From 2b8b247f51fa002b1b215358ff5a32a316ff6853 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: npub1mprnacetjua2xx3p5eddmhxyk6wv929ymm5py8kd2xfxurxahspqqlgyta
 <d8473ee32b973aa31a21a65adddcc4b69cc2a8a4dee8121ecd51926e0cddbc02@buzz.block.builderlab.xyz>
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2026 10:35:12 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat(desktop): add Buzz Term banner

Co-authored-by: npub1mprnacetjua2xx3p5eddmhxyk6wv929ymm5py8kd2xfxurxahspqqlgyta <d8473ee32b973aa31a21a65adddcc4b69cc2a8a4dee8121ecd51926e0cddbc02@buzz.block.builderlab.xyz>
Signed-off-by: npub1mprnacetjua2xx3p5eddmhxyk6wv929ymm5py8kd2xfxurxahspqqlgyta <d8473ee32b973aa31a21a65adddcc4b69cc2a8a4dee8121ecd51926e0cddbc02@buzz.block.builderlab.xyz>
---
 .../terminal/TerminalBootstrap.test.mjs       |   1 +
 .../terminal/TerminalSubstrate.test.mjs       |  15 +-
 .../features/terminal/TerminalSubstrate.tsx   | 139 +++----
 .../features/terminal/terminalBanner.test.mjs |  60 +++
 .../src/features/terminal/terminalBanner.ts   | 264 ++++++++++++
 .../terminal/terminalBannerColor.test.mjs     | 216 ++++++++++
 .../features/terminal/terminalBannerColor.ts  | 379 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../terminal/terminalBannerPainter.test.mjs   | 109 +++++
 .../terminal/terminalBannerPainter.ts         |  38 ++
 .../src/features/terminal/terminalRenderer.ts |   8 +
 .../src/shared/styles/globals/components.css  |   7 +-
 11 files changed, 1143 insertions(+), 93 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBanner.test.mjs
 create mode 100644 desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBanner.ts
 create mode 100644 desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBannerColor.test.mjs
 create mode 100644 desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBannerColor.ts
 create mode 100644 desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBannerPainter.test.mjs
 create mode 100644 desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBannerPainter.ts

diff --git a/desktop/src/features/terminal/TerminalBootstrap.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/terminal/TerminalBootstrap.test.mjs
index 67c514d9e..77bcabd00 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/terminal/TerminalBootstrap.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/terminal/TerminalBootstrap.test.mjs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ before(async () => {
     toJSON() {},
   });
   dom.window.HTMLCanvasElement.prototype.getContext = () => ({
+    clearRect() {},
     fillRect() {},
     fillStyle: "",
     fillText() {},
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/terminal/TerminalSubstrate.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/terminal/TerminalSubstrate.test.mjs
index 3fbd70d35..793d48df4 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/terminal/TerminalSubstrate.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/terminal/TerminalSubstrate.test.mjs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ test("mounted IME paths neither toggle nor emit preedit text", async () => {
   assert.deepEqual(calls.input, ["か"]);
 });
 
-test("welcome survives non-intersecting frame and dismisses on input or intersecting damage", async () => {
+test("first active PTY output dismisses the welcome overlay", async () => {
   const baseFrame = {
     cursor: { column: 0, line: 0, visible: false },
     full: false,
@@ -164,17 +164,8 @@ test("welcome survives non-intersecting frame and dismisses on input or intersec
   };
   const { view } = fixture({ frame: baseFrame });
   await ready(view);
-  assert.ok(view.container.querySelector(".buzz-terminal-welcome"));
-  toggleChord();
-  const input = view.getByLabelText("Terminal input");
-  fireEvent.input(input, { target: { value: "x" } });
-  await waitFor(
-    () =>
-      assert.equal(
-        view.container.querySelector(".buzz-terminal-welcome"),
-        null,
-      ),
-    { timeout: 1_000 },
+  await waitFor(() =>
+    assert.equal(view.container.querySelector(".buzz-terminal-welcome"), null),
   );
 
   cleanup();
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/terminal/TerminalSubstrate.tsx b/desktop/src/features/terminal/TerminalSubstrate.tsx
index d17722402..3822e005a 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/terminal/TerminalSubstrate.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/terminal/TerminalSubstrate.tsx
@@ -9,10 +9,14 @@ import {
   encodePaste,
   encodeTerminalKey,
   reduceHandoff,
-  updateWelcomeForOutput,
-  type WelcomeState,
 } from "./terminalState";
-import { type TerminalFrame, TerminalGrid } from "./terminalRenderer";
+import { buildTerminalBanner } from "./terminalBanner";
+import { paintTerminalBanner } from "./terminalBannerPainter";
+import {
+  TERMINAL_CELL_METRICS,
+  type TerminalFrame,
+  TerminalGrid,
+} from "./terminalRenderer";
 
 export type TerminalViewportSize = {
   columns: number;
@@ -56,38 +60,12 @@ function isToggleChord(event: KeyboardEvent): boolean {
   );
 }
 
-const CELL_HEIGHT = 17;
-const WELCOME_COLUMNS = 25;
-const WELCOME_LINES = 4;
+const { width: CELL_WIDTH, height: CELL_HEIGHT } = TERMINAL_CELL_METRICS;
 
-function welcomeRect(frame: TerminalFrame) {
-  const top = Math.max(
-    0,
-    Math.floor(frame.viewport.screenLines * 0.42 - WELCOME_LINES / 2),
-  );
-  const left = Math.max(
-    0,
-    Math.floor((frame.viewport.columns - WELCOME_COLUMNS) / 2),
-  );
-  return {
-    top,
-    left,
-    bottom: top + WELCOME_LINES,
-    right: left + WELCOME_COLUMNS,
-  };
-}
-
-function frameDamageRects(frame: TerminalFrame) {
-  return frame.rows.flatMap((row) =>
-    row.spans.flatMap((span) =>
-      span.clusters
-        .filter((cluster) => cluster.text.trim().length > 0)
-        .map((cluster) => ({
-          top: row.line,
-          left: cluster.column,
-          bottom: row.line + 1,
-          right: cluster.column + cluster.width,
-        })),
+function hasVisibleOutput(frame: TerminalFrame): boolean {
+  return frame.rows.some((row) =>
+    row.spans.some((span) =>
+      span.clusters.some((cluster) => cluster.text.trim().length > 0),
     ),
   );
 }
@@ -112,6 +90,7 @@ export function TerminalSubstrate({
 }: TerminalSubstrateProps) {
   const { terminalPalette } = useTheme();
   const canvasRef = React.useRef<HTMLCanvasElement>(null);
+  const bannerCanvasRef = React.useRef<HTMLCanvasElement>(null);
   const textareaRef = React.useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
   const fadeRef = React.useRef<FadeController | null>(null);
   const handoffRef = React.useRef(INITIAL_HANDOFF_STATE);
@@ -131,10 +110,8 @@ export function TerminalSubstrate({
     [activeSessionId, frame, sessionFrames],
   );
   const [owner, setOwner] = React.useState<"buzz" | "terminal">("buzz");
