diff --git a/.github/workflows/dont-delete-assets.yml b/.github/workflows/dont-delete-assets.yml
index 85bf15d159..a41bb399e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dont-delete-assets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dont-delete-assets.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         id: comment
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: .github/actions-scripts/deleted-assets-pr-comment.js
+        run: src/assets/scripts/deleted-assets-pr-comment.js
 
       - name: Find possible previous comment
         if: ${{ steps.comment.outputs.markdown != '' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/orphaned-assets-check.yml b/.github/workflows/orphaned-assets-check.yml
index 14ce1a2f6d..58c5fb0684 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/orphaned-assets-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/orphaned-assets-check.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -e
 
-          filesToRemove=`./script/find-orphaned-assets.js`
+          filesToRemove=`./src/assets/scripts/find-orphaned-assets.js`
           [ -z "$filesToRemove" ] && exit 0
 
           ${filesToRemove} | xargs git rm
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 3be4e7bdab..b1618c69f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ jobs:
             // Note that *if you add* to this, remember to also add that
             // to the **required checks** in the branch protection rules.
             return [
+              { name: 'assets', path: 'src/assets/tests', },
+              // { name: 'audit-logs', path: 'src/assets/audit-logs', },
               { name: 'automated-pipelines', path: 'src/automated-pipelines/tests', },
               { name: 'content', path: 'tests/content', },
               { name: 'content-render', path: 'src/content-render/tests', },
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-asset-images.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-asset-images.yml
index 071dd2c646..359ebecfac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-asset-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-asset-images.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/node-npm-setup
 
       - name: Validate all asset images
-        run: ./script/validate-asset-images.js
+        run: src/assets/scripts/validate-asset-images.js
diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index 4a68ad9654..11c1d2c659 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -23,16 +23,10 @@ export default {
     '@primer/behaviors': '<rootDir>/node_modules/@primer/behaviors/dist/cjs/index.js',
   },
   reporters,
-  modulePathIgnorePatterns: ['assets/'],
+  //  modulePathIgnorePatterns: ['assets/'],
   setupFilesAfterEnv: ['./jest.setup.js', 'jest-expect-message'],
   testEnvironment: 'node',
-  testPathIgnorePatterns: [
-    'node_modules/',
-    'vendor/',
-    'tests/fixtures/',
-    'tests/helpers/',
-    'tests/javascripts/',
-  ],
+  testPathIgnorePatterns: ['node_modules/', 'vendor/', 'tests/fixtures/', 'tests/helpers/'],
   testMatch: ['**/tests/**/*.js'],
   testLocationInResults: isActions,
   globalSetup: './script/start-server-for-jest.js',
diff --git a/middleware/index.js b/middleware/index.js
index f02738f6db..129c2131c8 100644
--- a/middleware/index.js
+++ b/middleware/index.js
@@ -53,16 +53,16 @@ import featuredLinks from '#src/landings/middleware/featured-links.js'
 import learningTrack from '#src/learning-track/middleware/learning-track.js'
 import next from './next.js'
 import renderPage from './render-page.js'
-import assetPreprocessing from './asset-preprocessing.js'
+import assetPreprocessing from '#src/assets/middleware/asset-preprocessing.js'
 import archivedAssetRedirects from './archived-asset-redirects.js'
 import favicons from './favicons.js'
-import setStaticAssetCaching from './static-asset-caching.js'
+import setStaticAssetCaching from '#src/assets/middleware/static-asset-caching.js'
 import fastHead from './fast-head.js'
 import fastlyCacheTest from './fastly-cache-test.js'
 import trailingSlashes from './trailing-slashes.js'
 import fastlyBehavior from './fastly-behavior.js'
 import mockVaPortal from './mock-va-portal.js'
-import dynamicAssets from './dynamic-assets.js'
+import dynamicAssets from '#src/assets/middleware/dynamic-assets.js'
 import contextualizeSearch from '#src/search/middleware/contextualize.js'
 import shielding from '#src/shielding/middleware/index.js'
 
