diff --git a/src/components/LogoV2/WelcomeV2.tsx b/src/components/LogoV2/WelcomeV2.tsx
index ba6cf82127..54b7064dc8 100644
--- a/src/components/LogoV2/WelcomeV2.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LogoV2/WelcomeV2.tsx
@@ -1,433 +1,21 @@
-import { c as _c } from "react-compiler-runtime";
-import React from 'react';
-import { Box, Text, useTheme } from 'src/ink.js';
-import { env } from '../../utils/env.js';
-const WELCOME_V2_WIDTH = 58;
-export function WelcomeV2() {
-  const $ = _c(35);
-  const [theme] = useTheme();
-  if (env.terminal === "Apple_Terminal") {
-    let t0;
-    if ($[0] !== theme) {
-      // VERBOO-BRAND: welcome message
-      t0 = <AppleTerminalWelcomeV2 theme={theme} welcomeMessage="Welcome to Verboo Code" />;
-      $[0] = theme;
-      $[1] = t0;
-    } else {
-      t0 = $[1];
-    }
-    return t0;
-  }
-  if (["light", "light-daltonized", "light-ansi"].includes(theme)) {
-    let t0;
-    let t1;
-    let t2;
-    let t3;
-    let t4;
-    let t5;
-    let t6;
-    let t7;
-    let t8;
-    if ($[2] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-      t0 = <Text><Text color="claude">{"Welcome to Verboo Code"} </Text><Text dimColor={true}>v{MACRO.DISPLAY_VERSION ?? MACRO.VERSION} </Text></Text>;
-      t1 = <Text>{"\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026"}</Text>;
-      t2 = <Text>{"                                                          "}</Text>;
-      t3 = <Text>{"                                                          "}</Text>;
-      t4 = <Text>{"                                                          "}</Text>;
-      t5 = <Text>{"            \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591                                        "}</Text>;
-      t6 = <Text>{"    \u2591\u2591\u2591   \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591                                      "}</Text>;
-      t7 = <Text>{"   \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591                                    "}</Text>;
-      t8 = <Text>{"                                                          "}</Text>;
-      $[2] = t0;
-      $[3] = t1;
-      $[4] = t2;
-      $[5] = t3;
-      $[6] = t4;
-      $[7] = t5;
-      $[8] = t6;
-      $[9] = t7;
-      $[10] = t8;
-    } else {
-      t0 = $[2];
-      t1 = $[3];
-      t2 = $[4];
-      t3 = $[5];
-      t4 = $[6];
-      t5 = $[7];
-      t6 = $[8];
-      t7 = $[9];
-      t8 = $[10];
-    }
-    let t9;
-    if ($[11] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-      t9 = <Text><Text dimColor={true}>{"                           \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591"}</Text><Text>{"                     \u2588\u2588    "}</Text></Text>;
-      $[11] = t9;
-    } else {
-      t9 = $[11];
-    }
-    let t10;
-    let t11;
-    if ($[12] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-      t10 = <Text><Text dimColor={true}>{"                         \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591"}</Text><Text>{"               \u2588\u2588\u2592\u2592\u2588\u2588  "}</Text></Text>;
-      t11 = <Text>{"                                            \u2592\u2592      \u2588\u2588   \u2592"}</Text>;
-      $[12] = t10;
-      $[13] = t11;
-    } else {
-      t10 = $[12];
-      t11 = $[13];
-    }
-    let t12;
-    if ($[14] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-      t12 = <Text>{"      "}{"           "}{"                         \u2592\u2592\u2591\u2591\u2592\u2592      \u2592 \u2592\u2592"}</Text>;
-      $[14] = t12;
-    } else {
-      t12 = $[14];
-    }
-    let t13;
-    if ($[15] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-      t13 = <Text>{"      "}{"    👻     "}{"                           \u2592\u2592         \u2592\u2592 "}</Text>;
-      $[15] = t13;
-    } else {
-      t13 = $[15];
-    }
-    let t14;
-    if ($[16] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-      t14 = <Text>{"      "}{"           "}{"                          \u2591          \u2592   "}</Text>;
-      $[16] = t14;
-    } else {
-      t14 = $[16];
-    }
-    let t15;
-    if ($[17] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-      t15 = <Box width={WELCOME_V2_WIDTH}><Text>{t0}{t1}{t2}{t3}{t4}{t5}{t6}{t7}{t8}{t9}{t10}{t11}{t12}{t13}{t14}<Text>{"\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026"}{"         "}{"\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2591\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2592\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026"}</Text></Text></Box>;
