fix: set TERM_PROGRAM and COLORTERM env vars for terminal identification#74
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Deckard was not setting TERM_PROGRAM, so CLI tools (notably Claude Code) could not identify it as a KKP-capable terminal. This caused Shift+Enter to submit prompts instead of inserting newlines, because Claude Code only activates Kitty keyboard protocol for recognized terminals. Set TERM_PROGRAM=Deckard (standard terminal identification variable) and COLORTERM=truecolor (advertises 24-bit color support). Fixes gi11es#73 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Fixes #73
Summary
TERM_PROGRAM=Deckard— standard terminal identification variable, used by CLI tools to detect terminal capabilitiesCOLORTERM=truecolor— advertises 24-bit color supportWhy
Deckard was not setting
TERM_PROGRAM, so CLI tools (notably Claude Code) could not identify it as a terminal that supports the Kitty keyboard protocol. This caused Shift+Enter to submit prompts instead of inserting newlines.When Deckard is launched from Dock/Spotlight/Raycast, no terminal identification env vars are present. When launched from another terminal (e.g. Kitty, iTerm2), their env vars leak into Deckard's process and Claude Code works correctly — confirming the issue is purely about terminal detection.
Next step
After this merges, a bug report on anthropics/claude-code is needed to add "Deckard" to their list of recognized KKP-capable terminals.
Test plan
TERM_PROGRAM=DeckardandCOLORTERM=truecolorappear in shell environment viaenv | grep -E 'TERM_PROGRAM|COLORTERM'