diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0663f59d..8f9cab19 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ add_subdirectory(packaging)
 add_subdirectory(src)
 
 if (NOT NETREMOTE_EXCLUDE_API)
-  add_subdirectory(protocol)
+  add_subdirectory(api)
 endif()
 
 if (NOT NETREMOTE_EXCLUDE_TESTS)
diff --git a/api/CMakeLists.txt b/api/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6378dc9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+set(PROTO_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/protos)
+
+# List of all protocol buffer files defining the API.
+set(PROTO_FILES
+    ${PROTO_DIR}/NetRemoteDataStream.proto
+    ${PROTO_DIR}/NetRemoteDataStreamingService.proto
+    ${PROTO_DIR}/NetRemoteNetwork.proto
+    ${PROTO_DIR}/NetRemoteService.proto
+    ${PROTO_DIR}/NetRemoteWifi.proto
+    ${PROTO_DIR}/Network8021x.proto
+    ${PROTO_DIR}/NetworkCore.proto
+    ${PROTO_DIR}/WifiCore.proto
+)
+
+# Install the .proto files for consumers that wish to build them themselves.
+install(
+    FILES
+    ${PROTO_FILES}
+    DESTINATION "${NETREMOTE_DIR_INSTALL_PUBLIC_HEADER_BASE}/api"
+)
+
+# Include the API bindings (protocol) if they are not excluded.
+if (NOT NETREMOTE_EXCLUDE_API_BINDINGS)
+    add_subdirectory(protocol)
+endif()
diff --git a/protocol/CMakeLists.txt b/api/protocol/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 66%
rename from protocol/CMakeLists.txt
rename to api/protocol/CMakeLists.txt
index 91586c0d..c3881d2b 100644
--- a/protocol/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/api/protocol/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,35 +1,9 @@
 
 set(NETREMOTE_PROTOCOL_PUBLIC_INCLUDE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include)
-
 set(NETREMOTE_PROTOCOL_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_SUFFIX microsoft/net/remote/protocol)
 set(NETREMOTE_PROTOCOL_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_PREFIX ${NETREMOTE_PROTOCOL_PUBLIC_INCLUDE}/${NETREMOTE_PROTOCOL_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_SUFFIX})
 
-set(NETREMOTE_API_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_SUFFIX microsoft/net/remote/api)
-set(NETREMOTE_API_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_PREFIX ${NETREMOTE_PROTOCOL_PUBLIC_INCLUDE}/${NETREMOTE_API_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_SUFFIX})
-
-set(PROTO_DIR ${NETREMOTE_API_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_PREFIX})
-set(PROTO_DIR_BINARY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${NETREMOTE_API_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_SUFFIX})
-
-set(PROTO_FILES
-    ${PROTO_DIR}/NetRemoteDataStream.proto
-    ${PROTO_DIR}/NetRemoteDataStreamingService.proto
-    ${PROTO_DIR}/NetRemoteNetwork.proto
-    ${PROTO_DIR}/NetRemoteService.proto
-    ${PROTO_DIR}/NetRemoteWifi.proto
-    ${PROTO_DIR}/Network8021x.proto
-    ${PROTO_DIR}/NetworkCore.proto
-    ${PROTO_DIR}/WifiCore.proto
-)
-
-add_library(${PROJECT_NAME}-api INTERFACE "")
-target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME}-api
-    PUBLIC
-    FILE_SET HEADERS
-    BASE_DIRS 
-        ${NETREMOTE_PROTOCOL_PUBLIC_INCLUDE}
-    FILES
-        ${NETREMOTE_PROTOCOL_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_PREFIX}/NetRemoteProtocol.hxx
-)
+set(PROTO_DIR_BINARY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${NETREMOTE_PROTOCOL_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_SUFFIX})
 
 # Create a list of the generated headers. The below code isn't used because
 # we've encountered intermittent errors when building with external vcpkg (eg.
@@ -63,7 +37,9 @@ set(PROTO_HEADERS_GENERATED_GRPC
     ${PROTO_DIR_BINARY}/WifiCore.grpc.pb.h
 )
 
+# Define a static library containing pre-built protocol buffer and gRPC bindings.
 add_library(${PROJECT_NAME}-protocol STATIC "")
+add_library(${PROJECT_NAME}-api-bindings ALIAS ${PROJECT_NAME}-protocol)
 
 target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME}-protocol
     PRIVATE
@@ -86,6 +62,7 @@ target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}-protocol
         gRPC::grpc++_unsecure
 )
 
