diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 84b36a75d708..e3e8f7be7a63 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "build-types": "node ./scripts/build-types",
     "clang-format": "clang-format -i --glob=*/**/*.{h,cpp,m,mm}",
     "clean": "node ./scripts/build/clean.js",
+    "cxx-api-build": "node ./scripts/cxx-api/public-api.js",
     "flow-check": "flow check",
     "flow": "flow",
     "format-check": "prettier --list-different \"./**/*.{js,md,yml,ts,tsx}\"",
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@
     "glob": "^7.1.1",
     "hermes-eslint": "0.29.1",
     "hermes-transform": "0.29.1",
+    "ini": "^5.0.0",
     "inquirer": "^7.1.0",
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
     "jest-config": "^29.7.0",
diff --git a/private/cxx-public-api/package.json b/private/cxx-public-api/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 11e3c5cb75ea..000000000000
--- a/private/cxx-public-api/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "@react-native/cxx-public-api",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
-  "description": "Captures the Objective-C / C++ public API of React Native",
-  "main": "public-api.js",
-  "files": [
-    "check-api.sh",
-    "public-api.conf",
-    "public-api.js"
-  ],
-  "repository": "https://reactnative.dev/",
-  "license": "MIT",
-  "private": true,
-  "dependencies": {
-    "glob": "^7.1.1",
-    "ini": "^5.0.0"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/scripts/cxx-api/README.md b/scripts/cxx-api/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c245721dc833
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/cxx-api/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# scripts/cxx-api
+
+[Experimental] Build scripts for React Native's C++ / Objective-C / Objective-C++ API.
+
+## Usage
+
+#### Build API snapshot
+
+Builds a `ReactNativeCPP.api` file to the `output` location configured in `public-api.conf`.
+
+```sh
+yarn cxx-api-build
+```
+
+#### Check API snapshot
+
+Prints a warning message with the API snapshot diff since the previous commit.
+
+```sh
+./scripts/cxx-api/check-api.sh
+```
diff --git a/private/cxx-public-api/ReactNativeCPP.api b/scripts/cxx-api/ReactNativeCPP.api
similarity index 100%
rename from private/cxx-public-api/ReactNativeCPP.api
rename to scripts/cxx-api/ReactNativeCPP.api
diff --git a/private/cxx-public-api/check-api.sh b/scripts/cxx-api/check-api.sh
similarity index 96%
rename from private/cxx-public-api/check-api.sh
rename to scripts/cxx-api/check-api.sh
index cb4aaa4ea2bf..b0e550d960fa 100755
--- a/private/cxx-public-api/check-api.sh
+++ b/scripts/cxx-api/check-api.sh
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ pushd "$FBSOURCE_ROOT/xplat/js/react-native-github" || exit $ERR_CODE_CANT_FIND_
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
 # TODO: This operates in the sandbox and can't modify files in the repository, which we need for change detection
-# buck2 run //xplat/js/react-native-github/private/cxx-public-api:public-api
-REPO_RELATIVE_DIR="private/cxx-public-api"
+# buck2 run //xplat/js/react-native-github/scripts/cxx-api:public-api
+REPO_RELATIVE_DIR="scripts/cxx-api"
 (cd "$REPO_RELATIVE_DIR" && $YARN_BINARY install)
 $NODE_BINARY "$REPO_RELATIVE_DIR/public-api.js"
 echo
diff --git a/private/cxx-public-api/public-api.conf b/scripts/cxx-api/public-api.conf
similarity index 94%
rename from private/cxx-public-api/public-api.conf
rename to scripts/cxx-api/public-api.conf
index 1abb1b3ef23d..aba91a05099f 100644
--- a/private/cxx-public-api/public-api.conf
+++ b/scripts/cxx-api/public-api.conf
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ packages/react-native/Libraries/WebSocket/*
 packages/react-native/Libraries/Wrapper/Example/*
 
 [settings]
-output=private/cxx-public-api/ReactNativeCPP.api
+output=scripts/cxx-api/ReactNativeCPP.api
 ; clang=$HOME/some/path/to/clang
 ; clang-format=$HOME/some/path/to/clang-format
diff --git a/private/cxx-public-api/public-api.js b/scripts/cxx-api/public-api.js
similarity index 98%
rename from private/cxx-public-api/public-api.js
rename to scripts/cxx-api/public-api.js
index 2c7758bb1cd8..530d3a072bc1 100644
--- a/private/cxx-public-api/public-api.js
+++ b/scripts/cxx-api/public-api.js
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ const isTTY = process.stdout.isTTY;
 
 /*::
 type Config = {
-    include: string[],
-    exclude: string[],
-    settings: {
-        output: string,
-        clang?: string,
-        'clang-format'?: string,
-    }
+  include: string[],
+  exclude: string[],
+  settings: {
+    output: string,
+    clang?: string,
+    'clang-format'?: string,
+  },
 };
 
 type ParsedConfig = {