diff --git a/src/cruiz/commands/conaninvocation.py b/src/cruiz/commands/conaninvocation.py
index 581fd223..03595d89 100755
--- a/src/cruiz/commands/conaninvocation.py
+++ b/src/cruiz/commands/conaninvocation.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 from cruiz.settings.managers.generalpreferences import GeneralSettingsReader
 
-from cruizlib.messagereplyprocessor import MessageReplyProcessor
+from cruizlib.commands.messagereplyprocessor import MessageReplyProcessor
 
 import psutil
 
diff --git a/src/cruiz/commands/context.py b/src/cruiz/commands/context.py
index 51047f80..ece53c29 100755
--- a/src/cruiz/commands/context.py
+++ b/src/cruiz/commands/context.py
@@ -17,16 +17,17 @@
 from cruiz.settings.managers.namedlocalcache import NamedLocalCacheSettingsReader
 
 import cruizlib.workers.api as workers_api
+from cruizlib.commands.metarequestconaninvocation import MetaRequestConanInvocation
 from cruizlib.constants import DEFAULT_CACHE_NAME
 from cruizlib.exceptions import RecipeInspectionError
 from cruizlib.interop.commandparameters import CommandParameters
-from cruizlib.workers.metarequestconaninvocation import MetaRequestConanInvocation
 from cruizlib.workers.utils.text2html import text_to_html
 
 from .conanenv import get_conan_env
 from .conaninvocation import ConanInvocation
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from cruizlib.commands.conanconf import ConanConfigBoolean
     from cruizlib.interop.packagebinaryparameters import PackageBinaryParameters
     from cruizlib.interop.packageidparameters import PackageIdParameters
     from cruizlib.interop.packagenode import PackageNode
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@
     from cruizlib.interop.reciperevisionsparameters import RecipeRevisionsParameters
     from cruizlib.interop.searchrecipesparameters import SearchRecipesParameters
 
-    from .conanconf import ConanConfigBoolean
     from .logdetails import LogDetails
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/src/cruiz/manage_local_cache/managelocalcachesdialog.py b/src/cruiz/manage_local_cache/managelocalcachesdialog.py
index 48c0779e..0fc1d76d 100755
--- a/src/cruiz/manage_local_cache/managelocalcachesdialog.py
+++ b/src/cruiz/manage_local_cache/managelocalcachesdialog.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 from PySide6 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
 
-from cruiz.commands.conanconf import ConanConfigBoolean
 from cruiz.commands.context import ConanContext
 from cruiz.commands.logdetails import LogDetails
 from cruiz.pyside6.local_cache_manage import Ui_ManageLocalCaches
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@
 from cruiz.widgets.util import BlockSignals
 
 import cruizlib.globals
+from cruizlib.commands.conanconf import ConanConfigBoolean
 from cruizlib.constants import DEFAULT_CACHE_NAME
 from cruizlib.interop.pod import ConanHook
 
diff --git a/src/cruiz/remote_browser/pages/packagereferencepage.py b/src/cruiz/remote_browser/pages/packagereferencepage.py
index 6a3d87f7..92493686 100644
--- a/src/cruiz/remote_browser/pages/packagereferencepage.py
+++ b/src/cruiz/remote_browser/pages/packagereferencepage.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 
 from PySide6 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
 
-from cruiz.commands.conanconf import ConanConfigBoolean
 from cruiz.settings.managers.namedlocalcache import AllNamedLocalCacheSettingsReader
 from cruiz.widgets.util import BlockSignals
 
 import cruizlib.globals
+from cruizlib.commands.conanconf import ConanConfigBoolean
 from cruizlib.interop.searchrecipesparameters import SearchRecipesParameters
 
 from .page import Page
diff --git a/src/cruiz/commands/conanconf.py b/src/cruizlib/commands/conanconf.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/cruiz/commands/conanconf.py
rename to src/cruizlib/commands/conanconf.py
diff --git a/src/cruizlib/messagereplyprocessor.py b/src/cruizlib/commands/messagereplyprocessor.py
similarity index 97%
rename from src/cruizlib/messagereplyprocessor.py
rename to src/cruizlib/commands/messagereplyprocessor.py
index 3b07755c..63bce121 100755
--- a/src/cruizlib/messagereplyprocessor.py
+++ b/src/cruizlib/commands/messagereplyprocessor.py
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-# needed for coverage to record from a QThread
-# see https://github.com/coveragepy/coveragepy/issues/686
 def coverage_resolve_trace(fn: typing.Any) -> typing.Any:
-    """."""
+    """
+    Allow measuring coverage of a QThread function.
+
+    See https://github.com/coveragepy/coveragepy/issues/686
+    """
 
     @functools.wraps(fn)
     def _wrapped(  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/src/cruizlib/workers/metarequestconaninvocation.py b/src/cruizlib/commands/metarequestconaninvocation.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/cruizlib/workers/metarequestconaninvocation.py
rename to src/cruizlib/commands/metarequestconaninvocation.py
diff --git a/tests/ttypes.py b/tests/ttypes.py
index dfa20364..84152555 100644
--- a/tests/ttypes.py
+++ b/tests/ttypes.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 from PySide6 import QtCore
 
+from cruizlib.commands.messagereplyprocessor import MessageReplyProcessor
 from cruizlib.interop.commandparameters import CommandParameters
 from cruizlib.interop.message import Message
 from cruizlib.interop.packagebinaryparameters import PackageBinaryParameters
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@
 from cruizlib.interop.packagerevisionsparameters import PackageRevisionsParameters
 from cruizlib.interop.reciperevisionsparameters import RecipeRevisionsParameters
 from cruizlib.interop.searchrecipesparameters import SearchRecipesParameters
-from cruizlib.messagereplyprocessor import MessageReplyProcessor
 from cruizlib.multiprocessingmessagequeuetype import (
     MultiProcessingMessageQueueType,
     MultiProcessingStringJoinableQueueType,
diff --git a/tests/workers/conftest.py b/tests/workers/conftest.py
index ec547e7b..456a3e7c 100644
--- a/tests/workers/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/workers/conftest.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 from PySide6 import QtCore
 
 import cruizlib.workers.api as workers_api
+from cruizlib.commands.messagereplyprocessor import MessageReplyProcessor
+from cruizlib.commands.metarequestconaninvocation import MetaRequestConanInvocation
 from cruizlib.globals import CONAN_MAJOR_VERSION, CONAN_VERSION_COMPONENTS
 from cruizlib.interop.commandparameters import CommandParameters
 from cruizlib.interop.message import (
@@ -28,8 +30,6 @@
     Stdout,
     Success,
 )
-from cruizlib.messagereplyprocessor import MessageReplyProcessor
-from cruizlib.workers.metarequestconaninvocation import MetaRequestConanInvocation
 
 # pylint: disable=wrong-import-order
 import pytest
diff --git a/tests/workers/test_meta_cruiz.py b/tests/workers/test_meta_cruiz.py
index 13b3d4b8..0025a59d 100644
--- a/tests/workers/test_meta_cruiz.py
+++ b/tests/workers/test_meta_cruiz.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
-    from cruizlib.workers.metarequestconaninvocation import MetaRequestConanInvocation
+    from cruizlib.commands.metarequestconaninvocation import MetaRequestConanInvocation
 
 
 def test_meta_get_version(