diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 85a7e6e..78d0d70 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func newRootCommand() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func ensureDependencies() error {
-	for _, name := range []string{"script"} {
+	for _, name := range []string{"script", "bwrap", "bash"} {
 		if _, err := exec.LookPath(name); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("required command %q not found in PATH", name)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/root_test.go b/cmd/root_test.go
index ae59493..f421dd2 100644
--- a/cmd/root_test.go
+++ b/cmd/root_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestRunShowsHelpWhenNoArgs(t *testing.T) {
-	addFakeRecordDependencies(t, "script")
+	addFakeRecordDependencies(t, "script", "bwrap", "bash")
 
 	stdout, stderr := captureOutput(t, func() {
 		if got := Run(nil); got != 0 {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestRunShowsHelpWhenNoArgs(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRunInit(t *testing.T) {
-	addFakeRecordDependencies(t, "script")
+	addFakeRecordDependencies(t, "script", "bwrap", "bash")
 
 	stdout, stderr := captureOutput(t, func() {
 		if got := Run([]string{"init"}); got != 0 {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestRunInit(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRunRecord(t *testing.T) {
-	addFakeRecordDependencies(t, "script")
+	addFakeRecordDependencies(t, "script", "bwrap", "bash")
 
 	root := t.TempDir()
 	wantDir := filepath.Join(root, "e2e")
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestRunRecord(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRunRecordWithExplicitTestDirPath(t *testing.T) {
-	addFakeRecordDependencies(t, "script")
+	addFakeRecordDependencies(t, "script", "bwrap", "bash")
 
 	root := t.TempDir()
 	wantDir := filepath.Join(root, "e2e")
@@ -168,8 +168,49 @@ func TestRunFailsWhenDependenciesMissing(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestRunRecordFailsWhenDependencyMissing(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	wantDir := filepath.Join(root, "e2e")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(wantDir, 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("MkdirAll() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name    string
+		deps    []string
+		missing string
+	}{
+		{name: "script", deps: []string{"bwrap", "bash"}, missing: "script"},
+		{name: "bwrap", deps: []string{"script", "bash"}, missing: "bwrap"},
+		{name: "bash", deps: []string{"script", "bwrap"}, missing: "bash"},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			addFakeRecordDependencies(t, tc.deps...)
+
+			withWorkingDir(t, root, func() {
+				stdout, stderr := captureOutput(t, func() {
+					if got := Run([]string{"record", "suite/spec"}); got != 1 {
+						t.Fatalf("Run() code = %d, want %d", got, 1)
+					}
+				})
+
+				if stdout != "" {
+					t.Fatalf("stdout = %q, want empty", stdout)
+				}
+				want := `required command "` + tc.missing + `" not found in PATH`
+				if !strings.Contains(stderr, want) {
+					t.Fatalf("stderr = %q, want missing dependency error %q", stderr, want)
+				}
+				if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(wantDir, "suite", "spec", "in")); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+					t.Fatalf("Stat() error = %v, want not exists", err)
+				}
+			})
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRunRecordMissingPath(t *testing.T) {
-	addFakeRecordDependencies(t, "script")
+	addFakeRecordDependencies(t, "script", "bwrap", "bash")
 
 	stdout, stderr := captureOutput(t, func() {
 		if got := Run([]string{"record"}); got != 1 {
@@ -189,7 +230,7 @@ func TestRunRecordMissingPath(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRunInitExtraArgs(t *testing.T) {
-	addFakeRecordDependencies(t, "script")
+	addFakeRecordDependencies(t, "script", "bwrap", "bash")
 
 	stdout, stderr := captureOutput(t, func() {
 		if got := Run([]string{"init", "extra"}); got != 1 {
@@ -209,7 +250,7 @@ func TestRunInitExtraArgs(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRunUnknownCommand(t *testing.T) {
-	addFakeRecordDependencies(t, "script")
+	addFakeRecordDependencies(t, "script", "bwrap", "bash")
 
