diff --git a/hermes_cli/debug.py b/hermes_cli/debug.py
index 2d7fbd2071..8915d8a6a7 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/debug.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/debug.py
@@ -332,24 +332,30 @@ class LogSnapshot:
     tail_text: str
     full_text: Optional[str]
 
-def _resolve_log_path(log_name: str) -> Optional[Path]:
-    """Find the log file for *log_name*, falling back to the .1 rotation.
 
-    Returns the path if found, or None.
-    """
+def _primary_log_path(log_name: str) -> Optional[Path]:
+    """Where *log_name* would live if present. Doesn't check existence."""
     from hermes_cli.logs import LOG_FILES
 
     filename = LOG_FILES.get(log_name)
-    if not filename:
+    return (get_hermes_home() / "logs" / filename) if filename else None
+
+
+def _resolve_log_path(log_name: str) -> Optional[Path]:
+    """Find the log file for *log_name*, falling back to the .1 rotation.
+
+    Returns the first non-empty candidate (primary, then .1), or None.
+    Callers distinguish 'empty primary' from 'truly missing' via
+    :func:`_primary_log_path`.
+    """
+    primary = _primary_log_path(log_name)
+    if primary is None:
         return None
 
-    log_dir = get_hermes_home() / "logs"
-    primary = log_dir / filename
     if primary.exists() and primary.stat().st_size > 0:
         return primary
 
-    # Fall back to the most recent rotated file (.1).
-    rotated = log_dir / f"{filename}.1"
+    rotated = primary.parent / f"{primary.name}.1"
     if rotated.exists() and rotated.stat().st_size > 0:
         return rotated
 
@@ -370,12 +376,15 @@ def _capture_log_snapshot(
     """
     log_path = _resolve_log_path(log_name)
     if log_path is None:
-        return LogSnapshot(path=None, tail_text="(file not found)", full_text=None)
+        primary = _primary_log_path(log_name)
+        tail = "(file empty)" if primary and primary.exists() else "(file not found)"
+        return LogSnapshot(path=None, tail_text=tail, full_text=None)
 
     try:
         size = log_path.stat().st_size
         if size == 0:
-            return LogSnapshot(path=log_path, tail_text="(file not found)", full_text=None)
+            # race: file was truncated between _resolve_log_path and stat
+            return LogSnapshot(path=log_path, tail_text="(file empty)", full_text=None)
 
         with open(log_path, "rb") as f:
             if size <= max_bytes:
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_debug.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_debug.py
index 91795151bf..4bba56867e 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_debug.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_debug.py
@@ -158,14 +158,27 @@ class TestCaptureLogSnapshot:
         assert snap.full_text is None
         assert snap.tail_text == "(file not found)"
 
-    def test_returns_none_for_empty(self, hermes_home):
-        # Truncate agent.log to empty
+    def test_empty_primary_reports_file_empty(self, hermes_home):
+        """Empty primary (no .1 fallback) surfaces as '(file empty)', not missing."""
         (hermes_home / "logs" / "agent.log").write_text("")
 
         from hermes_cli.debug import _capture_log_snapshot
         snap = _capture_log_snapshot("agent", tail_lines=10)
         assert snap.full_text is None
-        assert snap.tail_text == "(file not found)"
+        assert snap.tail_text == "(file empty)"
+
+    def test_race_truncate_after_resolve_reports_empty(self, hermes_home, monkeypatch):
+        """If the log is truncated between resolve and stat, say 'empty', not 'missing'."""
+        log_path = hermes_home / "logs" / "agent.log"
+        from hermes_cli import debug
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(debug, "_resolve_log_path", lambda _name: log_path)
+        log_path.write_text("")
+
+        snap = debug._capture_log_snapshot("agent", tail_lines=10)
+        assert snap.path == log_path
+        assert snap.full_text is None
+        assert snap.tail_text == "(file empty)"
 
     def test_truncates_large_file(self, hermes_home):
         """Files larger than max_bytes get tail-truncated."""
diff --git a/tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py b/tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py
index 7a7f632844..ab7b52df01 100644
--- a/tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py
@@ -106,11 +106,23 @@ def test_config_set_yolo_toggles_session_scope():
 
     server._sessions["sid"] = _session()
     try:
-        resp_on = server.handle_request({"id": "1", "method": "config.set", "params": {"session_id": "sid", "key": "yolo"}})
+        resp_on = server.handle_request(
+            {
+                "id": "1",
+                "method": "config.set",
+                "params": {"session_id": "sid", "key": "yolo"},
+            }
+        )
         assert resp_on["result"]["value"] == "1"
         assert is_session_yolo_enabled("session-key") is True
 
-        resp_off = server.handle_request({"id": "2", "method": "config.set", "params": {"session_id": "sid", "key": "yolo"}})
+        resp_off = server.handle_request(
+            {
+                "id": "2",
+                "method": "config.set",
+                "params": {"session_id": "sid", "key": "yolo"},
+            }
+        )
         assert resp_off["result"]["value"] == "0"
         assert is_session_yolo_enabled("session-key") is False
     finally:
@@ -118,6 +130,36 @@ def test_config_set_yolo_toggles_session_scope():
         server._sessions.clear()
 
 
+def test_config_get_statusbar_survives_non_dict_display(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_load_cfg", lambda: {"display": "broken"})
+
+    resp = server.handle_request(
+        {"id": "1", "method": "config.get", "params": {"key": "statusbar"}}
+    )
+
+    assert resp["result"]["value"] == "top"
+
+
+def test_config_set_statusbar_survives_non_dict_display(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    import yaml
+
+    cfg_path = tmp_path / "config.yaml"
+    cfg_path.write_text(yaml.safe_dump({"display": "broken"}))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_hermes_home", tmp_path)
+
+    resp = server.handle_request(
+        {
+            "id": "1",
+            "method": "config.set",
+            "params": {"key": "statusbar", "value": "bottom"},
+        }
+    )
+
+    assert resp["result"]["value"] == "bottom"
+    saved = yaml.safe_load(cfg_path.read_text())
+    assert saved["display"]["tui_statusbar"] == "bottom"
+
+
 def test_enable_gateway_prompts_sets_gateway_env(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.delenv("HERMES_EXEC_ASK", raising=False)
     monkeypatch.delenv("HERMES_GATEWAY_SESSION", raising=False)
@@ -144,13 +186,21 @@ def test_config_set_reasoning_updates_live_session_and_agent(tmp_path, monkeypat
     server._sessions["sid"] = _session(agent=agent)
 
     resp_effort = server.handle_request(
-        {"id": "1", "method": "config.set", "params": {"session_id": "sid", "key": "reasoning", "value": "low"}}
+        {
+            "id": "1",
+            "method": "config.set",
+            "params": {"session_id": "sid", "key": "reasoning", "value": "low"},
+        }
     )
     assert resp_effort["result"]["value"] == "low"
     assert agent.reasoning_config == {"enabled": True, "effort": "low"}
 
     resp_show = server.handle_request(
-        {"id": "2", "method": "config.set", "params": {"session_id": "sid", "key": "reasoning", "value": "show"}}
+        {
+            "id": "2",
+            "method": "config.set",
+            "params": {"session_id": "sid", "key": "reasoning", "value": "show"},
+        }
     )
     assert resp_show["result"]["value"] == "show"
     assert server._sessions["sid"]["show_reasoning"] is True
@@ -162,7 +212,11 @@ def test_config_set_verbose_updates_session_mode_and_agent(tmp_path, monkeypatch
     server._sessions["sid"] = _session(agent=agent)
 
     resp = server.handle_request(
-        {"id": "1", "method": "config.set", "params": {"session_id": "sid", "key": "verbose", "value": "cycle"}}
+        {
+            "id": "1",
+            "method": "config.set",
+            "params": {"session_id": "sid", "key": "verbose", "value": "cycle"},
+        }
     )
 
     assert resp["result"]["value"] == "verbose"
@@ -180,7 +234,11 @@ def test_config_set_model_uses_live_switch_path(monkeypatch):
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_apply_model_switch", _fake_apply)
     resp = server.handle_request(
-        {"id": "1", "method": "config.set", "params": {"session_id": "sid", "key": "model", "value": "new/model"}}
+        {
+            "id": "1",
+            "method": "config.set",
+            "params": {"session_id": "sid", "key": "model", "value": "new/model"},
+        }
     )
 
     assert resp["result"]["value"] == "new/model"
@@ -221,7 +279,15 @@ def test_config_set_model_global_persists(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr("hermes_cli.config.save_config", lambda cfg: saved.update(cfg))
 
     resp = server.handle_request(
-        {"id": "1", "method": "config.set", "params": {"session_id": "sid", "key": "model", "value": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 --global"}}
+        {
+            "id": "1",
+            "method": "config.set",
+            "params": {
+                "session_id": "sid",
+                "key": "model",
+                "value": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 --global",
+            },
+        }
     )
 