-  const [welcome, setWelcome] = React.useState<WelcomeState>({
-    visible: true,
-    reserved: null,
-  });
+  const [viewport, setViewport] = React.useState({ columns: 1, rows: 1 });
+  const [welcomeVisible, setWelcomeVisible] = React.useState(true);
   const shortcutLabel = /Mac|iPhone|iPad/.test(navigator.platform)
     ? "⌘J"
     : "CTRL+J";
@@ -144,6 +121,15 @@ export function TerminalSubstrate({
       document.querySelector<HTMLDivElement>(".buzz-huddle-app-surface"),
     [appSurfaceRef],
   );
+  const banner = React.useMemo(
+    () =>
+      buildTerminalBanner(
+        viewport.columns,
+        viewport.rows,
+        CELL_HEIGHT / CELL_WIDTH,
+      ),
+    [viewport.columns, viewport.rows],
+  );
   const terminalStyle = terminalPalette
     ? ({
         "--buzz-terminal-background": terminalPalette.background,
@@ -180,7 +166,7 @@ export function TerminalSubstrate({
 
   const sendInput = React.useEffectEvent((text: string) => {
     if (!text) return;
-    setWelcome((current) => ({ ...current, visible: false }));
+    setWelcomeVisible(false);
     onInput(text);
   });
   const consumeFrame = React.useEffectEvent((nextFrame: TerminalFrame) => {
@@ -188,17 +174,19 @@ export function TerminalSubstrate({
   });
   const reportViewportSize = React.useEffectEvent(() => {
     const canvas = canvasRef.current;
-    if (!canvas || !onViewportSize) return;
+    if (!canvas) return;
     const bounds = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
     const dpr = window.devicePixelRatio || 1;
     const pixelWidth = Math.max(1, Math.round(bounds.width * dpr));
     const pixelHeight = Math.max(1, Math.round(bounds.height * dpr));
-    onViewportSize({
-      columns: Math.max(1, Math.floor(bounds.width / 8.4)),
-      rows: Math.max(1, Math.floor(bounds.height / CELL_HEIGHT)),
-      pixelWidth,
-      pixelHeight,
-    });
+    const columns = Math.max(1, Math.floor(bounds.width / CELL_WIDTH));
+    const rows = Math.max(1, Math.floor(bounds.height / CELL_HEIGHT));
+    setViewport((current) =>
+      current.columns === columns && current.rows === rows
+        ? current
+        : { columns, rows },
+    );
+    onViewportSize?.({ columns, rows, pixelWidth, pixelHeight });
   });
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
@@ -207,14 +195,14 @@ export function TerminalSubstrate({
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     const canvas = canvasRef.current;
-    if (!canvas || !onViewportSize) return;
+    if (!canvas) return;
     reportViewportSize();
     const ResizeObserverConstructor = window.ResizeObserver;
     if (!ResizeObserverConstructor) return;
     const observer = new ResizeObserverConstructor(reportViewportSize);
     observer.observe(canvas);
     return () => observer.disconnect();
-  }, [onViewportSize]);
+  }, []);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!focusReportingEnabled) {
@@ -290,6 +278,21 @@ export function TerminalSubstrate({
     };
   }, [enabled, getAppSurface]);
 
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    const canvas = bannerCanvasRef.current;
+    if (!canvas || !banner || !terminalPalette || !welcomeVisible) return;
+    if (
+      !paintTerminalBanner(
+        canvas,
+        banner,
+        terminalPalette,
+        window.devicePixelRatio || 1,
+      )
+    ) {
+      setWelcomeVisible(false);
+    }
+  }, [banner, terminalPalette, welcomeVisible]);
+
   React.useEffect(() => {
     for (const delivered of frames) {
       if (appliedFramesRef.current.has(delivered.frame)) continue;
@@ -307,13 +310,12 @@ export function TerminalSubstrate({
       }
       grid.apply(delivered.frame);
       consumeFrame(delivered.frame);
-      if (delivered.sessionId === activeSessionId) {
-        setWelcome((current) =>
-          updateWelcomeForOutput(
-            { ...current, reserved: welcomeRect(delivered.frame) },
-            frameDamageRects(delivered.frame),
-          ),
-        );
+      if (
+        delivered.sessionId === activeSessionId &&
+        hasVisibleOutput(delivered.frame)
+      ) {
+        // Policy: first visible output from the active PTY removes the overlay.
+        setWelcomeVisible(false);
       }
     }
     gridRef.current = activeSessionId
@@ -351,22 +353,12 @@ export function TerminalSubstrate({
       context.fillStyle = terminalPalette.background;
       context.fillRect(0, 0, bounds.width, bounds.height);
     }
-    gridRef.current?.paint(
-      context,
-      {
-        width: 8.4,
-        height: 17,
-        baseline: 13,
-        font: '14px "JetBrains Mono", monospace',
-        boldFont: '700 14px "JetBrains Mono", monospace',
-      },
-      terminalPalette,
-    );
+    gridRef.current?.paint(context, TERMINAL_CELL_METRICS, terminalPalette);
   }, [activeSessionId, frames, terminalPalette]);
 
   return (
     <section
-      aria-label="Local terminal"
+      aria-label="Buzz Term"
       className="buzz-terminal-substrate"
       data-terminal-owner={owner}
       style={terminalStyle}
@@ -425,7 +417,7 @@ export function TerminalSubstrate({
             </div>
           ))}
           <button
-            aria-label="New terminal tab"
+            aria-label="New Buzz Term tab"
             className="buzz-terminal-new-tab"
             onClick={onNewSession}
             type="button"
@@ -441,13 +433,8 @@ export function TerminalSubstrate({
       </div>
       <div className="buzz-terminal-viewport">
         <canvas ref={canvasRef} />
-        {welcome.visible ? (
-          <div className="buzz-terminal-welcome" aria-hidden="true">
-            <pre>{`┌─╲  BUZZ SUBSTRATE  ╱─┐
-│   B U Z Z    /\\_/\\  │
-│   LOCAL PTY ( o.o )  │
-└────────────── > ^ < ─┘`}</pre>
-          </div>
+        {welcomeVisible && banner ? (
+          <canvas className="buzz-terminal-welcome" ref={bannerCanvasRef} />
         ) : null}
         <textarea
           aria-label="Terminal input"
@@ -497,7 +484,7 @@ export function TerminalSubstrate({
         />
       </div>
       <div aria-live="polite" className="sr-only">
-        {owner === "terminal" ? "Terminal mode" : "Buzz mode"}
+        {owner === "terminal" ? "Buzz Term mode" : "Buzz mode"}
       </div>
     </section>
   );
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBanner.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBanner.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1fff08291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBanner.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import test from "node:test";
+
+import { buildTerminalBanner } from "./terminalBanner.ts";
+
+function layers(banner) {
+  return new Map(
+    ["field", "head", "bevel_hi", "bevel_lo"].map((layer) => [
+      layer,
+      banner.cells.flat().filter((cell) => cell.layer === layer),