-      $[17] = t15;
-    } else {
-      t15 = $[17];
-    }
-    return t15;
-  }
-  let t0;
-  let t1;
-  let t2;
-  let t3;
-  let t4;
-  let t5;
-  let t6;
-  if ($[18] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-    t0 = <Text><Text color="claude">{"Welcome to Verboo Code"} </Text><Text dimColor={true}>v{MACRO.DISPLAY_VERSION ?? MACRO.VERSION} </Text></Text>;
-    t1 = <Text>{"\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026"}</Text>;
-    t2 = <Text>{"                                                          "}</Text>;
-    t3 = <Text>{"     *                                       \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2593\u2593\u2591     "}</Text>;
-    t4 = <Text>{"                                 *         \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2593\u2591     \u2591\u2591   "}</Text>;
-    t5 = <Text>{"            \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591                        \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2593\u2591           "}</Text>;
-    t6 = <Text>{"    \u2591\u2591\u2591   \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591                      \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2593\u2591           "}</Text>;
-    $[18] = t0;
-    $[19] = t1;
-    $[20] = t2;
-    $[21] = t3;
-    $[22] = t4;
-    $[23] = t5;
-    $[24] = t6;
-  } else {
-    t0 = $[18];
-    t1 = $[19];
-    t2 = $[20];
-    t3 = $[21];
-    t4 = $[22];
-    t5 = $[23];
-    t6 = $[24];
-  }
-  let t10;
-  let t11;
-  let t7;
-  let t8;
-  let t9;
-  if ($[25] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-    t7 = <Text><Text>{"   \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591    "}</Text><Text bold={true}>*</Text><Text>{"                \u2588\u2588\u2593\u2591\u2591      \u2593   "}</Text></Text>;
-    t8 = <Text>{"                                             \u2591\u2593\u2593\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2593\u2593\u2591    "}</Text>;
-    t9 = <Text dimColor={true}>{" *                                 \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591                   "}</Text>;
-    t10 = <Text dimColor={true}>{"                                 \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591                 "}</Text>;
-    t11 = <Text dimColor={true}>{"                               \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591           "}</Text>;
-    $[25] = t10;
-    $[26] = t11;
-    $[27] = t7;
-    $[28] = t8;
-    $[29] = t9;
-  } else {
-    t10 = $[25];
-    t11 = $[26];
-    t7 = $[27];
-    t8 = $[28];
-    t9 = $[29];
-  }
-  let t12;
-  if ($[30] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-    t12 = <Text>{"    👻     "}</Text>;
-    $[30] = t12;
-  } else {
-    t12 = $[30];
-  }
-  let t13;
-  if ($[31] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-    t13 = <Text>{"      "}{t12}{"                                       "}<Text dimColor={true}>*</Text><Text> </Text></Text>;
-    $[31] = t13;
-  } else {
-    t13 = $[31];
-  }
-  let t14;
-  if ($[32] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-    t14 = <Text>{"      "}{"           "}<Text>{"                        "}</Text><Text bold={true}>*</Text><Text>{"                "}</Text></Text>;
-    $[32] = t14;
-  } else {
-    t14 = $[32];
-  }
-  let t15;
-  if ($[33] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-    t15 = <Text>{"      "}{"           "}{"     *                                   "}</Text>;
-    $[33] = t15;
-  } else {
-    t15 = $[33];
-  }
-  let t16;
-  if ($[34] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-    t16 = <Box width={WELCOME_V2_WIDTH}><Text>{t0}{t1}{t2}{t3}{t4}{t5}{t6}{t7}{t8}{t9}{t10}{t11}{t13}{t14}{t15}<Text>{"\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026"}{"         "}{"\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026"}</Text></Text></Box>;
-    $[34] = t16;
-  } else {
-    t16 = $[34];
-  }
-  return t16;
-}
-type AppleTerminalWelcomeV2Props = {
-  theme: string;
-  welcomeMessage: string;
-};
-function AppleTerminalWelcomeV2(t0) {
-  const $ = _c(44);
-  const {
-    theme,
-    welcomeMessage
-  } = t0;
-  const isLightTheme = ["light", "light-daltonized", "light-ansi"].includes(theme);
-  if (isLightTheme) {
-    let t1;
-    if ($[0] !== welcomeMessage) {
-      t1 = <Text color="claude">{welcomeMessage} </Text>;
-      $[0] = welcomeMessage;
-      $[1] = t1;
-    } else {
-      t1 = $[1];
-    }
-    let t2;
