diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 60084cea71094e919378ccb6c80a1312e06d5c40..91f42f1013c8af3c387e48c6d0f4e3926410852a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v4 v4.9.1
 	github.com/charlievieth/fastwalk v1.0.14
 	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/v2 v2.0.0-beta.1.0.20250820203609-601216f68ee2
-	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.0-beta.4.0.20251011205917-3b687ffc1619
+	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.0-beta.5
+	github.com/charmbracelet/catwalk v0.7.1-0.20251023112313-048e47f1399c
 	github.com/charmbracelet/fang v0.4.3
 	github.com/charmbracelet/glamour/v2 v2.0.0-20250811143442-a27abb32f018
 	github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.0-beta.3.0.20250917201909-41ff0bf215ea
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ require (
 	mvdan.cc/sh/v3 v3.12.1-0.20250902163504-3cf4fd5717a5
 )
 
-replace charm.land/fantasy => ../../fantasy/main/
+replace charm.land/fantasy => ../fantasy
 
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go v0.116.0 // indirect
@@ -78,10 +79,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/bahlo/generic-list-go v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/buger/jsonparser v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/anthropic-sdk-go v0.0.0-20251022202715-ec1499142678 // indirect
-	github.com/charmbracelet/catwalk v0.7.1-0.20251023112313-048e47f1399c
 	github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.3.2
 	github.com/charmbracelet/go-genai v0.0.0-20251021165952-9befde14ce97 // indirect
-	github.com/charmbracelet/ultraviolet v0.0.0-20250915111650-81d4262876ef
+	github.com/charmbracelet/ultraviolet v0.0.0-20251017140847-d4ace4d6e731
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.14-0.20250811133356-e0c5dbe5ea4a // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/slice v0.0.0-20250904123553-b4e2667e5ad5
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/json v0.2.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2ca890cd16ab39860ef5c9d95474b8a07fc5e596..5981cabbb202a1d0a01462ccfed7a753e474ed0c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ github.com/charmbracelet/anthropic-sdk-go v0.0.0-20251022202715-ec1499142678 h1:
 github.com/charmbracelet/anthropic-sdk-go v0.0.0-20251022202715-ec1499142678/go.mod h1:8TIYxZxsuCqqeJ0lga/b91tBwrbjoHDC66Sq5t8N2R4=
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/v2 v2.0.0-beta.1.0.20250820203609-601216f68ee2 h1:973OHYuq2Jx9deyuPwe/6lsuQrDCatOsjP8uCd02URE=
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/v2 v2.0.0-beta.1.0.20250820203609-601216f68ee2/go.mod h1:6HamsBKWqEC/FVHuQMHgQL+knPyvHH55HwJDHl/adMw=
-github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.0-beta.4.0.20251011205917-3b687ffc1619 h1:hjOhtqsxa+LVuCAkzhfA43wtusOaUPyQdSTg/wbRscw=
-github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.0-beta.4.0.20251011205917-3b687ffc1619/go.mod h1:5IzIGXU1n0foRc8bRAherC8ZuQCQURPlwx3ANLq1138=
+github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.0-beta.5 h1:oAChAeh730gtLKK/BpaTeJHzmj3KFuEfQ7AZgf2VGHM=
+github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.0-beta.5/go.mod h1:SUTLq+/pGQ5qntHgt0JswfVJFfgJgWDqyvyiSLVlmbo=
 github.com/charmbracelet/catwalk v0.7.1-0.20251023112313-048e47f1399c h1:FVx5lHa+uGmr3GmShsQWhrpmU8RutJm0+To9rU804Ws=
 github.com/charmbracelet/catwalk v0.7.1-0.20251023112313-048e47f1399c/go.mod h1:ReU4SdrLfe63jkEjWMdX2wlZMV3k9r11oQAmzN0m+KY=
 github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.3.2 h1:9J27WdztfJQVAQKX2WOlSSRB+5gaKqqITmrvb1uTIiI=
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.0-beta.3.0.20250917201909-41ff0bf215ea
 github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.0-beta.3.0.20250917201909-41ff0bf215ea/go.mod h1:ngHerf1JLJXBrDXdphn5gFrBPriCL437uwukd5c93pM=
 github.com/charmbracelet/log/v2 v2.0.0-20250226163916-c379e29ff706 h1:WkwO6Ks3mSIGnGuSdKl9qDSyfbYK50z2wc2gGMggegE=
 github.com/charmbracelet/log/v2 v2.0.0-20250226163916-c379e29ff706/go.mod h1:mjJGp00cxcfvD5xdCa+bso251Jt4owrQvuimJtVmEmM=
-github.com/charmbracelet/ultraviolet v0.0.0-20250915111650-81d4262876ef h1:VrWaUi2LXYLjfjCHowdSOEc6dQ9Ro14KY7Bw4IWd19M=
-github.com/charmbracelet/ultraviolet v0.0.0-20250915111650-81d4262876ef/go.mod h1:AThRsQH1t+dfyOKIwXRoJBniYFQUkUpQq4paheHMc2o=
+github.com/charmbracelet/ultraviolet v0.0.0-20251017140847-d4ace4d6e731 h1:Lr+igmzKpLPdb8yUZBP9noYWwCZP042z2nWPrJZTc+8=
+github.com/charmbracelet/ultraviolet v0.0.0-20251017140847-d4ace4d6e731/go.mod h1:KfWwUa0Oe//D72YlhbOq/g40L7UiGtATrvsGI3cciG8=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.10.2 h1:ith2ArZS0CJG30cIUfID1LXN7ZFXRCww6RUvAPA+Pzw=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.10.2/go.mod h1:HbLdJjQH4UH4AqA2HpRWuWNluRE6zxJH/yteYEYCFa8=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.14-0.20250811133356-e0c5dbe5ea4a h1:zYSNtEJM9jwHbJts2k+Hroj+xQwsW1yxc4Wopdv7KaI=
diff --git a/internal/cmd/logs.go b/internal/cmd/logs.go
index e7160f4a1307406be20f1fe00a59e93de5232d67..4372083189701e1410c83690c18fbd371f778169 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/logs.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/logs.go
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"slices"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/config"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/log/v2"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/x/term"
 	"github.com/nxadm/tail"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -45,6 +47,9 @@ var logsCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
 		log.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
+		if !term.IsTerminal(os.Stdout.Fd()) {
+			log.SetColorProfile(colorprofile.NoTTY)
+		}
 