+    ]),
+  );
+}
+
+test("builds the amended four-layer Buzz Term composite", () => {
+  const banner = buildTerminalBanner(183, 69, 17 / 8.4);
+  assert.ok(banner);
+  const seen = layers(banner);
+  for (const layer of seen.keys()) assert.ok(seen.get(layer).length > 0, layer);
+  const head = seen.get("head");
+  const sweep = head.map((cell) => cell.t);
+  assert.equal(Math.min(...sweep), 0);
+  assert.equal(Math.max(...sweep), 1);
+  assert.ok(head.every((cell) => cell.layer === "head"));
+  const { top, left, bottom, right } = banner.reserved;
+  assert.equal(banner.cells[top][left].layer, "bevel_hi");
+  assert.equal(banner.cells[bottom - 1][right - 1].layer, "bevel_lo");
+  assert.match(
+    seen
+      .get("head")
+      .map((cell) => cell.char)
+      .join(""),
+    /█/,
+  );
+});
+
+test("emits complete hexagons only and fades per ray", () => {
+  const banner = buildTerminalBanner(112, 46, 17 / 8.4);
+  assert.ok(banner);
+  const field = layers(banner).get("field");
+  assert.equal(field.length % 8, 0);
+  assert.ok(field.some((cell) => cell.t < 0.1));
+  assert.ok(field.some((cell) => cell.t > 0.5));
+});
+
+test("safe mode replaces ambiguous frame rails without changing geometry", () => {
+  const ink = buildTerminalBanner(183, 69, 17 / 8.4, false);
+  const safe = buildTerminalBanner(183, 69, 17 / 8.4, true);
+  assert.ok(ink && safe);
+  assert.deepEqual(ink.reserved, safe.reserved);
+  assert.ok(ink.cells.flat().some((cell) => cell.char === "▌"));
+  assert.equal(
+    safe.cells.flat().some((cell) => cell.char === "▌"),
+    false,
+  );
+});
+
+test("declines viewports too small for the complete wordmark", () => {
+  assert.equal(buildTerminalBanner(40, 20, 17 / 8.4), null);
+});
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBanner.ts b/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBanner.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8d7f47c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBanner.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+export type TerminalBannerLayer = "field" | "head" | "bevel_hi" | "bevel_lo";
+
+export type TerminalBannerCell = Readonly<{
+  char: string;
+  layer?: TerminalBannerLayer;
+  t: number;
+}>;
+
+export type TerminalBanner = Readonly<{
+  cells: readonly (readonly TerminalBannerCell[])[];
+  reserved: Readonly<{
+    top: number;
+    left: number;
+    bottom: number;
+    right: number;
+  }>;
+}>;
+
+const HEX = [
+  [0, 1, "_"],
+  [0, 2, "_"],
+  [1, 0, "/"],
+  [1, 3, "\\"],
+  [2, 0, "\\"],
+  [2, 1, "_"],
+  [2, 2, "_"],
+  [2, 3, "/"],
+] as const;
+
+const GLYPHS: Readonly<Record<string, readonly string[]>> = {
+  b: ["██     ", "██▄▄▄  ", "██▀▀██ ", "██  ██ ", "██████ "],
+  u: ["       ", "██  ██ ", "██  ██ ", "██  ██ ", "▀█████ "],
+  z: ["       ", "██████ ", "   ▄██ ", " ▄██▀  ", "██████ "],
+  t: [" ██    ", "█████  ", " ██    ", " ██    ", "  ███  "],
+  e: ["       ", " ▄███▄ ", "██▄▄▄█ ", "██     ", " ▀███▀ "],
+  r: ["       ", "██ ▄██ ", "███▀▀  ", "██     ", "██     "],
+  m: ["        ", "██▄██▄██", "██ ██ ██", "██ ██ ██", "██ ██ ██"],
+  " ": ["   ", "   ", "   ", "   ", "   "],
+};
+
+const INK_FRAME = {
+  topLeft: "▛",
+  topRight: "▜",
+  bottomLeft: "▙",
+  bottomRight: "▟",
+  top: "▀",
+  bottom: "▄",
+  left: "▌",
+  right: "▐",
+} as const;
+const SAFE_FRAME = {
+  topLeft: "▛",
+  topRight: "▜",
+  bottomLeft: "▙",
+  bottomRight: "▟",
+  top: "░",
+  bottom: "░",
+  left: "▐",
+  right: "▐",
+} as const;
+const LAYERS: readonly TerminalBannerLayer[] = [
+  "field",
+  "head",
+  "bevel_hi",
+  "bevel_lo",
+];
+
+function trimRight(value: string): string {
+  return value.replace(/\s+$/, "");
+}
+
+function wordmark(gap: number): readonly string[] {
+  const rows = Array.from({ length: 5 }, () => "");
+  for (const [index, letter] of [..."buzz term"].entries()) {
+    const glyph = GLYPHS[letter];
+    for (let row = 0; row < rows.length; row += 1) {
+      rows[row] += glyph[row] + (index < 8 ? " ".repeat(gap) : "");
+    }
+  }
+  return rows.map(trimRight).filter((row) => row.trim());
+}
+
+function fitWordmark(columns: number): readonly string[] | null {
+  for (const gap of [3, 2, 1, 0]) {
+    const mark = wordmark(gap);
+    if (Math.max(...mark.map((row) => row.length)) <= columns) return mark;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function stableRandom(band: number, index: number): number {
+  let value = 2166136261;
+  for (const code of [...`${band}:${index}`].map((char) =>
+    char.charCodeAt(0),
+  )) {
+    value = Math.imul(value ^ code, 16777619);
+  }
+  return (value >>> 0) / 0xffffffff;
+}
+
+function completeHexes(columns: number, rows: number) {
+  const cells: { band: number; index: number; y: number; x: number }[] = [];
+  for (let band = 0, y = -2; y < rows; band += 1, y += 2) {
+    for (
+      let index = 0, x = -6 + (band % 2 ? 3 : 0);
+      x < columns;
+      index += 1, x += 6
+    ) {
+      if (
+        HEX.every(
+          ([dy, dx]) =>
+            y + dy >= 0 && y + dy < rows && x + dx >= 0 && x + dx < columns,
+        )
+      ) {
+        cells.push({ band, index, y, x });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return cells;
+}
+
+export function buildTerminalBanner(
+  columns: number,
+  rows: number,
+  cellAspect: number,
+  safe = false,
+): TerminalBanner | null {
+  const mark = fitWordmark(columns - 10);
+  if (!mark || rows < mark.length + 6) return null;
+
+  const width = Math.max(...mark.map((row) => row.length));
+  const height = mark.length;
+  const paddingX = columns >= width + 24 ? 6 : 2;
+  const paddingY = rows >= height + 12 ? 2 : 1;
+  const innerWidth = Math.min(columns - 4, width + paddingX * 2);
+  const frameWidth = innerWidth + 2;
+  const frameHeight = height + paddingY * 2 + 2;
+  const left = Math.floor((columns - frameWidth) / 2);
+  const top = Math.floor((rows - frameHeight) / 2);
+  const centerX = left + frameWidth / 2;
+  const centerY = top + frameHeight / 2;
+  const grid: TerminalBannerCell[][] = Array.from({ length: rows }, () =>
+    Array.from({ length: columns }, () => ({ char: " ", t: 0 })),
+  );
+  const put = (
+    y: number,
+    x: number,
+    char: string,
+    layer: TerminalBannerLayer,
+    t = 0,
+  ) => {
+    if (y >= 0 && y < rows && x >= 0 && x < columns)
+      grid[y][x] = { char, layer, t };
+  };
+
+  const halfWidth = frameWidth / 2;
+  const halfHeight = (frameHeight / 2) * cellAspect;
+  const viewportHalfWidth = columns / 2;
+  const viewportHalfHeight = (rows / 2) * cellAspect;
+  for (const hex of completeHexes(columns, rows)) {
+    if (
+      HEX.some(
+        ([offsetY, offsetX]) =>
+          hex.y + offsetY >= top - 1 &&
+          hex.y + offsetY < top + frameHeight + 1 &&
+          hex.x + offsetX >= left - 2 &&
