diff --git a/dist/wt b/dist/wt
index 0b8def69e4843f15eed33d30520e0a4622f5dfc6..06a05907e88efafdf0745fad3b99439ea5d198f6 100755
--- a/dist/wt
+++ b/dist/wt
@@ -71,6 +71,24 @@ function M.run_cmd(cmd)
 	return output, code or exit.EXIT_SYSTEM_ERROR
 end
 
+---Execute command capturing stdout only (stderr stays on terminal)
+---Use for interactive commands like gum that draw UI to stderr
+---@param cmd string
+---@return string output
+---@return integer code
+function M.run_cmd_interactive(cmd)
+	local handle = io.popen(cmd)
+	if not handle then
+		return "", exit.EXIT_SYSTEM_ERROR
+	end
+	local output = handle:read("*a") or ""
+	local success, _, code = handle:close()
+	if success then
+		return output, 0
+	end
+	return output, code or exit.EXIT_SYSTEM_ERROR
+end
+
 ---Execute command silently, return success boolean
 ---@param cmd string
 ---@return boolean success
@@ -1065,7 +1083,7 @@ function M.cmd_clone(args)
 					local input = table.concat(keys, "\n")
 					local choose_type = own and "" or " --no-limit"
 					local cmd = "echo '" .. input .. "' | gum choose" .. choose_type
-					output, code = shell.run_cmd(cmd)
+					output, code = shell.run_cmd_interactive(cmd)
 					if code == 0 and output ~= "" then
 						for line in output:gmatch("[^\n]+") do
 							table.insert(selected_remotes, line)
@@ -1084,7 +1102,7 @@ function M.cmd_clone(args)
 			local input = table.concat(keys, "\n")
 			local choose_type = own and "" or " --no-limit"
 			local cmd = "echo '" .. input .. "' | gum choose" .. choose_type
-			output, code = shell.run_cmd(cmd)
+			output, code = shell.run_cmd_interactive(cmd)
 			if code == 0 and output ~= "" then
 				for line in output:gmatch("[^\n]+") do
 					table.insert(selected_remotes, line)
@@ -1332,7 +1350,7 @@ function M.cmd_new(args)
 				if #keys > 0 then
 					local input = table.concat(keys, "\n")
 					local cmd = "echo '" .. input .. "' | gum choose --no-limit"
-					local output, code = shell.run_cmd(cmd)
+					local output, code = shell.run_cmd_interactive(cmd)
 					if code == 0 and output ~= "" then
 						for line in output:gmatch("[^\n]+") do
 							table.insert(selected_remotes, line)
@@ -1351,7 +1369,7 @@ function M.cmd_new(args)
 		if #keys > 0 then
 			local input = table.concat(keys, "\n")
 			local cmd = "echo '" .. input .. "' | gum choose --no-limit"
-			local output, code = shell.run_cmd(cmd)
+			local output, code = shell.run_cmd_interactive(cmd)
 			if code == 0 and output ~= "" then
 				for line in output:gmatch("[^\n]+") do
 					table.insert(selected_remotes, line)
@@ -1837,12 +1855,8 @@ function M.cmd_list()
 	local table_input = "Path,Branch,HEAD,Status\n" .. table.concat(rows, "\n")
 	table_input = table_input:gsub("EOF", "eof")
 	local table_cmd = "gum table --print <<'EOF'\n" .. table_input .. "\nEOF"
-	local table_handle = io.popen(table_cmd, "r")
-	if not table_handle then
-		return
-	end
-	io.write(table_handle:read("*a") or "")
-	table_handle:close()
+	local table_output, _ = shell.run_cmd_interactive(table_cmd)
+	io.write(table_output)
 end
 