 		cfg, err := config.Load(cwd, dataDir, false)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/cmd/root.go b/internal/cmd/root.go
index d6a26d818643a05704f554223a7b7960792970c5..005f2e86f7012b265fb619580c7cc2eec2e4de03 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/root.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/root.go
@@ -83,11 +83,8 @@ crush -y
 		// Set up the TUI.
 		program := tea.NewProgram(
 			tui.New(app),
-			tea.WithAltScreen(),
 			tea.WithContext(cmd.Context()),
-			tea.WithMouseCellMotion(),            // Use cell motion instead of all motion to reduce event flooding
-			tea.WithFilter(tui.MouseEventFilter), // Filter mouse events based on focus state
-		)
+			tea.WithFilter(tui.MouseEventFilter)) // Filter mouse events based on focus state
 
 		go app.Subscribe(program)
 
diff --git a/internal/format/spinner.go b/internal/format/spinner.go
index 69e443d0f67adadd1e3f9b9a13129850324b6184..d1d9805f4b7bd511270316c4b1f0dafdfe9401b3 100644
--- a/internal/format/spinner.go
+++ b/internal/format/spinner.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ type model struct {
 	anim   *anim.Anim
 }
 
-func (m model) Init() tea.Cmd { return m.anim.Init() }
-func (m model) View() string  { return m.anim.View() }
+func (m model) Init() tea.Cmd  { return m.anim.Init() }
+func (m model) View() tea.View { return tea.NewView(m.anim.View()) }
 
 // Update implements tea.Model.
 func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/anim/anim.go b/internal/tui/components/anim/anim.go
index 05ac4da98281248d1774a10e95f4d8e2f177e048..d04176ba9e07c2ce15427e9496cf0896222ba930 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/anim/anim.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/anim/anim.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful"
 