 	stdout, stderr := captureOutput(t, func() {
 		if got := Run([]string{"wat"}); got != 1 {
@@ -299,14 +340,14 @@ func addFakeRecordDependencies(t *testing.T, names ...string) {
 		path := filepath.Join(binDir, name)
 		body := "#!/bin/sh\nexit 0\n"
 		if name == "script" {
-			body = "#!/bin/sh\nin=''\nout=''\nwhile [ \"$#\" -gt 0 ]; do\n  case \"$1\" in\n    -I)\n      in=\"$2\"\n      shift 2\n      ;;\n    -O)\n      out=\"$2\"\n      shift 2\n      ;;\n    *)\n      shift\n      ;;\n  esac\ndone\ncat <<'EOF' > \"$in\"\nfake recorded input\nEOF\ncat <<'EOF' > \"$out\"\nScript started on 2026-03-18 11:13:38+00:00 [TERM=\"xterm-256color\"]\nfake recorded output\nScript done on 2026-03-18 11:13:44+00:00 [COMMAND_EXIT_CODE=\"0\"]\nEOF\nexit 0\n"
+			body = "#!/bin/sh\nif [ -n \"${FAKE_SCRIPT_ARGS_FILE:-}\" ]; then\n  : > \"$FAKE_SCRIPT_ARGS_FILE\"\n  for arg in \"$@\"; do\n    printf '%s\\n' \"$arg\" >> \"$FAKE_SCRIPT_ARGS_FILE\"\n  done\nfi\nin=''\nout=''\ncmd=''\nwhile [ \"$#\" -gt 0 ]; do\n  case \"$1\" in\n    -I)\n      in=\"$2\"\n      shift 2\n      ;;\n    -O)\n      out=\"$2\"\n      shift 2\n      ;;\n    -c)\n      cmd=\"$2\"\n      shift 2\n      ;;\n    *)\n      shift\n      ;;\n  esac\ndone\nif [ -n \"${FAKE_SCRIPT_COMMAND_BODY_FILE:-}\" ] && [ -n \"$cmd\" ]; then\n  : > \"$FAKE_SCRIPT_COMMAND_BODY_FILE\"\n  while IFS= read -r line || [ -n \"$line\" ]; do\n    printf '%s\\n' \"$line\" >> \"$FAKE_SCRIPT_COMMAND_BODY_FILE\"\n  done < \"$cmd\"\nfi\nprintf '%s' 'fake recorded input\n' > \"$in\"\nprintf '%s' 'Script started on 2026-03-18 11:13:38+00:00 [TERM=\"xterm-256color\"]\nfake recorded output\nScript done on 2026-03-18 11:13:44+00:00 [COMMAND_EXIT_CODE=\"0\"]\n' > \"$out\"\nexit 0\n"
 		}
 		if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(body), 0o755); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("WriteFile(%q) error = %v", path, err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	t.Setenv("PATH", binDir+string(os.PathListSeparator)+os.Getenv("PATH"))
+	t.Setenv("PATH", binDir)
 }
 
 func withStdin(t *testing.T, input string, fn func()) {
diff --git a/internal/miro/post_process.go b/internal/miro/post_process.go
index 81abf1d..cf88182 100644
--- a/internal/miro/post_process.go
+++ b/internal/miro/post_process.go
@@ -11,6 +11,19 @@ var (
 	scriptDonePrefix  = []byte("Script done on ")
 )
 
+func loadRecordedInput(path string) ([]byte, error) {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if hasScriptWrapper(data) {
+		return stripScriptWrapper(data)
+	}
+
+	return data, nil
+}
+
 func loadRecordedOutput(path string) ([]byte, error) {
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -20,6 +33,15 @@ func loadRecordedOutput(path string) ([]byte, error) {
 	return stripScriptWrapper(data)
 }
 
+func hasScriptWrapper(data []byte) bool {
+	if bytes.HasPrefix(data, scriptStartPrefix) {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	_, state := findScriptFooter(data)
+	return state != footerMissing
+}
+
 func stripScriptWrapper(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	hasHeader := bytes.HasPrefix(data, scriptStartPrefix)
 
diff --git a/internal/miro/record_session.go b/internal/miro/record_session.go
index 0c0d9a1..32f12e6 100644
--- a/internal/miro/record_session.go
+++ b/internal/miro/record_session.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package miro
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -11,7 +12,12 @@ import (
 	"miro/internal/output"
 )
 
