diff --git a/ftl/BUILD.bazel b/ftl/BUILD.bazel
index e9d227a19..d1448bca0 100644
--- a/ftl/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/ftl/BUILD.bazel
@@ -27,6 +27,26 @@ py_test(
     deps = [requirement("fluent-syntax")],
 )
 
+py_binary(
+    name = "sync",
+    srcs = ["sync.py"],
+    tags = ["manual"],
+)
+
+py_binary(
+    name = "extract-strings",
+    srcs = ["extract-strings.py"],
+    tags = ["manual"],
+    deps = [requirement("fluent-syntax")],
+)
+
+py_binary(
+    name = "transform-string",
+    srcs = ["transform-string.py"],
+    tags = ["manual"],
+    deps = [requirement("fluent-syntax")],
+)
+
 # export this file as a way of locating the top level folder in $(location ...)
 exports_files(
     ["BUILD.bazel"],
diff --git a/ftl/README.md b/ftl/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..589c1de40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ftl/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Files related to Anki's translations.
+
+Please see https://translating.ankiweb.net/#/anki/developers
diff --git a/scripts/duplicate-string.py b/ftl/duplicate-string.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/duplicate-string.py
rename to ftl/duplicate-string.py
diff --git a/scripts/extract-strings.py b/ftl/extract-strings.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/extract-strings.py
rename to ftl/extract-strings.py
diff --git a/scripts/synci18n.py b/ftl/sync.py
similarity index 91%
rename from scripts/synci18n.py
rename to ftl/sync.py
index b7378d6fb..f929ce935 100644
--- a/scripts/synci18n.py
+++ b/ftl/sync.py
@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@ import os
 import sys
 from typing import Optional, Tuple
 
-repos_bzl = "repos.bzl"
-working_folder = "../anki-i18n"
-
-if not os.path.exists(repos_bzl):
-    raise Exception("run from workspace root")
+root = os.environ["BUILD_WORKSPACE_DIRECTORY"]
+repos_bzl = os.path.join(root, "repos.bzl")
+working_folder = os.path.join(root, "..", "anki-i18n")
 
 if not os.path.exists(working_folder):
     os.mkdir(working_folder)
@@ -35,12 +33,12 @@ modules = [
     Module(
         name="core",
         repo="git@github.com:ankitects/anki-core-i18n",
-        ftl=("ftl/core", "core/templates"),
+        ftl=(os.path.join(root, "ftl", "core"), "core/templates"),
     ),
     Module(
         name="qtftl",
         repo="git@github.com:ankitects/anki-desktop-ftl",
-        ftl=("ftl/qt", "desktop/templates"),
+        ftl=(os.path.join(root, "ftl", "qt"), "desktop/templates"),
     ),
 ]
 
@@ -103,7 +101,7 @@ def update_repos_bzl():
             out.append(line)
     open(path, "w").writelines(out)
 
-    commit_if_changed(".")
+    commit_if_changed(root)
 
 
 def commit_if_changed(folder: str):
diff --git a/scripts/transform-string.py b/ftl/transform-string.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/transform-string.py
rename to ftl/transform-string.py
diff --git a/scripts/BUILD.bazel b/scripts/BUILD.bazel
index 67de5adab..bfd938208 100644
--- a/scripts/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/scripts/BUILD.bazel
@@ -7,15 +7,3 @@ py_binary(
     stamp = 1,
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
-
-py_binary(
-    name = "extract-strings",
-    srcs = ["extract-strings.py"],
-    deps = [requirement("fluent-syntax")],
-)
-
-py_binary(
-    name = "transform-string",
-    srcs = ["transform-string.py"],
-    deps = [requirement("fluent-syntax")],
-)