diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d0014632a6..7418c8856c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2973,6 +2973,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "bcs",
  "bitcoin",
  "clap",
+ "fastcrypto",
+ "hashi",
  "hashi-guardian",
  "hashi-types",
  "hex",
@@ -2982,6 +2984,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_yaml",
  "tokio",
+ "toml",
  "tonic",
  "tracing",
 ]
@@ -3522,16 +3525,12 @@ name = "internal-tools"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "bcs",
- "bitcoin",
  "clap",
  "fastcrypto",
  "fastcrypto-tbls",
  "hashi",
  "hashi-types",
  "hex",
- "hpke",
- "k256",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "sui-sdk-types",
  "tokio",
diff --git a/crates/hashi-guardian-init/Cargo.toml b/crates/hashi-guardian-init/Cargo.toml
index 495a01c7fc..6ee10b3a0e 100644
--- a/crates/hashi-guardian-init/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/hashi-guardian-init/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ edition = "2024"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow.workspace = true
 bcs.workspace = true
+bitcoin.workspace = true
 clap.workspace = true
+hashi = { path = "../hashi" }
 hashi-types = { path = "../hashi-types" }
 hashi-guardian = { path = "../hashi-guardian" }
 hex.workspace = true
@@ -16,9 +18,10 @@ rand.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_yaml.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
+toml.workspace = true
 tonic.workspace = true
 tracing.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-bitcoin.workspace = true
+fastcrypto.workspace = true
 hashi-guardian = { path = "../hashi-guardian", features = ["test-utils"] }
diff --git a/crates/hashi-guardian-init/README.md b/crates/hashi-guardian-init/README.md
index 067fa0a2cb..3ecb667de6 100644
--- a/crates/hashi-guardian-init/README.md
+++ b/crates/hashi-guardian-init/README.md
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 Off-enclave tooling that initializes a guardian. It reads the guardian's S3 logs
 via `hashi_guardian::s3_reader`, verifies the attested enclave, and emits the
-artifacts that drive initialization. Today it houses the key-provisioner flow;
-the operator init flow will move here too.
+artifacts that drive initialization. It also houses guardian helper tooling and
+dev-only shortcuts.
 
-## provisioner-init
+## provision
 
 A one-shot flow run by a key provisioner (IOP-225 checks A–E). It:
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ A one-shot flow run by a key provisioner (IOP-225 checks A–E). It:
 ### Usage
 
 ```bash
-cargo run -p hashi-guardian-init -- provisioner --config provisioner-init.sample.yaml
+cargo run -p hashi-guardian-init -- provision --config provisioner-init.sample.yaml
 ```
 
 ### Config
@@ -39,3 +39,17 @@ secret-sharing instance and (post-genesis) the committee are scraped from S3,
 not configured.
 `hashi_committee_genesis` is needed only at genesis; omit it once a
 `committee-update/` log exists. Omit `relay_endpoint` for a dry run.
+
+## tools
+
+Guardian helper tooling lives under `tools`:
+
+```bash
+cargo run -p hashi-guardian-init -- tools dev-bootstrap --config <node-config.toml> ...
+cargo run -p hashi-guardian-init -- tools fetch-info --endpoint <guardian-endpoint>
+cargo run -p hashi-guardian-init -- tools generate-master-key
+```
+
+`dev-bootstrap` is a centralized dev shortcut for driving a guardian through
+bootstrap. `fetch-info` prints deployed guardian public keys. `generate-master-key`
+creates the BTC master keypair used by the dev bootstrap flow.
diff --git a/crates/hashi-guardian-init/provisioner-init.sample.yaml b/crates/hashi-guardian-init/provisioner-init.sample.yaml
index 44b38972e3..6bae64585f 100644
--- a/crates/hashi-guardian-init/provisioner-init.sample.yaml
+++ b/crates/hashi-guardian-init/provisioner-init.sample.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# Sample configuration for the `provisioner-init` tool.
+# Sample configuration for the `provision` command.
 #
 # Run with:
-#   cargo run -p hashi-guardian-init -- provisioner --config provisioner-init.sample.yaml
+#   cargo run -p hashi-guardian-init -- provision --config provisioner-init.sample.yaml
 