-var ()
+const (
+	recordVisibleHome = "/home/test"
+	recordVisibleRepo = "/home/test/repo"
+	recordVisibleTmp  = "/tmp"
+	recordGitDate     = "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"
+)
 
 type recordIO struct {
 	in  io.Reader
@@ -26,6 +32,12 @@ func recordScenario(target string, rio recordIO) error {
 	}
 	defer cleanup()
 
+	sandbox, cleanupSandbox, err := newRecordSandbox()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer cleanupSandbox()
+
 	overwrite, err := confirmRecordOverwrite(target, rio)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -36,7 +48,7 @@ func recordScenario(target string, rio recordIO) error {
 
 	output.Fprintln(rio.err, "Run commands in the recorder shell, then type exit to finish.")
 
-	if err := runRecordSession(target, rawIn, rawOut, rio); err != nil {
+	if err := runRecordSession(target, rawIn, rawOut, sandbox, rio); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -76,8 +88,108 @@ func newRecordFiles() (string, string, func(), error) {
 	return filepath.Join(dir, "in"), filepath.Join(dir, "out"), cleanup, nil
 }
 
-func runRecordSession(dir, rawIn, rawOut string, rio recordIO) error {
-	cmd := exec.Command("script", "-q", "-I", rawIn, "-O", rawOut)
+type recordSandbox struct {
+	hostHome    string
+	hostTmp     string
+	projectRoot string
+	wrapperPath string
+	pathEnv     string
+}
+
+func newRecordSandbox() (recordSandbox, func(), error) {
+	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return recordSandbox{}, nil, err
+	}
+
+	return newRecordSandboxForProjectRoot(projectRoot(cwd), os.Getenv("PATH"))
+}
+
+func newRecordSandboxForProjectRoot(root, pathEnv string) (recordSandbox, func(), error) {
+	dir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "miro-record-sandbox-")
+	if err != nil {
+		return recordSandbox{}, nil, err
+	}
+
+	cleanup := func() {
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(dir)
+	}
+
+	sandbox := recordSandbox{
+		hostHome:    filepath.Join(dir, "home"),
+		hostTmp:     filepath.Join(dir, "tmp"),
+		projectRoot: root,
+		wrapperPath: filepath.Join(dir, "sandbox.sh"),
+		pathEnv:     pathEnv,
+	}
+
+	for _, path := range []string{
+		sandbox.hostHome,
+		filepath.Join(sandbox.hostHome, "repo"),
+		sandbox.hostTmp,
+	} {
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(path, 0o755); err != nil {
+			cleanup()
+			return recordSandbox{}, nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	body := buildRecordWrapperScript(sandbox)
+	if err := os.WriteFile(sandbox.wrapperPath, []byte(body), 0o755); err != nil {
+		cleanup()
+		return recordSandbox{}, nil, err
+	}
+
+	return sandbox, cleanup, nil
+}
+
+func buildRecordWrapperScript(sandbox recordSandbox) string {
+	var body strings.Builder
+
+	body.WriteString("#!/bin/sh\n")
+	body.WriteString("set -eu\n\n")
+	body.WriteString("if command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1; then\n")
+	body.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  HOME=%s GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM=1 git config --global user.name 'Miro Test' >/dev/null 2>&1 || :\n", shQuote(sandbox.hostHome)))
+	body.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  HOME=%s GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM=1 git config --global user.email 'miro-test@example.com' >/dev/null 2>&1 || :\n", shQuote(sandbox.hostHome)))
+	body.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  HOME=%s GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM=1 git config --global init.defaultBranch main >/dev/null 2>&1 || :\n", shQuote(sandbox.hostHome)))
+	body.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  HOME=%s GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM=1 git config --global advice.defaultBranchName false >/dev/null 2>&1 || :\n", shQuote(sandbox.hostHome)))
+	body.WriteString("fi\n\n")
+	body.WriteString("exec bwrap \\\n")
+	body.WriteString("  --ro-bind / / \\\n")
+	body.WriteString("  --tmpfs /home \\\n")
+	body.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  --bind %s %s \\\n", shQuote(sandbox.hostHome), shQuote(recordVisibleHome)))
+	body.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  --ro-bind %s %s \\\n", shQuote(sandbox.projectRoot), shQuote(recordVisibleRepo)))
