diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index f2d8511b..95186d0f 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -379,3 +379,9 @@
 [submodule "libraries/helpers/boardtest"]
 	path = libraries/helpers/boardtest
 	url = https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_BoardTest.git
+[submodule "libraries/helpers/ble"]
+	path = libraries/helpers/ble
+	url = https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_BLE.git
+[submodule "libraries/helpers/bluefruitconnect"]
+	path = libraries/helpers/bluefruitconnect
+	url = https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_BluefruitConnect.git
diff --git a/libraries/helpers/ble b/libraries/helpers/ble
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..4e9fd612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/helpers/ble
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 4e9fd612cfdf3525f63dde0b8eb4d453a985720a
diff --git a/libraries/helpers/bluefruitconnect b/libraries/helpers/bluefruitconnect
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..e15dde33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/helpers/bluefruitconnect
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit e15dde33dd00260a040b251b3e310558e7294680