+# Generate C++ headers and sources (<source>.pb.[h|cc]) of the protocol buffer data types.
 protobuf_generate(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME}-protocol
     LANGUAGE cpp
     IMPORT_DIRS ${PROTO_DIR}
@@ -93,6 +70,7 @@ protobuf_generate(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME}-protocol
     PROTOC_OUT_FILES ${PROTO_FILES}
 )
 
+# Generate C++ headers and sources with gRPC support (<source>.grpc.pb.[h|cc]) of the protocol buffer data types.
 protobuf_generate(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME}-protocol
     LANGUAGE grpc
     GENERATE_EXTENSIONS .grpc.pb.h .grpc.pb.cc
@@ -101,28 +79,31 @@ protobuf_generate(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME}-protocol
     PROTOC_OUT_DIR ${PROTO_DIR_BINARY}
 )
 
-if (NOT NETREMOTE_EXCLUDE_API)
-    install(
-        FILES
-        ${PROTO_FILES}
-        DESTINATION "${NETREMOTE_DIR_INSTALL_PUBLIC_HEADER_BASE}/api"
-    )
-    install(
-        TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}-api
-        EXPORT ${PROJECT_NAME}
-        COMPONENT dev
-        FILE_SET HEADERS
-        PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION "${NETREMOTE_DIR_INSTALL_PUBLIC_HEADER_BASE}"
-    )
-endif()
+install(
+    TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}-protocol
+    EXPORT ${PROJECT_NAME}
+    COMPONENT dev
+    FILE_SET HEADERS
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+    PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION "${NETREMOTE_DIR_INSTALL_PUBLIC_HEADER_BASE}"
+)
+
+# Define a header-only (interface) library containing public protocol information.
+add_library(${PROJECT_NAME}-api INTERFACE "")
 
-if (NOT NETREMOTE_EXCLUDE_API_BINDINGS)
-    install(
-        TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}-protocol
-        EXPORT ${PROJECT_NAME}
-        COMPONENT dev
-        FILE_SET HEADERS
-        ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-        PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION "${NETREMOTE_DIR_INSTALL_PUBLIC_HEADER_BASE}"
-    )
-endif()
+target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME}-api
+    PUBLIC
+    FILE_SET HEADERS
+    BASE_DIRS 
+        ${NETREMOTE_PROTOCOL_PUBLIC_INCLUDE}
+    FILES
+        ${NETREMOTE_PROTOCOL_PUBLIC_INCLUDE_PREFIX}/NetRemoteProtocol.hxx
+)
+
+install(
+    TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}-api
+    EXPORT ${PROJECT_NAME}
+    COMPONENT dev
+    FILE_SET HEADERS
+    PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION "${NETREMOTE_DIR_INSTALL_PUBLIC_HEADER_BASE}"
+)
diff --git a/protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/protocol/NetRemoteProtocol.hxx b/api/protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/protocol/NetRemoteProtocol.hxx
similarity index 100%
rename from protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/protocol/NetRemoteProtocol.hxx
rename to api/protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/protocol/NetRemoteProtocol.hxx
diff --git a/protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/api/NetRemoteDataStream.proto b/api/protos/NetRemoteDataStream.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/api/NetRemoteDataStream.proto
rename to api/protos/NetRemoteDataStream.proto
diff --git a/protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/api/NetRemoteDataStreamingService.proto b/api/protos/NetRemoteDataStreamingService.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/api/NetRemoteDataStreamingService.proto
rename to api/protos/NetRemoteDataStreamingService.proto
diff --git a/protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/api/NetRemoteNetwork.proto b/api/protos/NetRemoteNetwork.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/api/NetRemoteNetwork.proto
rename to api/protos/NetRemoteNetwork.proto
diff --git a/protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/api/NetRemoteService.proto b/api/protos/NetRemoteService.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/api/NetRemoteService.proto
rename to api/protos/NetRemoteService.proto
diff --git a/protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/api/NetRemoteWifi.proto b/api/protos/NetRemoteWifi.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/api/NetRemoteWifi.proto
rename to api/protos/NetRemoteWifi.proto
diff --git a/protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/api/Network8021x.proto b/api/protos/Network8021x.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/api/Network8021x.proto
rename to api/protos/Network8021x.proto
diff --git a/protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/api/NetworkCore.proto b/api/protos/NetworkCore.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/api/NetworkCore.proto
rename to api/protos/NetworkCore.proto
diff --git a/protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/api/WifiCore.proto b/api/protos/WifiCore.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from protocol/include/microsoft/net/remote/api/WifiCore.proto
rename to api/protos/WifiCore.proto