diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 09f5fcf..cecf21b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2748,6 +2748,10 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/@script-development/fs-helpers": {
+      "resolved": "packages/helpers",
+      "link": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@script-development/fs-http": {
       "resolved": "packages/http",
       "link": true
@@ -6954,6 +6958,12 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/string-ts": {
+      "version": "2.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-ts/-/string-ts-2.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xSJq+BS52SaFFAVxuStmx6n5aYZU571uYUnUrPXkPFCfdHyZMMlbP2v2Wx5sNBnAVzq/2+0+mcBLBa3Xa5ubYw==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/string-width": {
       "version": "4.2.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.3.tgz",
@@ -8008,6 +8018,14 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/colinhacks"
       }
     },
+    "packages/helpers": {
+      "name": "@script-development/fs-helpers",
+      "version": "0.1.0",
+      "license": "UNLICENSED",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "string-ts": "^2.3.1"
+      }
+    },
     "packages/http": {
       "name": "@script-development/fs-http",
       "version": "0.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/helpers/package.json b/packages/helpers/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ef2d06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/helpers/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{
+  "name": "@script-development/fs-helpers",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "Tree-shakeable shared utility helpers: deep copy, type guards, and case conversion",
+  "license": "UNLICENSED",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/script-development/fs-packages.git",
+    "directory": "packages/helpers"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ],
+  "type": "module",
+  "main": "./dist/index.cjs",
+  "module": "./dist/index.mjs",
+  "types": "./dist/index.d.mts",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": {
+      "import": {
+        "types": "./dist/index.d.mts",
+        "default": "./dist/index.mjs"
+      },
+      "require": {
+        "types": "./dist/index.d.cts",
+        "default": "./dist/index.cjs"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public",
+    "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsdown",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "lint:pkg": "publint && attw --pack",
+    "test": "vitest run",
+    "test:coverage": "vitest run --coverage"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "string-ts": "^2.3.1"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/helpers/src/case-conversion.ts b/packages/helpers/src/case-conversion.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b49c8f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/helpers/src/case-conversion.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { DeepSnakeKeys } from "string-ts";
+
+import { deepCamelKeys, deepSnakeKeys } from "string-ts";
+
+export { deepCamelKeys, deepSnakeKeys };
+
+/**
+ * Convert a snake_case API response to the camelCase generic T.
+ *
+ * Runtime transformation via `deepCamelKeys` aligns keys with T's shape;
+ * the cast is safe because the transformation is exhaustive.
+ */
+export const toCamelCaseTyped = <T extends object>(data: T | DeepSnakeKeys<T>): T =>
+  deepCamelKeys(data) as unknown as T;
diff --git a/packages/helpers/src/deep-copy.ts b/packages/helpers/src/deep-copy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2d97a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/helpers/src/deep-copy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+type WritablePrimitive = undefined | null | boolean | string | number | Date;
+
+export type Writable<T> = T extends WritablePrimitive
+  ? T
+  : T extends readonly [...infer U]
+    ? { -readonly [K in keyof U]: Writable<U[K]> }
+    : T extends ReadonlyArray<infer U>
+      ? Array<Writable<U>>
+      : T extends object
+        ? { -readonly [K in keyof T]: Writable<T[K]> }
+        : T;
+
+/**
+ * Deep copy for plain objects, arrays, and Date instances.
+ *
+ * Uses manual recursion over structuredClone for performance (~10x faster
+ * depending on object size and depth).
+ *
+ * Handles: primitives, plain objects, arrays, Date, null.
+ * Does NOT handle: Map, Set, RegExp, functions, circular references.
+ */
+export const deepCopy = <T>(toCopy: T): Writable<T> => {
+  if (typeof toCopy !== "object" || toCopy === null) return toCopy as Writable<T>;
+
+  if (toCopy instanceof Date) return new Date(toCopy.getTime()) as Writable<T>;
+
+  if (Array.isArray(toCopy)) return toCopy.map((value: unknown) => deepCopy(value)) as Writable<T>;
+
+  const copiedObject: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+
+  for (const key of Object.keys(toCopy)) {
+    copiedObject[key] = deepCopy((toCopy as Record<string, unknown>)[key]);
+  }
+
+  return copiedObject as Writable<T>;
+};
diff --git a/packages/helpers/src/index.ts b/packages/helpers/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf2d84d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/helpers/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export { deepCopy } from "./deep-copy";
+export type { Writable } from "./deep-copy";
+
+export { isExisting } from "./type-guards";
+
+export { toCamelCaseTyped, deepCamelKeys, deepSnakeKeys } from "./case-conversion";
diff --git a/packages/helpers/src/type-guards.ts b/packages/helpers/src/type-guards.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5174eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/helpers/src/type-guards.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/**
+ * Type guard that checks if an object has an `id` property,
+ * distinguishing existing resources from new ones.
