diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared.yml b/.github/workflows/shared.yml
index ea04e63ec6..d10ab90bac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared.yml
@@ -112,231 +112,15 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Boot fake ship
         if: ${{ inputs.fake_tests }}
-        run: |
-          urbit_binary=${{ github.workspace }}/zig-out/x86_64-linux-musl/urbit-test
-          solid_pill=${{ github.workspace }}/solid.pill
-
-
-          curl -LJ -o $solid_pill https://github.com/urbit/urbit/raw/84ebb321314b3fbc08253de5213f19450ffbfb3e/bin/solid.pill
-          curl -LJ -o urbit.tar.gz https://github.com/urbit/urbit/archive/84ebb321314b3fbc08253de5213f19450ffbfb3e.tar.gz
-
-          mkdir ./urbit
-          tar xfz urbit.tar.gz -C ./urbit --strip-components=1
-          cp -RL ./urbit/tests ./urbit/pkg/arvo/tests
-
-          set -xeuo pipefail
-
-          $urbit_binary --lite-boot --daemon --fake bus \
-            --bootstrap $solid_pill                     \
-            --arvo ./urbit/pkg/arvo                     \
-            --pier ./pier
-
-          cleanup() {
-            if [ -f ./pier/.vere.lock ]; then
-              kill $(< ./pier/.vere.lock) || true
-            fi
-            set +x
-          }
-
-          trap cleanup EXIT
-          port=$(grep loopback ./pier/.http.ports | awk -F ' ' '{print $1}')
-
-          lensd() {
-            curl -s                                                              \
-              --data "{\"source\":{\"dojo\":\"$1\"},\"sink\":{\"stdout\":null}}" \
-              "http://localhost:$port" | xargs printf %s | sed 's/\\n/\n/g'
-          }
-
-          lensa() {
-            curl -s                                                             \
-              --data "{\"source\":{\"dojo\":\"$2\"},\"sink\":{\"app\":\"$1\"}}" \
-              "http://localhost:$port" | xargs printf %s | sed 's/\\n/\n/g'
-          }
-
-          check() {
-            [ 3 -eq $(lensd 3) ]
-          }
-
-          lensd '+vat %base'
-
-          if check && sleep 10 && check; then
-            echo "boot success"
-            lensa hood '+hood/exit'
-            while [ -f ./pier/.vere.lock ]; do
-              echo "waiting for pier to shut down"
-              sleep 5
-            done
-          else
-            echo "boot failure"
-            kill $(< ./pier/.vere.lock) || true
-            set +x
-            exit 1
-          fi
+        env:
+          URBIT_BINARY: "zig-out/x86_64-linux-musl/urbit-test"
+        run: ./scripts/boot-fake-ship.sh
 
       - name: Run fake ship tests
         if: ${{ inputs.fake_tests }}
-        run: |
-          urbit_binary=${{ github.workspace }}/zig-out/x86_64-linux-musl/urbit-test
-
-          set -x
-
-          $urbit_binary --lite-boot --daemon --gc ./pier 2> urbit-output
-
-          port=$(grep loopback ./pier/.http.ports | awk -F ' ' '{print $1}')
-
-          lensd() {
-            curl -s                                                              \
-              --data "{\"source\":{\"dojo\":\"$1\"},\"sink\":{\"stdout\":null}}" \
-              "http://localhost:$port" | xargs printf %s | sed 's/\\n/\n/g'
-          }
-
-          lensa() {
-            curl -s                                                             \
-              --data "{\"source\":{\"dojo\":\"$2\"},\"sink\":{\"app\":\"$1\"}}" \
-              "http://localhost:$port" | xargs printf %s | sed 's/\\n/\n/g'
-          }
-
-          tail -F urbit-output >&2 &
-
-          tailproc=$!
-
-          cleanup () {
-            kill $(cat ./pier/.vere.lock) || true
-            kill "$tailproc" 2>/dev/null || true
-
-            set +x
-          }
-
-          trap cleanup EXIT
-
-          #  print the arvo version
-          #
-          lensd '+vat %base'
-
-          #  measure initial memory usage
-          #
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %init-mass-start  ~'
-          lensa hood '+hood/mass'
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %init-mass-end  ~'
-
-          #  run the unit tests
-          #
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-unit-start  ~'
-          lensd '-test %/tests ~'
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-unit-end  ~'
-
-          #  use the :test app to build all agents, generators, and marks
-          #
-          lensa hood '+hood/start %test'
-
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-agents-start  ~'
-          lensa test '%agents'
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-agents-end  ~'
-
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-generators-start  ~'
-          lensa test '%generators'
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-generators-end  ~'
-
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-marks-start  ~'
-          lensa test '%marks'
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-marks-end  ~'
-
-          #  measure memory usage post tests
-          #
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-mass-start  ~'
-          lensa hood '+hood/mass'
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-mass-end  ~'
-
-          #  defragment the loom
-          #
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %pack-start  ~'
-          lensa hood '+hood/pack'
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %pack-end  ~'
-
-          #  reclaim space within arvo
-          #
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %trim-start  ~'
-          lensa hood '+hood/trim'
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %trim-end  ~'
-
-          #  measure memory usage pre |meld
-          #
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %trim-mass-start  ~'
-          lensa hood '+hood/mass'
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %trim-mass-end  ~'
-
-          #  globally deduplicate
-          #
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %meld-start  ~'
-          lensa hood '+hood/meld'
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %meld-end  ~'
-
-          #  measure memory usage post |meld
-          #
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %meld-mass-start  ~'
-          lensa hood '+hood/mass'
-          lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %meld-mass-end  ~'
-
-          lensa hood '+hood/exit'
-
-          cleanup
-
-          # Collect output
-          cp urbit-output test-output-unit
-          cp urbit-output test-output-agents
-          cp urbit-output test-output-generators
-          cp urbit-output test-output-marks
-
-          # TODO: when re-enabling fake ship tests on macOS, use `sed -i ''`
-          # instead of `sed -i`.
