diff --git a/src/commands/workflow.mjs b/src/commands/workflow.mjs
index b8d2aee..f66742b 100644
--- a/src/commands/workflow.mjs
+++ b/src/commands/workflow.mjs
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ import {
   headlessGateErrors,
   RunStatus,
   LeaseHeldError,
-} from "../factory/engine.mjs";
-import { STEP_REGISTRY } from "../factory/registry.mjs";
+} from "../workflow/engine.mjs";
+import { STEP_REGISTRY } from "../workflow/registry.mjs";
 import {
   stateStart,
   stateAdvance,
   statePause,
   stateFail,
   stateShow,
-} from "../factory/state.mjs";
+} from "../workflow/state.mjs";
 import { printWorkflowHelp } from "../help.mjs";
 import { classifyWorkflowStatus } from "../exit-codes.mjs";
 
diff --git a/src/factory/base.mjs b/src/workflow/base.mjs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/factory/base.mjs
rename to src/workflow/base.mjs
diff --git a/src/factory/builtins.mjs b/src/workflow/builtins.mjs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/factory/builtins.mjs
rename to src/workflow/builtins.mjs
diff --git a/src/factory/engine.mjs b/src/workflow/engine.mjs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/factory/engine.mjs
rename to src/workflow/engine.mjs
diff --git a/src/factory/expressions.mjs b/src/workflow/expressions.mjs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/factory/expressions.mjs
rename to src/workflow/expressions.mjs
diff --git a/src/factory/lease.mjs b/src/workflow/lease.mjs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/factory/lease.mjs
rename to src/workflow/lease.mjs
diff --git a/src/factory/refs.mjs b/src/workflow/refs.mjs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/factory/refs.mjs
rename to src/workflow/refs.mjs
diff --git a/src/factory/registry.mjs b/src/workflow/registry.mjs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/factory/registry.mjs
rename to src/workflow/registry.mjs
diff --git a/src/factory/state.mjs b/src/workflow/state.mjs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/factory/state.mjs
rename to src/workflow/state.mjs
diff --git a/src/factory/steps/agent.mjs b/src/workflow/steps/agent.mjs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/factory/steps/agent.mjs
rename to src/workflow/steps/agent.mjs
diff --git a/src/factory/steps/control.mjs b/src/workflow/steps/control.mjs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/factory/steps/control.mjs
rename to src/workflow/steps/control.mjs
diff --git a/src/factory/steps/gate.mjs b/src/workflow/steps/gate.mjs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/factory/steps/gate.mjs
rename to src/workflow/steps/gate.mjs
diff --git a/src/factory/steps/shell.mjs b/src/workflow/steps/shell.mjs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/factory/steps/shell.mjs
rename to src/workflow/steps/shell.mjs
diff --git a/src/factory/yaml.mjs b/src/workflow/yaml.mjs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/factory/yaml.mjs
rename to src/workflow/yaml.mjs
diff --git a/tests/workflow-engine.test.mjs b/tests/workflow-engine.test.mjs
index 1ac1786..7491b2c 100644
--- a/tests/workflow-engine.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/workflow-engine.test.mjs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
-import { WorkflowEngine, WorkflowDefinition, validateWorkflow, RunStatus } from "../src/factory/engine.mjs";
-import { STEP_REGISTRY } from "../src/factory/registry.mjs";
-import { StepStatus } from "../src/factory/base.mjs";
+import { WorkflowEngine, WorkflowDefinition, validateWorkflow, RunStatus } from "../src/workflow/engine.mjs";
+import { STEP_REGISTRY } from "../src/workflow/registry.mjs";
+import { StepStatus } from "../src/workflow/base.mjs";
 
 function makeProject() {
   const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "factory-test-"));
diff --git a/tests/workflow-events.test.mjs b/tests/workflow-events.test.mjs
index 0ce3130..520a039 100644
--- a/tests/workflow-events.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/workflow-events.test.mjs
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ import {
   validateWorkflow,
   headlessGateErrors,
   RunStatus,
-} from "../src/factory/engine.mjs";
-import { STEP_REGISTRY } from "../src/factory/registry.mjs";
-import { BUILTIN_WORKFLOWS } from "../src/factory/builtins.mjs";
+} from "../src/workflow/engine.mjs";
+import { STEP_REGISTRY } from "../src/workflow/registry.mjs";
+import { BUILTIN_WORKFLOWS } from "../src/workflow/builtins.mjs";
 