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/csync"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/util"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -318,7 +319,7 @@ func (a *Anim) Init() tea.Cmd {
 }
 
 // Update processes animation steps (or not).
-func (a *Anim) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (a *Anim) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case StepMsg:
 		if msg.id != a.id {
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/chat/chat.go b/internal/tui/components/chat/chat.go
index a9c75950d94b469cae62495a7251e145d8974fa0..139549a1f2221dc6e76bc40aac28bbe7a731f438 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/chat/chat.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/chat/chat.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (m *messageListCmp) Init() tea.Cmd {
 }
 
 // Update handles incoming messages and updates the component state.
-func (m *messageListCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m *messageListCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var cmds []tea.Cmd
 	if m.session.ID != "" && m.app.AgentCoordinator != nil {
 		queueSize := m.app.AgentCoordinator.QueuedPrompts(m.session.ID)
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/chat/editor/editor.go b/internal/tui/components/chat/editor/editor.go
index 240814cab761701a730ff5754b733c13826c47bd..d6b3528e7b91e8feded25b374b20f9a11dffc067 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/chat/editor/editor.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/chat/editor/editor.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (m *editorCmp) repositionCompletions() tea.Msg {
 	return completions.RepositionCompletionsMsg{X: x, Y: y}
 }
 
-func (m *editorCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m *editorCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var cmd tea.Cmd
 	var cmds []tea.Cmd
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/chat/header/header.go b/internal/tui/components/chat/header/header.go
index 58776a7f223d01d0e9476d843fb32f82926e6476..96afabdd33ed993c249510639c8540fc0b1beeea 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/chat/header/header.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/chat/header/header.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (h *header) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (h *header) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (h *header) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case pubsub.Event[session.Session]:
 		if msg.Type == pubsub.UpdatedEvent {
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/messages.go b/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/messages.go
index ef77a051b72b50bcfcaa968202ff6ee3d56fae3e..6eb6155bc2d419ff5ab336efad840d8808950e48 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/messages.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/messages.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var ClearSelectionKey = key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("esc", "alt+esc"), key.WithH
 // MessageCmp defines the interface for message components in the chat interface.
 // It combines standard UI model interfaces with message-specific functionality.
 type MessageCmp interface {
-	util.Model                      // Basic Bubble Tea model interface
+	util.Model                      // Basic Bubble util.Model interface
 	layout.Sizeable                 // Width/height management
 	layout.Focusable                // Focus state management
 	GetMessage() message.Message    // Access to underlying message data
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (m *messageCmp) Init() tea.Cmd {
 
 // Update handles incoming messages and updates the component state.
 // Manages animation updates for spinning messages and stops animation when appropriate.
-func (m *messageCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m *messageCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case anim.StepMsg:
 		m.spinning = m.shouldSpin()
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ func (m *assistantSectionModel) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *assistantSectionModel) Update(tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m *assistantSectionModel) Update(tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/tool.go b/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/tool.go
index 4e3820b4afab6d6e067e0f379d6febee6d008bc6..808e02f4709574572c02902f710149919fa24fab 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/tool.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/tool.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 // ToolCallCmp defines the interface for tool call components in the chat interface.
 // It manages the display of tool execution including pending states, results, and errors.
 type ToolCallCmp interface {
-	util.Model                         // Basic Bubble Tea model interface
+	util.Model                         // Basic Bubble util.Model interface
 	layout.Sizeable                    // Width/height management
 	layout.Focusable                   // Focus state management
 	GetToolCall() message.ToolCall     // Access to tool call data
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func (m *toolCallCmp) Init() tea.Cmd {
 