-    if ($[2] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-      t2 = <Text dimColor={true}>v{MACRO.DISPLAY_VERSION ?? MACRO.VERSION} </Text>;
-      $[2] = t2;
-    } else {
-      t2 = $[2];
-    }
-    let t3;
-    if ($[3] !== t1) {
-      t3 = <Text>{t1}{t2}</Text>;
-      $[3] = t1;
-      $[4] = t3;
-    } else {
-      t3 = $[4];
-    }
-    let t10;
-    let t11;
-    let t4;
-    let t5;
-    let t6;
-    let t7;
-    let t8;
-    let t9;
-    if ($[5] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-      t4 = <Text>{"\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026"}</Text>;
-      t5 = <Text>{"                                                          "}</Text>;
-      t6 = <Text>{"                                                          "}</Text>;
-      t7 = <Text>{"                                                          "}</Text>;
-      t8 = <Text>{"            \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591                                        "}</Text>;
-      t9 = <Text>{"    \u2591\u2591\u2591   \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591                                      "}</Text>;
-      t10 = <Text>{"   \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591                                    "}</Text>;
-      t11 = <Text>{"                                                          "}</Text>;
-      $[5] = t10;
-      $[6] = t11;
-      $[7] = t4;
-      $[8] = t5;
-      $[9] = t6;
-      $[10] = t7;
-      $[11] = t8;
-      $[12] = t9;
-    } else {
-      t10 = $[5];
-      t11 = $[6];
-      t4 = $[7];
-      t5 = $[8];
-      t6 = $[9];
-      t7 = $[10];
-      t8 = $[11];
-      t9 = $[12];
-    }
-    let t12;
-    if ($[13] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-      t12 = <Text><Text dimColor={true}>{"                           \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591"}</Text><Text>{"                     \u2588\u2588    "}</Text></Text>;
-      $[13] = t12;
-    } else {
-      t12 = $[13];
-    }
-    let t13;
-    let t14;
-    let t15;
-    if ($[14] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-      t13 = <Text><Text dimColor={true}>{"                         \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591"}</Text><Text>{"               \u2588\u2588\u2592\u2592\u2588\u2588  "}</Text></Text>;
-      t14 = <Text>{"                                            \u2592\u2592      \u2588\u2588   \u2592"}</Text>;
-      t15 = <Text>{"                                          \u2592\u2592\u2591\u2591\u2592\u2592      \u2592 \u2592\u2592"}</Text>;
-      $[14] = t13;
-      $[15] = t14;
-      $[16] = t15;
-    } else {
-      t13 = $[14];
-      t14 = $[15];
-      t15 = $[16];
-    }
-    let t16;
-    if ($[17] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-      t16 = <Text>{"      "}{"    👻     "}{"                           \u2592\u2592         \u2592\u2592 "}</Text>;
-      $[17] = t16;
-    } else {
-      t16 = $[17];
-    }
-    let t17;
-    if ($[18] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-      t17 = <Text>{"       "}{"         "}{"                           \u2591          \u2592   "}</Text>;
-      $[18] = t17;
-    } else {
-      t17 = $[18];
-    }
-    let t18;
-    if ($[19] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-      t18 = <Text>{"\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026"}{"         "}{"\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2591\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2592\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026"}</Text>;
-      $[19] = t18;
-    } else {
-      t18 = $[19];
-    }
-    let t19;
-    if ($[20] !== t3) {
-      t19 = <Box width={WELCOME_V2_WIDTH}><Text>{t3}{t4}{t5}{t6}{t7}{t8}{t9}{t10}{t11}{t12}{t13}{t14}{t15}{t16}{t17}{t18}</Text></Box>;
-      $[20] = t3;
-      $[21] = t19;
-    } else {
-      t19 = $[21];
-    }
-    return t19;
-  }
-  let t1;
-  if ($[22] !== welcomeMessage) {
-    t1 = <Text color="claude">{welcomeMessage} </Text>;
-    $[22] = welcomeMessage;
-    $[23] = t1;
-  } else {
-    t1 = $[23];
-  }
-  let t2;
-  if ($[24] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-    t2 = <Text dimColor={true}>v{MACRO.DISPLAY_VERSION ?? MACRO.VERSION} </Text>;
-    $[24] = t2;
-  } else {
-    t2 = $[24];
-  }
-  let t3;
-  if ($[25] !== t1) {
-    t3 = <Text>{t1}{t2}</Text>;
-    $[25] = t1;
-    $[26] = t3;
-  } else {
-    t3 = $[26];
-  }
-  let t4;
-  let t5;
-  let t6;
-  let t7;
-  let t8;
-  let t9;