+          hex.x + offsetX < left + frameWidth + 2,
+      )
+    ) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const dx = hex.x + 1.5 - centerX;
+    const dy = (hex.y + 1 - centerY) * cellAspect;
+    const ellipse = Math.hypot(dx / halfWidth, dy / halfHeight);
+    if (ellipse <= 1) continue;
+    const viewport = Math.max(
+      Math.abs(dx) / viewportHalfWidth,
+      Math.abs(dy) / viewportHalfHeight,
+    );
+    const ray =
+      ellipse <= viewport
+        ? 0
+        : Math.min(
+            1,
+            Math.max(0, (viewport * (ellipse - 1)) / (ellipse - viewport)),
+          );
+    if (
+      ray > 0.55 &&
+      stableRandom(hex.band, hex.index) < ((ray - 0.55) / 0.45) ** 1.3
+    )
+      continue;
+    for (const [offsetY, offsetX, char] of HEX)
+      put(hex.y + offsetY, hex.x + offsetX, char, "field", ray * ray);
+  }
+
+  for (
+    let y = Math.max(0, top - 1);
+    y < Math.min(rows, top + frameHeight + 1);
+    y += 1
+  ) {
+    for (
+      let x = Math.max(0, left - 2);
+      x < Math.min(columns, left + frameWidth + 2);
+      x += 1
+    )
+      grid[y][x] = { char: " ", t: 0 };
+  }
+
+  const frame = safe ? SAFE_FRAME : INK_FRAME;
+  put(top, left, frame.topLeft, "bevel_hi");
+  for (let x = 0; x < innerWidth; x += 1)
+    put(top, left + x + 1, frame.top, "bevel_hi");
+  put(top, left + frameWidth - 1, frame.topRight, "bevel_hi");
+  for (let y = top + 1; y < top + frameHeight - 1; y += 1) {
+    put(y, left, frame.left, "bevel_hi");
+    put(y, left + frameWidth - 1, frame.right, "bevel_lo");
+  }
+  put(top + frameHeight - 1, left, frame.bottomLeft, "bevel_lo");
+  for (let x = 0; x < innerWidth; x += 1)
+    put(top + frameHeight - 1, left + x + 1, frame.bottom, "bevel_lo");
+  put(
+    top + frameHeight - 1,
+    left + frameWidth - 1,
+    frame.bottomRight,
+    "bevel_lo",
+  );
+
+  const markLeft = left + Math.floor((frameWidth - width) / 2);
+  const markTop = top + paddingY + 1;
+  const ink = mark.flatMap((row, y) =>
+    [...row].flatMap((char, x) => (char === " " ? [] : [{ char, x, y }])),
+  );
+  if (ink.length === 0) return null;
+  const minX = Math.min(...ink.map(({ x }) => x));
+  const maxX = Math.max(...ink.map(({ x }) => x));
+  const span = Math.max(1, maxX - minX);
+  for (const cell of ink)
+    put(
+      markTop + cell.y,
+      markLeft + cell.x,
+      cell.char,
+      "head",
+      (cell.x - minX) / span,
+    );
+
+  const seen = new Map<TerminalBannerLayer, number[]>();
+  for (const row of grid)
+    for (const cell of row)
+      if (cell.layer)
+        seen.set(cell.layer, [...(seen.get(cell.layer) ?? []), cell.t]);
+  if (LAYERS.some((layer) => !seen.has(layer))) return null;
+  const sweep = seen.get("head") ?? [];
+  if (Math.min(...sweep) !== 0 || Math.max(...sweep) !== 1) return null;
+
+  return {
+    cells: grid,
+    reserved: {
+      top,
+      left,
+      bottom: top + frameHeight,
+      right: left + frameWidth,
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBannerColor.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBannerColor.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34aece695
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBannerColor.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import test from "node:test";
+
+import { extractTerminalPalette } from "../../shared/theme/terminal-palette.ts";
+import {
+  SYNTAX_THEMES,
+  loadThemeData,
+} from "../../shared/theme/theme-loader.ts";
+import {
+  bannerColor,
+  bannerStops,
+  stopsAreDistinct,
+  de00,
+  hex2rgb,
+  lab,
+  ratio,
+} from "./terminalBannerColor.ts";
+
+// Gates. contrast 4.5 is WCAG 2.2 SC 1.4.3 (body text); the rest are HOUSE
+// thresholds with no external standard, sized by sweep.
+const CONTRAST_MIN = 4.5;
+const CHROMA_MIN = 16;
+const HUE_MIN = 12;
+const SRGB_MIN = 45;
+const SAMPLES = 101;
+
+const chroma = (h) => Math.hypot(lab(h).a, lab(h).b);
+/** Hue-only CIEDE2000: both colours forced to a shared L, so lightness cannot
+ *  rescue a pair that is one hue at two brightnesses. */
+const hueDist = (a, b) => {
+  const p = lab(a),
+    q = lab(b),
+    L = (p.L + q.L) / 2;
+  return de00({ L, a: p.a, b: p.b }, { L, a: q.a, b: q.b });
+};
+const srgbDist = (a, b) =>
+  Math.hypot(...hex2rgb(a).map((v, i) => v - hex2rgb(b)[i]));
+const minPair = (s, f) => Math.min(f(s[0], s[1]), f(s[1], s[2]), f(s[0], s[2]));
+/** Signed short-arc hue step, in DEGREES. Degrees matter: the reversal
+ *  deadband below is calibrated in them. */
+const shortArcStep = (a, b) => {
+  const p = lab(a),
+    q = lab(b);
+  let d = (Math.atan2(q.b, q.a) - Math.atan2(p.b, p.a)) * (180 / Math.PI);
+  if (d > 180) d -= 360;
+  if (d < -180) d += 360;
+  return d;
+};
+// 8-bit output quantization jitters the hue angle by a few tenths of a degree,
+// so sub-0.5deg steps are noise, not reversals. Counting them flagged 56 clean
+// themes. The gate is the COUNT of real reversals, allowed up to 10% of samples.
+const REVERSAL_DEADBAND_DEG = 0.5;
+
+// Production loader + production extractor: the palettes under test are the
+// ones the app actually renders, not a fixture that can drift from them.
+async function palettes() {
+  const out = [];
+  for (const name of SYNTAX_THEMES) {
+    out.push([name, extractTerminalPalette(await loadThemeData(name))]);
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+const THEMES = await palettes();
+
+test("every shipped theme is censused", () => {
+  assert.equal(THEMES.length, SYNTAX_THEMES.length);
+  assert.equal(THEMES.length, 62);
+});
+
+test("wordmark holds contrast and chroma across the whole sweep, not just at the stops", () => {
+  // Dense sampling is load-bearing: an RGB lerp between opposing hues crosses
+  // the neutral axis, so the fade greys out mid-glyph while all three STOPS
+  // stay chromatic. Endpoint-only checks pass that bug. (kills M4)
+  const bad = [];
+  for (const [name, p] of THEMES) {
+    const { stops } = bannerStops(p);
+    for (let i = 0; i < SAMPLES; i++) {
+      const c = bannerColor(p, stops, "head", i / (SAMPLES - 1));
+      const cr = ratio(c, p.background);
+      if (cr < CONTRAST_MIN - 0.005)
+        bad.push(`${name} contrast ${cr.toFixed(2)}`);
+      if (chroma(c) < CHROMA_MIN)
+        bad.push(`${name} chroma ${chroma(c).toFixed(1)}`);
+    }
+  }
+  assert.deepEqual(bad.slice(0, 8), [], `${bad.length} failures`); // kills M1, M2, M10, M11
+});
+
+test("themes whose own palette lacks three hues fall back to synthesis", () => {
+  // This is where the distinctness gate is OBSERVABLE. Asserting only that the
+  // returned stops pass the gate is vacuous — the gate is what produced them,
+  // and with it disabled the fallback still yields passing stops. What changes
+  // is WHICH themes take the fallback, so that is what gets pinned.