-          sed -i '0,/test-unit-start/d'        test-output-unit
-          sed -i '/test-unit-end/,$d'         test-output-unit
-
-          sed -i '0,/test-agents-start/d'      test-output-agents
-          sed -i '/test-agents-end/,$d'       test-output-agents
-
-          sed -i '0,/test-generators-start/d'  test-output-generators
-          sed -i '/test-generators-end/,$d'   test-output-generators
-
-          sed -i '0,/test-marks-start/d'       test-output-marks
-          sed -i '/test-marks-end/,$d'        test-output-marks
-
-          OUTDIR="$(pwd)/test-fake-ship-output"
-          mkdir -p $OUTDIR
-          cp test-output-* $OUTDIR
-
-          set +x
-
-          hdr () {
-            echo =====$(sed 's/./=/g' <<< "$1")=====
-            echo ==== $1 ====
-            echo =====$(sed 's/./=/g' <<< "$1")=====
-          }
-
-          for f in $(find "$OUTDIR" -type f); do
-            hdr "$(basename $f)"
-            cat "$f"
-          done
-
-          fail=0
-
-          for f in $(find "$OUTDIR" -type f); do
-            if egrep "((FAILED|CRASHED)|warn:) " $f >/dev/null; then
-              if [[ $fail -eq 0 ]]; then
-                hdr "Test Failures"
-              fi
-
-              echo "ERROR Test failure in $(basename $f)"
-
-              ((fail++))
-            fi
-          done
-
-          if [[ $fail -eq 0 ]]; then
-            hdr "Success"
-          fi
-
-          exit "$fail"
+        env:
+          URBIT_BINARY: "zig-out/x86_64-linux-musl/urbit-test"
+        run: ./scripts/test-fake-ship.sh
 
       #
       # UPLOAD TO GCP
diff --git a/boot-fake-ship.sh b/boot-fake-ship.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..785f3ce9e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boot-fake-ship.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -xeuo pipefail
+
+urbit_binary=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/$URBIT_BINARY
+solid_pill=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/solid.pill
+
+curl -LJ -o $solid_pill https://github.com/urbit/urbit/raw/84ebb321314b3fbc08253de5213f19450ffbfb3e/bin/solid.pill
+curl -LJ -o urbit.tar.gz https://github.com/urbit/urbit/archive/84ebb321314b3fbc08253de5213f19450ffbfb3e.tar.gz
+
+mkdir ./urbit
+tar xfz urbit.tar.gz -C ./urbit --strip-components=1
+cp -RL ./urbit/tests ./urbit/pkg/arvo/tests
+
+$urbit_binary --lite-boot --daemon --fake bus \
+  --bootstrap $solid_pill                     \
+  --arvo ./urbit/pkg/arvo                     \
+  --pier ./pier
+
+cleanup() {
+  if [ -f ./pier/.vere.lock ]; then
+    kill $(< ./pier/.vere.lock) || true
+  fi
+  set +x
+}
+
+trap cleanup EXIT
+port=$(grep loopback ./pier/.http.ports | awk -F ' ' '{print $1}')
+
+lensd() {
+  curl -s                                                              \
+    --data "{\"source\":{\"dojo\":\"$1\"},\"sink\":{\"stdout\":null}}" \
+    "http://localhost:$port" | xargs printf %s | sed 's/\\n/\n/g'
+}
+
+lensa() {
+  curl -s                                                             \
+    --data "{\"source\":{\"dojo\":\"$2\"},\"sink\":{\"app\":\"$1\"}}" \
+    "http://localhost:$port" | xargs printf %s | sed 's/\\n/\n/g'
+}
+
+check() {
+  [ 3 -eq $(lensd 3) ]
+}
+
+lensd '+vat %base'
+
+if check && sleep 10 && check; then
+  echo "boot success"
+  lensa hood '+hood/exit'
+  while [ -f ./pier/.vere.lock ]; do
+    echo "waiting for pier to shut down"
+    sleep 5
+  done
+else
+  echo "boot failure"
+  kill $(< ./pier/.vere.lock) || true
+  set +x
+  exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/test-fake-ship.sh b/test-fake-ship.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..74e4f9bd38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-fake-ship.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -x
+
+urbit_binary=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/$URBIT_BINARY
+
+$urbit_binary --lite-boot --daemon --gc ./pier 2> urbit-output
+
+port=$(grep loopback ./pier/.http.ports | awk -F ' ' '{print $1}')
+
+lensd() {
+  curl -s                                                              \
+    --data "{\"source\":{\"dojo\":\"$1\"},\"sink\":{\"stdout\":null}}" \
+    "http://localhost:$port" | xargs printf %s | sed 's/\\n/\n/g'
+}
+
+lensa() {
+  curl -s                                                             \
+    --data "{\"source\":{\"dojo\":\"$2\"},\"sink\":{\"app\":\"$1\"}}" \
+    "http://localhost:$port" | xargs printf %s | sed 's/\\n/\n/g'
+}
+
+tail -F urbit-output >&2 &
+
+tailproc=$!