     assert resp["result"]["value"] == "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6"
@@ -241,6 +307,7 @@ def test_config_set_model_syncs_inference_provider_env(monkeypatch):
     trying openrouter because the env-var-backed resolvers still saw the old
     provider.
     """
+
     class _Agent:
         provider = "openrouter"
         model = "old/model"
@@ -262,21 +329,39 @@ def test_config_set_model_syncs_inference_provider_env(monkeypatch):
 
     server._sessions["sid"] = _session(agent=_Agent())
     monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_INFERENCE_PROVIDER", "openrouter")
-    monkeypatch.setattr("hermes_cli.model_switch.switch_model", lambda **_kwargs: result)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "hermes_cli.model_switch.switch_model", lambda **_kwargs: result
+    )
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_restart_slash_worker", lambda session: None)
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_emit", lambda *args, **kwargs: None)
 
     server.handle_request(
-        {"id": "1", "method": "config.set", "params": {"session_id": "sid", "key": "model", "value": "claude-sonnet-4.6 --provider anthropic"}}
+        {
+            "id": "1",
+            "method": "config.set",
+            "params": {
+                "session_id": "sid",
+                "key": "model",
+                "value": "claude-sonnet-4.6 --provider anthropic",
+            },
+        }
     )
 
     assert os.environ["HERMES_INFERENCE_PROVIDER"] == "anthropic"
 
 
 def test_config_set_personality_rejects_unknown_name(monkeypatch):
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_available_personalities", lambda cfg=None: {"helpful": "You are helpful."})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        server,
+        "_available_personalities",
+        lambda cfg=None: {"helpful": "You are helpful."},
+    )
     resp = server.handle_request(
-        {"id": "1", "method": "config.set", "params": {"key": "personality", "value": "bogus"}}
+        {
+            "id": "1",
+            "method": "config.set",
+            "params": {"key": "personality", "value": "bogus"},
+        }
     )
 
     assert "error" in resp
@@ -284,20 +369,36 @@ def test_config_set_personality_rejects_unknown_name(monkeypatch):
 
 
 def test_config_set_personality_resets_history_and_returns_info(monkeypatch):
-    session = _session(agent=types.SimpleNamespace(), history=[{"role": "user", "text": "hi"}], history_version=4)
+    session = _session(
+        agent=types.SimpleNamespace(),
+        history=[{"role": "user", "text": "hi"}],
+        history_version=4,
+    )
     new_agent = types.SimpleNamespace(model="x")
     emits = []
 
     server._sessions["sid"] = session
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_available_personalities", lambda cfg=None: {"helpful": "You are helpful."})
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_make_agent", lambda sid, key, session_id=None: new_agent)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_session_info", lambda agent: {"model": getattr(agent, "model", "?")})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        server,
+        "_available_personalities",
+        lambda cfg=None: {"helpful": "You are helpful."},
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        server, "_make_agent", lambda sid, key, session_id=None: new_agent
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        server, "_session_info", lambda agent: {"model": getattr(agent, "model", "?")}
+    )
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_restart_slash_worker", lambda session: None)
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_emit", lambda *args: emits.append(args))
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_write_config_key", lambda path, value: None)
 
     resp = server.handle_request(
-        {"id": "1", "method": "config.set", "params": {"session_id": "sid", "key": "personality", "value": "helpful"}}
+        {
+            "id": "1",
+            "method": "config.set",
+            "params": {"session_id": "sid", "key": "personality", "value": "helpful"},
+        }
     )
 
     assert resp["result"]["history_reset"] is True
@@ -311,11 +412,17 @@ def test_session_compress_uses_compress_helper(monkeypatch):
     agent = types.SimpleNamespace()
     server._sessions["sid"] = _session(agent=agent)
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_compress_session_history", lambda session, focus_topic=None: (2, {"total": 42}))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        server,
+        "_compress_session_history",
+        lambda session, focus_topic=None: (2, {"total": 42}),
+    )
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_session_info", lambda _agent: {"model": "x"})
 
     with patch("tui_gateway.server._emit") as emit:
-        resp = server.handle_request({"id": "1", "method": "session.compress", "params": {"session_id": "sid"}})
+        resp = server.handle_request(
+            {"id": "1", "method": "session.compress", "params": {"session_id": "sid"}}
+        )
 
     assert resp["result"]["removed"] == 2
     assert resp["result"]["usage"]["total"] == 42
@@ -328,9 +435,14 @@ def test_prompt_submit_sets_approval_session_key(monkeypatch):
     captured = {}
 
     class _Agent:
-        def run_conversation(self, prompt, conversation_history=None, stream_callback=None):
+        def run_conversation(
+            self, prompt, conversation_history=None, stream_callback=None
+        ):
             captured["session_key"] = get_current_session_key(default="")
-            return {"final_response": "ok", "messages": [{"role": "assistant", "content": "ok"}]}
+            return {
+                "final_response": "ok",
+                "messages": [{"role": "assistant", "content": "ok"}],
+            }
 
     class _ImmediateThread:
         def __init__(self, target=None, daemon=None):
@@ -345,7 +457,13 @@ def test_prompt_submit_sets_approval_session_key(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "make_stream_renderer", lambda cols: None)
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "render_message", lambda raw, cols: None)
 
-    resp = server.handle_request({"id": "1", "method": "prompt.submit", "params": {"session_id": "sid", "text": "ping"}})
+    resp = server.handle_request(
+        {
+            "id": "1",
+            "method": "prompt.submit",
+            "params": {"session_id": "sid", "text": "ping"},
+        }
+    )
 
     assert resp["result"]["status"] == "streaming"
     assert captured["session_key"] == "session-key"
@@ -359,9 +477,14 @@ def test_prompt_submit_expands_context_refs(monkeypatch):
         base_url = ""
         api_key = ""
 
-        def run_conversation(self, prompt, conversation_history=None, stream_callback=None):
+        def run_conversation(
+            self, prompt, conversation_history=None, stream_callback=None
+        ):
             captured["prompt"] = prompt
-            return {"final_response": "ok", "messages": [{"role": "assistant", "content": "ok"}]}
+            return {
+                "final_response": "ok",
+                "messages": [{"role": "assistant", "content": "ok"}],
+            }
 
     class _ImmediateThread:
         def __init__(self, target=None, daemon=None):
@@ -371,8 +494,14 @@ def test_prompt_submit_expands_context_refs(monkeypatch):
             self._target()
 
     fake_ctx = types.ModuleType("agent.context_references")
-    fake_ctx.preprocess_context_references = lambda message, **kwargs: types.SimpleNamespace(
-        blocked=False, message="expanded prompt", warnings=[], references=[], injected_tokens=0
+    fake_ctx.preprocess_context_references = (
+        lambda message, **kwargs: types.SimpleNamespace(
+            blocked=False,
+            message="expanded prompt",
+            warnings=[],
+            references=[],
+            injected_tokens=0,
+        )
     )
     fake_meta = types.ModuleType("agent.model_metadata")
     fake_meta.get_model_context_length = lambda *args, **kwargs: 100000
@@ -385,7 +514,13 @@ def test_prompt_submit_expands_context_refs(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "agent.context_references", fake_ctx)
     monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "agent.model_metadata", fake_meta)
 
-    server.handle_request({"id": "1", "method": "prompt.submit", "params": {"session_id": "sid", "text": "@diff"}})
+    server.handle_request(
+        {
+            "id": "1",
+            "method": "prompt.submit",
+            "params": {"session_id": "sid", "text": "@diff"},
+        }
+    )
 
     assert captured["prompt"] == "expanded prompt"
 
@@ -404,7 +539,13 @@ def test_image_attach_appends_local_image(monkeypatch):
     server._sessions["sid"] = _session()
     monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "cli", fake_cli)
 
