diff --git a/api/src/main.py b/api/src/main.py
index c201e71..610bd5d 100644
--- a/api/src/main.py
+++ b/api/src/main.py
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
     generate_audiocast,
 )
 from src.utils.get_audiocast import get_audiocast
-from utils_pkg.chat_utils import (
+from shared_utils_pkg.chat_utils import (
     SessionChatMessage,
     SessionChatRequest,
 )
-from utils_pkg.session_manager import SessionManager
+from shared_utils_pkg.session_manager import SessionManager
 
 app = FastAPI(title="Audiora", version="1.0.0")
 
diff --git a/api/src/utils/audiocast_request.py b/api/src/utils/audiocast_request.py
index 0fd52a9..9ad52c9 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/audiocast_request.py
+++ b/api/src/utils/audiocast_request.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from src.utils.prompt_templates.source_content_prompt import get_content_source_prompt
 from src.utils.prompt_templates.streamline_audio import streamline_audio_script_prompt
 from src.utils.prompt_templates.tts_prompt import Metadata, TTSPromptMaker
-from utils_pkg.chat_utils import ContentCategory
+from shared_utils_pkg.chat_utils import ContentCategory
 
 
 def generate_source_content(category: ContentCategory, summary: str):
diff --git a/api/src/utils/chat_request.py b/api/src/utils/chat_request.py
index e770d9a..5aea5cf 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/chat_request.py
+++ b/api/src/utils/chat_request.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Any, Callable, List, Optional
 
 from services.openai_client import get_openai
-from utils_pkg.chat_utils import ContentCategory, SessionChatMessage
+from shared_utils_pkg.chat_utils import ContentCategory, SessionChatMessage
 
 
 def get_system_message(content_category: ContentCategory):
diff --git a/api/src/utils/generate_audiocast.py b/api/src/utils/generate_audiocast.py
index 502a308..98ba363 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/generate_audiocast.py
+++ b/api/src/utils/generate_audiocast.py
@@ -3,19 +3,17 @@
 from fastapi import BackgroundTasks, HTTPException
 
 from services.storage import StorageManager
-from src.utils.audiocast_request import AudioScriptMaker, generate_source_content
-from utils_pkg.audio_manager import AudioManager, AudioManagerConfig
-from utils_pkg.audiocast_utils import (
+from shared_utils_pkg.audiocast_utils import (
     GenerateAudioCastRequest,
     GenerateAudioCastResponse,
 )
-from utils_pkg.session_manager import SessionManager
-from utils_pkg.waveform_utils import WaveformUtils
+from shared_utils_pkg.session_manager import SessionManager
+from shared_utils_pkg.waveform_utils import WaveformUtils
+from src.utils.audio_manager import AudioManager, AudioManagerConfig
+from src.utils.audiocast_request import AudioScriptMaker, generate_source_content
 
 
-async def generate_audiocast(
-    request: GenerateAudioCastRequest, background_tasks: BackgroundTasks
-):
+async def generate_audiocast(request: GenerateAudioCastRequest, background_tasks: BackgroundTasks):
     """## Generate audiocast based on a summary of user's request
 
     ### Steps:
@@ -50,9 +48,9 @@ def update_session_info(info: str):
 
     # Generate audio
     update_session_info("Generating audio...")
-    audio_path = await AudioManager(
-        custom_config=AudioManagerConfig(tts_provider="elevenlabs")
-    ).generate_speech(audio_script)
+    audio_path = await AudioManager(custom_config=AudioManagerConfig(tts_provider="elevenlabs")).generate_speech(
+        audio_script
+    )
 
     def _run_on_background():
         try:
diff --git a/api/src/utils/generate_speech_utils.py b/api/src/utils/generate_speech_utils.py
index 218c4ed..430ac05 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/generate_speech_utils.py
+++ b/api/src/utils/generate_speech_utils.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from services.elevenlabs_client import get_elevenlabs_client
 from services.openai_client import get_openai
-from utils_pkg.decorators import process_time
+from shared_utils_pkg.decorators import process_time
 
