diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 61feee4182..c654affc37 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5283,6 +5283,10 @@
       "resolved": "packages/interfaces",
       "link": true
     },
+    "node_modules/@waku/tests": {
+      "resolved": "packages/tests",
+      "link": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@webassemblyjs/ast": {
       "version": "1.11.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@webassemblyjs/ast/-/ast-1.11.1.tgz",
@@ -22396,7 +22400,6 @@
         "@types/uuid": "^8.3.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.8.1",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.8.1",
-        "@waku/create": "*",
         "app-root-path": "^3.0.0",
         "chai": "^4.3.4",
         "cspell": "^5.14.0",
@@ -22606,6 +22609,33 @@
         "node": ">=16.0.0",
         "npm": ">=7.0.0"
       }
+    },
+    "packages/tests": {
+      "name": "@waku/tests",
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "license": "MIT OR Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@waku/core": "*",
+        "@waku/create": "*",
+        "@waku/interfaces": "*"
+      },
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.8.1",
+        "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.8.1",
+        "cspell": "^5.14.0",
+        "eslint": "^8.6.0",
+        "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
+        "eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": "^3.2.0",
+        "eslint-plugin-functional": "^4.0.2",
+        "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.25.3",
+        "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^4.0.0",
+        "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
+        "prettier": "^2.1.1",
+        "typescript": "^4.6.3"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16"
+      }
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
@@ -26845,7 +26875,6 @@
         "@types/uuid": "^8.3.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.8.1",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.8.1",
-        "@waku/create": "*",
         "@waku/interfaces": "*",
         "app-root-path": "^3.0.0",
         "chai": "^4.3.4",
@@ -27031,6 +27060,26 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "@waku/tests": {
+      "version": "file:packages/tests",
+      "requires": {
+        "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.8.1",
+        "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.8.1",
+        "@waku/core": "*",
+        "@waku/create": "*",
+        "@waku/interfaces": "*",
+        "cspell": "^5.14.0",
+        "eslint": "^8.6.0",
+        "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
+        "eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": "^3.2.0",
+        "eslint-plugin-functional": "^4.0.2",
+        "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.25.3",
+        "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^4.0.0",
+        "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
+        "prettier": "^2.1.1",
+        "typescript": "^4.6.3"
+      }
+    },
     "@webassemblyjs/ast": {
       "version": "1.11.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@webassemblyjs/ast/-/ast-1.11.1.tgz",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 5f53b467ab..765c9f2b42 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@
     "node": ">=16"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@waku/interfaces": "*",
     "@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub": "^4.1.1",
     "@chainsafe/libp2p-noise": "^8.0.1",
     "@ethersproject/rlp": "^5.5.0",
@@ -118,6 +117,7 @@
     "@libp2p/websockets": "^3.0.3",
     "@multiformats/multiaddr": "^11.0.6",
     "@noble/secp256k1": "^1.3.4",
+    "@waku/interfaces": "*",
     "debug": "^4.3.4",
     "dns-query": "^0.11.2",
     "hi-base32": "^0.5.1",
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@
     "@types/uuid": "^8.3.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.8.1",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.8.1",
-    "@waku/create": "*",
     "app-root-path": "^3.0.0",
     "chai": "^4.3.4",
     "cspell": "^5.14.0",
diff --git a/packages/tests/.eslintrc.cjs b/packages/tests/.eslintrc.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..324f1f526d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tests/.eslintrc.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module.exports = {
+  parserOptions: {
+    tsconfigRootDir: __dirname,
+    project: "./tsconfig.dev.json",
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/tests/.mocharc.json b/packages/tests/.mocharc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db9dd73531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tests/.mocharc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "extension": ["ts"],
+  "spec": "src/**/*.spec.ts",
+  "require": ["ts-node/register", "isomorphic-fetch", "jsdom-global/register"],
+  "loader": "ts-node/esm",
+  "node-option": [
+    "experimental-specifier-resolution=node",
+    "loader=ts-node/esm"
+  ],
+  "exit": true
+}
diff --git a/packages/tests/.prettierignore b/packages/tests/.prettierignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fecb37a393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tests/.prettierignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+build
+bundle
+dist
+node_modules
diff --git a/packages/tests/karma.conf.cjs b/packages/tests/karma.conf.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..febf1611b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tests/karma.conf.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+process.env.CHROME_BIN = require("puppeteer").executablePath();
+const webpack = require("webpack");
+
+module.exports = function (config) {
+  config.set({
+    frameworks: ["webpack", "mocha"],
+    files: ["src/lib/**/!(node).spec.ts"],
+    preprocessors: {
+      "src/lib/**/!(node).spec.ts": ["webpack"],
+    },
+    envPreprocessor: ["CI"],
+    reporters: ["progress"],
+    browsers: ["ChromeHeadless"],
+    singleRun: true,
+    client: {
+      mocha: {
+        timeout: 6000, // Default is 2s
+      },
+    },
+    webpack: {
+      mode: "production",
+      module: {
+        rules: [
+          {
+            test: /\.(js|tsx?)$/,
+            use: [
+              {
+                loader: "ts-loader",
+                options: { configFile: "tsconfig.karma.json" },
+              },
+            ],
+            exclude: /(node_modules)|(node\.spec\.ts)/,
+          },
+          {
+            test: /node\.spec\.ts$/,
+            use: "ignore-loader",
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      plugins: [