-  if ($[27] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-    t4 = <Text>{"\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026"}</Text>;
-    t5 = <Text>{"                                                          "}</Text>;
-    t6 = <Text>{"     *                                       \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2593\u2593\u2591     "}</Text>;
-    t7 = <Text>{"                                 *         \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2593\u2591     \u2591\u2591   "}</Text>;
-    t8 = <Text>{"            \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591                        \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2593\u2591           "}</Text>;
-    t9 = <Text>{"    \u2591\u2591\u2591   \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591                      \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2593\u2591           "}</Text>;
-    $[27] = t4;
-    $[28] = t5;
-    $[29] = t6;
-    $[30] = t7;
-    $[31] = t8;
-    $[32] = t9;
-  } else {
-    t4 = $[27];
-    t5 = $[28];
-    t6 = $[29];
-    t7 = $[30];
-    t8 = $[31];
-    t9 = $[32];
-  }
-  let t10;
-  let t11;
-  let t12;
-  let t13;
-  let t14;
-  if ($[33] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-    t10 = <Text><Text>{"   \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591    "}</Text><Text bold={true}>*</Text><Text>{"                \u2588\u2588\u2593\u2591\u2591      \u2593   "}</Text></Text>;
-    t11 = <Text>{"                                             \u2591\u2593\u2593\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2593\u2593\u2591    "}</Text>;
-    t12 = <Text dimColor={true}>{" *                                 \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591                   "}</Text>;
-    t13 = <Text dimColor={true}>{"                                 \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591                 "}</Text>;
-    t14 = <Text dimColor={true}>{"                               \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591           "}</Text>;
-    $[33] = t10;
-    $[34] = t11;
-    $[35] = t12;
-    $[36] = t13;
-    $[37] = t14;
-  } else {
-    t10 = $[33];
-    t11 = $[34];
-    t12 = $[35];
-    t13 = $[36];
-    t14 = $[37];
-  }
-  let t15;
-  if ($[38] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-    t15 = <Text>{"                                                      "}<Text dimColor={true}>*</Text><Text> </Text></Text>;
-    $[38] = t15;
-  } else {
-    t15 = $[38];
-  }
-  let t16;
-  if ($[39] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-    t16 = <Text>{"        "}{"    👻     "}<Text>{"                       "}</Text><Text bold={true}>*</Text><Text>{"                "}</Text></Text>;
-    $[39] = t16;
-  } else {
-    t16 = $[39];
-  }
-  let t17;
-  if ($[40] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-    t17 = <Text>{"        "}{"         "}{"      *                                   "}</Text>;
-    $[40] = t17;
-  } else {
-    t17 = $[40];
-  }
-  let t18;
-  if ($[41] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
-    t18 = <Text>{"\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026"}{"         "}{"\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026"}</Text>;
-    $[41] = t18;
-  } else {
-    t18 = $[41];
-  }
-  let t19;
-  if ($[42] !== t3) {
-    t19 = <Box width={WELCOME_V2_WIDTH}><Text>{t3}{t4}{t5}{t6}{t7}{t8}{t9}{t10}{t11}{t12}{t13}{t14}{t15}{t16}{t17}{t18}</Text></Box>;
-    $[42] = t3;
-    $[43] = t19;
-  } else {
-    t19 = $[43];
-  }
-  return t19;
+import * as React from 'react'
+import { Box, Text } from 'src/ink.js'
+
+export function WelcomeV2(): React.ReactElement {
+  const version = MACRO.DISPLAY_VERSION ?? MACRO.VERSION
+
+  return (
+    <Box flexDirection="column" marginY={1} paddingX={1}>
+      <Box flexDirection="row" gap={1} alignItems="center">
+        <Text>👻</Text>
+        <Text bold color="claude">
+          Verboo Code
+        </Text>
+        <Text dimColor>v{version}</Text>
+      </Box>
+      <Box paddingLeft={3}>
+        <Text dimColor>Build, debug, and ship from your terminal.</Text>
+      </Box>
+    </Box>
+  )
 }
diff --git a/src/components/PromptInput/PromptInput.tsx b/src/components/PromptInput/PromptInput.tsx
index 8d298ddc91..70cf9010e7 100644
--- a/src/components/PromptInput/PromptInput.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PromptInput/PromptInput.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { feature } from 'bun:bundle';
-import chalk from 'chalk';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState, useSyncExternalStore } from 'react';