-    resp = server.handle_request({"id": "1", "method": "image.attach", "params": {"session_id": "sid", "path": "/tmp/cat.png"}})
+    resp = server.handle_request(
+        {
+            "id": "1",
+            "method": "image.attach",
+            "params": {"session_id": "sid", "path": "/tmp/cat.png"},
+        }
+    )
 
     assert resp["result"]["attached"] is True
     assert resp["result"]["name"] == "cat.png"
@@ -420,14 +561,21 @@ def test_image_attach_accepts_unquoted_screenshot_path_with_spaces(monkeypatch):
         "is_image": True,
         "remainder": "",
     }
-    fake_cli._split_path_input = lambda raw: ("/tmp/Screenshot", "2026-04-21 at 1.04.43 PM.png")
+    fake_cli._split_path_input = lambda raw: (
+        "/tmp/Screenshot",
+        "2026-04-21 at 1.04.43 PM.png",
+    )
     fake_cli._resolve_attachment_path = lambda raw: None
 
     server._sessions["sid"] = _session()
     monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "cli", fake_cli)
 
     resp = server.handle_request(
-        {"id": "1", "method": "image.attach", "params": {"session_id": "sid", "path": str(screenshot)}}
+        {
+            "id": "1",
+            "method": "image.attach",
+            "params": {"session_id": "sid", "path": str(screenshot)},
+        }
     )
 
     assert resp["result"]["attached"] is True
@@ -437,20 +585,34 @@ def test_image_attach_accepts_unquoted_screenshot_path_with_spaces(monkeypatch):
 
 
 def test_commands_catalog_surfaces_quick_commands(monkeypatch):
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_load_cfg", lambda: {"quick_commands": {
-        "build": {"type": "exec", "command": "npm run build"},
-        "git": {"type": "alias", "target": "/shell git"},
-        "notes": {"type": "exec", "command": "cat NOTES.md", "description": "Open design notes"},
-    }})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        server,
+        "_load_cfg",
+        lambda: {
+            "quick_commands": {
+                "build": {"type": "exec", "command": "npm run build"},
+                "git": {"type": "alias", "target": "/shell git"},
+                "notes": {
+                    "type": "exec",
+                    "command": "cat NOTES.md",
+                    "description": "Open design notes",
+                },
+            }
+        },
+    )
 
-    resp = server.handle_request({"id": "1", "method": "commands.catalog", "params": {}})
+    resp = server.handle_request(
+        {"id": "1", "method": "commands.catalog", "params": {}}
+    )
 
     pairs = dict(resp["result"]["pairs"])
     assert "npm run build" in pairs["/build"]
     assert pairs["/git"].startswith("alias →")
     assert pairs["/notes"] == "Open design notes"
 
-    user_cat = next(c for c in resp["result"]["categories"] if c["name"] == "User commands")
+    user_cat = next(
+        c for c in resp["result"]["categories"] if c["name"] == "User commands"
+    )
     user_pairs = dict(user_cat["pairs"])
     assert set(user_pairs) == {"/build", "/git", "/notes"}
 
@@ -459,14 +621,22 @@ def test_commands_catalog_surfaces_quick_commands(monkeypatch):
 
 
 def test_command_dispatch_exec_nonzero_surfaces_error(monkeypatch):
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_load_cfg", lambda: {"quick_commands": {"boom": {"type": "exec", "command": "boom"}}})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        server,
+        "_load_cfg",
+        lambda: {"quick_commands": {"boom": {"type": "exec", "command": "boom"}}},
+    )
     monkeypatch.setattr(
         server.subprocess,
         "run",
-        lambda *args, **kwargs: types.SimpleNamespace(returncode=1, stdout="", stderr="failed"),
+        lambda *args, **kwargs: types.SimpleNamespace(
+            returncode=1, stdout="", stderr="failed"
+        ),
     )
 
-    resp = server.handle_request({"id": "1", "method": "command.dispatch", "params": {"name": "boom"}})
+    resp = server.handle_request(
+        {"id": "1", "method": "command.dispatch", "params": {"name": "boom"}}
+    )
 
     assert "error" in resp
     assert "failed" in resp["error"]["message"]
@@ -474,15 +644,22 @@ def test_command_dispatch_exec_nonzero_surfaces_error(monkeypatch):
 
 def test_plugins_list_surfaces_loader_error(monkeypatch):
     with patch("hermes_cli.plugins.get_plugin_manager", side_effect=Exception("boom")):
-        resp = server.handle_request({"id": "1", "method": "plugins.list", "params": {}})
+        resp = server.handle_request(
+            {"id": "1", "method": "plugins.list", "params": {}}
+        )
 
     assert "error" in resp
     assert "boom" in resp["error"]["message"]
 
 
 def test_complete_slash_surfaces_completer_error(monkeypatch):
-    with patch("hermes_cli.commands.SlashCommandCompleter", side_effect=Exception("no completer")):
-        resp = server.handle_request({"id": "1", "method": "complete.slash", "params": {"text": "/mo"}})
+    with patch(
+        "hermes_cli.commands.SlashCommandCompleter",
+        side_effect=Exception("no completer"),
+    ):
+        resp = server.handle_request(
+            {"id": "1", "method": "complete.slash", "params": {"text": "/mo"}}
+        )
 
     assert "error" in resp
     assert "no completer" in resp["error"]["message"]
@@ -500,7 +677,11 @@ def test_input_detect_drop_attaches_image(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "cli", fake_cli)
 
     resp = server.handle_request(
-        {"id": "1", "method": "input.detect_drop", "params": {"session_id": "sid", "text": "/tmp/cat.png"}}
+        {
+            "id": "1",
+            "method": "input.detect_drop",
+            "params": {"session_id": "sid", "text": "/tmp/cat.png"},
+        }
     )
 
     assert resp["result"]["matched"] is True
@@ -521,7 +702,9 @@ def test_rollback_restore_resolves_number_and_file_path():
             calls["args"] = (cwd, target, file_path)
             return {"success": True, "message": "done"}
 
-    server._sessions["sid"] = _session(agent=types.SimpleNamespace(_checkpoint_mgr=_Mgr()), history=[])
+    server._sessions["sid"] = _session(
+        agent=types.SimpleNamespace(_checkpoint_mgr=_Mgr()), history=[]
+    )
     resp = server.handle_request(
         {
             "id": "1",
@@ -572,7 +755,9 @@ def test_session_steer_calls_agent_steer_when_agent_supports_it():
 
 
 def test_session_steer_rejects_empty_text():
-    server._sessions["sid"] = _session(agent=types.SimpleNamespace(steer=lambda t: True))
+    server._sessions["sid"] = _session(
+        agent=types.SimpleNamespace(steer=lambda t: True)
+    )
     try:
         resp = server.handle_request(
             {
@@ -632,10 +817,13 @@ def test_session_undo_rejects_while_running():
     """Fix for TUI silent-drop #1: /undo must not mutate history
     while the agent is mid-turn — would either clobber the undo or
     cause prompt.submit to silently drop the agent's response."""
-    server._sessions["sid"] = _session(running=True, history=[
-        {"role": "user", "content": "hi"},
-        {"role": "assistant", "content": "hello"},
-    ])
+    server._sessions["sid"] = _session(
+        running=True,
+        history=[
+            {"role": "user", "content": "hi"},
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "hello"},
+        ],
+    )
     try:
         resp = server.handle_request(
             {"id": "1", "method": "session.undo", "params": {"session_id": "sid"}}
@@ -651,10 +839,13 @@ def test_session_undo_rejects_while_running():
 
 def test_session_undo_allowed_when_idle():
     """Regression guard: when not running, /undo still works."""
-    server._sessions["sid"] = _session(running=False, history=[
-        {"role": "user", "content": "hi"},
-        {"role": "assistant", "content": "hello"},
-    ])
+    server._sessions["sid"] = _session(
+        running=False,
+        history=[
+            {"role": "user", "content": "hi"},
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "hello"},
+        ],
+    )
     try:
         resp = server.handle_request(
             {"id": "1", "method": "session.undo", "params": {"session_id": "sid"}}
@@ -683,7 +874,11 @@ def test_rollback_restore_rejects_full_history_while_running(monkeypatch):
     server._sessions["sid"] = _session(running=True)
     try:
         resp = server.handle_request(
-            {"id": "1", "method": "rollback.restore", "params": {"session_id": "sid", "hash": "abc"}}
+            {
+                "id": "1",
+                "method": "rollback.restore",
+                "params": {"session_id": "sid", "hash": "abc"},
+            }
         )
         assert resp.get("error"), "full-history rollback should reject while running"
         assert resp["error"]["code"] == 4009
@@ -701,12 +896,17 @@ def test_prompt_submit_history_version_mismatch_surfaces_warning(monkeypatch):
     session_ref = {"s": None}
 
     class _RacyAgent:
-        def run_conversation(self, prompt, conversation_history=None, stream_callback=None):
+        def run_conversation(
+            self, prompt, conversation_history=None, stream_callback=None
+        ):
             # Simulate: something external bumped history_version
             # while we were running.
             with session_ref["s"]["history_lock"]:
                 session_ref["s"]["history_version"] += 1
-            return {"final_response": "agent reply", "messages": [{"role": "assistant", "content": "agent reply"}]}
+            return {
+                "final_response": "agent reply",
+                "messages": [{"role": "assistant", "content": "agent reply"}],
+            }
 
     class _ImmediateThread:
         def __init__(self, target=None, daemon=None):
@@ -725,7 +925,11 @@ def test_prompt_submit_history_version_mismatch_surfaces_warning(monkeypatch):
         monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_emit", lambda *a: emits.append(a))
 
         resp = server.handle_request(
-            {"id": "1", "method": "prompt.submit", "params": {"session_id": "sid", "text": "hi"}}
+            {
+                "id": "1",
+                "method": "prompt.submit",
+                "params": {"session_id": "sid", "text": "hi"},
+            }
         )
         assert resp.get("result"), f"got error: {resp.get('error')}"
 
