diff --git a/github/README.md b/github_tools/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from github/README.md
rename to github_tools/README.md
diff --git a/github_tools/__init__.py b/github_tools/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/github/github_helpers.py b/github_tools/github_helpers.py
similarity index 100%
rename from github/github_helpers.py
rename to github_tools/github_helpers.py
diff --git a/github/github_helpers_test.py b/github_tools/github_helpers_test.py
similarity index 99%
rename from github/github_helpers_test.py
rename to github_tools/github_helpers_test.py
index 890f27534405..8a3c5dda4e03 100644
--- a/github/github_helpers_test.py
+++ b/github_tools/github_helpers_test.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 import unittest
 from unittest import mock
 
-import github_helpers
+from github_tools import github_helpers
 
 
 _TEST_QUERY = """
diff --git a/github/pr_comments.py b/github_tools/pr_comments.py
similarity index 97%
rename from github/pr_comments.py
rename to github_tools/pr_comments.py
index e3a3bc76e5d3..2363c0ffc532 100755
--- a/github/pr_comments.py
+++ b/github_tools/pr_comments.py
@@ -11,9 +11,16 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 import argparse
 import datetime
 import hashlib
+import os
+import sys
 import textwrap
 
-import github_helpers
+# To support direct runs, ensure the pythonpath has the repo root.
+_PYTHONPATH = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".."))
+if _PYTHONPATH not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, _PYTHONPATH)
+
+from github_tools import github_helpers
 
 # The main query, into which other queries are composed.
 _QUERY = """
diff --git a/github/pr_comments_test.py b/github_tools/pr_comments_test.py
similarity index 99%
rename from github/pr_comments_test.py
rename to github_tools/pr_comments_test.py
index fa068479bf83..6c90ffa9b09b 100644
--- a/github/pr_comments_test.py
+++ b/github_tools/pr_comments_test.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import os
 import unittest
 from unittest import mock
 
-import pr_comments
+from github_tools import pr_comments
 
 
 class TestPRComments(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/github/update_label_access.py b/github_tools/update_label_access.py
similarity index 93%
rename from github/update_label_access.py
rename to github_tools/update_label_access.py
index 2abc0899c79d..000a54f1738b 100755
--- a/github/update_label_access.py
+++ b/github_tools/update_label_access.py
@@ -14,12 +14,19 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 """
 
 import argparse
+import os
+import sys
 
 # https://github.com/PyGithub/PyGithub
 # GraphQL is preferred, but falling back to pygithub for unsupported mutations.
 import github
 
-import github_helpers
+# To support direct runs, ensure the pythonpath has the repo root.
+_PYTHONPATH = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".."))
+if _PYTHONPATH not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, _PYTHONPATH)
+
+from github_tools import github_helpers
 
 # The organization to mirror members from.
 _ORG = "carbon-language"
diff --git a/github/update_label_access_test.py b/github_tools/update_label_access_test.py
similarity index 97%
rename from github/update_label_access_test.py
rename to github_tools/update_label_access_test.py
index 71489f551306..713c90a0f6ca 100644
--- a/github/update_label_access_test.py
+++ b/github_tools/update_label_access_test.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import github
 import unittest
 from unittest import mock
 
-import github_helpers
-import update_label_access
+from github_tools import github_helpers
+from github_tools import update_label_access
 
 
 class TestUpdateLabelAccess(unittest.TestCase):