+	body.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  --bind %s %s \\\n", shQuote(sandbox.hostTmp), shQuote(recordVisibleTmp)))
+	body.WriteString("  --dev /dev \\\n")
+	body.WriteString("  --proc /proc \\\n")
+	body.WriteString("  --unshare-pid \\\n")
+	body.WriteString("  --die-with-parent \\\n")
+	body.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  --setenv GIT_AUTHOR_DATE %s \\\n", shQuote(recordGitDate)))
+	body.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  --setenv GIT_COMMITTER_DATE %s \\\n", shQuote(recordGitDate)))
+	body.WriteString("  --setenv GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM '1' \\\n")
+	body.WriteString("  --setenv GIT_PAGER 'cat' \\\n")
+	body.WriteString("  --setenv HISTFILE '/dev/null' \\\n")
+	body.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  --setenv HOME %s \\\n", shQuote(recordVisibleHome)))
+	body.WriteString("  --setenv LANG 'C' \\\n")
+	body.WriteString("  --setenv LC_ALL 'C' \\\n")
+	body.WriteString("  --setenv PAGER 'cat' \\\n")
+	body.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  --setenv PATH %s \\\n", shQuote(sandbox.pathEnv)))
+	body.WriteString("  --setenv PS1 '$ ' \\\n")
+	body.WriteString("  --setenv TERM 'xterm-256color' \\\n")
+	body.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  --setenv TMPDIR %s \\\n", shQuote(recordVisibleTmp)))
+	body.WriteString("  --setenv TZ 'UTC' \\\n")
+	body.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  --chdir %s \\\n", shQuote(recordVisibleHome)))
+	body.WriteString("  bash --noprofile --norc -i\n")
+
+	return body.String()
+}
+
+func shQuote(value string) string {
+	return "'" + strings.ReplaceAll(value, "'", `'"'"'`) + "'"
+}
+
+func runRecordSession(dir, rawIn, rawOut string, sandbox recordSandbox, rio recordIO) error {
+	cmd := exec.Command("script", "-q", "-E", "always", "-I", rawIn, "-O", rawOut, "-c", sandbox.wrapperPath)
 	cmd.Dir = dir
 	cmd.Stdin = rio.in
 	cmd.Stdout = rio.out
@@ -137,7 +249,7 @@ func recordFixturesExist(target string) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 func loadRecordedFixtures(rawIn, rawOut string) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
-	recordedIn, err := os.ReadFile(rawIn)
+	recordedIn, err := loadRecordedInput(rawIn)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/miro/record_test.go b/internal/miro/record_test.go
index aab175c..12ba3ad 100644
--- a/internal/miro/record_test.go
+++ b/internal/miro/record_test.go
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func TestRecordCreatesRelativePath(t *testing.T) {
@@ -153,6 +156,162 @@ func TestRecordReturnsDiscardedErrorWhenOverwriteDeclined(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestNewRecordSandboxBuildsDeterministicWrapper(t *testing.T) {
+	projectRoot := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "project root")
+	sandbox, cleanup, err := newRecordSandboxForProjectRoot(projectRoot, "/custom/bin:/usr/bin")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("newRecordSandboxForProjectRoot() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	body := readFile(t, sandbox.wrapperPath)
+
+	for _, want := range []string{
+		"HOME=" + shQuote(sandbox.hostHome) + " GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM=1 git config --global user.name 'Miro Test'",
+		"--bind " + shQuote(sandbox.hostHome) + " " + shQuote(recordVisibleHome),
+		"--ro-bind " + shQuote(projectRoot) + " " + shQuote(recordVisibleRepo),
+		"--bind " + shQuote(sandbox.hostTmp) + " " + shQuote(recordVisibleTmp),
+		"--setenv HOME " + shQuote(recordVisibleHome),
+		"--setenv PATH " + shQuote("/custom/bin:/usr/bin"),
+		"--setenv PS1 '$ '",
+		"--setenv TERM 'xterm-256color'",
+		"--setenv TZ 'UTC'",
+		"--chdir " + shQuote(recordVisibleHome),
+		"bash --noprofile --norc -i",
+	} {
+		if !strings.Contains(body, want) {
+			t.Fatalf("wrapper = %q, want substring %q", body, want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRunRecordSessionUsesSandboxedScriptCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	addFakeRecordDependencies(t, "script")
+
+	argsPath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "script.args")