 // Update handles incoming messages and updates the component state.
 // Manages animation updates for pending tool calls.
-func (m *toolCallCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m *toolCallCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case anim.StepMsg:
 		var cmds []tea.Cmd
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (m *toolCallCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		}
 		if m.spinning {
 			u, cmd := m.anim.Update(msg)
-			m.anim = u.(util.Model)
+			m.anim = u
 			cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
 		}
 		return m, tea.Batch(cmds...)
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/chat/sidebar/sidebar.go b/internal/tui/components/chat/sidebar/sidebar.go
index f813862aa927bb3e44c2eb878b302facd01ab400..ddabf8eadf194abb27ede0897782be39ca08ae6c 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/chat/sidebar/sidebar.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/chat/sidebar/sidebar.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (m *sidebarCmp) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *sidebarCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m *sidebarCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case SessionFilesMsg:
 		m.files = csync.NewMap[string, SessionFile]()
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/chat/splash/splash.go b/internal/tui/components/chat/splash/splash.go
index 0781b51c54c7c413af2fa0d4aab018d06105a811..e08af49f8bdbb1dc117c01a6ada4ae341b6b65ba 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/chat/splash/splash.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/chat/splash/splash.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func (s *splashCmp) SetSize(width int, height int) tea.Cmd {
 }
 
 // Update implements SplashPage.
-func (s *splashCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (s *splashCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		return s, s.SetSize(msg.Width, msg.Height)
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/completions/completions.go b/internal/tui/components/completions/completions.go
index 1d8a0a854197d3b7ba9e26426bde8a2679f79573..93c1b6498f418c23a17ef0738d5748e25d04a685 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/completions/completions.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/completions/completions.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (c *completionsCmp) Init() tea.Cmd {
 }
 
 // Update implements Completions.
-func (c *completionsCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (c *completionsCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		c.wWidth, c.wHeight = msg.Width, msg.Height
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/core/status/status.go b/internal/tui/components/core/status/status.go
index b01873a22b18f87d798757bb5a6ba799ae0e7a81..effbaac9d48c8600c2b9b0e7dce94b9bbf5b429b 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/core/status/status.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/core/status/status.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (m *statusCmp) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *statusCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m *statusCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		m.width = msg.Width
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/commands/arguments.go b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/commands/arguments.go
index 72677bc934864970c2cbded87b31853ad702a6ed..66ad3f7ba06ae41fa2a4d0e033906ceda5298c22 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/commands/arguments.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/commands/arguments.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (c *commandArgumentsDialogCmp) Init() tea.Cmd {
 }
 
 // Update implements CommandArgumentsDialog.
-func (c *commandArgumentsDialogCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (c *commandArgumentsDialogCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		c.wWidth = msg.Width
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/commands/commands.go b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/commands/commands.go
index 03289032c069ec423d158060e8805b32af3fcc69..72ee6e353932cbb0714042dc325189f564066aaa 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/commands/commands.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/commands/commands.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (c *commandDialogCmp) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	return c.SetCommandType(c.commandType)
 }
 
-func (c *commandDialogCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (c *commandDialogCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		c.wWidth = msg.Width
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/dialogs.go b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/dialogs.go
index 99e14e51fdd271a9cee0c27528c7608ea28fa24e..d5ad83c160e0e618e637dabe2b5e297ff0c1cd65 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/dialogs.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/dialogs.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type CloseDialogMsg struct{}
 
 // DialogCmp manages a stack of dialogs with keyboard navigation.
 type DialogCmp interface {
-	tea.Model
+	util.Model
 
 	Dialogs() []DialogModel
 	HasDialogs() bool
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (d dialogCmp) Init() tea.Cmd {
 }
 
 // Update handles dialog lifecycle and forwards messages to the active dialog.
-func (d dialogCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (d dialogCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		var cmds []tea.Cmd
@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@ func (d dialogCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return d, nil
 }
 
-func (d dialogCmp) handleOpen(msg OpenDialogMsg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (d dialogCmp) View() string {
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (d dialogCmp) handleOpen(msg OpenDialogMsg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	if d.HasDialogs() {
 		dialog := d.dialogs[len(d.dialogs)-1]
 		if dialog.ID() == msg.Model.ID() {
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/filepicker/filepicker.go b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/filepicker/filepicker.go
index fcec2fc8b6e3e606e555c55949049f397a30f921..85a391ce5ceba7689148fbdcd016b73c1e100f54 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/filepicker/filepicker.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/filepicker/filepicker.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (m *model) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	return m.filePicker.Init()
 }
 
-func (m *model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m *model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		m.wWidth = msg.Width
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/models/apikey.go b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/models/apikey.go
index 0490335f9ad745839a94de0460a0fc5c1b6f125c..1c4ee0c14a77e2006d2bd43e40947b6852fa1736 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/models/apikey.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/models/apikey.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/config"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/home"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/styles"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/util"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2"
 )
 