 # Key Provisioner's secret share (32-byte k256 scalar, hex-encoded).
 share:
diff --git a/crates/internal-tools/src/bootstrap_guardian.rs b/crates/hashi-guardian-init/src/dev_bootstrap.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from crates/internal-tools/src/bootstrap_guardian.rs
rename to crates/hashi-guardian-init/src/dev_bootstrap.rs
index 3f43a0a2c3..5ae45aa8a5 100644
--- a/crates/internal-tools/src/bootstrap_guardian.rs
+++ b/crates/hashi-guardian-init/src/dev_bootstrap.rs
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ fn required_env(name: &str) -> Result<String> {
 fn decode_mpc_master_g(mpc_public_key: &[u8]) -> Result<HashiMasterG> {
     anyhow::ensure!(
         !mpc_public_key.is_empty(),
-        "on-chain mpc_public_key is empty (is DKG / end_reconfig complete?)"
+        "on-chain mpc_public_key is empty (DKG / end_reconfig may not have completed yet)"
     );
     bcs::from_bytes(mpc_public_key).map_err(|e| anyhow!("decode on-chain MPC verifying key G: {e}"))
 }
diff --git a/crates/internal-tools/src/fetch_guardian_info.rs b/crates/hashi-guardian-init/src/fetch_info.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/internal-tools/src/fetch_guardian_info.rs
rename to crates/hashi-guardian-init/src/fetch_info.rs
diff --git a/crates/internal-tools/src/generate_master_key.rs b/crates/hashi-guardian-init/src/generate_master_key.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from crates/internal-tools/src/generate_master_key.rs
rename to crates/hashi-guardian-init/src/generate_master_key.rs
index da3d594383..49bc1a95bf 100644
--- a/crates/internal-tools/src/generate_master_key.rs
+++ b/crates/hashi-guardian-init/src/generate_master_key.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 //! Generate a fresh BTC master keypair for the guardian. The pubkey is
 //! pinned on-chain at publish time via `hashi publish
 //! --guardian-btc-public-key`; the secret is fed back to
-//! `bootstrap-guardian --master-secret-hex` after DKG so the shares it
+//! `dev-bootstrap --master-secret-hex` after DKG so the shares it
 //! splits cover the *same* key already on chain.
 
 use anyhow::Result;
diff --git a/crates/hashi-guardian-init/src/main.rs b/crates/hashi-guardian-init/src/main.rs
index 8facace823..69d834dfcb 100644
--- a/crates/hashi-guardian-init/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/hashi-guardian-init/src/main.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 // Copyright (c) Mysten Labs, Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+use anyhow::Context;
 use clap::Parser;
 use clap::Subcommand;
+use hashi::config::Config;
+use hashi::onchain::OnchainState;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 mod config;
+mod dev_bootstrap;
+mod fetch_info;
+mod generate_master_key;
 mod heartbeat_checks;
 mod limiter_recovery;
 mod provisioner;
@@ -21,12 +27,52 @@ struct Cli {
 #[derive(Subcommand)]
 enum Command {
     /// Run a key provisioner's init checks against guardian S3 logs and emit its share.
-    Provisioner {
+    Provision {
         /// Path to provisioner-init YAML config file.
         #[arg(long)]
         config: PathBuf,
     },
-    // Operator init lands here as a sibling subcommand.
+    /// Guardian helper tooling and dev-only shortcuts.
+    Tools {
+        #[command(subcommand)]
+        command: ToolsCommand,
+    },
+}
+
+#[derive(Subcommand)]
+enum ToolsCommand {
+    /// Drive the current centralized dev guardian bootstrap shortcut.
+    DevBootstrap {
+        #[command(flatten)]
+        config: ConfigArgs,
+        #[command(flatten)]
+        args: dev_bootstrap::Args,
+    },
+    /// Fetch deployed guardian public keys.
+    FetchInfo {
+        #[command(flatten)]
+        args: fetch_info::Args,
+    },
+    /// Generate a fresh BTC master keypair for the dev bootstrap shortcut.
+    GenerateMasterKey {
+        #[command(flatten)]
+        args: generate_master_key::Args,
+    },
+}
+
+#[derive(Parser)]
+struct ConfigArgs {
+    /// Path to a node config TOML file (provides sui-rpc and hashi-ids).
+    #[arg(long)]
+    config: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl ConfigArgs {
+    fn load(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Config> {
+        let s = std::fs::read_to_string(&self.config)
+            .with_context(|| format!("failed to read config: {}", self.config.display()))?;
+        toml::from_str(&s).context("failed to parse config TOML")
+    }
 }
 