diff --git a/src/assets/README.md b/src/assets/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..feae000ae5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assets/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# ASSETS
+
+TBD what is ASSETS
+
+## What ASSETS does
+
+TBD why is ASSETS on the docs
+
+## How ASSETS works
+
+TBD step-by-step instructions to work on ASSETS
+
+## How to work on ASSETS
+
+TBD step-by-step instructions on how to work on ASSETS
+
+## How to get help for ASSETS
+
+TBD reference material
diff --git a/middleware/asset-preprocessing.js b/src/assets/middleware/asset-preprocessing.js
similarity index 100%
rename from middleware/asset-preprocessing.js
rename to src/assets/middleware/asset-preprocessing.js
diff --git a/middleware/dynamic-assets.js b/src/assets/middleware/dynamic-assets.js
similarity index 96%
rename from middleware/dynamic-assets.js
rename to src/assets/middleware/dynamic-assets.js
index 7868c8c305..da1569747d 100644
--- a/middleware/dynamic-assets.js
+++ b/src/assets/middleware/dynamic-assets.js
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ import fs from 'fs/promises'
 
 import sharp from 'sharp'
 
-import { assetCacheControl, defaultCacheControl } from './cache-control.js'
-import { setFastlySurrogateKey, SURROGATE_ENUMS } from './set-fastly-surrogate-key.js'
+import { assetCacheControl, defaultCacheControl } from '../../../middleware/cache-control.js'
+import {
+  setFastlySurrogateKey,
+  SURROGATE_ENUMS,
+} from '../../../middleware/set-fastly-surrogate-key.js'
 
 /**
  * This is the indicator that is a virtual part of the URL.
diff --git a/middleware/static-asset-caching.js b/src/assets/middleware/static-asset-caching.js
similarity index 86%
rename from middleware/static-asset-caching.js
rename to src/assets/middleware/static-asset-caching.js
index 2c365a2f86..826ead77a5 100644
--- a/middleware/static-asset-caching.js
+++ b/src/assets/middleware/static-asset-caching.js
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import { setFastlySurrogateKey, SURROGATE_ENUMS } from './set-fastly-surrogate-key.js'
+import {
+  setFastlySurrogateKey,
+  SURROGATE_ENUMS,
+} from '../../../middleware/set-fastly-surrogate-key.js'
 
 export default function setStaticAssetCaching(req, res, next) {
   if (isChecksummed(req.path)) {
diff --git a/script/deleted-assets-pr-comment.js b/src/assets/scripts/deleted-assets-pr-comment-1.js
similarity index 92%
rename from script/deleted-assets-pr-comment.js
rename to src/assets/scripts/deleted-assets-pr-comment-1.js
index d5dbebd81e..4ea7fe4a9d 100755
--- a/script/deleted-assets-pr-comment.js
+++ b/src/assets/scripts/deleted-assets-pr-comment-1.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 // [end-readme]
 
 import { program } from 'commander'
-import main from '../.github/actions-scripts/deleted-assets-pr-comment.js'
+import main from './deleted-assets-pr-comment.js'
 
 program
   .description('If applicable, print a snippet of Markdown about deleted assets')
diff --git a/.github/actions-scripts/deleted-assets-pr-comment.js b/src/assets/scripts/deleted-assets-pr-comment.js
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/actions-scripts/deleted-assets-pr-comment.js
rename to src/assets/scripts/deleted-assets-pr-comment.js
diff --git a/script/find-orphaned-assets.js b/src/assets/scripts/find-orphaned-assets.js
similarity index 98%
rename from script/find-orphaned-assets.js
rename to src/assets/scripts/find-orphaned-assets.js
index 3cf09262a4..6685236265 100755
--- a/script/find-orphaned-assets.js
+++ b/src/assets/scripts/find-orphaned-assets.js
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import path from 'path'
 import { program } from 'commander'
 import walk from 'walk-sync'
 