+	commandBodyPath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "script.command")
+	t.Setenv("FAKE_SCRIPT_ARGS_FILE", argsPath)
+	t.Setenv("FAKE_SCRIPT_COMMAND_BODY_FILE", commandBodyPath)
+
+	sandbox, cleanup, err := newRecordSandboxForProjectRoot(root, os.Getenv("PATH"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("newRecordSandboxForProjectRoot() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	err = withRecordStreams(t, "", func(rio recordIO) error {
+		return runRecordSession(root, filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "raw.in"), filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "raw.out"), sandbox, rio)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("runRecordSession() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	args := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(readFile(t, argsPath)), "\n")
+	if len(args) != 9 {
+		t.Fatalf("script args = %q, want 9 args", args)
+	}
+	if got := args[:4]; strings.Join(got, "\n") != strings.Join([]string{"-q", "-E", "always", "-I"}, "\n") {
+		t.Fatalf("script args prefix = %q, want %q", got, []string{"-q", "-E", "always", "-I"})
+	}
+	if args[5] != "-O" {
+		t.Fatalf("script args[5] = %q, want %q", args[5], "-O")
+	}
+	if args[7] != "-c" {
+		t.Fatalf("script args[7] = %q, want %q", args[7], "-c")
+	}
+	if args[8] != sandbox.wrapperPath {
+		t.Fatalf("script args[8] = %q, want %q", args[8], sandbox.wrapperPath)
+	}
+
+	body := readFile(t, commandBodyPath)
+	for _, want := range []string{
+		"--ro-bind / /",
+		"--tmpfs /home",
+		"--ro-bind " + shQuote(root) + " " + shQuote(recordVisibleRepo),
+		"--setenv HOME " + shQuote(recordVisibleHome),
+		"--setenv TMPDIR " + shQuote(recordVisibleTmp),
+		"bash --noprofile --norc -i",
+	} {
+		if !strings.Contains(body, want) {
+			t.Fatalf("wrapper = %q, want substring %q", body, want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRecordScenarioUsesDeterministicSandbox(t *testing.T) {
+	requireCommands(t, "script", "bwrap", "bash")
+
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	testDir := filepath.Join(root, "e2e")
+	target := filepath.Join(testDir, "suite", "spec")
+	mustMkdirAll(t, target)
+
+	reader, writer, err := os.Pipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("os.Pipe() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		if err := reader.Close(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("close pipe reader: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+
+	writeDone := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		defer close(writeDone)
+		defer writer.Close()
+
+		if _, err := writer.Write([]byte("pwd\necho \"$HOME\"\ncd repo\npwd\nexit\n")); err != nil {
+			writeDone <- err
+			return
+		}
+
+		time.Sleep(300 * time.Millisecond)
+
+		if _, err := writer.Write([]byte("y\n")); err != nil {
+			writeDone <- err
+			return
+		}
+
+		writeDone <- nil
+	}()
+
+	err = withWorkingDir(t, root, func() error {
+		return recordScenario(target, recordIO{
+			in:  reader,
+			out: ioDiscard{},
+			err: &bytes.Buffer{},
+		})
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("recordScenario() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := <-writeDone; err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write session input: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	recordedIn := readFile(t, filepath.Join(target, "in"))
+	if strings.Contains(recordedIn, "Script started on ") {
+		t.Fatalf("saved in = %q, want stripped script wrapper", recordedIn)
+	}
+	for _, want := range []string{"pwd\n", "echo \"$HOME\"\n", "cd repo\n", "exit\n"} {
+		if !strings.Contains(recordedIn, want) {
+			t.Fatalf("saved in = %q, want substring %q", recordedIn, want)
+		}
+	}
+
+	recordedOut := readFile(t, filepath.Join(target, "out"))
+	if strings.Contains(recordedOut, "Script started on ") {
+		t.Fatalf("saved out = %q, want stripped script wrapper", recordedOut)
+	}
+	for _, want := range []string{recordVisibleHome, recordVisibleRepo} {
+		if !strings.Contains(recordedOut, want) {
+			t.Fatalf("saved out = %q, want substring %q", recordedOut, want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func withRecordStreams[T any](t *testing.T, input string, fn func(recordIO) T) T {
 	t.Helper()
 