+  const synth = THEMES.filter(([, p]) => bannerStops(p).mode === "synth")
+    .map(([name]) => name)
+    .sort();
+  assert.deepEqual(synth, ["min-dark", "vesper"]);
+});
+
+test("the three stops are distinct by hue AND by sRGB distance", () => {
+  // Conjunction, not either alone: sRGB counts lightness, so white vs #a0a0a0
+  // scores 165 while being hue-identical; hue alone would admit stops that
+  // differ in angle but barely in appearance.
+  const bad = [];
+  for (const [name, p] of THEMES) {
+    const { stops } = bannerStops(p);
+    const h = minPair(stops, hueDist),
+      d = minPair(stops, srgbDist);
+    if (h < HUE_MIN) bad.push(`${name} hue ${h.toFixed(1)}`);
+    if (d < SRGB_MIN) bad.push(`${name} srgb ${d.toFixed(1)}`);
+  }
+  assert.deepEqual(bad, []); // kills M3
+});
+
+test("each half of the distinctness gate rejects what the other half admits", () => {
+  // Tested directly on synthetic triads, NOT via the 62-theme census, because
+  // on the shipped themes the two halves mask each other: disabling either
+  // alone changes no theme's stops. A census-only test lets a reviewer delete
+  // one half and see all green.
+  //
+  // Hue-blind: three greys. sRGB says "far apart", hue says "same colour".
+  assert.equal(stopsAreDistinct(["#ffffff", "#a0a0a0", "#606060"]), false);
+  // Distance-blind: muted triad at hue 19.1deg, which CLEARS the hue half,
+  // but only 29.7 apart in sRGB — three colours on paper, one smudge on
+  // screen. Only the distance half rejects it.
+  assert.equal(stopsAreDistinct(["#6a7f8f", "#7f6a8f", "#8f7f6a"]), false);
+  // A real shipped triad (dark-plus) passes both.
+  assert.equal(stopsAreDistinct(["#569cd6", "#d7ba7d", "#b5cea8"]), true);
+});
+
+test("sRGB distance alone cannot gate distinctness", () => {
+  // Negative control on the gate itself: if this ever fails, the conjunction
+  // has stopped being a conjunction.
+  assert.ok(srgbDist("#ffffff", "#a0a0a0") > 60);
+  assert.ok(hueDist("#ffffff", "#a0a0a0") < 1);
+});
+
+test("the gradient walks the short hue arc and never reverses", () => {
+  // Total-variation counting was too noisy to catch a long-arc mutant (8-bit
+  // jitter -> false positives), and an off-arc angle tolerance misses it when
+  // the two arcs are near-equal (tokyo-night spans 178.3 deg). The invariant
+  // that holds: every step moves in the short-arc direction. (kills M5)
+  for (const [name, p] of THEMES) {
+    const { stops } = bannerStops(p);
+    for (const [lo, hi, a, b] of [
+      [0, 0.5, 0, 1],
+      [0.5, 1, 1, 2],
+    ]) {
+      const want = Math.sign(shortArcStep(stops[a], stops[b]));
+      if (want === 0) continue;
+      let wrong = 0,
+        prev = bannerColor(p, stops, "head", lo);
+      for (let i = 1; i <= 50; i++) {
+        const c = bannerColor(p, stops, "head", lo + ((hi - lo) * i) / 50);
+        const step = shortArcStep(prev, c);
+        if (Math.abs(step) > REVERSAL_DEADBAND_DEG && Math.sign(step) !== want)
+          wrong++;
+        prev = c;
+      }
+      assert.ok(wrong <= 5, `${name}: ${wrong} wrong-direction steps of 50`);
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+test("the field fades monotonically from the box out to the rim", () => {
+  for (const [name, p] of THEMES) {
+    const { stops } = bannerStops(p);
+    const r = [...Array(SAMPLES)].map((_, i) =>
+      ratio(bannerColor(p, stops, "field", i / (SAMPLES - 1)), p.background),
+    );
+    for (let i = 1; i < r.length; i++) {
+      assert.ok(r[i] <= r[i - 1] + 0.02, `${name} non-monotone at ${i}`); // kills M7
+    }
+    assert.ok(r[0] > r[r.length - 1] + 1, `${name} field does not fade`);
+  }
+});
+
+test("the bevel keeps a visible light/shadow gap", () => {
+  for (const [name, p] of THEMES) {
+    const { stops } = bannerStops(p);
+    const hi = ratio(bannerColor(p, stops, "bevel_hi", 0), p.background);
+    const lo = ratio(bannerColor(p, stops, "bevel_lo", 0), p.background);
+    // ORIENTED, not just separated: a gap assertion is symmetric under
+    // swapping the two bevel layers, and a swap changes neither cell count nor
+    // draw-call count. Only a colour-valued, directional check sees it.
+    assert.ok(
+      hi > lo,
+      `${name} bevel inverted: hi ${hi.toFixed(2)} <= lo ${lo.toFixed(2)}`,
+    );
+    assert.ok(hi - lo >= 1.0, `${name} bevel gap ${(hi - lo).toFixed(2)}`);
+  }
+});
+
+test("every layer returns a colour", () => {
+  // A renamed layer silently returned undefined once; this is that regression.
+  for (const [name, p] of THEMES.slice(0, 3)) {
+    const { stops } = bannerStops(p);
+    for (const layer of ["field", "head", "bevel_hi", "bevel_lo"]) {
+      assert.match(
+        bannerColor(p, stops, layer, 0.5),
+        /^#[0-9a-f]{6}$/,
+        `${name}/${layer}`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+test("contrast is lifted to the floor, never pinned down to it", () => {
+  // A floor is not a target: pinning dimmed 30 of 62 themes and cost chroma.
+  const spread = THEMES.map(([, p]) => {
+    const { stops } = bannerStops(p);
+    return Math.max(...stops.map((s) => ratio(s, p.background)));
+  });
+  assert.ok(Math.max(...spread) > 8, "no theme exceeds the floor => pinned");
+});
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBannerColor.ts b/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBannerColor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ee1da3e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBannerColor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,379 @@
+/**
+ * Terminal banner colour derivation — the colour half of the banner contract.
+ *
+ * Geometry (terminalBanner.ts) is pure and carries no colour:
+ * grid[row][col] = { char, layer, t }. This module maps (layer, t) -> hex,
+ * given the theme's TerminalPalette. Colour is derived in the renderer and
+ * regenerated only on viewport or theme change.
+ *
+ * Why the palette and not the CSS vars: `--primary` is a user preference that
+ * collapses to `--foreground` on the Buzz themes (ThemeProvider.tsx), and
+ * `--secondary` / `--accent` are assigned the same 6% hover tint
+ * (adaptive-theme.ts:241-243). A literal primary/secondary/accent fade is two
+ * stops, one of which is the background. The TerminalPalette carries the
+ * theme's real hues, so the three stops come from there.
+ *
+ * Thresholds: contrast 4.5 is WCAG 2.2 SC 1.4.3 (body text). Chroma 16,
+ * hue 12 and sRGB 45 are HOUSE thresholds with no external standard — sized by
+ * sweep and stable across 8-25 chroma x 8-20 hue.
+ *
+ * Validated by terminalBannerColor.test.mjs: all 62 shipped themes pass every
+ * gate, and 8 mutants of this file are killed by those gates.
+ */
+import type {
+  AnsiColorName,
+  TerminalPalette,
+} from "../../shared/theme/terminal-palette.ts";
+
+// sRGB -> CIELAB -> CIEDE2000. Instrument for "are two stops visibly distinct".
