diff --git a/src/cli/program.nodes-basic.e2e.test.ts b/src/cli/program.nodes-basic.e2e.test.ts
index 5459c7d5256..6124e6e2fb3 100644
--- a/src/cli/program.nodes-basic.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/program.nodes-basic.e2e.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { createIosNodeListResponse } from "./program.nodes-test-helpers.js";
 import { callGateway, installBaseProgramMocks, runTui, runtime } from "./program.test-mocks.js";
 
 installBaseProgramMocks();
@@ -42,17 +43,7 @@ describe("cli program (nodes basics)", () => {
     callGateway.mockImplementation(async (...args: unknown[]) => {
       const opts = (args[0] ?? {}) as { method?: string };
       if (opts.method === "node.list") {
-        return {
-          ts: Date.now(),
-          nodes: [
-            {
-              nodeId: "ios-node",
-              displayName: "iOS Node",
-              remoteIp: "192.168.0.88",
-              connected: true,
-            },
-          ],
-        };
+        return createIosNodeListResponse();
       }
       if (opts.method === method) {
         return result;
diff --git a/src/cli/program.nodes-media.e2e.test.ts b/src/cli/program.nodes-media.e2e.test.ts
index 342d41dd366..13f731f7a7d 100644
--- a/src/cli/program.nodes-media.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/program.nodes-media.e2e.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import { afterAll, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { parseCameraSnapPayload, parseCameraClipPayload } from "./nodes-camera.js";
+import { IOS_NODE, createIosNodeListResponse } from "./program.nodes-test-helpers.js";
 import { callGateway, installBaseProgramMocks, runTui, runtime } from "./program.test-mocks.js";
 
 installBaseProgramMocks();
@@ -48,21 +49,11 @@ function expectParserRejectsMissingMedia(
   expect(() => parse(payload)).toThrow(expectedMessage);
 }
 
-const IOS_NODE = {
-  nodeId: "ios-node",
-  displayName: "iOS Node",
-  remoteIp: "192.168.0.88",
-  connected: true,
-} as const;
-
 function mockNodeGateway(command?: string, payload?: Record<string, unknown>) {
   callGateway.mockImplementation(async (...args: unknown[]) => {
     const opts = (args[0] ?? {}) as { method?: string };
     if (opts.method === "node.list") {
-      return {
-        ts: Date.now(),
-        nodes: [IOS_NODE],
-      };
+      return createIosNodeListResponse();
     }
     if (opts.method === "node.invoke" && command) {
       return {
diff --git a/src/cli/program.nodes-test-helpers.test.ts b/src/cli/program.nodes-test-helpers.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..81db08657e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/program.nodes-test-helpers.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { IOS_NODE, createIosNodeListResponse } from "./program.nodes-test-helpers.js";
+
+describe("program.nodes-test-helpers", () => {
+  it("builds a node.list response with iOS node fixture", () => {
+    const response = createIosNodeListResponse(1234);
+    expect(response).toEqual({
+      ts: 1234,
+      nodes: [IOS_NODE],
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/cli/program.nodes-test-helpers.ts b/src/cli/program.nodes-test-helpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..428c7bf7916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/program.nodes-test-helpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+export const IOS_NODE = {
+  nodeId: "ios-node",
+  displayName: "iOS Node",
+  remoteIp: "192.168.0.88",
+  connected: true,
+} as const;
+
+export function createIosNodeListResponse(ts: number = Date.now()) {
+  return {
+    ts,
+    nodes: [IOS_NODE],
+  };
+}