diff --git a/.github/workflows/misc.yml b/.github/workflows/misc.yml
index a549abe..7c465d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/misc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/misc.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ jobs:
       - run: just install-packages
       # If the example doesn't compile the integration test will
       # be stuck. Check for compilation issues earlier to abort the job
-      - name: Check if the example compiles
+      - name: Check if the key-storage example compiles
         run: cargo check --example key-storage
+      - name: Check if the ssh-agent-client example compiles
+        run: cargo check --example ssh-agent-client
+      - name: Check if the ssh-agent-client-blocking example compiles
+        run: cargo check --example ssh-agent-client-blocking
       - name: Run integration tests
         run: ${{ matrix.script }}
diff --git a/tests/sign-and-verify-win.bat b/tests/sign-and-verify-win.bat
index af178cb..3d3c8ff 100755
--- a/tests/sign-and-verify-win.bat
+++ b/tests/sign-and-verify-win.bat
@@ -24,3 +24,10 @@ ssh-keygen -Y check-novalidate -n file -f agent.pub -s Cargo.toml.sig < Cargo.to
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
 
 rem del /F /Q Cargo.toml.sig id_rsa id_rsa.pub agent.pub
+
+rem run the examples
+cargo run --example ssh-client-agent
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
+
+cargo run --example ssh-client-agent-blocking
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
diff --git a/tests/sign-and-verify.sh b/tests/sign-and-verify.sh
index 7754f80..6a9a55f 100755
--- a/tests/sign-and-verify.sh
+++ b/tests/sign-and-verify.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ else
   # does not support RestrictDestination constraint (macos)
   ssh-add -t 2 id_rsa
 fi
-  
+
 # clean up the only leftover
 rm -rf id_rsa id_rsa.pub id_rsa-cert.pub ca_user_key ca_user_key.pub
+
+# run the examples
+cargo run --example ssh-client-agent
+cargo run --example ssh-client-agent-blocking