@@ -742,16 +946,25 @@ def test_prompt_submit_history_version_mismatch_surfaces_warning(monkeypatch):
             "history_version mismatch — otherwise the UI silently "
             "shows output that was never persisted"
         )
-        assert "not saved" in payload["warning"].lower() or "changed" in payload["warning"].lower()
+        assert (
+            "not saved" in payload["warning"].lower()
+            or "changed" in payload["warning"].lower()
+        )
     finally:
         server._sessions.pop("sid", None)
 
 
 def test_prompt_submit_history_version_match_persists_normally(monkeypatch):
     """Regression guard: the backstop does not affect the happy path."""
+
     class _Agent:
-        def run_conversation(self, prompt, conversation_history=None, stream_callback=None):
-            return {"final_response": "reply", "messages": [{"role": "assistant", "content": "reply"}]}
+        def run_conversation(
+            self, prompt, conversation_history=None, stream_callback=None
+        ):
+            return {
+                "final_response": "reply",
+                "messages": [{"role": "assistant", "content": "reply"}],
+            }
 
     class _ImmediateThread:
         def __init__(self, target=None, daemon=None):
@@ -769,12 +982,18 @@ def test_prompt_submit_history_version_match_persists_normally(monkeypatch):
         monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_emit", lambda *a: emits.append(a))
 
         resp = server.handle_request(
-            {"id": "1", "method": "prompt.submit", "params": {"session_id": "sid", "text": "hi"}}
+            {
+                "id": "1",
+                "method": "prompt.submit",
+                "params": {"session_id": "sid", "text": "hi"},
+            }
         )
         assert resp.get("result")
 
         # History was written
-        assert server._sessions["sid"]["history"] == [{"role": "assistant", "content": "reply"}]
+        assert server._sessions["sid"]["history"] == [
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "reply"}
+        ]
         assert server._sessions["sid"]["history_version"] == 1
 
         # No warning should be attached
@@ -818,7 +1037,11 @@ def test_interrupt_only_clears_own_session_pending():
 
         # Interrupt session A.
         resp = server.handle_request(
-            {"id": "1", "method": "session.interrupt", "params": {"session_id": "sid_a"}}
+            {
+                "id": "1",
+                "method": "session.interrupt",
+                "params": {"session_id": "sid_a"},
+            }
         )
         assert resp.get("result"), f"got error: {resp.get('error')}"
 
@@ -891,8 +1114,11 @@ def test_respond_unpacks_sid_tuple_correctly():
     server._pending["rid-x"] = ("sid_x", ev)
     try:
         resp = server.handle_request(
-            {"id": "1", "method": "clarify.respond",
-             "params": {"request_id": "rid-x", "answer": "the answer"}}
+            {
+                "id": "1",
+                "method": "clarify.respond",
+                "params": {"request_id": "rid-x", "answer": "the answer"},
+            }
         )
         assert resp.get("result")
         assert ev.is_set()
@@ -902,7 +1128,6 @@ def test_respond_unpacks_sid_tuple_correctly():
         server._answers.pop("rid-x", None)
 
 
-
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # /model switch and other agent-mutating commands must reject while the
 # session is running.  agent.switch_model() mutates self.model, self.provider,
@@ -925,10 +1150,17 @@ def test_config_set_model_rejects_while_running(monkeypatch):
 
     server._sessions["sid"] = _session(running=True)
     try:
-        resp = server.handle_request({
-            "id": "1", "method": "config.set",
-            "params": {"session_id": "sid", "key": "model", "value": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6"},
-        })
+        resp = server.handle_request(
+            {
+                "id": "1",
+                "method": "config.set",
+                "params": {
+                    "session_id": "sid",
+                    "key": "model",
+                    "value": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6",
+                },
+            }
+        )
         assert resp.get("error")
         assert resp["error"]["code"] == 4009
         assert "session busy" in resp["error"]["message"]
@@ -952,10 +1184,13 @@ def test_config_set_model_allowed_when_idle(monkeypatch):
 
     server._sessions["sid"] = _session(running=False)
     try:
-        resp = server.handle_request({
-            "id": "1", "method": "config.set",
-            "params": {"session_id": "sid", "key": "model", "value": "newmodel"},
-        })
+        resp = server.handle_request(
+            {
+                "id": "1",
+                "method": "config.set",
+                "params": {"session_id": "sid", "key": "model", "value": "newmodel"},
+            }
+        )
         assert resp.get("result")
         assert resp["result"]["value"] == "newmodel"
         assert seen["called"]
@@ -993,9 +1228,9 @@ def test_mirror_slash_side_effects_rejects_mutating_commands_while_running(monke
         ("/compress", "compress"),
     ]:
         warning = server._mirror_slash_side_effects("sid", session, cmd)
-        assert "session busy" in warning, (
-            f"{cmd} should have returned busy warning, got: {warning!r}"
-        )
+        assert (
+            "session busy" in warning
+        ), f"{cmd} should have returned busy warning, got: {warning!r}"
         assert f"/{expected_name}" in warning
 
     # None of the mutating side-effect helpers should have fired.
@@ -1068,7 +1303,11 @@ def test_session_create_close_race_does_not_orphan_worker(monkeypatch):
     # Stub everything _build touches
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_make_agent", _slow_make_agent)
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_SlashWorker", _FakeWorker)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_get_db", lambda: types.SimpleNamespace(create_session=lambda *a, **kw: None))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        server,
+        "_get_db",
+        lambda: types.SimpleNamespace(create_session=lambda *a, **kw: None),
+    )
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_session_info", lambda _a: {"model": "x"})
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_probe_credentials", lambda _a: None)
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_wire_callbacks", lambda _sid: None)
@@ -1076,25 +1315,36 @@ def test_session_create_close_race_does_not_orphan_worker(monkeypatch):
 
     # Shim register/unregister to observe leaks
     import tools.approval as _approval
-    monkeypatch.setattr(_approval, "register_gateway_notify",
-                        lambda key, cb: None)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(_approval, "unregister_gateway_notify",
-                        lambda key: unregistered_keys.append(key))
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(_approval, "register_gateway_notify", lambda key, cb: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        _approval,
+        "unregister_gateway_notify",
+        lambda key: unregistered_keys.append(key),
+    )
     monkeypatch.setattr(_approval, "load_permanent_allowlist", lambda: None)
 
     # Start: session.create spawns _build thread, returns synchronously
-    resp = server.handle_request({
-        "id": "1", "method": "session.create", "params": {"cols": 80},
-    })
+    resp = server.handle_request(
+        {
+            "id": "1",
+            "method": "session.create",
+            "params": {"cols": 80},
+        }
+    )
     assert resp.get("result"), f"got error: {resp.get('error')}"
     sid = resp["result"]["session_id"]
 
     # Build thread is blocked in _slow_make_agent.  Close the session
     # NOW — this pops _sessions[sid] before _build can install the
     # worker/notify.
-    close_resp = server.handle_request({
-        "id": "2", "method": "session.close", "params": {"session_id": sid},
-    })
+    close_resp = server.handle_request(
+        {
+            "id": "2",
+            "method": "session.close",
+            "params": {"session_id": sid},
+        }
+    )
     assert close_resp.get("result", {}).get("closed") is True
 
     # At this point session.close saw slash_worker=None (not yet
@@ -1108,11 +1358,12 @@ def test_session_create_close_race_does_not_orphan_worker(monkeypatch):
         if closed_workers:
             break
         import time
+
         time.sleep(0.02)
 
-    assert len(closed_workers) == 1, (
-        f"orphan worker was not cleaned up — closed_workers={closed_workers}"
-    )
+    assert (
+        len(closed_workers) == 1
+    ), f"orphan worker was not cleaned up — closed_workers={closed_workers}"
     # Notify may be unregistered by both session.close (unconditional)
     # and the orphan-cleanup path; the key guarantee is that the build
     # thread does at least one unregister call (any prior close
@@ -1146,21 +1397,33 @@ def test_session_create_no_race_keeps_worker_alive(monkeypatch):
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_make_agent", lambda sid, key: _FakeAgent())
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_SlashWorker", _FakeWorker)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_get_db", lambda: types.SimpleNamespace(create_session=lambda *a, **kw: None))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        server,
+        "_get_db",
+        lambda: types.SimpleNamespace(create_session=lambda *a, **kw: None),
+    )
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_session_info", lambda _a: {"model": "x"})
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_probe_credentials", lambda _a: None)
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_wire_callbacks", lambda _sid: None)
     monkeypatch.setattr(server, "_emit", lambda *a, **kw: None)
 
     import tools.approval as _approval
+
     monkeypatch.setattr(_approval, "register_gateway_notify", lambda key, cb: None)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(_approval, "unregister_gateway_notify",
-                        lambda key: unregistered_keys.append(key))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        _approval,
+        "unregister_gateway_notify",
+        lambda key: unregistered_keys.append(key),
+    )
     monkeypatch.setattr(_approval, "load_permanent_allowlist", lambda: None)
 
