diff --git a/packages/status-core/README.md b/packages/status-core/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 693b3bc1..00000000
--- a/packages/status-core/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-# `status-core`
diff --git a/packages/status-core/.mocharc.json b/packages/status-js/.mocharc.json
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/.mocharc.json
rename to packages/status-js/.mocharc.json
diff --git a/packages/status-js/README.md b/packages/status-js/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..174c751b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/status-js/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# `status-js`
diff --git a/packages/status-core/buf.gen.yaml b/packages/status-js/buf.gen.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/buf.gen.yaml
rename to packages/status-js/buf.gen.yaml
diff --git a/packages/status-core/buf.yaml b/packages/status-js/buf.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/buf.yaml
rename to packages/status-js/buf.yaml
diff --git a/packages/status-core/package.json b/packages/status-js/package.json
similarity index 97%
rename from packages/status-core/package.json
rename to packages/status-js/package.json
index b86decdf..1c4dfe73 100644
--- a/packages/status-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/status-js/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "license": "MIT OR Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
     "url": "https://github.com/status-im/status-web.git",
-    "directory": "packages/status-core",
+    "directory": "packages/status-js",
     "type": "git"
   },
   "bugs": {
diff --git a/packages/status-core/proto/communities/v1/chat_identity.proto b/packages/status-js/proto/communities/v1/chat_identity.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/proto/communities/v1/chat_identity.proto
rename to packages/status-js/proto/communities/v1/chat_identity.proto
diff --git a/packages/status-core/proto/communities/v1/chat_message.proto b/packages/status-js/proto/communities/v1/chat_message.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/proto/communities/v1/chat_message.proto
rename to packages/status-js/proto/communities/v1/chat_message.proto
diff --git a/packages/status-core/proto/communities/v1/communities.proto b/packages/status-js/proto/communities/v1/communities.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/proto/communities/v1/communities.proto
rename to packages/status-js/proto/communities/v1/communities.proto
diff --git a/packages/status-core/proto/communities/v1/emoji_reaction.proto b/packages/status-js/proto/communities/v1/emoji_reaction.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/proto/communities/v1/emoji_reaction.proto
rename to packages/status-js/proto/communities/v1/emoji_reaction.proto
diff --git a/packages/status-core/proto/communities/v1/enums.proto b/packages/status-js/proto/communities/v1/enums.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/proto/communities/v1/enums.proto
rename to packages/status-js/proto/communities/v1/enums.proto
diff --git a/packages/status-core/proto/communities/v1/membership_update_message.proto b/packages/status-js/proto/communities/v1/membership_update_message.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/proto/communities/v1/membership_update_message.proto
rename to packages/status-js/proto/communities/v1/membership_update_message.proto
diff --git a/packages/status-core/proto/communities/v1/status_update.proto b/packages/status-js/proto/communities/v1/status_update.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/proto/communities/v1/status_update.proto
rename to packages/status-js/proto/communities/v1/status_update.proto
diff --git a/packages/status-core/proto/status/v1/application_metadata_message.proto b/packages/status-js/proto/status/v1/application_metadata_message.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/proto/status/v1/application_metadata_message.proto
rename to packages/status-js/proto/status/v1/application_metadata_message.proto
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/chat.ts b/packages/status-js/src/chat.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/src/chat.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/chat.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/community.spec.ts b/packages/status-js/src/community.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/src/community.spec.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/community.spec.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/community.ts b/packages/status-js/src/community.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/src/community.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/community.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/contacts.ts b/packages/status-js/src/contacts.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/src/contacts.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/contacts.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/contentTopic.ts b/packages/status-js/src/contentTopic.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/src/contentTopic.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/contentTopic.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/encryption.spec.ts b/packages/status-js/src/encryption.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/src/encryption.spec.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/encryption.spec.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/encryption.ts b/packages/status-js/src/encryption.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/src/encryption.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/encryption.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/groupChats.ts b/packages/status-js/src/groupChats.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/src/groupChats.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/groupChats.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/identity.ts b/packages/status-js/src/identity.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/src/identity.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/identity.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/index.ts b/packages/status-js/src/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/src/index.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/index.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/messenger.spec.ts b/packages/status-js/src/messenger.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/src/messenger.spec.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/messenger.spec.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/messenger.ts b/packages/status-js/src/messenger.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/src/messenger.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/messenger.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/proto/communities/v1/chat_identity.ts b/packages/status-js/src/proto/communities/v1/chat_identity.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from packages/status-core/src/proto/communities/v1/chat_identity.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/proto/communities/v1/chat_identity.ts
index 89e35d07..b30525e8 100644
--- a/packages/status-core/src/proto/communities/v1/chat_identity.ts
+++ b/packages/status-js/src/proto/communities/v1/chat_identity.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   ImageType,
   imageTypeFromJSON,
   imageTypeToJSON,
-} from '../../communities/v1/enums'
+} from './enums'
 
 export const protobufPackage = 'communities.v1'
 
