diff --git a/cli.py b/cli.py
index 7f93f0736..15f60aa30 100644
--- a/cli.py
+++ b/cli.py
@@ -4210,8 +4210,37 @@ class HermesCLI:
         """
         import shlex
         from argparse import Namespace
+        from contextlib import redirect_stdout
+        from io import StringIO
         from hermes_cli.tools_config import tools_disable_enable_command
 
+        def _run_capture(ns: Namespace) -> None:
+            """Run tools_disable_enable_command, routing its ANSI-colored
+            print() output through _cprint when inside the interactive TUI
+            so escapes aren't mangled by patch_stdout's StdoutProxy into
+            garbled '?[32m...?[0m' text.
+
+            Outside the TUI (standalone mode, tests), call straight through
+            so real stdout / pytest capture works as expected.
+            """
+            # Standalone/tests, run as usual
+            if getattr(self, "_app", None) is None:
+                tools_disable_enable_command(ns)
+                return
+
+            # Buffer reports isatty()=True so color() in hermes_cli/colors.py
+            # still emits ANSI escapes. StringIO.isatty() is False, which
+            # would otherwise strip all colors before we re-render them.
+            class _TTYBuf(StringIO):
+                def isatty(self) -> bool:
+                    return True
+
+            buf = _TTYBuf()
+            with redirect_stdout(buf):
+                tools_disable_enable_command(ns)
+            for line in buf.getvalue().splitlines():
+                _cprint(line)
+
         try:
             parts = shlex.split(cmd)
         except ValueError:
@@ -4223,8 +4252,7 @@ class HermesCLI:
             return
 
         if subcommand == "list":
-            tools_disable_enable_command(
-                Namespace(tools_action="list", platform="cli"))
+            _run_capture(Namespace(tools_action="list", platform="cli"))
             return
 
         names = parts[2:]
@@ -4241,8 +4269,7 @@ class HermesCLI:
         label = ", ".join(names)
         _cprint(f"{_ACCENT}{verb} {label}...{_RST}")
 
-        tools_disable_enable_command(
-            Namespace(tools_action=subcommand, names=names, platform="cli"))
+        _run_capture(Namespace(tools_action=subcommand, names=names, platform="cli"))
 
         # Reset session so the new tool config is picked up from a clean state
         from hermes_cli.tools_config import _get_platform_tools