+ */
+export const isExisting = <T extends { id: number }>(obj: T | Omit<T, "id">): obj is T =>
+  "id" in obj;
diff --git a/packages/helpers/tests/case-conversion.spec.ts b/packages/helpers/tests/case-conversion.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d96014b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/helpers/tests/case-conversion.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { toCamelCaseTyped, deepCamelKeys, deepSnakeKeys } from "../src";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+describe("toCamelCaseTyped", () => {
+  it("should convert snake_case keys to camelCase", () => {
+    const input = { first_name: "John", last_name: "Doe" };
+
+    const result = toCamelCaseTyped<{ firstName: string; lastName: string }>(input);
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({ firstName: "John", lastName: "Doe" });
+  });
+
+  it("should handle nested objects", () => {
+    const input = { user_data: { first_name: "John" } };
+
+    const result = toCamelCaseTyped<{ userData: { firstName: string } }>(input);
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({ userData: { firstName: "John" } });
+  });
+
+  it("should handle already camelCase data", () => {
+    const input = { firstName: "John" };
+
+    const result = toCamelCaseTyped<{ firstName: string }>(input);
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({ firstName: "John" });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("re-exports", () => {
+  it("should re-export deepCamelKeys from string-ts", () => {
+    expect(typeof deepCamelKeys).toBe("function");
+    expect(deepCamelKeys({ snake_case: 1 })).toEqual({ snakeCase: 1 });
+  });
+
+  it("should re-export deepSnakeKeys from string-ts", () => {
+    expect(typeof deepSnakeKeys).toBe("function");
+    expect(deepSnakeKeys({ camelCase: 1 })).toEqual({ camel_case: 1 });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/helpers/tests/deep-copy.spec.ts b/packages/helpers/tests/deep-copy.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8052b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/helpers/tests/deep-copy.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { deepCopy } from "../src";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+describe("deepCopy", () => {
+  it("should return primitives as-is", () => {
+    expect(deepCopy(42)).toBe(42);
+    expect(deepCopy("hello")).toBe("hello");
+    expect(deepCopy(true)).toBe(true);
+    expect(deepCopy(null)).toBeNull();
+    expect(deepCopy(undefined)).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("should deep copy plain objects", () => {
+    const original = { a: 1, b: { c: 2 } };
+
+    const copy = deepCopy(original);
+
+    expect(copy).toEqual(original);
+    expect(copy).not.toBe(original);
+    expect(copy.b).not.toBe(original.b);
+  });
+
+  it("should deep copy arrays", () => {
+    const original = [1, [2, 3], { a: 4 }];
+
+    const copy = deepCopy(original);
+
+    expect(copy).toEqual(original);
+    expect(copy).not.toBe(original);
+    expect(copy[1]).not.toBe(original[1]);
+    expect(copy[2]).not.toBe(original[2]);
+  });
+
+  it("should deep copy Date instances", () => {
+    const original = new Date("2026-01-01");
+
+    const copy = deepCopy(original);
+
+    expect(copy).toEqual(original);
+    expect(copy).not.toBe(original);
+    expect(copy.getTime()).toBe(original.getTime());
+  });
+
+  it("should deep copy nested objects with arrays", () => {
+    const original = { items: [{ id: 1, name: "test" }], count: 1 };
+
+    const copy = deepCopy(original);
+
+    expect(copy).toEqual(original);
+    expect(copy.items).not.toBe(original.items);
+    expect(copy.items[0]).not.toBe(original.items[0]);
+  });
+
+  it("should handle empty objects", () => {
+    expect(deepCopy({})).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it("should handle empty arrays", () => {
+    expect(deepCopy([])).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("should produce a mutable copy from readonly input", () => {
+    const original = { a: 1, b: { c: 2 } } as const;
+
+    const copy = deepCopy(original);
+    copy.a = 99;
+    copy.b.c = 99;
+
+    expect(copy.a).toBe(99);
+    expect(copy.b.c).toBe(99);
+    expect(original.a).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/helpers/tests/type-guards.spec.ts b/packages/helpers/tests/type-guards.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d75c6f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/helpers/tests/type-guards.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { isExisting } from "../src";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+describe("isExisting", () => {
+  it("should return true for objects with an id", () => {
+    expect(isExisting({ id: 1, name: "test" })).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("should return false for objects without an id", () => {
+    expect(isExisting({ name: "test" })).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("should narrow the type correctly", () => {
+    const item: { id: number; name: string } | { name: string } = { id: 1, name: "test" };
+
+    if (isExisting(item)) {
+      // TypeScript should narrow to the type with id
+      expect(item.id).toBe(1);
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/helpers/tsconfig.json b/packages/helpers/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a24989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/helpers/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "rootDir": "src"
+  },
+  "include": ["src"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/helpers/tsdown.config.ts b/packages/helpers/tsdown.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa2e8b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/helpers/tsdown.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { defineConfig } from "tsdown";
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  entry: ["src/index.ts"],
+  format: ["esm", "cjs"],
+  dts: true,
+  clean: true,
+  sourcemap: true,
+});
diff --git a/packages/helpers/vitest.config.ts b/packages/helpers/vitest.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdb6d94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/helpers/vitest.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config";
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  test: {
+    name: "helpers",
+    coverage: {
+      provider: "v8",
+      include: ["src/**/*.ts"],
+      thresholds: {
+        lines: 100,
+        branches: 100,
+        functions: 100,
+        statements: 100,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+});