@@ -2283,7 +2282,7 @@ function PromptInput({
           <Text dimColor>Waiting for permission…</Text>
         </Box>}
       <PromptInputStashNotice hasStash={stashedPrompt !== undefined} />
-      <Box marginTop={1} marginLeft={2} height={1} overflow="hidden">
+      <Box marginLeft={2} height={1} overflow="hidden">
         {mode === 'prompt' && !exitMessage.show && !isPasting ? <ContextWindowDisplay messages={messages} permissionMode={effectiveToolPermissionContext.mode} /> : <Text> </Text>}
       </Box>
       {swarmBanner ? <>
@@ -2305,7 +2304,7 @@ function PromptInput({
           </Box>
           <Text color={swarmBanner.bgColor}>{'─'.repeat(columns)}</Text>
         </> : <Box width="100%">
-          <Box borderStyle="round" borderColor={getBorderColor()} paddingLeft={1} width="100%">
+          <Box borderStyle="round" borderColor={getBorderColor()} borderText={buildPromptBorderText(mode)} paddingLeft={1} width="100%">
             <Box flexDirection="row" alignItems="flex-start" justifyContent="flex-start">
               <PromptInputModeIndicator mode={mode} isLoading={isLoading} viewingAgentName={viewingAgentName} viewingAgentColor={viewingAgentColor} />
               {showFastIcon && <Text color={getBorderColor()}>{' '}{getFastIconString(true, fastModeCooldown)}{' '}{showFastIconHint && <Text dimColor>/fast</Text>}</Text>}
@@ -2369,14 +2368,12 @@ function getInitialPasteId(messages: Message[]): number {
   }
   return maxId + 1;
 }
-function buildBorderText(showFastIcon: boolean, showFastIconHint: boolean, fastModeCooldown: boolean): BorderTextOptions | undefined {
-  if (!showFastIcon) return undefined;
-  const fastSeg = showFastIconHint ? `${getFastIconString(true, fastModeCooldown)} ${chalk.dim('/fast')}` : getFastIconString(true, fastModeCooldown);
+function buildPromptBorderText(mode: PromptInputMode): BorderTextOptions {
   return {
-    content: ` ${fastSeg} `,
+    content: mode === 'bash' ? ' shell ' : ' 👻 ',
     position: 'top',
-    align: 'end',
-    offset: 0
+    align: 'start',
+    offset: 1
   };
 }
 export default React.memo(PromptInput);
diff --git a/src/components/PromptInput/usePromptInputPlaceholder.ts b/src/components/PromptInput/usePromptInputPlaceholder.ts
index 36d8d362b9..99bfbfea9b 100644
--- a/src/components/PromptInput/usePromptInputPlaceholder.ts
+++ b/src/components/PromptInput/usePromptInputPlaceholder.ts
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ export function usePromptInputPlaceholder({
       promptSuggestionEnabled &&
       !proactiveModule?.isProactiveActive()
     ) {
-      return getExampleCommandFromCache()
+      return getExampleCommandFromCache() ?? 'Ask Verboo to build, fix, or explain…'
     }
+
+    return 'Ask Verboo to build, fix, or explain…'
   }, [
     input,
     queuedCommands,
diff --git a/src/components/StartupScreen.test.ts b/src/components/StartupScreen.test.ts
index f9eabd0aa0..991f5a6870 100644
--- a/src/components/StartupScreen.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/StartupScreen.test.ts
@@ -193,18 +193,20 @@ describe('renderStartupScreen', () => {
     isLocal: false,
   }
 
-  test('renders the mascot layout safely in a wide terminal', () => {
+  test('uses the compact ghost identity in a wide terminal', () => {
     const output = renderStartupScreen(provider, '0.14.5', '~/project', 120)
     const plainOutput = stripAnsi(output)
 
-    expect(plainOutput).toContain('▄▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▄')
+    expect(plainOutput).toContain('👻')
     expect(plainOutput).toContain('Verboo Code')
+    expect(plainOutput).not.toContain('▄▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▄')
+    expect(plainOutput).not.toContain('Tokens ilimitados')
     expect(output).toContain('\x1b[0m')
     expect(output).not.toContain('undefined')
     expect(plainOutput.split('\n').every(line => line.length <= 120)).toBe(true)
   })
 
-  test('uses the compact header in a narrow terminal', () => {
+  test('keeps the compact identity in a narrow terminal', () => {
     const output = stripAnsi(
       renderStartupScreen(
         {
diff --git a/src/components/StartupScreen.ts b/src/components/StartupScreen.ts
index 2afdfc1cb9..867caf96c2 100644
--- a/src/components/StartupScreen.ts
+++ b/src/components/StartupScreen.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 /**
- * VERBOO-BRAND: Verboo Code startup screen — filled-block text logo with
- * Verboo purple gradient. Called once at CLI startup before the Ink UI renders.