-    resp = server.handle_request({
-        "id": "1", "method": "session.create", "params": {"cols": 80},
-    })
+    resp = server.handle_request(
+        {
+            "id": "1",
+            "method": "session.create",
+            "params": {"cols": 80},
+        }
+    )
     sid = resp["result"]["session_id"]
 
     # Wait for the build to finish (ready event inside session dict).
@@ -1169,12 +1432,12 @@ def test_session_create_no_race_keeps_worker_alive(monkeypatch):
 
     # Build finished without a close race — nothing should have been
     # cleaned up by the orphan check.
-    assert closed_workers == [], (
-        f"build thread closed its own worker despite no race: {closed_workers}"
-    )
-    assert unregistered_keys == [], (
-        f"build thread unregistered its own notify despite no race: {unregistered_keys}"
-    )
+    assert (
+        closed_workers == []
+    ), f"build thread closed its own worker despite no race: {closed_workers}"
+    assert (
+        unregistered_keys == []
+    ), f"build thread unregistered its own notify despite no race: {unregistered_keys}"
 
     # Session should have the live worker installed.
     assert session.get("slash_worker") is not None
diff --git a/tui_gateway/server.py b/tui_gateway/server.py
index 5dd33814d1..3aac771928 100644
--- a/tui_gateway/server.py
+++ b/tui_gateway/server.py
@@ -455,6 +455,17 @@ def _write_config_key(key_path: str, value):
     _save_cfg(cfg)
 
 
+_STATUSBAR_MODES = frozenset({"off", "top", "bottom"})
+
+
+def _coerce_statusbar(raw) -> str:
+    if raw is False:
+        return "off"
+    if isinstance(raw, str) and (s := raw.strip().lower()) in _STATUSBAR_MODES:
+        return s
+    return "top"
+
+
 def _load_reasoning_config() -> dict | None:
     from hermes_constants import parse_reasoning_effort
 
@@ -2499,12 +2510,11 @@ def _(rid, params: dict) -> dict:
         )
         return _ok(rid, {"key": key, "value": nv})
 
-    if key in ("compact", "statusbar"):
+    if key == "compact":
         raw = str(value or "").strip().lower()
         cfg0 = _load_cfg()
         d0 = cfg0.get("display") if isinstance(cfg0.get("display"), dict) else {}
-        def_key = "tui_compact" if key == "compact" else "tui_statusbar"
-        cur_b = bool(d0.get(def_key, False if key == "compact" else True))
+        cur_b = bool(d0.get("tui_compact", False))
         if raw in ("", "toggle"):
             nv_b = not cur_b
         elif raw == "on":
@@ -2512,10 +2522,27 @@ def _(rid, params: dict) -> dict:
         elif raw == "off":
             nv_b = False
         else:
-            return _err(rid, 4002, f"unknown {key} value: {value}")
-        _write_config_key(f"display.{def_key}", nv_b)
-        out = "on" if nv_b else "off"
-        return _ok(rid, {"key": key, "value": out})
+            return _err(rid, 4002, f"unknown compact value: {value}")
+        _write_config_key("display.tui_compact", nv_b)
+        return _ok(rid, {"key": key, "value": "on" if nv_b else "off"})
+
+    if key == "statusbar":
+        raw = str(value or "").strip().lower()
+        display = _load_cfg().get("display")
+        d0 = display if isinstance(display, dict) else {}
+        current = _coerce_statusbar(d0.get("tui_statusbar", "top"))
+
+        if raw in ("", "toggle"):
+            nv = "top" if current == "off" else "off"
+        elif raw == "on":
+            nv = "top"
+        elif raw in _STATUSBAR_MODES:
+            nv = raw
+        else:
+            return _err(rid, 4002, f"unknown statusbar value: {value}")
+
+        _write_config_key("display.tui_statusbar", nv)
+        return _ok(rid, {"key": key, "value": nv})
 
     if key in ("prompt", "personality", "skin"):
         try:
@@ -2633,8 +2660,11 @@ def _(rid, params: dict) -> dict:
         on = bool(_load_cfg().get("display", {}).get("tui_compact", False))
         return _ok(rid, {"value": "on" if on else "off"})
     if key == "statusbar":
-        on = bool(_load_cfg().get("display", {}).get("tui_statusbar", True))
-        return _ok(rid, {"value": "on" if on else "off"})
+        display = _load_cfg().get("display")
+        raw = (
+            display.get("tui_statusbar", "top") if isinstance(display, dict) else "top"
+        )
+        return _ok(rid, {"value": _coerce_statusbar(raw)})
     if key == "mtime":
         cfg_path = _hermes_home / "config.yaml"
         try:
diff --git a/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/components/AlternateScreen.tsx b/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/components/AlternateScreen.tsx
index bb18608172..f135d70c68 100644
--- a/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/components/AlternateScreen.tsx
+++ b/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/components/AlternateScreen.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { type PropsWithChildren, useContext, useInsertionEffect } from 'r
 import { c as _c } from 'react/compiler-runtime'
 
 import instances from '../instances.js'
+import { CURSOR_HOME, ERASE_SCREEN, ERASE_SCROLLBACK } from '../termio/csi.js'
 import { DISABLE_MOUSE_TRACKING, ENABLE_MOUSE_TRACKING, ENTER_ALT_SCREEN, EXIT_ALT_SCREEN } from '../termio/dec.js'
 import { TerminalWriteContext } from '../useTerminalNotification.js'
 
@@ -51,7 +52,9 @@ export function AlternateScreen(t0: Props) {
         return
       }
 
-      writeRaw(ENTER_ALT_SCREEN + '\x1B[2J\x1B[H' + (mouseTracking ? ENABLE_MOUSE_TRACKING : ''))
+      writeRaw(
+        ENTER_ALT_SCREEN + ERASE_SCROLLBACK + ERASE_SCREEN + CURSOR_HOME + (mouseTracking ? ENABLE_MOUSE_TRACKING : '')
+      )
       ink?.setAltScreenActive(true, mouseTracking)
 
       return () => {
diff --git a/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/components/Text.tsx b/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/components/Text.tsx
index ea2a74c9a6..9459b78a24 100644
--- a/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/components/Text.tsx
+++ b/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/components/Text.tsx
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ const memoizedStylesForWrap: Record<NonNullable<Styles['textWrap']>, Styles> = {
     flexDirection: 'row',
     textWrap: 'wrap'
   },
+  'wrap-char': {
+    flexGrow: 0,
+    flexShrink: 1,
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    textWrap: 'wrap-char'
+  },
   'wrap-trim': {
     flexGrow: 0,
     flexShrink: 1,
diff --git a/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/render-node-to-output.ts b/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/render-node-to-output.ts
index 5c9e62b468..dd7372a092 100644
--- a/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/render-node-to-output.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/render-node-to-output.ts
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ function wrapWithSoftWrap(
   maxWidth: number,
   textWrap: Parameters<typeof wrapText>[2]
 ): { wrapped: string; softWrap: boolean[] | undefined } {
-  if (textWrap !== 'wrap' && textWrap !== 'wrap-trim') {
+  if (textWrap !== 'wrap' && textWrap !== 'wrap-char' && textWrap !== 'wrap-trim') {
     return {
       wrapped: wrapText(plainText, maxWidth, textWrap),
       softWrap: undefined
diff --git a/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/styles.ts b/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/styles.ts
index e5321f6e50..0fa6cc66e6 100644
--- a/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/styles.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/styles.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export type TextStyles = {
 export type Styles = {
   readonly textWrap?:
     | 'wrap'
+    | 'wrap-char'
     | 'wrap-trim'
     | 'end'
     | 'middle'
diff --git a/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/wrap-text.ts b/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/wrap-text.ts
index 4d157bc2af..e8290feac7 100644
--- a/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/wrap-text.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/wrap-text.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ export default function wrapText(text: string, maxWidth: number, wrapType: Style
     })
   }
 