 function makeProject({ git = false } = {}) {
   const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "wf-events-"));
diff --git a/tests/workflow-expressions.test.mjs b/tests/workflow-expressions.test.mjs
index e90123a..be76095 100644
--- a/tests/workflow-expressions.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/workflow-expressions.test.mjs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   conditionIsNeverEvaluated,
   conditionHasMalformedExpressionBlock,
   conditionIsInterpolatedToText,
-} from "../src/factory/expressions.mjs";
+} from "../src/workflow/expressions.mjs";
 
 const ctx = (fields = {}) => ({
   inputs: { name: "auth", count: 3, ready: false, text: "hello world", tags: ["a", "b"] },
diff --git a/tests/workflow-parity.test.mjs b/tests/workflow-parity.test.mjs
index ef75235..0b33530 100644
--- a/tests/workflow-parity.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/workflow-parity.test.mjs
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync, readFileSync, existsSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
-import { evaluateExpression, evaluateCondition } from "../src/factory/expressions.mjs";
-import { StepContext, StepStatus, RunStatus } from "../src/factory/base.mjs";
-import { WorkflowEngine, WorkflowDefinition, RunState, validateWorkflow } from "../src/factory/engine.mjs";
-import { STEP_REGISTRY, getStepType } from "../src/factory/registry.mjs";
-import { GateStep } from "../src/factory/steps/gate.mjs";
+import { evaluateExpression, evaluateCondition } from "../src/workflow/expressions.mjs";
+import { StepContext, StepStatus, RunStatus } from "../src/workflow/base.mjs";
+import { WorkflowEngine, WorkflowDefinition, RunState, validateWorkflow } from "../src/workflow/engine.mjs";
+import { STEP_REGISTRY, getStepType } from "../src/workflow/registry.mjs";
+import { GateStep } from "../src/workflow/steps/gate.mjs";
 
 const ctx = (fields = {}) => new StepContext(fields);
 
@@ -754,8 +754,8 @@ steps:
 // operator wrongly defaulted nulls — these tests pin the corrected behavior.
 
 test("explicit null config values fail loudly, never silently default", async () => {
-  const { FanOutStep } = await import("../src/factory/steps/control.mjs");
-  const { IfThenStep } = await import("../src/factory/steps/control.mjs");
+  const { FanOutStep } = await import("../src/workflow/steps/control.mjs");
+  const { IfThenStep } = await import("../src/workflow/steps/control.mjs");
 
   // fan-out: explicit `step: null` FAILS (upstream: get() does not default it).
   let result = await new FanOutStep().execute(
diff --git a/tests/workflow-state.test.mjs b/tests/workflow-state.test.mjs
index de44ce5..83a12f5 100644
--- a/tests/workflow-state.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/workflow-state.test.mjs
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync, readFileSync, existsSync } from "no
 import { writeFileSync as fsWriteFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
-import { WorkflowEngine, RunState, RunStatus, Lease, LeaseHeldError } from "../src/factory/engine.mjs";
-import { STEP_REGISTRY } from "../src/factory/registry.mjs";
-import { stateStart, stateAdvance, statePause, stateFail, stateShow } from "../src/factory/state.mjs";
+import { WorkflowEngine, RunState, RunStatus, Lease, LeaseHeldError } from "../src/workflow/engine.mjs";
+import { STEP_REGISTRY } from "../src/workflow/registry.mjs";
+import { stateStart, stateAdvance, statePause, stateFail, stateShow } from "../src/workflow/state.mjs";
 
 function makeProject() {
   const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "wf-state-"));
diff --git a/tests/workflow-yaml.test.mjs b/tests/workflow-yaml.test.mjs
index fb5bc92..ea4c807 100644
--- a/tests/workflow-yaml.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/workflow-yaml.test.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // YAML subset parser tests for factory workflow files.
 import { test } from "node:test";
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
-import { parseYaml } from "../src/factory/yaml.mjs";
+import { parseYaml } from "../src/workflow/yaml.mjs";
 
 test("workflow-shaped document parses fully", () => {
   const doc = parseYaml(`