 TTSProvider = Literal["openai", "elevenlabs"]
 
diff --git a/api/src/utils/get_audiocast.py b/api/src/utils/get_audiocast.py
index 054e717..246827e 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/get_audiocast.py
+++ b/api/src/utils/get_audiocast.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from src.utils.generate_audiocast import (
     GenerateAudioCastResponse,
 )
-from utils_pkg.session_manager import SessionManager
+from shared_utils_pkg.session_manager import SessionManager
 
 
 def get_audiocast(session_id: str):
diff --git a/api/src/utils/prompt_templates/source_content_prompt.py b/api/src/utils/prompt_templates/source_content_prompt.py
index 3727dde..6c431aa 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/prompt_templates/source_content_prompt.py
+++ b/api/src/utils/prompt_templates/source_content_prompt.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from utils_pkg.chat_utils import ContentCategory, category_qualifiers
+from shared_utils_pkg.chat_utils import ContentCategory, category_qualifiers
 
 
 def get_content_source_prompt(category: ContentCategory, summary: str):
diff --git a/api/src/utils/prompt_templates/tts_prompt.py b/api/src/utils/prompt_templates/tts_prompt.py
index 882535d..161aa40 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/prompt_templates/tts_prompt.py
+++ b/api/src/utils/prompt_templates/tts_prompt.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
-from utils_pkg.chat_utils import ContentCategory, category_qualifiers
+from shared_utils_pkg.chat_utils import ContentCategory, category_qualifiers
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/api/tests/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/__init__.py
rename to api/tests/__init__.py
diff --git a/tests/test_speech_gen.py b/api/tests/test_speech_gen.py
similarity index 96%
rename from tests/test_speech_gen.py
rename to api/tests/test_speech_gen.py
index d8612ef..426e813 100644
--- a/tests/test_speech_gen.py
+++ b/api/tests/test_speech_gen.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 import uuid
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from utils_pkg.audio_manager import AudioManager
-from utils_pkg.audio_synthesizer import AudioSynthesizer
+from src.utils.audio_manager import AudioManager
+from src.utils.audio_synthesizer import AudioSynthesizer
 
 content = """
 <Speaker1>Hello there! Today, we're diving into a personal reflection on justice as explored in Plato's <phoneme alphabet="ipa" ph="rɪˈpʌblɪk">Republic</phoneme>, and how it relates to today's political systems. <break time="0.2s"/> Exciting, right?</Speaker1> 
diff --git a/app/src/utils/chat_thread.py b/app/src/utils/chat_thread.py
index 3de0492..3ce5b73 100644
--- a/app/src/utils/chat_thread.py
+++ b/app/src/utils/chat_thread.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from src.utils.session_state import reset_session
 
 from env_var import API_URL
-from utils_pkg.chat_utils import (
+from shared_utils_pkg.chat_utils import (
     ContentCategory,
     SessionChatMessage,
     SessionChatRequest,
diff --git a/app/src/utils/display_example_cards.py b/app/src/utils/display_example_cards.py
index 05cb120..3021423 100644
--- a/app/src/utils/display_example_cards.py
+++ b/app/src/utils/display_example_cards.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import streamlit as st
 
-from utils_pkg.chat_utils import content_examples
+from shared_utils_pkg.chat_utils import content_examples
 
 
 def display_example_cards():
diff --git a/app/src/utils/metadata_subscription.py b/app/src/utils/metadata_subscription.py
index e1ea0b3..458d3c9 100644
--- a/app/src/utils/metadata_subscription.py
+++ b/app/src/utils/metadata_subscription.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import streamlit as st
 