+        new webpack.DefinePlugin({
+          "process.env.CI": process.env.CI || false,
+        }),
+        new webpack.ProvidePlugin({
+          process: "process/browser.js",
+        }),
+      ],
+      resolve: {
+        extensions: [".ts", ".js"],
+      },
+      stats: { warnings: false },
+      devtool: "inline-source-map",
+    },
+  });
+};
diff --git a/packages/tests/package.json b/packages/tests/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f7a134056
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tests/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+{
+  "name": "@waku/tests",
+  "private": true,
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "description": "Waku tests",
+  "main": "./dist/index.js",
+  "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+  "module": "./dist/index.js",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": {
+      "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+      "import": "./dist/index.js"
+    }
+  },
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "*": {
+      "lib/*": [
+        "dist/lib/*"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "type": "module",
+  "author": "Waku Team",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/tree/master/packages/tests#readme",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku.git"
+  },
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/issues"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT OR Apache-2.0",
+  "keywords": [
+    "waku",
+    "decentralized",
+    "secure",
+    "communication",
+    "web3",
+    "ethereum",
+    "dapps",
+    "privacy"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "run-s build:**",
+    "build:esm": "tsc",
+    "fix": "run-s fix:*",
+    "fix:prettier": "prettier . --write",
+    "fix:lint": "eslint src --ext .ts --ext .cjs --fix",
+    "check": "run-s check:*",
+    "check:lint": "eslint src --ext .ts",
+    "check:prettier": "prettier . --list-different",
+    "check:spelling": "cspell \"{README.md,src/**/*.ts}\"",
+    "check:tsc": "tsc -p tsconfig.dev.json",
+    "test": "exit 0 # Tested in @waku/core",
+    "proto": "exit 0 # no proto",
+    "doc": "exit 0",
+    "reset-hard": "git clean -dfx -e .idea && git reset --hard && npm i && npm run build",
+    "release": "exit 0"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=16"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@waku/interfaces": "*",
+    "@waku/core": "*",
+    "@waku/create": "*"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.8.1",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.8.1",
+    "cspell": "^5.14.0",
+    "eslint": "^8.6.0",
+    "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": "^3.2.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-functional": "^4.0.2",
+    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.25.3",
+    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^4.0.0",
+    "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
+    "prettier": "^2.1.1",
+    "typescript": "^4.6.3"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/tests/tsconfig.dev.json b/packages/tests/tsconfig.dev.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ffc27ef6ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tests/tsconfig.dev.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "module": "esnext",
+    "noEmit": true
+  },
+  "exclude": []
+}
diff --git a/packages/tests/tsconfig.json b/packages/tests/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b01b30897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tests/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "incremental": true,
+    "target": "es2020",
+    "outDir": "dist/",
+    "rootDir": "src",
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
+    "module": "es2020",
+    "declaration": true,
+    "sourceMap": true,
+    "esModuleInterop": true /* Enables emit interoperability between CommonJS and ES Modules via creation of namespace objects for all imports. Implies 'allowSyntheticDefaultImports'. */,
+    "resolveJsonModule": true /* Include modules imported with .json extension. */,
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "dist/.tsbuildinfo",
+    "strict": true /* Enable all strict type-checking options. */,
+
+    /* Strict Type-Checking Options */
+    "noImplicitAny": true /* Raise error on expressions and declarations with an implied 'any' type. */,
+    "strictNullChecks": true /* Enable strict null checks. */,
+    "strictFunctionTypes": true /* Enable strict checking of function types. */,
+    "strictPropertyInitialization": true /* Enable strict checking of property initialization in classes. */,
+    "noImplicitThis": true /* Raise error on 'this' expressions with an implied 'any' type. */,
+    "alwaysStrict": true /* Parse in strict mode and emit "use strict" for each source file. */,
+
+    /* Additional Checks */
+    "noUnusedLocals": true /* Report errors on unused locals. */,
+    "noUnusedParameters": true /* Report errors on unused parameters. */,
+    "noImplicitReturns": true /* Report error when not all code paths in function return a value. */,
+    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true /* Report errors for fallthrough cases in switch statement. */,
+    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
+
+    /* Debugging Options */
+    "traceResolution": false /* Report module resolution log messages. */,
+    "listEmittedFiles": false /* Print names of generated files part of the compilation. */,
+    "listFiles": false /* Print names of files part of the compilation. */,
+    "pretty": true /* Stylize errors and messages using color and context. */,
+
+    // Due to broken types in indirect dependencies
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+
+    /* Experimental Options */
+    // "experimentalDecorators": true /* Enables experimental support for ES7 decorators. */,
+    // "emitDecoratorMetadata": true /* Enables experimental support for emitting type metadata for decorators. */,
+
+    "lib": ["es2020", "dom"],
+    "types": ["node", "mocha"],
+    "typeRoots": ["node_modules/@types", "src/types"]
+  },
+  "include": ["src"],
+  "exclude": ["src/**/*.spec.ts", "src/test_utils"],
+  "compileOnSave": false,
+  "ts-node": {
+    "files": true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/tests/tsconfig.karma.json b/packages/tests/tsconfig.karma.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c540c783ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tests/tsconfig.karma.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.dev",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "noEmit": false
+  }
+}