+  if (wrapType === 'wrap-char') {
+    return wrapAnsi(text, maxWidth, { trim: false, hard: true, wordWrap: false })
+  }
+
   if (wrapType === 'wrap-trim') {
     return wrapAnsi(text, maxWidth, {
       trim: true,
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/__tests__/subagentTree.test.ts b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/subagentTree.test.ts
index 887754ce07..bd892d7ac0 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/__tests__/subagentTree.test.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/subagentTree.test.ts
@@ -395,10 +395,7 @@ describe('topLevelSubagents', () => {
   })
 
   it('excludes children whose parent is present', () => {
-    const items = [
-      makeItem({ id: 'p', index: 0 }),
-      makeItem({ depth: 1, id: 'c', index: 0, parentId: 'p' })
-    ]
+    const items = [makeItem({ id: 'p', index: 0 }), makeItem({ depth: 1, id: 'c', index: 0, parentId: 'p' })]
 
     expect(topLevelSubagents(items).map(s => s.id)).toEqual(['p'])
   })
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/__tests__/textInputWrap.test.ts b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/textInputWrap.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9414b9fbdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/textInputWrap.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+import { cursorLayout, offsetFromPosition } from '../components/textInput.js'
+
+describe('cursorLayout — char-wrap parity with wrap-ansi', () => {
+  it('places cursor mid-line at its column', () => {
+    expect(cursorLayout('hello world', 6, 40)).toEqual({ column: 6, line: 0 })
+  })
+
+  it('places cursor at end of a non-full line', () => {
+    expect(cursorLayout('hi', 2, 10)).toEqual({ column: 2, line: 0 })
+  })
+
+  it('wraps to next line when cursor lands exactly at the right edge', () => {
+    // 8 chars on an 8-col line: text fills the row exactly; the cursor's
+    // inverted-space cell overflows to col 0 of the next row.
+    expect(cursorLayout('abcdefgh', 8, 8)).toEqual({ column: 0, line: 1 })
+  })
+
+  it('tracks a word across a char-wrap boundary without jumping', () => {
+    // With wordWrap:false, "hello world" at cols=8 is "hello wo\nrld" —
+    // typing incremental letters doesn't reshuffle the word across lines.
+    expect(cursorLayout('hello wo', 8, 8)).toEqual({ column: 0, line: 1 })
+    expect(cursorLayout('hello wor', 9, 8)).toEqual({ column: 1, line: 1 })
+    expect(cursorLayout('hello worl', 10, 8)).toEqual({ column: 2, line: 1 })
+  })
+
+  it('honours explicit newlines', () => {
+    expect(cursorLayout('one\ntwo', 5, 40)).toEqual({ column: 1, line: 1 })
+    expect(cursorLayout('one\ntwo', 4, 40)).toEqual({ column: 0, line: 1 })
+  })
+
+  it('does not wrap when cursor is before the right edge', () => {
+    expect(cursorLayout('abcdefg', 7, 8)).toEqual({ column: 7, line: 0 })
+  })
+})
+
+describe('offsetFromPosition — char-wrap inverse of cursorLayout', () => {
+  it('returns 0 for empty input', () => {
+    expect(offsetFromPosition('', 0, 0, 10)).toBe(0)
+  })
+
+  it('maps clicks within a single line', () => {
+    expect(offsetFromPosition('hello', 0, 3, 40)).toBe(3)
+  })
+
+  it('maps clicks past end to value length', () => {
+    expect(offsetFromPosition('hi', 0, 10, 40)).toBe(2)
+  })
+
+  it('maps clicks on a wrapped second row at cols boundary', () => {
+    // "abcdefghij" at cols=8 wraps to "abcdefgh\nij" — click at row 1 col 0
+    // should land on 'i' (offset 8).
+    expect(offsetFromPosition('abcdefghij', 1, 0, 8)).toBe(8)
+  })
+
+  it('maps clicks past a \\n into the target line', () => {
+    expect(offsetFromPosition('one\ntwo', 1, 2, 40)).toBe(6)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/__tests__/useConfigSync.test.ts b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/useConfigSync.test.ts
index c14ecff3aa..c5a0a97dc1 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/__tests__/useConfigSync.test.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/useConfigSync.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
 import { $uiState, resetUiState } from '../app/uiStore.js'
-import { applyDisplay } from '../app/useConfigSync.js'
+import { applyDisplay, normalizeStatusBar } from '../app/useConfigSync.js'
 
 describe('applyDisplay', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -36,10 +36,20 @@ describe('applyDisplay', () => {
     expect(s.inlineDiffs).toBe(false)
     expect(s.showCost).toBe(true)
     expect(s.showReasoning).toBe(true)
-    expect(s.statusBar).toBe(false)
+    expect(s.statusBar).toBe('off')
     expect(s.streaming).toBe(false)
   })
 
+  it('coerces legacy true + "on" alias to top', () => {
+    const setBell = vi.fn()
+
+    applyDisplay({ config: { display: { tui_statusbar: true as unknown as 'on' } } }, setBell)
+    expect($uiState.get().statusBar).toBe('top')
+
+    applyDisplay({ config: { display: { tui_statusbar: 'on' } } }, setBell)
+    expect($uiState.get().statusBar).toBe('top')
+  })
+
   it('applies v1 parity defaults when display fields are missing', () => {
     const setBell = vi.fn()
 
@@ -50,7 +60,7 @@ describe('applyDisplay', () => {
     expect(s.inlineDiffs).toBe(true)
     expect(s.showCost).toBe(false)
     expect(s.showReasoning).toBe(false)
-    expect(s.statusBar).toBe(true)
+    expect(s.statusBar).toBe('top')
     expect(s.streaming).toBe(true)
   })
 
@@ -64,4 +74,42 @@ describe('applyDisplay', () => {
     expect(s.inlineDiffs).toBe(true)
     expect(s.streaming).toBe(true)
   })
+
+  it('accepts the new string statusBar modes', () => {
+    const setBell = vi.fn()
+
+    applyDisplay({ config: { display: { tui_statusbar: 'bottom' } } }, setBell)
+    expect($uiState.get().statusBar).toBe('bottom')
+
+    applyDisplay({ config: { display: { tui_statusbar: 'top' } } }, setBell)
+    expect($uiState.get().statusBar).toBe('top')
+  })
+})
+
+describe('normalizeStatusBar', () => {
+  it('maps legacy bool + on alias to top/off', () => {
+    expect(normalizeStatusBar(true)).toBe('top')
+    expect(normalizeStatusBar(false)).toBe('off')
+    expect(normalizeStatusBar('on')).toBe('top')
+  })
+
+  it('passes through the canonical enum', () => {
+    expect(normalizeStatusBar('off')).toBe('off')
+    expect(normalizeStatusBar('top')).toBe('top')
+    expect(normalizeStatusBar('bottom')).toBe('bottom')
+  })
+
+  it('defaults missing/unknown values to top', () => {
+    expect(normalizeStatusBar(undefined)).toBe('top')
+    expect(normalizeStatusBar(null)).toBe('top')
+    expect(normalizeStatusBar('sideways')).toBe('top')
+    expect(normalizeStatusBar(42)).toBe('top')
+  })
+
+  it('trims whitespace and folds case', () => {
+    expect(normalizeStatusBar(' Bottom ')).toBe('bottom')
+    expect(normalizeStatusBar('TOP')).toBe('top')
+    expect(normalizeStatusBar('  on  ')).toBe('top')
+    expect(normalizeStatusBar('OFF')).toBe('off')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/app/interfaces.ts b/ui-tui/src/app/interfaces.ts
index f14c232f00..c1c427739b 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/app/interfaces.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/app/interfaces.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ export interface StateSetter<T> {
   (value: SetStateAction<T>): void
 }
 
+export type StatusBarMode = 'bottom' | 'off' | 'top'
+
 export interface SelectionApi {
   clearSelection: () => void
   copySelection: () => string
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ export interface UiState {
   showReasoning: boolean
   sid: null | string
   status: string
-  statusBar: boolean
+  statusBar: StatusBarMode
   streaming: boolean
   theme: Theme
   usage: Usage
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/app/slash/commands/core.ts b/ui-tui/src/app/slash/commands/core.ts
index 77eb20dec3..904882c217 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/app/slash/commands/core.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/app/slash/commands/core.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type {
 import { writeOsc52Clipboard } from '../../../lib/osc52.js'
 import { configureDetectedTerminalKeybindings, configureTerminalKeybindings } from '../../../lib/terminalSetup.js'
 import type { DetailsMode, Msg, PanelSection } from '../../../types.js'
+import type { StatusBarMode } from '../../interfaces.js'
 import { patchOverlayState } from '../../overlayStore.js'
 import { patchUiState } from '../../uiStore.js'
 import type { SlashCommand } from '../types.js'
@@ -305,19 +306,29 @@ export const coreCommands: SlashCommand[] = [
 
   {
     aliases: ['sb'],
-    help: 'toggle status bar',
+    help: 'status bar position (on|off|top|bottom)',
     name: 'statusbar',
     run: (arg, ctx) => {
-      const next = flagFromArg(arg, ctx.ui.statusBar)
+      const mode = arg.trim().toLowerCase()
+      const toggle: StatusBarMode = ctx.ui.statusBar === 'off' ? 'top' : 'off'
 