-from utils_pkg.session_manager import SessionManager
+from shared_utils_pkg.session_manager import SessionManager
 
 
 async def subscribe_to_audio_generation(session_id: str):
diff --git a/app/src/utils/render_audiocast_utils.py b/app/src/utils/render_audiocast_utils.py
index cc5ab5d..bce3c36 100644
--- a/app/src/utils/render_audiocast_utils.py
+++ b/app/src/utils/render_audiocast_utils.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 from env_var import APP_URL, API_URL
 from src.utils.render_waveform import render_waveform
-from utils_pkg.audiocast_utils import GenerateAudioCastRequest, GenerateAudiocastDict
-from utils_pkg.chat_utils import ContentCategory
+from shared_utils_pkg.audiocast_utils import GenerateAudioCastRequest, GenerateAudiocastDict
+from shared_utils_pkg.chat_utils import ContentCategory
 
 
 def navigate_to_home():
diff --git a/app/src/utils/render_chat.py b/app/src/utils/render_chat.py
index 6c7739a..d02b634 100644
--- a/app/src/utils/render_chat.py
+++ b/app/src/utils/render_chat.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import streamlit as st
-from utils_pkg.chat_utils import content_categories
+from shared_utils_pkg.chat_utils import content_categories
 
 
 def set_content_category():
diff --git a/app/src/utils/render_waveform.py b/app/src/utils/render_waveform.py
index 15c5ed3..0e23f79 100644
--- a/app/src/utils/render_waveform.py
+++ b/app/src/utils/render_waveform.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from pydub import AudioSegment
 
 from services.storage import BLOB_BASE_URI, StorageManager
-from utils_pkg.waveform_utils import WaveformUtils
+from shared_utils_pkg.waveform_utils import WaveformUtils
 
 
 def render_waveform(session_id: str, audio_path: str, autoplay=False):
diff --git a/app/src/utils/session_state.py b/app/src/utils/session_state.py
index 1cc67fc..4267b46 100644
--- a/app/src/utils/session_state.py
+++ b/app/src/utils/session_state.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from typing import List, Literal, TypedDict, cast
 
 import streamlit as st
-from utils_pkg.chat_utils import ContentCategory
+from shared_utils_pkg.chat_utils import ContentCategory
 
 MessageRole = Literal["user", "assistant", "ai", "human"]
 
diff --git a/utils_pkg/__init__.py b/shared_utils_pkg/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from utils_pkg/__init__.py
rename to shared_utils_pkg/__init__.py
diff --git a/utils_pkg/audiocast_utils.py b/shared_utils_pkg/audiocast_utils.py
similarity index 88%
rename from utils_pkg/audiocast_utils.py
rename to shared_utils_pkg/audiocast_utils.py
index d346915..77a4f52 100644
--- a/utils_pkg/audiocast_utils.py
+++ b/shared_utils_pkg/audiocast_utils.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
-from utils_pkg.chat_utils import ContentCategory
+from shared_utils_pkg.chat_utils import ContentCategory
 
 
 class GenerateAudioCastRequest(BaseModel):
diff --git a/utils_pkg/chat_utils.py b/shared_utils_pkg/chat_utils.py
similarity index 100%
rename from utils_pkg/chat_utils.py
rename to shared_utils_pkg/chat_utils.py
diff --git a/utils_pkg/decorators.py b/shared_utils_pkg/decorators.py
similarity index 100%
rename from utils_pkg/decorators.py
rename to shared_utils_pkg/decorators.py
diff --git a/utils_pkg/session_manager.py b/shared_utils_pkg/session_manager.py
similarity index 98%
rename from utils_pkg/session_manager.py
rename to shared_utils_pkg/session_manager.py
index 370c0b2..78ad4f5 100644
--- a/utils_pkg/session_manager.py
+++ b/shared_utils_pkg/session_manager.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     arrayUnion,
     collections,
 )
-from utils_pkg.chat_utils import SessionChatMessage
+from shared_utils_pkg.chat_utils import SessionChatMessage
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/utils_pkg/setup.py b/shared_utils_pkg/setup.py
similarity index 85%
rename from utils_pkg/setup.py
rename to shared_utils_pkg/setup.py
index 91ba350..8d7a076 100644
--- a/utils_pkg/setup.py
+++ b/shared_utils_pkg/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 setup(
-    name="utils_pkg",
+    name="shared_utils_pkg",
     version="1.0.0",
     packages=find_packages(),
     install_requires=[
diff --git a/utils_pkg/waveform_utils.py b/shared_utils_pkg/waveform_utils.py
similarity index 100%
rename from utils_pkg/waveform_utils.py
rename to shared_utils_pkg/waveform_utils.py