diff --git a/src/commands/live.ts b/src/commands/live.ts
index 081c9bc..544f592 100644
--- a/src/commands/live.ts
+++ b/src/commands/live.ts
@@ -41,26 +41,11 @@ const startSub = defineCommand({
 
     logger.log(`${symbols.running} Starting ${platform} live session...`);
 
-    const res = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/live`, {
-      body: JSON.stringify({ binaryUploadId: binaryId, platform }),
-      headers: {
-        'content-type': 'application/json',
-        ...auth.headers,
-      },
-      method: 'POST',
+    const session = await ApiGateway.startLiveSession(apiUrl, auth, {
+      binaryUploadId: binaryId,
+      platform,
     });
 
-    if (!res.ok) {
-      await ApiGateway.handleApiError(res, 'Failed to start live session');
-    }
-
-    const session = (await res.json()) as {
-      id: number;
-      platform: string;
-      session_name: string;
-      status: string;
-    };
-
     const frontendUrl = resolveFrontendUrl(apiUrl);
 
     logger.log(`${symbols.success} Live session started`);
@@ -104,18 +89,7 @@ const installSub = defineCommand({
       `${symbols.running} Installing binary ${colors.highlight(binaryId)} on session ${colors.highlight(sessionName)}...`,
     );
 
-    const res = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/live/${sessionName}/install`, {
-      body: JSON.stringify({ binaryUploadId: binaryId }),
-      headers: {
-        'content-type': 'application/json',
-        ...auth.headers,
-      },
-      method: 'POST',
-    });
-
-    if (!res.ok) {
-      await ApiGateway.handleApiError(res, 'Failed to install binary');
-    }
+    await ApiGateway.installLiveBinary(apiUrl, auth, sessionName, binaryId);
 
     logger.log(`${symbols.success} Binary installed successfully`);
   },
@@ -138,24 +112,7 @@ const execSub = defineCommand({
       `${symbols.running} Executing commands on session ${colors.highlight(sessionName)}...`,
     );
 
-    const res = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/live/${sessionName}/exec`, {
-      body: JSON.stringify({ yaml }),
-      headers: {
-        'content-type': 'application/json',
-        ...auth.headers,
-      },
-      method: 'POST',
-    });
-
-    if (!res.ok) {
-      await ApiGateway.handleApiError(res, 'Failed to execute test');
-    }
-
-    const result = (await res.json()) as {
-      error?: string;
-      output?: string;
-      success: boolean;
-    };
+    const result = await ApiGateway.execLiveYaml(apiUrl, auth, sessionName, yaml);
 
     logger.log(
       result.success
@@ -188,14 +145,7 @@ const stopSub = defineCommand({
 
     logger.log(`${symbols.running} Stopping session ${colors.highlight(sessionName)}...`);
 
-    const res = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/live/${sessionName}`, {
-      headers: { ...auth.headers },
-      method: 'DELETE',
-    });
-
-    if (!res.ok) {
-      await ApiGateway.handleApiError(res, 'Failed to stop session');
-    }
+    await ApiGateway.stopLiveSession(apiUrl, auth, sessionName);
 
     logger.log(`${symbols.success} Session stopped`);
   },
@@ -212,23 +162,7 @@ const statusSub = defineCommand({
     const apiUrl = args['api-url'] as string;
     const sessionName = args.session as string;
 
-    const res = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/live/${sessionName}`, {
-      headers: { ...auth.headers },
-      method: 'GET',
-    });
-
-    if (!res.ok) {
-      await ApiGateway.handleApiError(res, 'Failed to get session status');
-    }
-
-    const session = (await res.json()) as {
-      binary_upload_id: null | string;
-      created_at: string;
-      id: number;
-      platform: string;
-      session_name: string;
-      status: string;
-    };
+    const session = await ApiGateway.getLiveSession(apiUrl, auth, sessionName);
 
     logger.log(sectionHeader('Live Session'));
     logger.log(`   ${colors.dim('Session:')}    ${colors.highlight(session.session_name)}`);
diff --git a/src/gateways/api-gateway.ts b/src/gateways/api-gateway.ts
index 022d9bc..028b0ed 100644
--- a/src/gateways/api-gateway.ts
+++ b/src/gateways/api-gateway.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ import { pipeline } from 'node:stream/promises';
 
 import { TAppMetadata } from '../types';
 import type { AuthContext } from '../types/domain/auth.types';
+import type {
+  LiveExecResult,
+  LiveSession,
+  LiveSessionSummary,
+} from '../types/domain/live.types';
 import { paths } from '../types/generated/schema.types';
 
