diff --git a/lib/galaxy/navigation/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/navigation/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/selenium/components.py b/lib/galaxy/navigation/components.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/galaxy/selenium/components.py
rename to lib/galaxy/navigation/components.py
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/selenium/data.py b/lib/galaxy/navigation/data.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/galaxy/selenium/data.py
rename to lib/galaxy/navigation/data.py
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigation.yml b/lib/galaxy/navigation/navigation.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/galaxy/selenium/navigation.yml
rename to lib/galaxy/navigation/navigation.yml
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigates_galaxy.py b/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigates_galaxy.py
index 70877897527..87522cfe61a 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigates_galaxy.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigates_galaxy.py
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ import yaml
 from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
 from selenium.webdriver.remote.webdriver import WebDriver
 
-from galaxy.util import DEFAULT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT
-from . import sizzle
-from .components import (
+from galaxy.navigation.components import (
     Component,
     HasText,
 )
-from .data import load_root_component
+from galaxy.navigation.data import load_root_component
+from galaxy.util import DEFAULT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT
+from . import sizzle
 from .has_driver import (
     exception_indicates_click_intercepted,
     exception_indicates_not_clickable,
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/selenium/smart_components.py b/lib/galaxy/selenium/smart_components.py
index 7e0d9917533..45e95db3e20 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/selenium/smart_components.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/selenium/smart_components.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from .components import (
+from galaxy.navigation.components import (
     Component,
     Target,
 )
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tours/_impl.py b/lib/galaxy/tours/_impl.py
index c2063ecb81b..d3b4001ed5b 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tours/_impl.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tours/_impl.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import yaml
 from pydantic import parse_obj_as
 
 from galaxy.exceptions import ObjectNotFound
-from galaxy.selenium.data import load_root_component
+from galaxy.navigation.data import load_root_component
 from galaxy.util import config_directories_from_setting
 from ._interface import ToursRegistry
 from ._schema import TourList
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tours/validate.py b/lib/galaxy/tours/validate.py
index 494b135885a..b12d9028b55 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tours/validate.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tours/validate.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 import yaml
 from pydantic.error_wrappers import ValidationError
 
-from galaxy.selenium.data import load_root_component
+from galaxy.navigation.data import load_root_component
 from ._impl import (
     get_tour_id_from_path,
     load_tour_from_path,
diff --git a/packages/app/galaxy/tours b/packages/app/galaxy/tours
deleted file mode 120000
index 4cb21b13e3a..00000000000
--- a/packages/app/galaxy/tours
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../lib/galaxy/tours
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/app/setup.cfg b/packages/app/setup.cfg
index 929d77f69a7..27684524450 100644
--- a/packages/app/setup.cfg
+++ b/packages/app/setup.cfg
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ install_requires =
     galaxy-job-execution
     galaxy-job-metrics
     galaxy-objectstore
-    galaxy-selenium
     galaxy-tool-util[cwl,edam]
+    galaxy-tours
     galaxy-util
     galaxy-web-framework
     galaxy-web-stack
diff --git a/packages/navigation/HISTORY.rst b/packages/navigation/HISTORY.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..540126d3377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/navigation/HISTORY.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+History
+-------
+
+.. to_doc
+
+---------------------
+22.9.0.dev0
+---------------------
+
+* First release from the 22.09 branch of Galaxy.
+
diff --git a/packages/navigation/LICENSE.txt b/packages/navigation/LICENSE.txt
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..1ef648f64b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/navigation/LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../LICENSE.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/navigation/MANIFEST.in b/packages/navigation/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c3ba588cb08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/navigation/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
+include galaxy/navigation/*yml
diff --git a/packages/navigation/Makefile b/packages/navigation/Makefile
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..37af8bae5ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/navigation/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../package.Makefile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/navigation/README.rst b/packages/navigation/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f85be59e7e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/navigation/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+.. image:: https://badge.fury.io/py/galaxy-naivgation.svg
+   :target: https://pypi.org/project/galaxy-naivgation/
+
+
+
+Overview
+--------
+
+The Galaxy_ client DOM navigation framework.
+
+Navigation data that feeds tours generation, Jest testing, and Selenium testing.
+
+* Free software: Academic Free License version 3.0
+* Code: https://github.com/galaxyproject/galaxy
+
+.. _Galaxy: http://galaxyproject.org/
diff --git a/packages/navigation/dev-requirements.txt b/packages/navigation/dev-requirements.txt
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..467b90d7a23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/navigation/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../package-dev-requirements.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/navigation/galaxy/__init__.py b/packages/navigation/galaxy/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8db66d3d0f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/navigation/galaxy/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__path__ = __import__("pkgutil").extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/packages/navigation/galaxy/navigation b/packages/navigation/galaxy/navigation
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..f93cdf68b19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/navigation/galaxy/navigation
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../lib/galaxy/navigation
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/navigation/mypy.ini b/packages/navigation/mypy.ini
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..141a30f41af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/navigation/mypy.ini
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../mypy.ini
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/navigation/pyproject.toml b/packages/navigation/pyproject.toml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..01a3b08b887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/navigation/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../package-pyproject.toml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/navigation/scripts b/packages/navigation/scripts
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..9aec9dc5a06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/navigation/scripts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../build_scripts
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/navigation/setup.cfg b/packages/navigation/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9caab3cfb17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/navigation/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+[metadata]
+author = Galaxy Project and Community
+author_email = galaxy-committers@lists.galaxyproject.org
+classifiers =
+    Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
+    Environment :: Console
+    Intended Audience :: Developers
+    License :: OSI Approved :: Academic Free License (AFL)
+    Natural Language :: English
+    Operating System :: POSIX
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
+    Topic :: Software Development
+    Topic :: Software Development :: Code Generators
+    Topic :: Software Development :: Testing
+description = Galaxy client DOM navigation framework
+keywords =
+    Galaxy
+license = AFL
+license_files =
+    LICENSE
+long_description = file: README.rst, HISTORY.rst
+long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
+name = galaxy-navigation
+url = https://github.com/galaxyproject/galaxy
+version = 22.5.0.dev0
+
+[options]
+include_package_data = True
+install_requires =
+    galaxy-util
+    PyYAML
+packages = find:
+python_requires = >=3.7
+
+[options.packages.find]
+exclude =
+    tests*
diff --git a/packages/navigation/test-requirements.txt b/packages/navigation/test-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e079f8a6038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/navigation/test-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pytest
diff --git a/packages/selenium/MANIFEST.in b/packages/selenium/MANIFEST.in
index 122439171cf..8393a3b8e2a 100644
--- a/packages/selenium/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/packages/selenium/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
-include galaxy/selenium/*yml
diff --git a/packages/selenium/setup.cfg b/packages/selenium/setup.cfg
index 66d3fda334d..f25aa4a2a4a 100644
--- a/packages/selenium/setup.cfg
+++ b/packages/selenium/setup.cfg
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ version = 22.5.0.dev0
 [options]
 include_package_data = True
 install_requires =
-    galaxy-util
+    galaxy-data
     PyYAML
     requests
     selenium
diff --git a/packages/test.sh b/packages/test.sh
index f955e341bb6..f56d605d7fa 100755
--- a/packages/test.sh
+++ b/packages/test.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ virtualenv -p "$TEST_PYTHON" "$TEST_ENV_DIR"
 pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
 pip install -r../lib/galaxy/dependencies/pinned-lint-requirements.txt
 