 return M
diff --git a/src/wt/cmd/clone.lua b/src/wt/cmd/clone.lua
index 86c972598871a5dbde586abdada31ed3ec03f708..ed81cccb06955dd8ff5cb95f46a34171d395f07c 100644
--- a/src/wt/cmd/clone.lua
+++ b/src/wt/cmd/clone.lua
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ function M.cmd_clone(args)
 					local input = table.concat(keys, "\n")
 					local choose_type = own and "" or " --no-limit"
 					local cmd = "echo '" .. input .. "' | gum choose" .. choose_type
-					output, code = shell.run_cmd(cmd)
+					output, code = shell.run_cmd_interactive(cmd)
 					if code == 0 and output ~= "" then
 						for line in output:gmatch("[^\n]+") do
 							table.insert(selected_remotes, line)
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function M.cmd_clone(args)
 			local input = table.concat(keys, "\n")
 			local choose_type = own and "" or " --no-limit"
 			local cmd = "echo '" .. input .. "' | gum choose" .. choose_type
-			output, code = shell.run_cmd(cmd)
+			output, code = shell.run_cmd_interactive(cmd)
 			if code == 0 and output ~= "" then
 				for line in output:gmatch("[^\n]+") do
 					table.insert(selected_remotes, line)
diff --git a/src/wt/cmd/list.lua b/src/wt/cmd/list.lua
index cbec797e771b74600928f26a0f48d61217bc5a27..d22fd321b113d868893939d3ccc387907dfaa169 100644
--- a/src/wt/cmd/list.lua
+++ b/src/wt/cmd/list.lua
@@ -71,12 +71,8 @@ function M.cmd_list()
 	local table_input = "Path,Branch,HEAD,Status\n" .. table.concat(rows, "\n")
 	table_input = table_input:gsub("EOF", "eof")
 	local table_cmd = "gum table --print <<'EOF'\n" .. table_input .. "\nEOF"
-	local table_handle = io.popen(table_cmd, "r")
-	if not table_handle then
-		return
-	end
-	io.write(table_handle:read("*a") or "")
-	table_handle:close()
+	local table_output, _ = shell.run_cmd_interactive(table_cmd)
+	io.write(table_output)
 end
 
 return M
diff --git a/src/wt/cmd/new.lua b/src/wt/cmd/new.lua
index bd0e5156306d574529c4e1219ffe08783ea3ebed..c074b5e1fb92b78bff666f3788c2309c57fd71d3 100644
--- a/src/wt/cmd/new.lua
+++ b/src/wt/cmd/new.lua
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function M.cmd_new(args)
 				if #keys > 0 then
 					local input = table.concat(keys, "\n")
 					local cmd = "echo '" .. input .. "' | gum choose --no-limit"
-					local output, code = shell.run_cmd(cmd)
+					local output, code = shell.run_cmd_interactive(cmd)
 					if code == 0 and output ~= "" then
 						for line in output:gmatch("[^\n]+") do
 							table.insert(selected_remotes, line)
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ function M.cmd_new(args)
 		if #keys > 0 then
 			local input = table.concat(keys, "\n")
 			local cmd = "echo '" .. input .. "' | gum choose --no-limit"
-			local output, code = shell.run_cmd(cmd)
+			local output, code = shell.run_cmd_interactive(cmd)
 			if code == 0 and output ~= "" then
 				for line in output:gmatch("[^\n]+") do
 					table.insert(selected_remotes, line)
diff --git a/src/wt/shell.lua b/src/wt/shell.lua
index fddecfc589181000d1e4d004626e072e403f2654..2330286d93cc64dcb63aefc24e27492ba4b4363d 100644
--- a/src/wt/shell.lua
+++ b/src/wt/shell.lua
@@ -24,6 +24,24 @@ function M.run_cmd(cmd)
 	return output, code or exit.EXIT_SYSTEM_ERROR
 end
 
+---Execute command capturing stdout only (stderr stays on terminal)
+---Use for interactive commands like gum that draw UI to stderr
+---@param cmd string
+---@return string output
+---@return integer code
+function M.run_cmd_interactive(cmd)
+	local handle = io.popen(cmd)
+	if not handle then
+		return "", exit.EXIT_SYSTEM_ERROR
+	end
+	local output = handle:read("*a") or ""
+	local success, _, code = handle:close()
+	if success then
+		return output, 0
+	end
+	return output, code or exit.EXIT_SYSTEM_ERROR
+end
+
 ---Execute command silently, return success boolean
 ---@param cmd string
 ---@return boolean success