diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dca29c55..d868cf80 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Run `bun bootstrap` to install dependencies and `bun cli.ts` to run test the cli
 To run tests, run `bun test`
 
 If you want to test developing, run `bun dev` and visit http://localhost:5173. The project being
-loaded is inside `tests/assets/example-project`
+loaded is inside `example-project`
 
 ![image](https://github.com/tscircuit/cli/assets/1910070/cabb180d-a64f-4fe5-a6af-26f990af39b3)
 
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ loaded is inside `tests/assets/example-project`
 
 ![image](https://github.com/tscircuit/cli/assets/1910070/d6facd4d-0887-4871-8aa1-e525c519c50d)
 
-
 ## Features Coming Soon
 
 - [`tsci format`](https://github.com/tscircuit/cli/issues/1)
diff --git a/tests/assets/example-project/.gitignore b/example-project/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/assets/example-project/.gitignore
rename to example-project/.gitignore
diff --git a/tests/assets/example-project/README.md b/example-project/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/assets/example-project/README.md
rename to example-project/README.md
diff --git a/tests/assets/example-project/examples/basic-bug.tsx b/example-project/examples/basic-bug.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/assets/example-project/examples/basic-bug.tsx
rename to example-project/examples/basic-bug.tsx
diff --git a/tests/assets/example-project/examples/basic-capacitor.tsx b/example-project/examples/basic-capacitor.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/assets/example-project/examples/basic-capacitor.tsx
rename to example-project/examples/basic-capacitor.tsx
diff --git a/tests/assets/example-project/examples/basic-resistor.tsx b/example-project/examples/basic-resistor.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/assets/example-project/examples/basic-resistor.tsx
rename to example-project/examples/basic-resistor.tsx
diff --git a/tests/assets/example-project/index.ts b/example-project/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/assets/example-project/index.ts
rename to example-project/index.ts
diff --git a/tests/assets/example-project/package-lock.json b/example-project/package-lock.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/assets/example-project/package-lock.json
rename to example-project/package-lock.json
diff --git a/tests/assets/example-project/package.json b/example-project/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/assets/example-project/package.json
rename to example-project/package.json
diff --git a/tests/assets/example-project/src/MyCircuit.tsx b/example-project/src/MyCircuit.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/assets/example-project/src/MyCircuit.tsx
rename to example-project/src/MyCircuit.tsx
diff --git a/tests/assets/example-project/src/manual-edits.ts b/example-project/src/manual-edits.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/assets/example-project/src/manual-edits.ts
rename to example-project/src/manual-edits.ts
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 815956df..0c0135a9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
     "start": "bun cli.ts",
     "dev": "TSCI_DEV_SERVER_DB=$(pwd)/.tscircuit/devdb concurrently 'cd dev-server-api && bun run build && bun start' 'cd dev-server-frontend && bun start' 'bun run dev-with-test-project'",
     "clear": "rm -rf .tscircuit ./dev-server-api/.edgespec",
-    "start:dev-server": "bun build:dev-server && bun cli.ts dev -y --cwd ./tests/assets/example-project",
+    "start:dev-server": "bun build:dev-server && bun cli.ts dev -y --cwd ./example-project",
     "build:dev-server": "cd dev-server-api && bun run build && cd ../dev-server-frontend && bun run build",
     "build:dev-server:api": "cd dev-server-api && bun run build",
     "build:cli": "bun build-cli.ts",
     "build": "bun build:dev-server && npm run build:cli",
-    "dev-with-test-project": "bun cli.ts dev --cwd ./tests/assets/example-project",
+    "dev-with-test-project": "bun cli.ts dev --cwd ./example-project",
     "test:init": "bun cli.ts init --dir ./tmp/test --name test",
-    "update-deps": "bun add @tscircuit/builder@latest @tscircuit/react-fiber@latest && cd dev-server-frontend && bun run update-deps && cd ../tests/assets/example-project && bun run update-deps"
+    "update-deps": "bun add @tscircuit/builder@latest @tscircuit/react-fiber@latest && cd dev-server-frontend && bun run update-deps && cd ../example-project && bun run update-deps"
   },
   "bin": {
     "tsci": "./dist/cli.js"
diff --git a/tests/open.test.ts b/tests/open.test.ts
index e6520069..5b6238ee 100644
--- a/tests/open.test.ts
+++ b/tests/open.test.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import { test, expect } from "bun:test"
 import { $ } from "bun"
 
 test("tsci open", async () => {
-  const result =
-    await $`bun cli.ts open -y --cwd ./tests/assets/example-project`.text()
+  const result = await $`bun cli.ts open -y --cwd ./example-project`.text()
   expect(result).toContain("http")
   expect(result).toContain("example-project")
 })
diff --git a/tests/soupify.test.ts b/tests/soupify.test.ts
index e8e872e0..e1d26a8d 100644
--- a/tests/soupify.test.ts
+++ b/tests/soupify.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { $ } from "bun"
 
 test("soupify", async () => {
   const result =
-    await $`bun cli.ts soupify -y --file ./tests/assets/example-project/examples/basic-bug.tsx`.text()
+    await $`bun cli.ts soupify -y --file ./example-project/examples/basic-bug.tsx`.text()
 
   expect(result).toContain("10kohm")
 })