-import walkFiles from './helpers/walk-files.js'
-import languages from '../lib/languages.js'
+import walkFiles from '../../../script/helpers/walk-files.js'
+import languages from '../../../lib/languages.js'
 
 const EXCEPTIONS = new Set([
   'assets/images/site/favicon.ico',
diff --git a/script/list-image-sizes.js b/src/assets/scripts/list-image-sizes.js
similarity index 100%
rename from script/list-image-sizes.js
rename to src/assets/scripts/list-image-sizes.js
diff --git a/script/validate-asset-images.js b/src/assets/scripts/validate-asset-images.js
similarity index 100%
rename from script/validate-asset-images.js
rename to src/assets/scripts/validate-asset-images.js
diff --git a/tests/rendering-fixtures/dynamic-assets.js b/src/assets/tests/dynamic-assets.js
similarity index 96%
rename from tests/rendering-fixtures/dynamic-assets.js
rename to src/assets/tests/dynamic-assets.js
index 4c136d226a..85af617c67 100644
--- a/tests/rendering-fixtures/dynamic-assets.js
+++ b/src/assets/tests/dynamic-assets.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import { jest } from '@jest/globals'
 import sharp from 'sharp'
 import { fileTypeFromBuffer } from 'file-type'
 
-import { SURROGATE_ENUMS } from '../../middleware/set-fastly-surrogate-key.js'
-import { get, head } from '../helpers/e2etest.js'
+import { SURROGATE_ENUMS } from '../../../middleware/set-fastly-surrogate-key.js'
+import { get, head } from '../../../tests/helpers/e2etest.js'
 
 describe('dynamic assets', () => {
   jest.setTimeout(3 * 60 * 1000)
diff --git a/tests/unit/static-assets.js b/src/assets/tests/static-assets-1.js
similarity index 95%
rename from tests/unit/static-assets.js
rename to src/assets/tests/static-assets-1.js
index 5c43d5c946..aff618cf20 100644
--- a/tests/unit/static-assets.js
+++ b/src/assets/tests/static-assets-1.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import nock from 'nock'
 import { expect, jest } from '@jest/globals'
 
-import { checkCachingHeaders } from '../helpers/caching-headers.js'
-import { setDefaultFastlySurrogateKey } from '../../middleware/set-fastly-surrogate-key.js'
-import archivedEnterpriseVersionsAssets from '../../middleware/archived-enterprise-versions-assets.js'
+import { checkCachingHeaders } from '../../../tests/helpers/caching-headers.js'
+import { setDefaultFastlySurrogateKey } from '../../../middleware/set-fastly-surrogate-key.js'
+import archivedEnterpriseVersionsAssets from '../../../middleware/archived-enterprise-versions-assets.js'
 
 function mockRequest(path, { headers }) {
   const _headers = Object.fromEntries(
diff --git a/tests/rendering/static-assets.js b/src/assets/tests/static-assets.js
similarity index 93%
rename from tests/rendering/static-assets.js
rename to src/assets/tests/static-assets.js
index ad8f7a9982..43c8fb750c 100644
--- a/tests/rendering/static-assets.js
+++ b/src/assets/tests/static-assets.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import path from 'path'
 
 import { jest, expect } from '@jest/globals'
 
-import { get } from '../helpers/e2etest.js'
-import { checkCachingHeaders } from '../helpers/caching-headers.js'
+import { get } from '../../../tests/helpers/e2etest.js'
+import { checkCachingHeaders } from '../../../tests/helpers/caching-headers.js'
 
 function getNextStaticAsset(directory) {
   const root = path.join('.next', 'static', directory)
diff --git a/src/pages/README.md b/src/pages/README.md
index a3572580a2..ef61355b45 100644
--- a/src/pages/README.md
+++ b/src/pages/README.md
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ This is the Next.js pages directory.
 See <https://nextjs.org/docs/pages/building-your-application/configuring/src-directory>
 
 There is almost no code in this directory, instead the actual pages live with their subject siblings. These files directly export from the page files in the relative subjects.
+
+TODO migrate code out of `_error.tsx`, `_document.tsx`, and `404.tsx`.
diff --git a/tests/rendering-fixtures/images.js b/tests/rendering-fixtures/images.js
index 8e6bf773e9..b405f571bd 100644
--- a/tests/rendering-fixtures/images.js
+++ b/tests/rendering-fixtures/images.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import sharp from 'sharp'
 
-import { get, head, getDOM } from '../helpers/e2etest.js'
+import { get, head, getDOM } from '../../tests/helpers/e2etest.js'
 import { MAX_WIDTH } from '#src/content-render/unified/rewrite-asset-img-tags.js'
 
 describe('render Markdown image tags', () => {