- *
- * NOTE: cores aqui são RGB hardcoded (NÃO usam theme.ts) — toda mudança
- * de marca neste arquivo é manual.
+ * Minimal Verboo Code identity printed once before the Ink UI renders.
+ * Keep this compact: the terminal is a workspace, not a splash screen.
  */
 
 import { VERBOO_ROUTER_URL, isVerbooMode } from '../constants/oauth.js'
@@ -19,89 +16,11 @@ const ESC = '\x1b['
 const RESET = `${ESC}0m`
 const DIM = `${ESC}2m`
 
-type RGB = [number, number, number]
 const rgb = (r: number, g: number, b: number) => `${ESC}38;2;${r};${g};${b}m`
 
-function lerp(a: RGB, b: RGB, t: number): RGB {
-  return [
-    Math.round(a[0] + (b[0] - a[0]) * t),
-    Math.round(a[1] + (b[1] - a[1]) * t),
-    Math.round(a[2] + (b[2] - a[2]) * t),
-  ]
-}
-
-function gradAt(stops: RGB[], t: number): RGB {
-  const c = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, t))
-  const s = c * (stops.length - 1)
-  const i = Math.floor(s)
-  if (i >= stops.length - 1) return stops[stops.length - 1]
-  return lerp(stops[i], stops[i + 1], s - i)
-}
-
-function paintLine(text: string, stops: RGB[], lineT: number): string {
-  let out = ''
-  for (let i = 0; i < text.length; i++) {
-    const t = text.length > 1 ? lineT * 0.5 + (i / (text.length - 1)) * 0.5 : lineT
-    const [r, g, b] = gradAt(stops, t)
-    out += `${rgb(r, g, b)}${text[i]}`
-  }
-  return out + RESET
-}
-
-// ─── Colors ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-// VERBOO-BRAND: purple gradient for the logo (was sunset orange)
-const SUNSET_GRAD: RGB[] = [
-  [213, 142, 255], // light purple
-  [193, 92, 255],
-  [173, 52, 254], // brand #AD34FE
-  [146, 1, 243],
-  [110, 0, 200],
-  [80, 0, 150],
-]
-
-const ACCENT: RGB = [173, 52, 254] // VERBOO-BRAND: brand purple
-const CREAM: RGB = [220, 200, 240] // VERBOO-BRAND: soft lavender
-const DIMCOL: RGB = [120, 100, 140] // VERBOO-BRAND: muted cool gray
-const BORDER: RGB = [80, 65, 100] // VERBOO-BRAND: dark cool gray
-
-// ─── Filled Block Text Logo ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-// VERBOO-BRAND: "VERBOO CODE" em uma linha, estilo rounded (cantos \u256d\u256e\u2570\u256f, tra\u00e7os \u2500)
-const LOGO_VERBOO_CODE = [
-  `  \u2588\u2588\u256e   \u2588\u2588\u256e\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256e\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256e \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256e  \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256e  \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256e     \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256e \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256e \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256e \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256e`,
-  `  \u2588\u2588\u2502   \u2588\u2588\u2502\u2588\u2588\u256d\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u256f\u2588\u2588\u256d\u2500\u2500\u2588\u2588\u256e\u2588\u2588\u256d\u2500\u2500\u2588\u2588\u256e\u2588\u2588\u256d\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2588\u2588\u256e\u2588\u2588\u256d\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2588\u2588\u256e   \u2588\u2588\u256d\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u256f\u2588\u2588\u256d\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2588\u2588\u256e\u2588\u2588\u256d\u2500\u2500\u2588\u2588\u256e\u2588\u2588\u256d\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u256f`,
-  `  \u2588\u2588\u2502   \u2588\u2588\u2502\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256e  \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256d\u256f\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256d\u256f\u2588\u2588\u2502   \u2588\u2588\u2502\u2588\u2588\u2502   \u2588\u2588\u2502   \u2588\u2588\u2502     \u2588\u2588\u2502   \u2588\u2588\u2502\u2588\u2588\u2502  \u2588\u2588\u2502\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256e  `,