+export const hex2rgb = (h: string) =>
+  [1, 3, 5].map((i) => parseInt(h.slice(i, i + 2), 16));
+export const rgb2hex = (r: number[]) =>
+  "#" +
+  r
+    .map((v) =>
+      Math.max(0, Math.min(255, Math.round(v)))
+        .toString(16)
+        .padStart(2, "0"),
+    )
+    .join("");
+const lin = (c: number) => {
+  c /= 255;
+  return c <= 0.04045 ? c / 12.92 : ((c + 0.055) / 1.055) ** 2.4;
+};
+export const lum = (h: string) => {
+  const [r, g, b] = hex2rgb(h);
+  return 0.2126 * lin(r) + 0.7152 * lin(g) + 0.0722 * lin(b);
+};
+export const ratio = (a: string, b: string) => {
+  const [x, y] = [lum(a), lum(b)].sort((p, q) => q - p);
+  return (x + 0.05) / (y + 0.05);
+};
+export const mix = (a: string, b: string, t: number) =>
+  rgb2hex(hex2rgb(a).map((v, i) => v + (hex2rgb(b)[i] - v) * t));
+
+export function lab(hex: string) {
+  const [r, g, b] = hex2rgb(hex).map(lin);
+  // sRGB D65 -> XYZ
+  let x = r * 0.4124 + g * 0.3576 + b * 0.1805;
+  let y = r * 0.2126 + g * 0.7152 + b * 0.0722;
+  let z = r * 0.0193 + g * 0.1192 + b * 0.9505;
+  x /= 0.95047;
+  y /= 1.0;
+  z /= 1.08883;
+  const f = (t: number) =>
+    t > 216 / 24389 ? Math.cbrt(t) : (841 / 108) * t + 4 / 29;
+  const [fx, fy, fz] = [f(x), f(y), f(z)];
+  return { L: 116 * fy - 16, a: 500 * (fx - fy), b: 200 * (fy - fz) };
+}
+
+export function de00(
+  p: { L: number; a: number; b: number },
+  q: { L: number; a: number; b: number },
+) {
+  const rad = Math.PI / 180,
+    deg = 180 / Math.PI;
+  const C1 = Math.hypot(p.a, p.b),
+    C2 = Math.hypot(q.a, q.b);
+  const Cbar = (C1 + C2) / 2;
+  const G = 0.5 * (1 - Math.sqrt(Cbar ** 7 / (Cbar ** 7 + 25 ** 7)));
+  const a1p = (1 + G) * p.a,
+    a2p = (1 + G) * q.a;
+  const C1p = Math.hypot(a1p, p.b),
+    C2p = Math.hypot(a2p, q.b);
+  const hp = (b: number, a: number) => {
+    if (b === 0 && a === 0) return 0;
+    const v = Math.atan2(b, a) * deg;
+    return v < 0 ? v + 360 : v;
+  };
+  const h1p = hp(p.b, a1p),
+    h2p = hp(q.b, a2p);
+  const dLp = q.L - p.L,
+    dCp = C2p - C1p;
+  let dhp = 0;
+  if (C1p * C2p !== 0) {
+    dhp = h2p - h1p;
+    if (dhp > 180) dhp -= 360;
+    else if (dhp < -180) dhp += 360;
+  }
+  const dHp = 2 * Math.sqrt(C1p * C2p) * Math.sin((dhp / 2) * rad);
+  const Lbp = (p.L + q.L) / 2,
+    Cbp = (C1p + C2p) / 2;
+  let hbp = h1p + h2p;
+  if (C1p * C2p !== 0) {
+    if (Math.abs(h1p - h2p) > 180) hbp += h1p + h2p < 360 ? 360 : -360;
+    hbp /= 2;
+  }
+  const T =
+    1 -
+    0.17 * Math.cos((hbp - 30) * rad) +
+    0.24 * Math.cos(2 * hbp * rad) +
+    0.32 * Math.cos((3 * hbp + 6) * rad) -
+    0.2 * Math.cos((4 * hbp - 63) * rad);
+  const dTh = 30 * Math.exp(-(((hbp - 275) / 25) ** 2));
+  const Rc = 2 * Math.sqrt(Cbp ** 7 / (Cbp ** 7 + 25 ** 7));
+  const Sl = 1 + (0.015 * (Lbp - 50) ** 2) / Math.sqrt(20 + (Lbp - 50) ** 2);
+  const Sc = 1 + 0.045 * Cbp,
+    Sh = 1 + 0.015 * Cbp * T;
+  const Rt = -Math.sin(2 * dTh * rad) * Rc;
+  return Math.sqrt(
+    (dLp / Sl) ** 2 +
+      (dCp / Sc) ** 2 +
+      (dHp / Sh) ** 2 +
+      Rt * (dCp / Sc) * (dHp / Sh),
+  );
+}
+
+import type { TerminalBannerLayer } from "./terminalBanner.ts";
+export type Layer = TerminalBannerLayer;
+
+// WCAG 2.2 SC 1.4.3: 4.5:1 body text. The wordmark is content, not decoration.
+const WORDMARK_FLOOR = 4.5;
+// Ours, tuning, no standard:
+const FIELD_CORE = 2.6; // hex field nearest the box — present, not competing
+const FIELD_EDGE = 1.04; // at the rim — all but gone
+const BEVEL_HI = 2.9; // lit edge
+const BEVEL_LO = 1.55; // shadowed edge; the ratio gap IS the bevel
+const CHROMA_MIN = 16; // Lab C*: below this a "hue" is a grey
+const HUE_MIN = 12; // hue-only CIEDE2000 between adjacent stops
+const SRGB_MIN = 45; // min pairwise sRGB distance, conjoined with HUE_MIN
+
+/** Euclidean sRGB distance. Guards near-coincident stops that differ in hue
+ *  angle but barely in appearance. NOT sufficient alone: it counts lightness,
+ *  so white vs #a0a0a0 scores 165 while being hue-identical (hueDist 0.0). */
+const srgbDist = (a: string, b: string) =>
+  Math.hypot(...hex2rgb(a).map((v, i) => v - hex2rgb(b)[i]));
+
+const chroma = (h: string) => {
+  const v = lab(h);
+  return Math.hypot(v.a, v.b);
+};
+/** CIEDE2000 with both colours forced to a shared L — lightness must not
+ *  rescue a pair that is really one hue at two brightnesses. */
+const hueDist = (a: string, b: string) => {
+  const p = lab(a),
+    q = lab(b),
+    L = (p.L + q.L) / 2;
+  return de00({ L, a: p.a, b: p.b }, { L, a: q.a, b: q.b });
+};
+function away(c: string, bg: string, floor: number) {
+  const dir = lum(bg) > 0.5 ? "#000000" : "#ffffff";
+  let x = c;
+  for (let i = 0; i < 200 && ratio(x, bg) < floor; i++) x = mix(x, dir, 0.02);
+  return x;
+}
+/** Solve for a CONTRAST RATIO, never a fixed mix fraction: one constant
+ *  fraction gives a 2.6x appearance spread across themes. */
+function atRatio(colour: string, bg: string, target: number) {
+  const have = ratio(colour, bg);
+  if (have < target) return away(colour, bg, target);
+  // Idempotence: re-pinning an already-compliant colour bisects it a hair
+  // closer to the ground each time, and every pass costs chroma. Measured on
+  // kanagawa-dragon: a second pin dropped a stop from C* 16.1 to 15.5.
