diff --git a/packages/runtime-tests/integration/composables/use-input.test.tsx b/packages/runtime-tests/integration/composables/use-input.test.tsx
index 54cff55..b673b97 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-tests/integration/composables/use-input.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/runtime-tests/integration/composables/use-input.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { defineComponent, ref } from "vue";
 import { expect, test } from "vite-plus/test";
 import { render } from "@vue-tui/testing";
-import { Text, useInput, type Key } from "@vue-tui/runtime";
+import { Text, useInput, useStdout, type Key } from "@vue-tui/runtime";
 
 test("useInput receives keyboard input", async () => {
   const calls: Array<{ input: string; key: Key }> = [];
@@ -58,3 +58,180 @@ test("two useInput hooks both receive the same input", async () => {
   expect(a).toEqual(["z"]);
   expect(b).toEqual(["z"]);
 });
+
+// --- Basic key input tests (ported from Ink term()-based tests) ---
+
+test("useInput - return key sets key.return", async () => {
+  const calls: Array<{ input: string; key: Key }> = [];
+  const App = defineComponent(() => {
+    useInput((input, key) => calls.push({ input, key }));
+    return () => <Text>listening</Text>;
+  });
+
+  const { stdin } = await render(App);
+  await stdin.write("\r");
+  expect(calls[0]?.key.return).toBe(true);
+});
+
+test("useInput - escape key sets key.escape", async () => {
+  const calls: Array<{ input: string; key: Key }> = [];
+  const App = defineComponent(() => {
+    useInput((input, key) => calls.push({ input, key }));
+    return () => <Text>listening</Text>;
+  });
+
+  const { stdin } = await render(App);
+  await stdin.write("\x1b");
+  expect(calls[0]?.key.escape).toBe(true);
+});
+
+test("useInput - backspace key sets key.backspace", async () => {
+  const calls: Array<{ input: string; key: Key }> = [];
+  const App = defineComponent(() => {
+    useInput((input, key) => calls.push({ input, key }));
+    return () => <Text>listening</Text>;
+  });
+
+  const { stdin } = await render(App);
+  await stdin.write("\x7f");
+  expect(calls[0]?.key.backspace).toBe(true);
+});
+
+test("useInput - tab key sets key.tab", async () => {
+  const calls: Array<{ input: string; key: Key }> = [];
+  const App = defineComponent(() => {
+    useInput((input, key) => calls.push({ input, key }));
+    return () => <Text>listening</Text>;
+  });
+
+  const { stdin } = await render(App);
+  await stdin.write("\t");
+  expect(calls[0]?.key.tab).toBe(true);
+});
+
+// --- Arrow key navigation tests (ported from hooks-use-input-navigation.tsx) ---
+
+test("useInput - handle up arrow", async () => {
+  const calls: Array<{ input: string; key: Key }> = [];
+  const App = defineComponent(() => {
+    useInput((input, key) => calls.push({ input, key }));
+    return () => <Text>listening</Text>;
+  });
+
+  const { stdin } = await render(App);
+  await stdin.write("\x1b[A");
+  expect(calls[0]?.key.upArrow).toBe(true);
+});
+
+test("useInput - handle down arrow", async () => {
+  const calls: Array<{ input: string; key: Key }> = [];
+  const App = defineComponent(() => {
+    useInput((input, key) => calls.push({ input, key }));
+    return () => <Text>listening</Text>;
+  });
+
+  const { stdin } = await render(App);
+  await stdin.write("\x1b[B");
+  expect(calls[0]?.key.downArrow).toBe(true);
+});
+
+test("useInput - handle right arrow", async () => {
+  const calls: Array<{ input: string; key: Key }> = [];
+  const App = defineComponent(() => {
+    useInput((input, key) => calls.push({ input, key }));
+    return () => <Text>listening</Text>;
+  });
+
+  const { stdin } = await render(App);
+  await stdin.write("\x1b[C");
+  expect(calls[0]?.key.rightArrow).toBe(true);
+});
+
+test("useInput - handle left arrow", async () => {
+  const calls: Array<{ input: string; key: Key }> = [];
+  const App = defineComponent(() => {
+    useInput((input, key) => calls.push({ input, key }));
+    return () => <Text>listening</Text>;
+  });
+
+  const { stdin } = await render(App);
+  await stdin.write("\x1b[D");
+  expect(calls[0]?.key.leftArrow).toBe(true);
+});
+
+test("useInput - handles rapid arrows and enter in one chunk per write", async () => {
+  const keys: Key[] = [];
+  const App = defineComponent(() => {
+    useInput((_input, key) => keys.push(key));
+    return () => <Text>listening</Text>;
+  });
+
+  const { stdin } = await render(App);
+  // Each escape sequence is written separately to match the render API
+  await stdin.write("\x1b[B");
+  await stdin.write("\x1b[B");
+  await stdin.write("\x1b[B");
+  await stdin.write("\r");
+  expect(keys.filter((k) => k.downArrow).length).toBe(3);
+  expect(keys.some((k) => k.return)).toBe(true);
+});
+
+// --- useInput isActive (from hooks.tsx) ---
+
+test("useInput - ignore input if not active (isActive: false)", async () => {
+  const calls: string[] = [];
+  const App = defineComponent(() => {
+    useInput((input) => calls.push(input), { isActive: false });
+    return () => <Text>x</Text>;
+  });
+
+  const { stdin } = await render(App);
+  await stdin.write("x");
+  expect(calls.length).toBe(0);
+});
+
+test("useInput - ignore input if not active (isActive ref toggled)", async () => {
+  const calls: string[] = [];
+  const active = ref(false);
+  const App = defineComponent(() => {
+    useInput((input) => calls.push(input), { isActive: active });
+    return () => <Text>x</Text>;
+  });
+
+  const { stdin } = await render(App);
+  await stdin.write("first");
+  expect(calls.length).toBe(0);
+
+  active.value = true;
+  await stdin.write("second");
+  expect(calls).toEqual(["second"]);
+});
+
+// --- useStdout (from hooks.tsx) ---
+
+test("useStdout - write to stdout", async () => {
+  const App = defineComponent(() => {
+    const { write } = useStdout();
+    write("Hello from vue-tui to stdout");
+    return () => <Text>Hello World</Text>;
+  });
+
+  const { frames } = await render(App);
+  // The direct write appears as a raw data chunk in the frames list
+  const allOutput = frames.join("");
+  expect(allOutput).toContain("Hello from vue-tui to stdout");
+});
+
+// --- todo: modifier+arrow keys not yet testable via render API ---
+test.todo("useInput - handle meta + up arrow");
+test.todo("useInput - handle meta + down arrow");
+test.todo("useInput - handle meta + left arrow");
+test.todo("useInput - handle meta + right arrow");
+test.todo("useInput - handle ctrl + up arrow");
+test.todo("useInput - handle ctrl + down arrow");
+test.todo("useInput - handle ctrl + left arrow");
+test.todo("useInput - handle ctrl + right arrow");
+test.todo("useInput - handle home");
+test.todo("useInput - handle end");
+test.todo("useInput - handle page up");
+test.todo("useInput - handle page down");