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/proto/communities/v1/chat_message.ts b/packages/status-js/src/proto/communities/v1/chat_message.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from packages/status-core/src/proto/communities/v1/chat_message.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/proto/communities/v1/chat_message.ts
index bef0d103..5015180a 100644
--- a/packages/status-core/src/proto/communities/v1/chat_message.ts
+++ b/packages/status-js/src/proto/communities/v1/chat_message.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   imageTypeToJSON,
   messageTypeFromJSON,
   messageTypeToJSON,
-} from '../../communities/v1/enums'
+} from './enums'
 
 export const protobufPackage = 'communities.v1'
 
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/proto/communities/v1/communities.ts b/packages/status-js/src/proto/communities/v1/communities.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from packages/status-core/src/proto/communities/v1/communities.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/proto/communities/v1/communities.ts
index f96d34fb..bcb8f5eb 100644
--- a/packages/status-core/src/proto/communities/v1/communities.ts
+++ b/packages/status-js/src/proto/communities/v1/communities.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable */
 import Long from 'long'
 import _m0 from 'protobufjs/minimal'
-import { ChatIdentity } from '../../communities/v1/chat_identity'
+import { ChatIdentity } from './chat_identity'
 
 export const protobufPackage = 'communities.v1'
 
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/proto/communities/v1/emoji_reaction.ts b/packages/status-js/src/proto/communities/v1/emoji_reaction.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from packages/status-core/src/proto/communities/v1/emoji_reaction.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/proto/communities/v1/emoji_reaction.ts
index 92961e8c..b8ac4762 100644
--- a/packages/status-core/src/proto/communities/v1/emoji_reaction.ts
+++ b/packages/status-js/src/proto/communities/v1/emoji_reaction.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   MessageType,
   messageTypeFromJSON,
   messageTypeToJSON,
-} from '../../communities/v1/enums'
+} from './enums'
 
 export const protobufPackage = 'communities.v1'
 
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/proto/communities/v1/enums.ts b/packages/status-js/src/proto/communities/v1/enums.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/src/proto/communities/v1/enums.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/proto/communities/v1/enums.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/proto/communities/v1/membership_update_message.ts b/packages/status-js/src/proto/communities/v1/membership_update_message.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from packages/status-core/src/proto/communities/v1/membership_update_message.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/proto/communities/v1/membership_update_message.ts
index a3dfa504..3480f1e4 100644
--- a/packages/status-core/src/proto/communities/v1/membership_update_message.ts
+++ b/packages/status-js/src/proto/communities/v1/membership_update_message.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* eslint-disable */
 import Long from 'long'
 import _m0 from 'protobufjs/minimal'
-import { ChatMessage } from '../../communities/v1/chat_message'
-import { EmojiReaction } from '../../communities/v1/emoji_reaction'
+import { ChatMessage } from './chat_message'
+import { EmojiReaction } from './emoji_reaction'
 
 export const protobufPackage = 'communities.v1'
 
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/proto/communities/v1/status_update.ts b/packages/status-js/src/proto/communities/v1/status_update.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/src/proto/communities/v1/status_update.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/proto/communities/v1/status_update.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/proto/status/v1/application_metadata_message.ts b/packages/status-js/src/proto/status/v1/application_metadata_message.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/src/proto/status/v1/application_metadata_message.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/proto/status/v1/application_metadata_message.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/topics.ts b/packages/status-js/src/topics.ts
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rename from packages/status-core/src/topics.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/topics.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/utils.ts b/packages/status-js/src/utils.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/src/utils.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/utils.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/wire/application_metadata_message.ts b/packages/status-js/src/wire/application_metadata_message.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/src/wire/application_metadata_message.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/wire/application_metadata_message.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/wire/chat_identity.ts b/packages/status-js/src/wire/chat_identity.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/src/wire/chat_identity.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/wire/chat_identity.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/wire/chat_message.spec.ts b/packages/status-js/src/wire/chat_message.spec.ts
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rename from packages/status-core/src/wire/chat_message.spec.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/wire/chat_message.spec.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/wire/chat_message.ts b/packages/status-js/src/wire/chat_message.ts
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rename from packages/status-core/src/wire/chat_message.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/wire/chat_message.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/wire/community_chat.ts b/packages/status-js/src/wire/community_chat.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/status-core/src/wire/community_chat.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/wire/community_chat.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/wire/community_description.ts b/packages/status-js/src/wire/community_description.ts
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rename from packages/status-core/src/wire/community_description.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/wire/community_description.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/wire/membership_update_message.ts b/packages/status-js/src/wire/membership_update_message.ts
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rename from packages/status-core/src/wire/membership_update_message.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/wire/membership_update_message.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/src/wire/status_update.ts b/packages/status-js/src/wire/status_update.ts
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rename from packages/status-core/src/wire/status_update.ts
rename to packages/status-js/src/wire/status_update.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-core/tsconfig.json b/packages/status-js/tsconfig.json
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rename from packages/status-core/tsconfig.json
rename to packages/status-js/tsconfig.json