+
+cleanup () {
+  kill $(cat ./pier/.vere.lock) || true
+  kill "$tailproc" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+  set +x
+}
+
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+#  print the arvo version
+#
+lensd '+vat %base'
+
+#  measure initial memory usage
+#
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %init-mass-start  ~'
+lensa hood '+hood/mass'
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %init-mass-end  ~'
+
+#  run the unit tests
+#
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-unit-start  ~'
+lensd '-test %/tests ~'
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-unit-end  ~'
+
+#  use the :test app to build all agents, generators, and marks
+#
+lensa hood '+hood/start %test'
+
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-agents-start  ~'
+lensa test '%agents'
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-agents-end  ~'
+
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-generators-start  ~'
+lensa test '%generators'
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-generators-end  ~'
+
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-marks-start  ~'
+lensa test '%marks'
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-marks-end  ~'
+
+#  measure memory usage post tests
+#
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-mass-start  ~'
+lensa hood '+hood/mass'
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %test-mass-end  ~'
+
+#  defragment the loom
+#
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %pack-start  ~'
+lensa hood '+hood/pack'
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %pack-end  ~'
+
+#  reclaim space within arvo
+#
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %trim-start  ~'
+lensa hood '+hood/trim'
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %trim-end  ~'
+
+#  measure memory usage pre |meld
+#
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %trim-mass-start  ~'
+lensa hood '+hood/mass'
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %trim-mass-end  ~'
+
+#  globally deduplicate
+#
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %meld-start  ~'
+lensa hood '+hood/meld'
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %meld-end  ~'
+
+#  measure memory usage post |meld
+#
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %meld-mass-start  ~'
+lensa hood '+hood/mass'
+lensd '~&  ~  ~&  %meld-mass-end  ~'
+
+lensa hood '+hood/exit'
+
+cleanup
+
+# Collect output
+cp urbit-output test-output-unit
+cp urbit-output test-output-agents
+cp urbit-output test-output-generators
+cp urbit-output test-output-marks
+
+# TODO: when re-enabling fake ship tests on macOS, use `sed -i ''`
+# instead of `sed -i`.
+sed -i '0,/test-unit-start/d'        test-output-unit
+sed -i '/test-unit-end/,$d'         test-output-unit
+
+sed -i '0,/test-agents-start/d'      test-output-agents
+sed -i '/test-agents-end/,$d'       test-output-agents
+
+sed -i '0,/test-generators-start/d'  test-output-generators
+sed -i '/test-generators-end/,$d'   test-output-generators
+
+sed -i '0,/test-marks-start/d'       test-output-marks
+sed -i '/test-marks-end/,$d'        test-output-marks
+
+OUTDIR="$(pwd)/test-fake-ship-output"
+mkdir -p $OUTDIR
+cp test-output-* $OUTDIR
+
+set +x
+
+hdr () {
+  echo =====$(sed 's/./=/g' <<< "$1")=====
+  echo ==== $1 ====
+  echo =====$(sed 's/./=/g' <<< "$1")=====
+}
+
+for f in $(find "$OUTDIR" -type f); do
+  hdr "$(basename $f)"
+  cat "$f"
+done
+
+fail=0
+
+for f in $(find "$OUTDIR" -type f); do
+  if egrep "((FAILED|CRASHED)|warn:) " $f >/dev/null; then
+    if [[ $fail -eq 0 ]]; then
+      hdr "Test Failures"
+    fi
+
+    echo "ERROR Test failure in $(basename $f)"
+
+    ((fail++))
+  fi
+done
+
+if [[ $fail -eq 0 ]]; then
+  hdr "Success"
+fi
+
+exit "$fail"