 /**
@@ -574,4 +579,141 @@ export const ApiGateway = {
       throw error;
     }
   },
+
+  async startLiveSession(
+    baseUrl: string,
+    auth: AuthContext,
+    params: { binaryUploadId?: string; platform: string },
+  ): Promise<LiveSessionSummary> {
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/live`, {
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          binaryUploadId: params.binaryUploadId,
+          platform: params.platform,
+        }),
+        headers: {
+          'content-type': 'application/json',
+          ...auth.headers,
+        },
+        method: 'POST',
+      });
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        await this.handleApiError(res, 'Failed to start live session');
+      }
+
+      return await parseJsonResponse<LiveSessionSummary>(res, 'Failed to start live session');
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof TypeError && error.message === 'fetch failed') {
+        throw this.enhanceFetchError(error, `${baseUrl}/live`);
+      }
+
+      throw error;
+    }
+  },
+
+  async installLiveBinary(
+    baseUrl: string,
+    auth: AuthContext,
+    sessionName: string,
+    binaryUploadId: string,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const url = `${baseUrl}/live/${sessionName}/install`;
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(url, {
+        body: JSON.stringify({ binaryUploadId }),
+        headers: {
+          'content-type': 'application/json',
+          ...auth.headers,
+        },
+        method: 'POST',
+      });
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        await this.handleApiError(res, 'Failed to install binary');
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof TypeError && error.message === 'fetch failed') {
+        throw this.enhanceFetchError(error, url);
+      }
+
+      throw error;
+    }
+  },
+
+  async execLiveYaml(
+    baseUrl: string,
+    auth: AuthContext,
+    sessionName: string,
+    yaml: string,
+  ): Promise<LiveExecResult> {
+    const url = `${baseUrl}/live/${sessionName}/exec`;
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(url, {
+        body: JSON.stringify({ yaml }),
+        headers: {
+          'content-type': 'application/json',
+          ...auth.headers,
+        },
+        method: 'POST',
+      });
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        await this.handleApiError(res, 'Failed to execute test');
+      }
+
+      return await parseJsonResponse<LiveExecResult>(res, 'Failed to execute test');
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof TypeError && error.message === 'fetch failed') {
+        throw this.enhanceFetchError(error, url);
+      }
+
+      throw error;
+    }
+  },
+
+  async stopLiveSession(
+    baseUrl: string,
+    auth: AuthContext,
+    sessionName: string,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const url = `${baseUrl}/live/${sessionName}`;
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(url, {
+        headers: { ...auth.headers },
+        method: 'DELETE',
+      });
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        await this.handleApiError(res, 'Failed to stop session');
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof TypeError && error.message === 'fetch failed') {
+        throw this.enhanceFetchError(error, url);
+      }
+
+      throw error;
+    }
+  },
+
+  async getLiveSession(
+    baseUrl: string,
+    auth: AuthContext,
+    sessionName: string,
+  ): Promise<LiveSession> {
+    const url = `${baseUrl}/live/${sessionName}`;
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(url, {
+        headers: { ...auth.headers },
+        method: 'GET',
+      });
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        await this.handleApiError(res, 'Failed to get session status');
+      }
+
+      return await parseJsonResponse<LiveSession>(res, 'Failed to get session status');
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof TypeError && error.message === 'fetch failed') {
+        throw this.enhanceFetchError(error, url);
+      }
+
+      throw error;
+    }
+  },
 };
diff --git a/src/types/domain/live.types.ts b/src/types/domain/live.types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6917048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/domain/live.types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Hand-defined: the swagger spec has no /live routes, so openapi-typescript
+// cannot generate these in schema.types.ts.
+
+/** Summary returned when a live session is created. */
+export interface LiveSessionSummary {
+  id: number;
+  platform: string;
+  session_name: string;
+  status: string;
+}
+
+/** Full live session record returned by the status endpoint. */
+export interface LiveSession extends LiveSessionSummary {
+  binary_upload_id: null | string;
+  created_at: string;
+}
+
+/** Result of executing Maestro YAML against a live session. */
+export interface LiveExecResult {
+  error?: string;
+  output?: string;
+  success: boolean;
+}