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ func (a *APIKeyInput) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	return a.spinner.Tick
 }
 
-func (a *APIKeyInput) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (a *APIKeyInput) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case spinner.TickMsg:
 		if a.state == APIKeyInputStateVerifying {
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/models/models.go b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/models/models.go
index 7c2863706c29180cffcfb88c385a012e39df464c..2e0b68cc3640c9ee5ed411eb10a07e9dc3bc0635 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/models/models.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/models/models.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (m *modelDialogCmp) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	return tea.Batch(m.modelList.Init(), m.apiKeyInput.Init())
 }
 
-func (m *modelDialogCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m *modelDialogCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		m.wWidth = msg.Width
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/permissions/permissions.go b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/permissions/permissions.go
index d1b412aaaf2c791ad7a8361dd7adb14a86247eaf..4ba4a1eda6df887acbee62fd18bfbeec0ffae134 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/permissions/permissions.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/permissions/permissions.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (p *permissionDialogCmp) supportsDiffView() bool {
 	return p.permission.ToolName == tools.EditToolName || p.permission.ToolName == tools.WriteToolName || p.permission.ToolName == tools.MultiEditToolName
 }
 
-func (p *permissionDialogCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (p *permissionDialogCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var cmds []tea.Cmd
 
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/quit/quit.go b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/quit/quit.go
index 763dc842d386a072176e1a26741d8b68c1e2993b..a8857104550886abc5f70956bf384ab2df6ec302 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/quit/quit.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/quit/quit.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (q *quitDialogCmp) Init() tea.Cmd {
 }
 
 // Update handles keyboard input for the quit dialog.
-func (q *quitDialogCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (q *quitDialogCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		q.wWidth = msg.Width
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/reasoning/reasoning.go b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/reasoning/reasoning.go
index bfd7a45ad696a1b25c417ea955f063b91830c1d4..995c46606ffc4b91317643e46eece3f835ad6883 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/reasoning/reasoning.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/reasoning/reasoning.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (r *reasoningDialogCmp) populateEffortOptions() tea.Cmd {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *reasoningDialogCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (r *reasoningDialogCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		r.wWidth = msg.Width
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/sessions/sessions.go b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/sessions/sessions.go
index 037eb5ebb727a24b8ab9bfda2e2c72943120e819..7f01f3ba4dacfe408fed0e8f5a2f34b39d8b2edd 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/sessions/sessions.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/sessions/sessions.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (s *sessionDialogCmp) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	return tea.Sequence(cmds...)
 }
 
-func (s *sessionDialogCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (s *sessionDialogCmp) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		var cmds []tea.Cmd
diff --git a/internal/tui/exp/list/filterable.go b/internal/tui/exp/list/filterable.go
index d5c47b01083cdc1becaed9aac4fb8a5d3e9f3b47..b93f8cc3309f66fb957c40e0d6b25419ef51d4e7 100644
--- a/internal/tui/exp/list/filterable.go
+++ b/internal/tui/exp/list/filterable.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/components/core/layout"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/styles"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/util"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2"
 	"github.com/sahilm/fuzzy"
 )
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ func NewFilterableList[T FilterableItem](items []T, opts ...filterableListOption
 	return f
 }
 
-func (f *filterableList[T]) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (f *filterableList[T]) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		switch {
diff --git a/internal/tui/exp/list/filterable_group.go b/internal/tui/exp/list/filterable_group.go
index 6e9a5dc7eaad66d32ec34baf7e41d35ab3233048..15084cce28be5190367eba861a491231139af53f 100644
--- a/internal/tui/exp/list/filterable_group.go
+++ b/internal/tui/exp/list/filterable_group.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/components/core/layout"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/styles"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/util"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2"
 	"github.com/sahilm/fuzzy"
 )
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ func NewFilterableGroupedList[T FilterableItem](items []Group[T], opts ...filter
 	return f
 }
 