 #[tokio::main]
@@ -35,12 +81,30 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         .with_target(false)
         .with_env()
         .init();
+    hashi::init_crypto_provider();
 
     match Cli::parse().command {
-        Command::Provisioner { config } => {
+        Command::Provision { config } => {
             let cfg = provisioner::ProvisionerConfig::load_yaml(&config)?;
             provisioner::run(cfg).await?;
         }
+        Command::Tools { command } => match command {
+            ToolsCommand::DevBootstrap { config, args } => {
+                let cfg = config.load()?;
+                let sui_rpc = cfg
+                    .sui_rpc
+                    .as_deref()
+                    .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("config missing sui-rpc"))?;
+                println!("Connecting to Sui RPC: {sui_rpc}");
+                let (onchain_state, _watcher) =
+                    OnchainState::new(sui_rpc, cfg.hashi_ids(), None, None, None)
+                        .await
+                        .context("failed to connect to Sui RPC")?;
+                dev_bootstrap::run(args, &onchain_state).await?;
+            }
+            ToolsCommand::FetchInfo { args } => fetch_info::run(args).await?,
+            ToolsCommand::GenerateMasterKey { args } => generate_master_key::run(args)?,
+        },
     }
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/crates/internal-tools/Cargo.toml b/crates/internal-tools/Cargo.toml
index cb5cbdf0e7..feaed5c13d 100644
--- a/crates/internal-tools/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/internal-tools/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ fastcrypto.workspace = true
 fastcrypto-tbls.workspace = true
 sui-sdk-types.workspace = true
 
-bitcoin.workspace = true
-
 clap.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
 anyhow.workspace = true
@@ -22,8 +20,3 @@ tracing.workspace = true
 tracing-subscriber.workspace = true
 toml.workspace = true
 rand.workspace = true
-bcs.workspace = true
-
-# bootstrap-guardian only
-hpke.workspace = true
-k256.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/internal-tools/src/main.rs b/crates/internal-tools/src/main.rs
index c7ecb1fbff..4b40a3721e 100644
--- a/crates/internal-tools/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/internal-tools/src/main.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ use clap::Subcommand;
 use hashi::config::Config;
 use hashi::onchain::OnchainState;
 
-mod bootstrap_guardian;
-mod fetch_guardian_info;
-mod generate_master_key;
 mod key_recovery;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
@@ -48,23 +45,6 @@ enum Commands {
         #[command(flatten)]
         args: key_recovery::Args,
     },
-    BootstrapGuardian {
-        #[command(flatten)]
-        config: ConfigArgs,
-        #[command(flatten)]
-        args: bootstrap_guardian::Args,
-    },
-    FetchGuardianInfo {
-        #[command(flatten)]
-        args: fetch_guardian_info::Args,
-    },
-    /// Generate a fresh BTC master keypair for the guardian. Used by the
-    /// deploy workflow: pin the pubkey on-chain via `hashi publish`, then
-    /// hand the secret to `bootstrap-guardian --master-secret-hex`.
-    GenerateMasterKey {
-        #[command(flatten)]
-        args: generate_master_key::Args,
-    },
 }
 
 #[tokio::main]
@@ -92,20 +72,5 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                     .context("failed to connect to Sui RPC")?;
             key_recovery::run(args, &onchain_state, chain_id).await
         }
-        Commands::BootstrapGuardian { config, args } => {
-            let cfg = config.load()?;
-            let sui_rpc = cfg
-                .sui_rpc
-                .as_deref()
-                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("config missing sui-rpc"))?;
-            println!("Connecting to Sui RPC: {sui_rpc}");
-            let (onchain_state, _watcher) =
-                OnchainState::new(sui_rpc, cfg.hashi_ids(), None, None, None)
-                    .await
-                    .context("failed to connect to Sui RPC")?;
-            bootstrap_guardian::run(args, &onchain_state).await
-        }
-        Commands::FetchGuardianInfo { args } => fetch_guardian_info::run(args).await,
-        Commands::GenerateMasterKey { args } => generate_master_key::run(args),
     }
 }