diff --git a/claude-dev/required-tools.txt b/claude-dev/required-tools.txt
index 6aac3e2..3c83bbb 100644
--- a/claude-dev/required-tools.txt
+++ b/claude-dev/required-tools.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bash
 ca-certificates
-openssh-client
+ssh
 gh
 git
 jq
@@ -19,5 +19,3 @@ make
 tmux
 tea
 claude
-socat
-
diff --git a/claude-dev/scripts/smoke-tools.sh b/claude-dev/scripts/smoke-tools.sh
index 919360b..b76b289 100644
--- a/claude-dev/scripts/smoke-tools.sh
+++ b/claude-dev/scripts/smoke-tools.sh
@@ -8,11 +8,21 @@ if [[ ! -f "$TOOLS_FILE" ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# Special packages that aren't standalone binaries
+declare -A SPECIAL_CHECKS=(
+  ["ca-certificates"]="test -f /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt"
+)
+
 missing=()
 while IFS= read -r tool; do
   [[ -z "$tool" ]] && continue
   [[ "$tool" =~ ^# ]] && continue
-  if ! command -v "$tool" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+
+  if [[ -n "${SPECIAL_CHECKS[$tool]:-}" ]]; then
+    if ! eval "${SPECIAL_CHECKS[$tool]}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      missing+=("$tool")
+    fi
+  elif ! command -v "$tool" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     missing+=("$tool")
   fi
 done < "$TOOLS_FILE"