+  if (have - target < 0.05) return colour;
+  let lo = 0,
+    hi = 1,
+    best = colour;
+  for (let i = 0; i < 28; i++) {
+    const m = (lo + hi) / 2,
+      c = mix(colour, bg, m);
+    if (ratio(c, bg) > target) {
+      best = c;
+      lo = m;
+    } else hi = m;
+  }
+  return best;
+}
+function lab2hex(L: number, A: number, B: number) {
+  const fy = (L + 16) / 116,
+    fx = fy + A / 500,
+    fz = fy - B / 200;
+  const fi = (t: number) =>
+    t ** 3 > 216 / 24389 ? t ** 3 : (116 * t - 16) / (24389 / 27);
+  const x = fi(fx) * 0.95047,
+    y = L > 8 ? ((L + 16) / 116) ** 3 : L / (24389 / 27),
+    z = fi(fz) * 1.08883;
+  const g = (c: number) => {
+    c = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, c));
+    return c <= 0.0031308 ? 12.92 * c : 1.055 * c ** (1 / 2.4) - 0.055;
+  };
+  const to = (v: number) =>
+    Math.round(g(v) * 255)
+      .toString(16)
+      .padStart(2, "0");
+  return `#${to(x * 3.2406 + y * -1.5372 + z * -0.4986)}${to(x * -0.9689 + y * 1.8758 + z * 0.0415)}${to(x * 0.0557 + y * -0.204 + z * 1.057)}`;
+}
+
+/** Raise to the floor if short, otherwise leave alone. A floor is a floor,
+ *  not a target: `atRatio` also pins DOWN, which dimmed every vivid theme to
+ *  exactly 4.5 and cost chroma (tokyo-night's #f7768e sits at 6.46 natively).
+ *  Use this wherever the requirement is "at least", and `atRatio` only where a
+ *  specific ratio is the design (the field decay and the bevel gap). */
+const lift = (c: string, bg: string, floor: number) =>
+  ratio(c, bg) >= floor ? c : away(c, bg, floor);
+
+/**
+ * The distinctness gate. Conjunction by design, and each half is tested
+ * directly (terminalBannerColor.test.mjs) because on the 62 shipped themes the
+ * two halves MASK EACH OTHER: disabling either alone changes no theme's stops,
+ * only disabling both does. A census can therefore never justify keeping both.
+ *
+ * Neither half is sufficient. sRGB distance counts lightness, so white vs
+ * #a0a0a0 scores 165 while being one hue. Hue alone admits stops that differ
+ * in angle but barely in appearance.
+ *
+ * Thresholds: hue 12 and sRGB 45 are HOUSE thresholds with no external
+ * standard, sized by sweep. The contrast floor 4.5 is WCAG 2.2 SC 1.4.3.
+ */
+export function stopsAreDistinct(s: [string, string, string]): boolean {
+  const min = (f: (a: string, b: string) => number) =>
+    Math.min(f(s[0], s[1]), f(s[1], s[2]), f(s[0], s[2]));
+  return min(hueDist) >= HUE_MIN && min(srgbDist) >= SRGB_MIN;
+}
+
+const HUES = ["red", "green", "yellow", "blue", "magenta", "cyan"] as const;
+
+/** The three wordmark stops: maximally hue-separated, each at the text floor. */
+export function bannerStops(p: TerminalPalette): {
+  stops: [string, string, string];
+  mode: "native" | "synth";
+} {
+  const bg = p.background;
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  const pool: string[] = [];
+  for (const n of HUES)
+    for (const k of [n, `bright${n[0].toUpperCase()}${n.slice(1)}`]) {
+      const c = lift(p.ansi[k as AnsiColorName], bg, WORDMARK_FLOOR);
+      if (!seen.has(c)) {
+        seen.add(c);
+        pool.push(c);
+      }
+    }
+  const chromatic = pool.filter((c) => chroma(c) >= CHROMA_MIN);
+  const pick = (cs: string[]) => {
+    let seed = [cs[0], cs[1]],
+      best = -1;
+    for (let i = 0; i < cs.length; i++)
+      for (let j = i + 1; j < cs.length; j++) {
+        const d = hueDist(cs[i], cs[j]);
+        if (d > best) {
+          best = d;
+          seed = [cs[i], cs[j]];
+        }
+      }
+    const ch = [...seed];
+    let third = cs[0],
+      td = -1;
+    for (const c of cs) {
+      if (ch.includes(c)) continue;
+      const d = Math.min(...ch.map((x) => hueDist(x, c)));
+      if (d > td) {
+        td = d;
+        third = c;
+      }
+    }
+    return [...ch, third];
+  };
+  let stops: string[] | null = null;
+  if (chromatic.length >= 3) {
+    const s = pick(chromatic);
+    // Conjunction. Neither alone is sufficient: sRGB distance counts
+    // lightness, so it scores white-vs-grey 165 while they are one hue; and
+    // hue alone admits stops that differ in angle but barely in appearance.
+    if (stopsAreDistinct(s as [string, string, string])) stops = s;
+  }
+  let mode: "native" | "synth" = "native";
+  if (!stops) {
+    // Near-monochrome theme (vesper, min-dark): rotate +/-40 deg in LCh around
+    // the theme's own most chromatic colour. It stays the theme's hue family —
+    // a restrained theme stays restrained, it just gains a fade.
+    mode = "synth";
+    const anchor = pool.reduce((a, b) => (chroma(b) > chroma(a) ? b : a));
+    const v = lab(anchor),
+      C = Math.max(Math.hypot(v.a, v.b), 22),
+      h0 = (Math.atan2(v.b, v.a) * 180) / Math.PI;
+    stops = [-40, 0, 40].map((d) => {
+      const h = ((h0 + d) * Math.PI) / 180;
+      return lift(
+        lab2hex(v.L, C * Math.cos(h), C * Math.sin(h)),
+        bg,
+        WORDMARK_FLOOR,
+      );
+    });
+  }
+  // order by hue angle so the sweep is monotone across the wordmark
+  stops.sort((a, b) => {
+    const x = lab(a),
+      y = lab(b);
+    return Math.atan2(x.b, x.a) - Math.atan2(y.b, y.a);
+  });
+  return { stops: stops as [string, string, string], mode };
+}
+
+/**
+ * 3-stop ramp interpolated in CIELCh (polar Lab) along the SHORT hue arc,
+ * then re-solved to the target ratio so every sampled point keeps its contrast
+ * instead of sagging between stops.
+ *
+ * Not RGB interpolation: a straight line in RGB between two opposing hues
+ * passes through the neutral axis, so the fade greys out mid-glyph. Measured
+ * on vitesse-dark, whose stops are all C* >= 24 yet whose RGB midpoint fell to
+ * C* 2.3 — three chromatic stops and a grey wordmark. Interpolating the hue
+ * ANGLE keeps chroma up across the whole sweep.
+ */
+function lerpLch(a: string, b: string, u: number) {
+  const p = lab(a),
+    q = lab(b);
+  const [C1, C2] = [Math.hypot(p.a, p.b), Math.hypot(q.a, q.b)];
+  const h1 = Math.atan2(p.b, p.a),
+    h2 = Math.atan2(q.b, q.a);
+  let dh = h2 - h1; // short arc
+  if (dh > Math.PI) dh -= 2 * Math.PI;
+  if (dh < -Math.PI) dh += 2 * Math.PI;
+  const L = p.L + (q.L - p.L) * u;
+  const C = C1 + (C2 - C1) * u;
+  const h = h1 + dh * u;
+  return lab2hex(L, C * Math.cos(h), C * Math.sin(h));
+}
+function ramp(
+  stops: [string, string, string],
+  t: number,
+  bg: string,
+  target: number,
+  pin = true,
+) {
+  const u = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, t));
+  const c =
+    u < 0.5
+      ? lerpLch(stops[0], stops[1], u * 2)
+      : lerpLch(stops[1], stops[2], (u - 0.5) * 2);
+  return pin ? atRatio(c, bg, target) : lift(c, bg, target);
+}
+
+export function bannerColor(
+  p: TerminalPalette,
+  stops: [string, string, string],
+  layer: Layer,
+  t: number,
+): string {
+  const bg = p.background;
+  switch (layer) {
+    case "head":
+      // Tyler: "fill the box with buzz term in a three color fade".
