diff --git a/src/gateway/server-methods/nodes.invoke-wake.test.ts b/src/gateway/server-methods/nodes.invoke-wake.test.ts
index 35533ec76ab..2af57fce733 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-methods/nodes.invoke-wake.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-methods/nodes.invoke-wake.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   nodeHandlers,
   waitForNodeReconnect,
 } from "./nodes.js";
+import { expectRecordFields, requireRecord } from "../test-helpers.assertions.js";
 
 type MockNodeCommandPolicyParams = {
   command: string;
@@ -94,27 +95,6 @@ type TestNodeSession = {
   platform?: string;
 };
 
-function isRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
-  return typeof value === "object" && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
-}
-
-function requireRecord(value: unknown, label: string): Record<string, unknown> {
-  expect(isRecord(value), `${label} must be an object`).toBe(true);
-  return value as Record<string, unknown>;
-}
-
-function expectRecordFields(
-  value: unknown,
-  label: string,
-  expected: Record<string, unknown>,
-): Record<string, unknown> {
-  const record = requireRecord(value, label);
-  for (const [key, expectedValue] of Object.entries(expected)) {
-    expect(record[key], `${label}.${key}`).toEqual(expectedValue);
-  }
-  return record;
-}
-
 function requireString(value: unknown, label: string): string {
   expect(typeof value, `${label} must be a string`).toBe("string");
   return value as string;
diff --git a/src/gateway/talk-transcription-relay.test.ts b/src/gateway/talk-transcription-relay.test.ts
index eff052efc83..4ebd5e7f5f5 100644
--- a/src/gateway/talk-transcription-relay.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/talk-transcription-relay.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   sendTalkTranscriptionRelayAudio,
   stopTalkTranscriptionRelaySession,
 } from "./talk-transcription-relay.js";
+import { expectRecordFields, isRecord, requireRecord } from "./test-helpers.assertions.js";
 
 type BroadcastEvent = { event: string; payload: unknown; connIds: string[] };
 
@@ -63,27 +64,6 @@ async function createStartedRelaySession(
   return { provider, events, session };
 }
 
-function isRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
-  return typeof value === "object" && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
-}
-
-function requireRecord(value: unknown, label: string): Record<string, unknown> {
-  expect(isRecord(value), `${label} must be an object`).toBe(true);
-  return value as Record<string, unknown>;
-}
-
-function expectRecordFields(
-  value: unknown,
-  label: string,
-  expected: Record<string, unknown>,
-): Record<string, unknown> {
-  const record = requireRecord(value, label);
-  for (const [key, expectedValue] of Object.entries(expected)) {
-    expect(record[key], `${label}.${key}`).toEqual(expectedValue);
-  }
-  return record;
-}
-
 function findPayloadByType(events: BroadcastEvent[], type: string): Record<string, unknown> {
   const event = events.find((candidate) => {
     const payload = candidate.payload;
diff --git a/src/gateway/test-helpers.assertions.ts b/src/gateway/test-helpers.assertions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d56bbee0f09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gateway/test-helpers.assertions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { expect } from "vitest";
+
+export function isRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
+  return typeof value === "object" && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
+}
+
+export function requireRecord(value: unknown, label: string): Record<string, unknown> {
+  expect(isRecord(value), `${label} must be an object`).toBe(true);
+  return value as Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+export function expectRecordFields(
+  value: unknown,
+  label: string,
+  expected: Record<string, unknown>,
+): Record<string, unknown> {
+  const record = requireRecord(value, label);
+  for (const [key, expectedValue] of Object.entries(expected)) {
+    expect(record[key], `${label}.${key}`).toEqual(expectedValue);
+  }
+  return record;
+}