-      if (next === null) {
-        return ctx.transcript.sys('usage: /statusbar [on|off|toggle]')
+      const next: null | StatusBarMode =
+        !mode || mode === 'toggle'
+          ? toggle
+          : mode === 'on' || mode === 'top'
+            ? 'top'
+            : mode === 'off' || mode === 'bottom'
+              ? mode
+              : null
+
+      if (!next) {
+        return ctx.transcript.sys('usage: /statusbar [on|off|top|bottom|toggle]')
       }
 
       patchUiState({ statusBar: next })
-      ctx.gateway.rpc<ConfigSetResponse>('config.set', { key: 'statusbar', value: next ? 'on' : 'off' }).catch(() => {})
+      ctx.gateway.rpc<ConfigSetResponse>('config.set', { key: 'statusbar', value: next }).catch(() => {})
 
-      queueMicrotask(() => ctx.transcript.sys(`status bar ${next ? 'on' : 'off'}`))
+      queueMicrotask(() => ctx.transcript.sys(`status bar ${next}`))
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/app/uiStore.ts b/ui-tui/src/app/uiStore.ts
index 81089f1795..fcf2e5d88c 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/app/uiStore.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/app/uiStore.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const buildUiState = (): UiState => ({
   showReasoning: false,
   sid: null,
   status: 'summoning hermes…',
-  statusBar: true,
+  statusBar: 'top',
   streaming: true,
   theme: DEFAULT_THEME,
   usage: ZERO
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/app/useConfigSync.ts b/ui-tui/src/app/useConfigSync.ts
index 8a3756342b..9e7c93ce99 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/app/useConfigSync.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/app/useConfigSync.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,20 @@ import type {
 } from '../gatewayTypes.js'
 import { asRpcResult } from '../lib/rpc.js'
 
+import type { StatusBarMode } from './interfaces.js'
 import { turnController } from './turnController.js'
 import { patchUiState } from './uiStore.js'
 
+const STATUSBAR_ALIAS: Record<string, StatusBarMode> = {
+  bottom: 'bottom',
+  off: 'off',
+  on: 'top',
+  top: 'top'
+}
+
+export const normalizeStatusBar = (raw: unknown): StatusBarMode =>
+  raw === false ? 'off' : typeof raw === 'string' ? (STATUSBAR_ALIAS[raw.trim().toLowerCase()] ?? 'top') : 'top'
+
 const MTIME_POLL_MS = 5000
 
 const quietRpc = async <T extends Record<string, any> = Record<string, any>>(
@@ -37,7 +48,7 @@ export const applyDisplay = (cfg: ConfigFullResponse | null, setBell: (v: boolea
     inlineDiffs: d.inline_diffs !== false,
     showCost: !!d.show_cost,
     showReasoning: !!d.show_reasoning,
-    statusBar: d.tui_statusbar !== false,
+    statusBar: normalizeStatusBar(d.tui_statusbar),
     streaming: d.streaming !== false
   })
 }
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/app/useInputHandlers.ts b/ui-tui/src/app/useInputHandlers.ts
index 9d3ccdf09f..72cd5b9e5a 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/app/useInputHandlers.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/app/useInputHandlers.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react'
 
 import type {
   ApprovalRespondResponse,
+  ConfigSetResponse,
   SecretRespondResponse,
   SudoRespondResponse,
   VoiceRecordResponse
@@ -377,6 +378,29 @@ export function useInputHandlers(ctx: InputHandlerContext): InputHandlerResult {
       return cActions.openEditor()
     }
 
+    // shift-tab flips yolo without spending a turn (claude-code parity)
+    if (key.shift && key.tab && !cState.completions.length) {
+      if (!live.sid) {
+        return void actions.sys('yolo needs an active session')
+      }
+
+      // gateway.rpc swallows errors with its own sys() message and resolves to null,
+      // so we only speak when it came back with a real shape. null = rpc already spoke.
+      return void gateway.rpc<ConfigSetResponse>('config.set', { key: 'yolo', session_id: live.sid }).then(r => {
+        if (r?.value === '1') {
+          return actions.sys('yolo on')
+        }
+
+        if (r?.value === '0') {
+          return actions.sys('yolo off')
+        }
+
+        if (r) {
+          actions.sys('failed to toggle yolo')
+        }
+      })
+    }
+
     if (key.tab && cState.completions.length) {
       const row = cState.completions[cState.compIdx]
 
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/app/useMainApp.ts b/ui-tui/src/app/useMainApp.ts
index a415d34379..39c4b534c8 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/app/useMainApp.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/app/useMainApp.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { STARTUP_RESUME_ID } from '../config/env.js'
 import { MAX_HISTORY, WHEEL_SCROLL_STEP } from '../config/limits.js'
 import { attachedImageNotice, imageTokenMeta } from '../domain/messages.js'
-import { fmtCwdBranch } from '../domain/paths.js'
+import { fmtCwdBranch, shortCwd } from '../domain/paths.js'
 import { type GatewayClient } from '../gatewayClient.js'
 import type {
   ClarifyRespondResponse,
@@ -314,12 +314,14 @@ export function useMainApp(gw: GatewayClient) {
 
   useConfigSync({ gw, setBellOnComplete, setVoiceEnabled, sid: ui.sid })
 
-  // ── Terminal tab title ─────────────────────────────────────────────
-  // Show model name + status so users can identify the Hermes tab.
-  const shortModel = ui.info?.model?.replace(/^.*\//, '') ?? ''
-  const titleStatus = ui.busy ? '⏳' : '✓'
-  const terminalTitle = shortModel ? `${titleStatus} ${shortModel} — Hermes` : 'Hermes'
-  useTerminalTitle(terminalTitle)
+  // Tab title: `⚠` waiting on approval/sudo/secret/clarify, `⏳` busy, `✓` idle.
+  const model = ui.info?.model?.replace(/^.*\//, '') ?? ''
+
+  const marker = overlay.approval || overlay.sudo || overlay.secret || overlay.clarify ? '⚠' : ui.busy ? '⏳' : '✓'
+
+  const tabCwd = ui.info?.cwd
+
+  useTerminalTitle(model ? `${marker} ${model}${tabCwd ? ` · ${shortCwd(tabCwd, 24)}` : ''}` : 'Hermes')
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!ui.sid || !stdout) {
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/bootBanner.ts b/ui-tui/src/bootBanner.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c85387bd4..0000000000
--- a/ui-tui/src/bootBanner.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-const GOLD = '\x1b[38;2;255;215;0m'
-const AMBER = '\x1b[38;2;255;191;0m'
-const BRONZE = '\x1b[38;2;205;127;50m'
-const DIM = '\x1b[38;2;184;134;11m'
-const RESET = '\x1b[0m'
-
-const LOGO = [
-  '██╗  ██╗███████╗██████╗ ███╗   ███╗███████╗███████╗       █████╗  ██████╗ ███████╗███╗   ██╗████████╗',
-  '██║  ██║██╔════╝██╔══██╗████╗ ████║██╔════╝██╔════╝      ██╔══██╗██╔════╝ ██╔════╝████╗  ██║╚══██╔══╝',
-  '███████║█████╗  ██████╔╝██╔████╔██║█████╗  ███████╗█████╗███████║██║  ███╗█████╗  ██╔██╗ ██║   ██║   ',
-  '██╔══██║██╔══╝  ██╔══██╗██║╚██╔╝██║██╔══╝  ╚════██║╚════╝██╔══██║██║   ██║██╔══╝  ██║╚██╗██║   ██║   ',
-  '██║  ██║███████╗██║  ██║██║ ╚═╝ ██║███████╗███████║      ██║  ██║╚██████╔╝███████╗██║ ╚████║   ██║   ',
-  '╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═╝     ╚═╝╚══════╝╚══════╝      ╚═╝  ╚═╝ ╚═════╝ ╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═══╝   ╚═╝   '
-]
-
-const GRADIENT = [GOLD, GOLD, AMBER, AMBER, BRONZE, BRONZE] as const
-const LOGO_WIDTH = 98
-
-const TAGLINE = `${DIM}⚕ Nous Research · Messenger of the Digital Gods${RESET}`
-const FALLBACK = `\x1b[1m${GOLD}⚕ NOUS HERMES${RESET}`
-
-export function bootBanner(cols: number = process.stdout.columns || 80): string {
-  const body = cols >= LOGO_WIDTH ? LOGO.map((text, i) => `${GRADIENT[i]}${text}${RESET}`).join('\n') : FALLBACK
-
-  return `\n${body}\n${TAGLINE}\n\n`
-}
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/components/appChrome.tsx b/ui-tui/src/components/appChrome.tsx
index 2fe2e6a5bf..d12a4debff 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/components/appChrome.tsx
+++ b/ui-tui/src/components/appChrome.tsx
@@ -156,7 +156,11 @@ export function GoodVibesHeart({ tick, t }: { tick: number; t: Theme }) {
     return () => clearTimeout(id)
   }, [t.color.amber, tick])
 