+      return ramp(stops, t, bg, WORDMARK_FLOOR, false);
+    case "field":
+      // Tyler: "flow to the edges, fading out" + "colour shift centre to edge".
+      // Same three hues, so the field and the mark are one palette; the fade is
+      // in CONTRAST, from 2.60 at the box to 1.04 at the rim.
+      return ramp(
+        stops,
+        t,
+        bg,
+        FIELD_CORE + (FIELD_EDGE - FIELD_CORE) * Math.max(0, Math.min(1, t)),
+      );
+    case "bevel_hi":
+      return atRatio(p.foreground, bg, BEVEL_HI);
+    case "bevel_lo":
+      return atRatio(p.foreground, bg, BEVEL_LO);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBannerPainter.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBannerPainter.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4385d413b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBannerPainter.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import test from "node:test";
+
+import { buildTerminalBanner } from "./terminalBanner.ts";
+import { paintTerminalBanner } from "./terminalBannerPainter.ts";
+
+const palette = {
+  background: "#10141c",
+  foreground: "#d0d0d0",
+  cursor: "#ffffff",
+  cursorText: "#000000",
+  ansi: {
+    black: "#10141c",
+    red: "#f07178",
+    green: "#aad94c",
+    yellow: "#ffb454",
+    blue: "#59c2ff",
+    magenta: "#d2a6ff",
+    cyan: "#95e6cb",
+    white: "#d0d0d0",
+    brightBlack: "#4d5566",
+    brightRed: "#f07178",
+    brightGreen: "#aad94c",
+    brightYellow: "#ffb454",
+    brightBlue: "#59c2ff",
+    brightMagenta: "#d2a6ff",
+    brightCyan: "#95e6cb",
+    brightWhite: "#ffffff",
+  },
+};
+
+function canvas() {
+  const draws = [];
+  const clears = [];
+  const colors = [];
+  const context = {
+    _fillStyle: "",
+    clearRect(...args) {
+      clears.push(args);
+    },
+    fillText(...args) {
+      draws.push(args);
+      colors.push(this._fillStyle);
+    },
+    font: "",
+    set fillStyle(value) {
+      this._fillStyle = value;
+    },
+    get fillStyle() {
+      return this._fillStyle;
+    },
+    setTransform() {},
+    textBaseline: "",
+  };
+  return {
+    canvas: {
+      height: 0,
+      width: 0,
+      getBoundingClientRect: () => ({ height: 600, width: 1000 }),
+      getContext: () => context,
+    },
+    clears,
+    colors,
+    draws,
+  };
+}
+
+test("paints every emitted banner glyph at terminal cell coordinates", () => {
+  const banner = buildTerminalBanner(112, 46, 17 / 8.4);
+  assert.ok(banner);
+  const emitted = banner.cells.flat().filter((cell) => cell.char !== " ");
+  const target = canvas();
+  assert.equal(paintTerminalBanner(target.canvas, banner, palette, 2), true);
+  assert.equal(target.draws.length, emitted.length);
+  assert.ok(target.draws.some(([char]) => char === "█"));
+  assert.ok(target.draws.some(([char]) => char === "/"));
+  assert.ok(target.draws.some(([, x, y]) => x > 0 && y > 0));
+  assert.equal(target.canvas.width, 2000);
+  assert.equal(target.canvas.height, 1200);
+  assert.deepEqual(target.clears, [[0, 0, 1000, 600]]);
+});
+
+test("uses visibly distinct theme-derived colors across banner layers", () => {
+  const banner = buildTerminalBanner(112, 46, 17 / 8.4);
+  assert.ok(banner);
+  const target = canvas();
+  paintTerminalBanner(target.canvas, banner, palette, 1);
+  assert.ok(new Set(target.colors).size >= 3);
+  assert.equal(target.colors.includes(""), false);
+});
+
+test("fails closed when the banner canvas has no 2d context", () => {
+  const banner = buildTerminalBanner(112, 46, 17 / 8.4);
+  assert.ok(banner);
+  assert.equal(
+    paintTerminalBanner(
+      {
+        height: 0,
+        width: 0,
+        getBoundingClientRect: () => ({ height: 600, width: 1000 }),
+        getContext: () => null,
+      },
+      banner,
+      palette,
+      1,
+    ),
+    false,
+  );
+});
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBannerPainter.ts b/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBannerPainter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf4ad0858
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalBannerPainter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import type { TerminalPalette } from "../../shared/theme/terminal-palette";
+import type { TerminalBanner } from "./terminalBanner";
+import { bannerColor, bannerStops } from "./terminalBannerColor";
+import { TERMINAL_CELL_METRICS } from "./terminalRenderer";
+
+export function paintTerminalBanner(
+  canvas: HTMLCanvasElement,
+  banner: TerminalBanner,
+  palette: TerminalPalette,
+  dpr: number,
+): boolean {
+  const bounds = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
+  const pixelWidth = Math.max(1, Math.round(bounds.width * dpr));
+  const pixelHeight = Math.max(1, Math.round(bounds.height * dpr));
+  if (canvas.width !== pixelWidth) canvas.width = pixelWidth;
+  if (canvas.height !== pixelHeight) canvas.height = pixelHeight;
+
+  const context = canvas.getContext("2d");
+  if (!context) return false;
+  context.setTransform(dpr, 0, 0, dpr, 0, 0);
+  context.clearRect(0, 0, bounds.width, bounds.height);
+  context.font = TERMINAL_CELL_METRICS.font;
+  context.textBaseline = "alphabetic";
+
+  const { stops } = bannerStops(palette);
+  for (const [row, cells] of banner.cells.entries()) {
+    for (const [column, cell] of cells.entries()) {
+      if (cell.char === " " || !cell.layer) continue;
+      context.fillStyle = bannerColor(palette, stops, cell.layer, cell.t);
+      context.fillText(
+        cell.char,
+        column * TERMINAL_CELL_METRICS.width,
+        row * TERMINAL_CELL_METRICS.height + TERMINAL_CELL_METRICS.baseline,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+  return true;
+}
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalRenderer.ts b/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalRenderer.ts
index edcf7eccf..6977f17c5 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalRenderer.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/terminal/terminalRenderer.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ export type CellMetrics = {
   boldFont: string;
 };
 
+export const TERMINAL_CELL_METRICS = {
+  width: 8.4,
+  height: 17,
+  baseline: 13,
+  font: '14px "JetBrains Mono", monospace',
+  boldFont: '700 14px "JetBrains Mono", monospace',
+} as const satisfies CellMetrics;
+
 type RetainedRow = readonly TerminalSpan[];
 
 export type PaintContext = Pick<
diff --git a/desktop/src/shared/styles/globals/components.css b/desktop/src/shared/styles/globals/components.css
index 0d94aefb7..b7489f1d1 100644
--- a/desktop/src/shared/styles/globals/components.css
+++ b/desktop/src/shared/styles/globals/components.css
@@ -789,13 +789,10 @@
   }
 
   .buzz-terminal-welcome {
-    color: hsl(var(--buzz-selected-accent));
-    left: 50%;
-    line-height: 1.35;
+    inset: 0;
     pointer-events: none;
     position: absolute;
-    top: 42%;
-    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+    z-index: 1;
   }
 
   .buzz-terminal-input {