@@ -229,12 +388,22 @@ func addFakeRecordDependencies(t *testing.T, names ...string) {
 		path := filepath.Join(binDir, name)
 		body := "#!/bin/sh\nexit 0\n"
 		if name == "script" {
-			body = "#!/bin/sh\nin=''\nout=''\nwhile [ \"$#\" -gt 0 ]; do\n  case \"$1\" in\n    -I)\n      in=\"$2\"\n      shift 2\n      ;;\n    -O)\n      out=\"$2\"\n      shift 2\n      ;;\n    *)\n      shift\n      ;;\n  esac\ndone\nif [ -n \"${FAKE_SCRIPT_LOG_IN+x}\" ]; then\n  printf '%s' \"$FAKE_SCRIPT_LOG_IN\" > \"$in\"\nelse\n  cat <<'EOF' > \"$in\"\nfake recorded input\nEOF\nfi\nif [ -n \"${FAKE_SCRIPT_LOG_OUT+x}\" ]; then\n  printf '%s' \"$FAKE_SCRIPT_LOG_OUT\" > \"$out\"\nelse\n  cat <<'EOF' > \"$out\"\nScript started on 2026-03-18 11:13:38+00:00 [TERM=\"xterm-256color\"]\nfake recorded output\nScript done on 2026-03-18 11:13:44+00:00 [COMMAND_EXIT_CODE=\"0\"]\nEOF\nfi\nexit 0\n"
+			body = "#!/bin/sh\nif [ -n \"${FAKE_SCRIPT_ARGS_FILE:-}\" ]; then\n  : > \"$FAKE_SCRIPT_ARGS_FILE\"\n  for arg in \"$@\"; do\n    printf '%s\\n' \"$arg\" >> \"$FAKE_SCRIPT_ARGS_FILE\"\n  done\nfi\nin=''\nout=''\ncmd=''\nwhile [ \"$#\" -gt 0 ]; do\n  case \"$1\" in\n    -I)\n      in=\"$2\"\n      shift 2\n      ;;\n    -O)\n      out=\"$2\"\n      shift 2\n      ;;\n    -c)\n      cmd=\"$2\"\n      shift 2\n      ;;\n    *)\n      shift\n      ;;\n  esac\ndone\nif [ -n \"${FAKE_SCRIPT_COMMAND_BODY_FILE:-}\" ] && [ -n \"$cmd\" ]; then\n  : > \"$FAKE_SCRIPT_COMMAND_BODY_FILE\"\n  while IFS= read -r line || [ -n \"$line\" ]; do\n    printf '%s\\n' \"$line\" >> \"$FAKE_SCRIPT_COMMAND_BODY_FILE\"\n  done < \"$cmd\"\nfi\nif [ -n \"${FAKE_SCRIPT_LOG_IN+x}\" ]; then\n  printf '%s' \"$FAKE_SCRIPT_LOG_IN\" > \"$in\"\nelse\n  printf '%s' 'fake recorded input\n' > \"$in\"\nfi\nif [ -n \"${FAKE_SCRIPT_LOG_OUT+x}\" ]; then\n  printf '%s' \"$FAKE_SCRIPT_LOG_OUT\" > \"$out\"\nelse\n  printf '%s' 'Script started on 2026-03-18 11:13:38+00:00 [TERM=\"xterm-256color\"]\nfake recorded output\nScript done on 2026-03-18 11:13:44+00:00 [COMMAND_EXIT_CODE=\"0\"]\n' > \"$out\"\nfi\nexit 0\n"
 		}
 		if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(body), 0o755); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("WriteFile(%q) error = %v", path, err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	t.Setenv("PATH", binDir+string(os.PathListSeparator)+os.Getenv("PATH"))
+	t.Setenv("PATH", binDir)
+}
+
+func requireCommands(t *testing.T, names ...string) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	for _, name := range names {
+		if _, err := exec.LookPath(name); err != nil {
+			t.Skipf("missing command %q: %v", name, err)
+		}
+	}
 }