diff --git a/packages/status-communities/src/chat.ts b/packages/status-communities/src/chat.ts
index 86ea0413..184d50dd 100644
--- a/packages/status-communities/src/chat.ts
+++ b/packages/status-communities/src/chat.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { ChatMessage, Content } from "./chat_message";
 import { chatIdToContentTopic } from "./contentTopic";
 import { createSymKeyFromPassword } from "./encryption";
+import { ChatMessage, Content } from "./wire/chat_message";
 
 /**
  * Represent a chat room. Only public chats are currently supported.
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/src/chat_message.spec.ts b/packages/status-communities/src/chat_message.spec.ts
index 18638d4a..ebcc71ee 100644
--- a/packages/status-communities/src/chat_message.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/status-communities/src/chat_message.spec.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 import { expect } from "chai";
 
+import {
+  AudioMessage_AudioType,
+  ChatMessage_ContentType,
+} from "./proto/communities/v1/chat_message";
+import { ImageType } from "./proto/communities/v1/enums";
 import {
   AudioContent,
   ChatMessage,
   ContentType,
   ImageContent,
   StickerContent,
-} from "./chat_message";
-import {
-  AudioMessage_AudioType,
-  ChatMessage_ContentType,
-} from "./proto/communities/v1/chat_message";
-import { ImageType } from "./proto/communities/v1/enums";
+} from "./wire/chat_message";
 
 describe("Chat Message", () => {
   it("Encode & decode Image message", () => {
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/src/index.ts b/packages/status-communities/src/index.ts
index 4350c11c..5256c077 100644
--- a/packages/status-communities/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/status-communities/src/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 import { Identity } from "./identity";
 import { Messenger } from "./messenger";
-export { Messenger, Identity };
+import { ApplicationMetadataMessage } from "./wire/application_metadata_message";
+import { ChatMessage } from "./wire/chat_message";
+
+export { Messenger, Identity, ApplicationMetadataMessage, ChatMessage };
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/src/messenger.spec.ts b/packages/status-communities/src/messenger.spec.ts
index cdc53966..6d10a9eb 100644
--- a/packages/status-communities/src/messenger.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/status-communities/src/messenger.spec.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import { expect } from "chai";
 import debug from "debug";
 import { utils } from "js-waku";
 
-import { ApplicationMetadataMessage } from "./application_metadata_message";
-import { ContentType } from "./chat_message";
 import { Identity } from "./identity";
 import { Messenger } from "./messenger";
+import { ApplicationMetadataMessage } from "./wire/application_metadata_message";
+import { ContentType } from "./wire/chat_message";
 
 const testChatId = "test-chat-id";
 
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/src/messenger.ts b/packages/status-communities/src/messenger.ts
index 305b77de..cab1dd78 100644
--- a/packages/status-communities/src/messenger.ts
+++ b/packages/status-communities/src/messenger.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import debug from "debug";
 import { Waku, WakuMessage } from "js-waku";
 import { CreateOptions as WakuCreateOptions } from "js-waku/build/main/lib/waku";
 
-import { ApplicationMetadataMessage } from "./application_metadata_message";
 import { Chat } from "./chat";
-import { ChatMessage, Content } from "./chat_message";
 import { Identity } from "./identity";
 import { ApplicationMetadataMessage_Type } from "./proto/status/v1/application_metadata_message";
+import { ApplicationMetadataMessage } from "./wire/application_metadata_message";
+import { ChatMessage, Content } from "./wire/chat_message";
 
 const dbg = debug("communities:messenger");
 
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/src/application_metadata_message.ts b/packages/status-communities/src/wire/application_metadata_message.ts
similarity index 89%
rename from packages/status-communities/src/application_metadata_message.ts
rename to packages/status-communities/src/wire/application_metadata_message.ts
index bfd5c954..b9ce2d0b 100644
--- a/packages/status-communities/src/application_metadata_message.ts
+++ b/packages/status-communities/src/wire/application_metadata_message.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ import { utils } from "js-waku";
 import { Reader } from "protobufjs";
 import secp256k1 from "secp256k1";
 
+import { Identity } from "../identity";
+import * as proto from "../proto/status/v1/application_metadata_message";
+import { ApplicationMetadataMessage_Type } from "../proto/status/v1/application_metadata_message";
+
 import { ChatMessage } from "./chat_message";
-import { Identity } from "./identity";
-import * as proto from "./proto/status/v1/application_metadata_message";
-import { ApplicationMetadataMessage_Type } from "./proto/status/v1/application_metadata_message";
 
 export class ApplicationMetadataMessage {
   private constructor(public proto: proto.ApplicationMetadataMessage) {}
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/src/chat_message.ts b/packages/status-communities/src/wire/chat_message.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from packages/status-communities/src/chat_message.ts
rename to packages/status-communities/src/wire/chat_message.ts
index 65148a34..01c3beaf 100644
--- a/packages/status-communities/src/chat_message.ts
+++ b/packages/status-communities/src/wire/chat_message.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import { Reader } from "protobufjs";
 
-import * as proto from "./proto/communities/v1/chat_message";
+import * as proto from "../proto/communities/v1/chat_message";
 import {
   AudioMessage,
   AudioMessage_AudioType,
   ChatMessage_ContentType,
   ImageMessage,
   StickerMessage,
-} from "./proto/communities/v1/chat_message";
-import { ImageType, MessageType } from "./proto/communities/v1/enums";
+} from "../proto/communities/v1/chat_message";
+import { ImageType, MessageType } from "../proto/communities/v1/enums";
 
 export type Content =
   | TextContent