-func (f *filterableGroupList[T]) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (f *filterableGroupList[T]) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		switch {
diff --git a/internal/tui/exp/list/grouped.go b/internal/tui/exp/list/grouped.go
index cb54628a70e84cb80eeb162a0d9f836f14271641..43223602dbfbeaa0ae60d0368b95a4f455228f96 100644
--- a/internal/tui/exp/list/grouped.go
+++ b/internal/tui/exp/list/grouped.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (g *groupedList[T]) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	return g.render()
 }
 
-func (l *groupedList[T]) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (l *groupedList[T]) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	u, cmd := l.list.Update(msg)
 	l.list = u.(*list[Item])
 	return l, cmd
diff --git a/internal/tui/exp/list/items.go b/internal/tui/exp/list/items.go
index 9e7259dc10a61c95e970d9f1fc93b0d61d7a65a8..143908d5416be744424cc30965b8d663ca2a2c68 100644
--- a/internal/tui/exp/list/items.go
+++ b/internal/tui/exp/list/items.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/components/core"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/components/core/layout"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/styles"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/util"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ func (c *completionItemCmp[T]) Init() tea.Cmd {
 }
 
 // Update implements CommandItem.
-func (c *completionItemCmp[T]) Update(tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (c *completionItemCmp[T]) Update(tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return c, nil
 }
 
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ func (m *itemSectionModel) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *itemSectionModel) Update(tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (m *itemSectionModel) Update(tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/tui/exp/list/list.go b/internal/tui/exp/list/list.go
index e18b88348959c59190f1741698f76c33f04571db..ea04b0c7d640f7801ba320d26071e21eafbbd90c 100644
--- a/internal/tui/exp/list/list.go
+++ b/internal/tui/exp/list/list.go
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func (l *list[T]) Init() tea.Cmd {
 }
 
 // Update implements List.
-func (l *list[T]) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (l *list[T]) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.MouseWheelMsg:
 		if l.enableMouse {
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func (l *list[T]) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return l, nil
 }
 
-func (l *list[T]) handleMouseWheel(msg tea.MouseWheelMsg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (l *list[T]) handleMouseWheel(msg tea.MouseWheelMsg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var cmd tea.Cmd
 	switch msg.Button {
 	case tea.MouseWheelDown:
diff --git a/internal/tui/exp/list/list_test.go b/internal/tui/exp/list/list_test.go
index 63cfa599e8ce1c96aad1cae67243caa2b097ee0b..4e6d8e3110d8c585b26293b7ef1f1e80e06c8b50 100644
--- a/internal/tui/exp/list/list_test.go
+++ b/internal/tui/exp/list/list_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/components/core/layout"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/util"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/golden"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
@@ -602,7 +603,7 @@ func (s *simpleItem) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *simpleItem) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (s *simpleItem) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return s, nil
 }
 
@@ -644,7 +645,7 @@ func (s *selectableItem) IsFocused() bool {
 	return s.focused
 }
 
-func execCmd(m tea.Model, cmd tea.Cmd) {
+func execCmd(m util.Model, cmd tea.Cmd) {
 	for cmd != nil {
 		msg := cmd()
 		m, cmd = m.Update(msg)
diff --git a/internal/tui/page/chat/chat.go b/internal/tui/page/chat/chat.go
index 356acfb8856dc3414c8cddfbcfc4a1d226b87d9f..2882a36679111bb42a9c9710ae20ae9b9e499d8b 100644
--- a/internal/tui/page/chat/chat.go
+++ b/internal/tui/page/chat/chat.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func (p *chatPage) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	)
 }
 
-func (p *chatPage) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func (p *chatPage) Update(msg tea.Msg) (util.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var cmds []tea.Cmd
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyboardEnhancementsMsg:
diff --git a/internal/tui/tui.go b/internal/tui/tui.go
index c25372295b5c906a6511e9d3fc821ea1e1f97661..c90c6bcfc50cf8c7a062f380a28e13c044d04fa0 100644
--- a/internal/tui/tui.go
+++ b/internal/tui/tui.go
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ func (a appModel) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	cmd = a.status.Init()
 	cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
 