-  `  \u2570\u2588\u2588\u256e \u2588\u2588\u256d\u256f\u2588\u2588\u256d\u2500\u2500\u256f  \u2588\u2588\u256d\u2500\u2500\u2588\u2588\u256e\u2588\u2588\u256d\u2500\u2500\u2588\u2588\u256e\u2588\u2588\u2502   \u2588\u2588\u2502\u2588\u2588\u2502   \u2588\u2588\u2502   \u2588\u2588\u2502     \u2588\u2588\u2502   \u2588\u2588\u2502\u2588\u2588\u2502  \u2588\u2588\u2502\u2588\u2588\u256d\u2500\u2500\u256f  `,
-  `   \u2570\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256d\u256f \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256e\u2588\u2588\u2502  \u2588\u2588\u2502\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256d\u256f\u2570\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256d\u256f\u2570\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256d\u256f   \u2570\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256e\u2570\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256d\u256f\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256d\u256f\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u256e`,
-  `    \u2570\u2500\u2500\u2500\u256f  \u2570\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u256f\u2570\u2500\u256f  \u2570\u2500\u256f\u2570\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u256f  \u2570\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u256f  \u2570\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u256f     \u2570\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u256f \u2570\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u256f \u2570\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u256f \u2570\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u256f`,
-]
-
-// ─── Verboo ASCII Logo ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-const VERBOO_LOGO = [
-  `  ▄▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▄  `,
-  `▄▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▄`,
-  `▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀`,
-  `▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀`,
-  `▀▀▀▀▀▄▄▄▀▀▀▀▀`,
-  ` ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ `,
-  `▄▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▄`,
-]
-
-// Máscara 1:1 com VERBOO_LOGO — 1 = bg roxo (bloco cheio), 0 = fg só (meio-bloco)
-// Edite os 1/0 para escolher quais caracteres ficam totalmente preenchidos
-const VERBOO_LOGO_MASK = [
-  `  011111110  `,
-  `0111111111110`,
-  `1110111110111`,
-  `1111011101111`,
-  `1111100011111`,
-  ` 11111111111 `,
-  `110 01110 011`,
-]
-
-const STARTUP_LOGO_MIN_COLUMNS = 80
+const ACCENT = [173, 52, 254] as const
+const DIMCOL = [120, 100, 140] as const
+const STARTUP_DEFAULT_COLUMNS = 80
 
 // ─── Provider detection ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -232,13 +151,6 @@ export function detectProvider(modelOverride?: string): { name: string; model: s
   return { name: 'Verboo', model: resolvedModel, baseUrl, isLocal }
 }
 
-// ─── Box drawing ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-function boxRow(content: string, width: number, rawLen: number): string {
-  const pad = Math.max(0, width - 2 - rawLen)
-  return `${rgb(...BORDER)}\u2502${RESET}${content}${' '.repeat(pad)}${rgb(...BORDER)}\u2502${RESET}`
-}
-
 // ─── Main ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 function truncateStartupText(text: string, maxLength: number): string {
@@ -254,88 +166,30 @@ export function renderStartupScreen(
   displayCwd: string,
   columns: number,
 ): string {
-  const out: string[] = []
+  const out: string[] = ['']
   const bold = `${ESC}1m`
   const PURPLE = rgb(...ACCENT)
-  const PURPLE_FILL = `${rgb(...ACCENT)}${ESC}48;2;${ACCENT[0]};${ACCENT[1]};${ACCENT[2]}m`
-  const SOFT = rgb(...CREAM)
   const DIMP = `${DIM}${rgb(...DIMCOL)}`
   const STATUS_C = p.isLocal ? rgb(130, 200, 140) : PURPLE
   const statusLabel = p.isLocal ? 'local' : 'cloud'
-  const LOGO_TEXT_PADDING = 2
-
-  out.push('')
-
-  if (columns < STARTUP_LOGO_MIN_COLUMNS) {
-    const compactTextWidth = Math.max(1, columns - 6)
-    const provider = truncateStartupText(`${p.name} \u00b7 ${p.model}`, compactTextWidth)
-    const endpoint = truncateStartupText(p.baseUrl, compactTextWidth)