-  return <Text color={color}>{active ? '♥' : ' '}</Text>
+  if (!active) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  return <Text color={color}>♥</Text>
 }
 
 export function StatusRule({
@@ -187,7 +191,7 @@ export function StatusRule({
   const leftWidth = Math.max(12, cols - cwdLabel.length - 3)
 
   return (
-    <Box>
+    <Box height={1}>
       <Box flexShrink={1} width={leftWidth}>
         <Text color={t.color.bronze} wrap="truncate-end">
           {'─ '}
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/components/appLayout.tsx b/ui-tui/src/components/appLayout.tsx
index 959b6ea70c..cdac992d30 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/components/appLayout.tsx
+++ b/ui-tui/src/components/appLayout.tsx
@@ -183,37 +183,19 @@ const ComposerPane = memo(function ComposerPane({
         <Text> </Text>
       )}
 
-      <Box flexDirection="column" position="relative">
-        {ui.statusBar && (
-          <StatusRule
-            bgCount={ui.bgTasks.size}
-            busy={ui.busy}
-            cols={composer.cols}
-            cwdLabel={status.cwdLabel}
-            model={ui.info?.model?.split('/').pop() ?? ''}
-            sessionStartedAt={status.sessionStartedAt}
-            showCost={ui.showCost}
-            status={ui.status}
-            statusColor={status.statusColor}
-            t={ui.theme}
-            turnStartedAt={status.turnStartedAt}
-            usage={ui.usage}
-            voiceLabel={status.voiceLabel}
-          />
-        )}
-
-        <FloatingOverlays
-          cols={composer.cols}
-          compIdx={composer.compIdx}
-          completions={composer.completions}
-          onModelSelect={actions.onModelSelect}
-          onPickerSelect={actions.resumeById}
-          pagerPageSize={composer.pagerPageSize}
-        />
-      </Box>
+      <StatusRulePane at="top" composer={composer} status={status} />
 
       {!isBlocked && (
-        <Box flexDirection="column" marginBottom={1}>
+        <Box flexDirection="column" marginTop={ui.statusBar === 'top' ? 0 : 1} position="relative">
+          <FloatingOverlays
+            cols={composer.cols}
+            compIdx={composer.compIdx}
+            completions={composer.completions}
+            onModelSelect={actions.onModelSelect}
+            onPickerSelect={actions.resumeById}
+            pagerPageSize={composer.pagerPageSize}
+          />
+
           {composer.inputBuf.map((line, i) => (
             <Box key={i}>
               <Box width={3}>
@@ -236,8 +218,9 @@ const ComposerPane = memo(function ComposerPane({
             </Box>
 
             <Box flexGrow={1} position="relative">
+              {/* subtract NoSelect paddingX={1} (2 cols) + pw so wrap-ansi and cursorLayout agree */}
               <TextInput
-                columns={Math.max(20, composer.cols - pw)}
+                columns={Math.max(20, composer.cols - pw - 2)}
                 onChange={composer.updateInput}
                 onPaste={composer.handleTextPaste}
                 onSubmit={composer.submit}
@@ -273,6 +256,38 @@ const AgentsOverlayPane = memo(function AgentsOverlayPane() {
   )
 })
 
+const StatusRulePane = memo(function StatusRulePane({
+  at,
+  composer,
+  status
+}: Pick<AppLayoutProps, 'composer' | 'status'> & { at: 'bottom' | 'top' }) {
+  const ui = useStore($uiState)
+
+  if (ui.statusBar !== at) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Box marginTop={at === 'top' ? 1 : 0}>
+      <StatusRule
+        bgCount={ui.bgTasks.size}
+        busy={ui.busy}
+        cols={composer.cols}
+        cwdLabel={status.cwdLabel}
+        model={ui.info?.model?.split('/').pop() ?? ''}
+        sessionStartedAt={status.sessionStartedAt}
+        showCost={ui.showCost}
+        status={ui.status}
+        statusColor={status.statusColor}
+        t={ui.theme}
+        turnStartedAt={status.turnStartedAt}
+        usage={ui.usage}
+        voiceLabel={status.voiceLabel}
+      />
+    </Box>
+  )
+})
+
 export const AppLayout = memo(function AppLayout({
   actions,
   composer,
@@ -295,16 +310,20 @@ export const AppLayout = memo(function AppLayout({
         </Box>
 
         {!overlay.agents && (
-          <PromptZone
-            cols={composer.cols}
-            onApprovalChoice={actions.answerApproval}
-            onClarifyAnswer={actions.answerClarify}
-            onSecretSubmit={actions.answerSecret}
-            onSudoSubmit={actions.answerSudo}
-          />
-        )}
+          <>
+            <PromptZone
+              cols={composer.cols}
+              onApprovalChoice={actions.answerApproval}
+              onClarifyAnswer={actions.answerClarify}
+              onSecretSubmit={actions.answerSecret}
+              onSudoSubmit={actions.answerSudo}
+            />
 
-        {!overlay.agents && <ComposerPane actions={actions} composer={composer} status={status} />}
+            <ComposerPane actions={actions} composer={composer} status={status} />
+
+            <StatusRulePane at="bottom" composer={composer} status={status} />
+          </>
+        )}
       </Box>
     </AlternateScreen>
   )
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/components/textInput.tsx b/ui-tui/src/components/textInput.tsx
index 6c94674e49..e91143c00b 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/components/textInput.tsx
+++ b/ui-tui/src/components/textInput.tsx
@@ -167,9 +167,11 @@ export function lineNav(s: string, p: number, dir: -1 | 1): null | number {
   return snapPos(s, Math.min(nextBreak + 1 + col, lineEnd))
 }
 
-function cursorLayout(value: string, cursor: number, cols: number) {
+// mirrors wrap-ansi(..., { wordWrap: false, hard: true }) so the declared
+// cursor lines up with what <Text wrap="wrap-char"> actually renders
+export function cursorLayout(value: string, cursor: number, cols: number) {
   const pos = Math.max(0, Math.min(cursor, value.length))
-  const w = Math.max(1, cols - 1)
+  const w = Math.max(1, cols)
 
   let col = 0,
     line = 0
@@ -200,17 +202,23 @@ function cursorLayout(value: string, cursor: number, cols: number) {
     col += sw
   }
 
+  // trailing cursor-cell overflows to the next row at the wrap column
+  if (col >= w) {
+    line++
+    col = 0
+  }
+
   return { column: col, line }
 }
 
-function offsetFromPosition(value: string, row: number, col: number, cols: number) {
+export function offsetFromPosition(value: string, row: number, col: number, cols: number) {
   if (!value.length) {
     return 0
   }
 
   const targetRow = Math.max(0, Math.floor(row))
   const targetCol = Math.max(0, Math.floor(col))
-  const w = Math.max(1, cols - 1)
+  const w = Math.max(1, cols)
 
   let line = 0
   let column = 0
@@ -802,7 +810,7 @@ export function TextInput({
       }}
       ref={boxRef}
     >
-      <Text wrap="wrap">{rendered}</Text>
+      <Text wrap="wrap-char">{rendered}</Text>
     </Box>
   )
 }
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/content/hotkeys.ts b/ui-tui/src/content/hotkeys.ts
index b0938e18eb..0a58e305b8 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/content/hotkeys.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/content/hotkeys.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ export const HOTKEYS: [string, string][] = [
   ['Home/End', 'start / end of line'],
   ['Shift+Enter / Alt+Enter', 'insert newline'],
   ['\\+Enter', 'multi-line continuation (fallback)'],
-  ['!cmd', 'run shell command'],
-  ['{!cmd}', 'interpolate shell output inline']
+  ['!<cmd>', 'run a shell command (e.g. !ls, !git status)'],
+  ['{!<cmd>}', 'interpolate shell output inline (e.g. "branch is {!git branch --show-current}")']
 ]
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/entry.tsx b/ui-tui/src/entry.tsx
index 6f1506e5aa..8fdf9f68fb 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/entry.tsx
+++ b/ui-tui/src/entry.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env -S node --max-old-space-size=8192 --expose-gc
-import { bootBanner } from './bootBanner.js'
 import { GatewayClient } from './gatewayClient.js'
 import { setupGracefulExit } from './lib/gracefulExit.js'
 import { formatBytes, type HeapDumpResult, performHeapDump } from './lib/memory.js'
@@ -10,8 +9,6 @@ if (!process.stdin.isTTY) {
   process.exit(0)
 }
 
-process.stdout.write(bootBanner())
-
 const gw = new GatewayClient()
 
 gw.start()
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/gatewayTypes.ts b/ui-tui/src/gatewayTypes.ts
index 975ec117e6..1dc8ea5bed 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/gatewayTypes.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/gatewayTypes.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export interface ConfigDisplayConfig {
   streaming?: boolean
   thinking_mode?: string
   tui_compact?: boolean
-  tui_statusbar?: boolean
+  tui_statusbar?: 'bottom' | 'off' | 'on' | 'top' | boolean
 }
 
 export interface ConfigFullResponse {