diff --git a/test/e2e.sh b/test/e2e.sh
index 3327d67..c851c33 100755
--- a/test/e2e.sh
+++ b/test/e2e.sh
@@ -202,28 +202,32 @@ run_interactive_tests() {
     fi
 }
 
-run_distro() {
+run_host_interactive() {
+    info "Running interactive tests on host ($(uname -s))..."
+    if ! bash "${SCRIPT_DIR}/run-interactive.sh" 2>&1; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Generic entry that times a named test phase and records results
+run_distro_entry() {
     local distro="$1"
+    shift
+    # Remaining args are the function + args to run
     local start_time
     start_time="$(date +%s)"
 
     printf '\n%b══ %s ══%b\n' "$C_BOLD" "$distro" "$C_RESET" >&2
 
     local status="PASS"
-
-    if ! build_image "$distro"; then
-        status="FAIL (build)"
-    elif ! run_tests "$distro"; then
-        status="FAIL (bats)"
-    elif ! run_interactive_tests "$distro"; then
-        status="FAIL (interactive)"
+    if ! "$@"; then
+        status="FAIL"
     fi
 
     local end_time
     end_time="$(date +%s)"
     local duration=$(( end_time - start_time ))
 
-    # Append to results
     RESULTS_DISTROS="${RESULTS_DISTROS}${distro}\n"
     RESULTS_STATUS="${RESULTS_STATUS}${status}\n"
     RESULTS_DURATION="${RESULTS_DURATION}${duration}s\n"
@@ -235,6 +239,24 @@ run_distro() {
     fi
 }
 
+run_container_phases() {
+    local distro="$1"
+    if ! build_image "$distro"; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+    if ! run_tests "$distro"; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+    if ! run_interactive_tests "$distro"; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+run_distro() {
+    local distro="$1"
+    run_distro_entry "$distro" run_container_phases "$distro"
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Summary
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -282,6 +304,13 @@ main() {
 
     info "Using runtime: ${RUNTIME}"
 
+    # Run interactive tests on the host first (covers macOS ssh-keygen)
+    if command -v tmux >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        run_distro_entry "host" run_host_interactive
+    else
+        info "tmux not found — skipping host interactive tests (install with: brew install tmux)"
+    fi
+
     if [ -n "$TARGET_DISTRO" ]; then
         # Validate distro name
         local valid=false
diff --git a/test/run-interactive.sh b/test/run-interactive.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d88c5e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/run-interactive.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Run interactive tmux tests on the host in an isolated HOME.
+# Covers macOS ssh-keygen and platform-specific behavior that
+# cannot be tested inside Linux containers.
+#
+# Requires: tmux, git, ssh-keygen
+
+set -o errexit
+set -o nounset
+set -o pipefail
+IFS=$'\n\t'
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+readonly SCRIPT_DIR
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/.." && pwd)"
+readonly REPO_ROOT
+
+die() {
+    printf 'Error: %s\n' "$1" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Check dependencies
+command -v tmux >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "tmux is required. Install with: brew install tmux"
+command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "git is required"
+command -v ssh-keygen >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "ssh-keygen is required"
+
+# Create isolated HOME
+TEST_HOME="$(mktemp -d)"
+trap 'rm -rf "$TEST_HOME"' EXIT
+
+# Set up the isolated environment
+export HOME="$TEST_HOME"
+export GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL="${TEST_HOME}/.gitconfig"
+
+mkdir -p "${TEST_HOME}/.ssh"
+mkdir -p "${TEST_HOME}/.config/git"
+
+# Copy the script into the test home (interactive helpers expect it at ~/git-harden.sh)
+cp "${REPO_ROOT}/git-harden.sh" "${TEST_HOME}/git-harden.sh"
+
+# Copy interactive test scripts
+cp -r "${SCRIPT_DIR}/interactive" "${TEST_HOME}/test-interactive"
+
+# Set up minimal git config
+git config --global user.name "Test User"
+git config --global user.email "test@example.com"
+
+printf '── Running interactive tests on host (%s) ──\n' "$(uname -s)" >&2
+
+# Run the interactive tests
+exec bash "${TEST_HOME}/test-interactive/run-all.sh"