-    const cwd = truncateStartupText(displayCwd, compactTextWidth)
-
-    out.push(`  ${PURPLE}\ud83d\udc7b${RESET}  ${bold}${SOFT}Verboo Code${RESET} ${DIMP}v${version}${RESET}`)
-    out.push(`      ${DIMP}Tokens ilimitados \u00b7 Privacidade \u00b7 Velocidade${RESET}`)
-    out.push(`      ${DIMP}${provider}${RESET}`)
-    out.push(`      ${DIMP}${endpoint}${RESET}`)
-    out.push(`      ${DIMP}${cwd}${RESET}`)
-  } else {
-    const maxLogoWidth = Math.max(...VERBOO_LOGO.map(line => line.trimEnd().length))
-    const rightTextWidth = Math.max(
-      1,
-      columns - 2 - maxLogoWidth - LOGO_TEXT_PADDING,
-    )
-    const provider = truncateStartupText(`${p.name} \u00b7 ${p.model}`, rightTextWidth)
-    const endpoint = truncateStartupText(p.baseUrl, rightTextWidth)
-    const cwd = truncateStartupText(displayCwd, rightTextWidth)
-    const rightCol = [
-      ``,
-      `${bold}${SOFT}Verboo Code${RESET} ${DIMP}v${version}${RESET}`,
-      `${DIMP}Tokens ilimitados \u00b7 Privacidade \u00b7 Velocidade${RESET}`,
-      `${DIMP}${provider}${RESET}`,
-      `${DIMP}${endpoint}${RESET}`,
-      `${DIMP}${cwd}${RESET}`,
-      ``,
-    ]
-
-    const paintedLogo: { text: string; visualWidth: number }[] = []
-    for (let i = 0; i < VERBOO_LOGO.length; i++) {
-      const line = (VERBOO_LOGO[i] ?? '').trimEnd()
-      const mask = VERBOO_LOGO_MASK[i] ?? ''
-      let painted = ''
-      for (let j = 0; j < line.length; j++) {
-        const ch = line[j] ?? ''
-        const isBlock = ch === '\u2580' || ch === '\u2584'
-        if (isBlock && mask[j] === '1') {
-          painted += `${PURPLE_FILL}${ch}${RESET}`
-        } else if (isBlock) {
-          painted += `${PURPLE}${ch}${RESET}`
-        } else {
-          painted += ch
-        }
-      }
-      paintedLogo.push({ text: painted, visualWidth: line.length })
-    }
-
-    for (let i = 0; i < paintedLogo.length; i++) {
-      const { text, visualWidth } = paintedLogo[i] ?? {
-        text: '',
-        visualWidth: 0,
-      }
-      const gap = ' '.repeat(
-        Math.max(0, maxLogoWidth - visualWidth + LOGO_TEXT_PADDING),
-      )
-      out.push(`  ${text}${gap}${rightCol[i] ?? ''}`)
-    }
-  }
-
+  const detailWidth = Math.max(1, columns - 8)
+  const providerAndModel = p.name === 'Verboo' ? p.model : `${p.name} · ${p.model}`
+  const model = truncateStartupText(providerAndModel, Math.max(1, detailWidth - statusLabel.length - 4))
+  const cwd = truncateStartupText(displayCwd, detailWidth)
+  const hint = truncateStartupText('Type a request, or use /help for commands', detailWidth)
+  const shownVersion = truncateStartupText(version, Math.max(1, columns - 24))
+
+  out.push(`  👻  ${bold}${PURPLE}Verboo Code${RESET} ${DIMP}v${shownVersion}${RESET}`)
+  out.push(`      ${STATUS_C}●${RESET} ${DIMP}${model} · ${statusLabel}${RESET}`)
+  out.push(`      ${DIMP}${cwd}${RESET}`)
   out.push('')
-  out.push(`  ${STATUS_C}\u25cf${RESET}  ${DIMP}${statusLabel}${RESET}    ${DIMP}Ready \u2014 type ${RESET}${PURPLE}/help${RESET}${DIMP} to begin${RESET}`)
+  out.push(`      ${DIMP}${hint}${RESET}`)
   out.push('')
 
   return `${out.join('\n')}\n`
 }
 
-// VERBOO-BRAND: compact rounded header (replaces giant ASCII splash).
-// Layout inspired by the V2 logo style \u2014 logo + name + meta on the right.
+// VERBOO-BRAND: compact identity shared by every interactive startup.
 export function printStartupScreen(modelOverride?: string): void {
   // Skip in non-interactive / CI / print mode
   if (process.env.CI || !process.stdout.isTTY) return
@@ -348,6 +202,6 @@ export function printStartupScreen(modelOverride?: string): void {
   const displayCwd = home && cwd.startsWith(home) ? `~${cwd.slice(home.length)}` : cwd
 
   const version = MACRO.DISPLAY_VERSION ?? MACRO.VERSION
-  const columns = process.stdout.columns ?? STARTUP_LOGO_MIN_COLUMNS
+  const columns = process.stdout.columns ?? STARTUP_DEFAULT_COLUMNS
   process.stdout.write(renderStartupScreen(p, version, displayCwd, columns))
 }