+    router: RouterFactory<RouterContract>;
+  };
+
+export type ConnectionClientConfig = {
+  mailbox: types.Address;
+  interchainGasPaymaster: types.Address;
+  interchainSecurityModule?: types.Address;
+};
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/test/envSubsetDeployer/app.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/test/envSubsetDeployer/app.ts
index bdbea263d..036cf8b68 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/test/envSubsetDeployer/app.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/test/envSubsetDeployer/app.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ import { chainMetadata } from '../../consts/chainMetadata';
 import { Chains, TestChains } from '../../consts/chains';
 import { HyperlaneCore } from '../../core/HyperlaneCore';
 import { HyperlaneDeployer } from '../../deploy/HyperlaneDeployer';
-import { HyperlaneRouterChecker } from '../../deploy/router/HyperlaneRouterChecker';
-import { HyperlaneRouterDeployer } from '../../deploy/router/HyperlaneRouterDeployer';
-import { RouterConfig } from '../../deploy/router/types';
 import { MultiProvider } from '../../providers/MultiProvider';
-import { RouterContracts, RouterFactories } from '../../router';
+import { HyperlaneRouterChecker } from '../../router/HyperlaneRouterChecker';
+import { HyperlaneRouterDeployer } from '../../router/HyperlaneRouterDeployer';
+import {
+  RouterConfig,
+  RouterContracts,
+  RouterFactories,
+} from '../../router/types';
 import { ChainMap, ChainName } from '../../types';
 import { objMap, pick, promiseObjAll } from '../../utils/objects';
 
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/test/envSubsetDeployer/check-single-chain.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/test/envSubsetDeployer/check-single-chain.ts
index fbcb37be6..8632ee869 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/test/envSubsetDeployer/check-single-chain.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/test/envSubsetDeployer/check-single-chain.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { buildContracts } from '../../contracts';
 import { HyperlaneCore } from '../../core/HyperlaneCore';
 import { getChainToOwnerMap } from '../../deploy/utils';
 import { MultiProvider } from '../../providers/MultiProvider';
-import { RouterContracts } from '../../router';
+import { RouterContracts } from '../../router/types';
 import { ChainMap } from '../../types';
 
 import {
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/test/envSubsetDeployer/deploy.hardhat-test.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/test/envSubsetDeployer/deploy.hardhat-test.ts
index d03c94e83..0c9c48ca9 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/test/envSubsetDeployer/deploy.hardhat-test.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/test/envSubsetDeployer/deploy.hardhat-test.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ import { ethers } from 'hardhat';
 import { ChainMetadata } from '../../consts/chainMetadata';
 import { TestCoreApp } from '../../core/TestCoreApp';
 import { TestCoreDeployer } from '../../core/TestCoreDeployer';
-import { RouterConfig } from '../../deploy/router/types';
 import { getChainToOwnerMap } from '../../deploy/utils';
 import { MultiProvider } from '../../providers/MultiProvider';
-import { RouterContracts } from '../../router';
+import { RouterConfig, RouterContracts } from '../../router/types';
 import { ChainMap } from '../../types';
 
 import {