-# ensure ordered by dependency dag
+# ensure ordered by dependency DAG
+# TODO: add selenium in once type issues are cleared up
 PACKAGE_DIRS=(
     util
     objectstore
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ PACKAGE_DIRS=(
     auth
     web_stack
     web_framework
+    navigation
+    tours
     app
     webapps
     test_base
diff --git a/packages/tours/HISTORY.rst b/packages/tours/HISTORY.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..540126d3377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tours/HISTORY.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+History
+-------
+
+.. to_doc
+
+---------------------
+22.9.0.dev0
+---------------------
+
+* First release from the 22.09 branch of Galaxy.
+
diff --git a/packages/tours/LICENSE.txt b/packages/tours/LICENSE.txt
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..1ef648f64b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tours/LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../LICENSE.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/tours/MANIFEST.in b/packages/tours/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8393a3b8e2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tours/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include *.rst *.txt LICENSE
diff --git a/packages/tours/Makefile b/packages/tours/Makefile
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..37af8bae5ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tours/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../package.Makefile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/tours/README.rst b/packages/tours/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..21d1c841ae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tours/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+.. image:: https://badge.fury.io/py/galaxy-tours.svg
+   :target: https://pypi.org/project/galaxy-tours/
+
+
+Overview
+--------
+
+The Galaxy_ tours backend framework.
+
+This package includes models, utilities for reading tours from disk, and
+tour validation scripting.
+
+* Free software: Academic Free License version 3.0
+* Code: https://github.com/galaxyproject/galaxy
+
+.. _Galaxy: http://galaxyproject.org/
diff --git a/packages/tours/dev-requirements.txt b/packages/tours/dev-requirements.txt
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..467b90d7a23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tours/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../package-dev-requirements.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/tours/galaxy/__init__.py b/packages/tours/galaxy/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8db66d3d0f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tours/galaxy/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__path__ = __import__("pkgutil").extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/packages/tours/galaxy/tours b/packages/tours/galaxy/tours
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..dfd863822b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tours/galaxy/tours
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../lib/galaxy/tours/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/tours/mypy.ini b/packages/tours/mypy.ini
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..141a30f41af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tours/mypy.ini
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../mypy.ini
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/tours/pyproject.toml b/packages/tours/pyproject.toml
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..01a3b08b887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tours/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../package-pyproject.toml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/tours/scripts b/packages/tours/scripts
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..9aec9dc5a06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tours/scripts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../build_scripts
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/tours/setup.cfg b/packages/tours/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5181c6a1ad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tours/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+[metadata]
+author = Galaxy Project and Community
+author_email = galaxy-committers@lists.galaxyproject.org
+classifiers =
+    Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
+    Environment :: Console
+    Intended Audience :: Developers
+    License :: OSI Approved :: Academic Free License (AFL)
+    Natural Language :: English
+    Operating System :: POSIX
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
+    Topic :: Software Development
+    Topic :: Software Development :: Code Generators
+    Topic :: Software Development :: Testing
+description = Galaxy tours backend framework
+keywords =
+    Galaxy
+license = AFL
+license_files =
+    LICENSE
+long_description = file: README.rst, HISTORY.rst
+long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
+name = galaxy-tours
+url = https://github.com/galaxyproject/galaxy
+version = 22.5.0.dev0
+
+[options]
+include_package_data = True
+install_requires =
+    galaxy-navigation
+    pydantic
+    PyYAML
+packages = find:
+python_requires = >=3.7
+
+[options.entry_points]
+console_scripts =
+        gx-validate-tours = galaxy.tours.validate:main
+
+[options.packages.find]
+exclude =
+    tests*
diff --git a/packages/tours/test-requirements.txt b/packages/tours/test-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e079f8a6038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tours/test-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pytest