-	cmds = append(cmds, tea.EnableMouseAllMotion)
-
 	return tea.Batch(cmds...)
 }
 
@@ -104,9 +102,7 @@ func (a *appModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	case tea.KeyboardEnhancementsMsg:
 		for id, page := range a.pages {
 			m, pageCmd := page.Update(msg)
-			if model, ok := m.(util.Model); ok {
-				a.pages[id] = model
-			}
+			a.pages[id] = m
 
 			if pageCmd != nil {
 				cmds = append(cmds, pageCmd)
@@ -234,9 +230,7 @@ func (a *appModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 
 		// Forward to view.
 		updated, itemCmd := item.Update(msg)
-		if model, ok := updated.(util.Model); ok {
-			a.pages[a.currentPage] = model
-		}
+		a.pages[a.currentPage] = updated
 
 		return a, itemCmd
 	case pubsub.Event[permission.PermissionRequest]:
@@ -263,9 +257,7 @@ func (a *appModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 
 		a.isConfigured = config.HasInitialDataConfig()
 		updated, pageCmd := item.Update(msg)
-		if model, ok := updated.(util.Model); ok {
-			a.pages[a.currentPage] = model
-		}
+		a.pages[a.currentPage] = updated
 
 		cmds = append(cmds, pageCmd)
 		return a, tea.Batch(cmds...)
@@ -285,9 +277,7 @@ func (a *appModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			}
 
 			updated, pageCmd := item.Update(msg)
-			if model, ok := updated.(util.Model); ok {
-				a.pages[a.currentPage] = model
-			}
+			a.pages[a.currentPage] = updated
 
 			cmds = append(cmds, pageCmd)
 		}
@@ -307,9 +297,7 @@ func (a *appModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			}
 
 			updated, pageCmd := item.Update(msg)
-			if model, ok := updated.(util.Model); ok {
-				a.pages[a.currentPage] = model
-			}
+			a.pages[a.currentPage] = updated
 
 			cmds = append(cmds, pageCmd)
 		}
@@ -324,9 +312,7 @@ func (a *appModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	}
 
 	updated, cmd := item.Update(msg)
-	if model, ok := updated.(util.Model); ok {
-		a.pages[a.currentPage] = model
-	}
+	a.pages[a.currentPage] = updated
 
 	if a.dialog.HasDialogs() {
 		u, dialogCmd := a.dialog.Update(msg)
@@ -362,9 +348,7 @@ func (a *appModel) handleWindowResize(width, height int) tea.Cmd {
 	// Update the current view.
 	for p, page := range a.pages {
 		updated, pageCmd := page.Update(tea.WindowSizeMsg{Width: width, Height: height})
-		if model, ok := updated.(util.Model); ok {
-			a.pages[p] = model
-		}
+		a.pages[p] = updated
 
 		cmds = append(cmds, pageCmd)
 	}
@@ -467,9 +451,7 @@ func (a *appModel) handleKeyPressMsg(msg tea.KeyPressMsg) tea.Cmd {
 		}
 
 		updated, cmd := item.Update(msg)
-		if model, ok := updated.(util.Model); ok {
-			a.pages[a.currentPage] = model
-		}
+		a.pages[a.currentPage] = updated
 		return cmd
 	}
 }
@@ -573,6 +555,9 @@ func (a *appModel) View() tea.View {
 
 	view.Layer = canvas
 	view.Cursor = cursor
+	view.MouseMode = tea.MouseModeCellMotion
+	view.AltScreen = true
+
 	if a.app != nil && a.app.AgentCoordinator != nil && a.app.AgentCoordinator.IsBusy() {
 		// HACK: use a random percentage to prevent ghostty from hiding it
 		// after a timeout.
diff --git a/internal/tui/util/util.go b/internal/tui/util/util.go
index eb19ad89544b281af2e836f667ac63aaa6414e01..c3ce1dbf7ad94cc89def5e6a11da94b540f7b38e 100644
--- a/internal/tui/util/util.go
+++ b/internal/tui/util/util.go
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ type Cursor interface {
 }
 
 type Model interface {
-	tea.Model
-	tea.ViewModel
+	Init() tea.Cmd
+	Update(tea.Msg) (Model, tea.Cmd)
+	View() string
 }
 
 func CmdHandler(msg tea.Msg) tea.Cmd {