diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/run/footer.ts b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/run/footer.ts
index 2e3e1c73c3..bcd8380260 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/run/footer.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/run/footer.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export class RunFooter implements FooterApi {
   private rows = TEXTAREA_MIN_ROWS
   private state: Accessor<FooterState>
   private setState: Setter<FooterState>
+  private settle = false
 
   constructor(
     private renderer: CliRenderer,
@@ -91,12 +92,14 @@ export class RunFooter implements FooterApi {
       return
     }
 
-    this.setState((state) => ({
-      phase: next.phase ?? state.phase,
-      status: typeof next.status === "string" ? next.status : state.status,
-      queue: typeof next.queue === "number" ? Math.max(0, next.queue) : state.queue,
-      model: typeof next.model === "string" ? next.model : state.model,
-    }))
+    const prev = this.state()
+    const state = {
+      phase: next.phase ?? prev.phase,
+      status: typeof next.status === "string" ? next.status : prev.status,
+      queue: typeof next.queue === "number" ? Math.max(0, next.queue) : prev.queue,
+      model: typeof next.model === "string" ? next.model : prev.model,
+    }
+    this.setState(state)
   }
 
   public append(kind: EntryKind, text: string): void {
@@ -109,6 +112,7 @@ export class RunFooter implements FooterApi {
     }
 
     this.renderer.writeToScrollback(entryWriter(kind, text, new Date()))
+    this.scheduleSettleRender()
   }
 
   public close(): void {
@@ -117,10 +121,6 @@ export class RunFooter implements FooterApi {
     }
 
     this.notifyClose()
-
-    if (!this.renderer.isDestroyed) {
-      this.renderer.destroy()
-    }
   }
 
   public destroy(): void {
@@ -208,4 +208,21 @@ export class RunFooter implements FooterApi {
   private handleDestroy = (): void => {
     this.notifyClose()
   }
+
+  private scheduleSettleRender(): void {
+    if (this.settle || this.destroyed || this.renderer.isDestroyed) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    this.settle = true
+    void this.renderer.idle().then(() => {
+      this.settle = false
+
+      if (this.destroyed || this.renderer.isDestroyed || this.closed) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      this.renderer.requestRender()
+    })
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/run/footer.view.tsx b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/run/footer.view.tsx
index 2abc024e00..306a75b106 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/run/footer.view.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/run/footer.view.tsx
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ export function RunFooterView(props: RunFooterViewProps) {
   let area: Area | undefined
   let leader = false
   let timeout: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined
+  let rowsTick = false
 
   const clearLeader = () => {
     leader = false
@@ -192,6 +193,18 @@ export function RunFooterView(props: RunFooterViewProps) {
     props.onRows(clampRows(area.virtualLineCount || 1))
   }
 
+  const scheduleRows = () => {
+    if (rowsTick) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    rowsTick = true
+    queueMicrotask(() => {
+      rowsTick = false
+      syncRows()
+    })
+  }
+
   const push = (text: string) => {
     if (!text) {
       return
@@ -289,6 +302,12 @@ export function RunFooterView(props: RunFooterViewProps) {
   }
 
   const onKeyDown = (event: Key) => {
+    if (event.ctrl && event.name === "c") {
+      props.onExit()
+      event.preventDefault()
+      return
+    }
+
     if (handleCycle(event)) {
       return
     }
@@ -329,36 +348,33 @@ export function RunFooterView(props: RunFooterViewProps) {
 
     push(text)
     area.setText("")
-    syncRows()
+    scheduleRows()
     area.focus()
   }
 
-  const onLineInfoChange = () => {
-    syncRows()
-  }
-
   onMount(() => {
     if (!area || area.isDestroyed) {
       return
     }
 
-    area.on("line-info-change", onLineInfoChange)
-    syncRows()
+    area.on("line-info-change", scheduleRows)
+    scheduleRows()
     area.focus()
   })
 
   onCleanup(() => {
     clearLeader()
+
     if (!area || area.isDestroyed) {
       return
     }
 
-    area.off("line-info-change", onLineInfoChange)
+    area.off("line-info-change", scheduleRows)
   })
 
   createEffect(() => {
     term().width
-    queueMicrotask(syncRows)
+    scheduleRows()
   })
 
   createEffect(() => {
@@ -443,7 +459,7 @@ export function RunFooterView(props: RunFooterViewProps) {
             keyBindings={bindings()}
             onSubmit={onSubmit}
             onKeyDown={onKeyDown}
-            onContentChange={syncRows}
+            onContentChange={scheduleRows}
             ref={(item) => {
               area = item as Area
             }}
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/run/runtime.ts b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/run/runtime.ts
index 6ec3e1eafa..fe2b3fe49d 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/run/runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/run/runtime.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createCliRenderer } from "@opentui/core"
+import { createCliRenderer, type CliRenderer } from "@opentui/core"
 import { TuiConfig } from "../../../config/tui"
 import { RunFooter } from "./footer"
 import { formatUnknownError, runPromptTurn } from "./stream"
@@ -13,6 +13,24 @@ const DEFAULT_KEYBINDS: FooterKeybinds = {
   inputNewline: "shift+return,ctrl+return,alt+return,ctrl+j",
 }
 
+function shutdown(renderer: CliRenderer): void {
+  if (renderer.isDestroyed) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  if (renderer.externalOutputMode === "capture-stdout") {
+    renderer.externalOutputMode = "passthrough"
+  }
+
+  if (renderer.screenMode === "split-footer") {
+    renderer.screenMode = "main-screen"
+  }
+
+  if (!renderer.isDestroyed) {
+    renderer.destroy()
+  }
+}
+
 function formatModelLabel(model: NonNullable<RunInput["model"]>, variant: string | undefined): string {
   const variantLabel = variant ? ` · ${variant}` : ""
   return `${model.modelID} · ${model.providerID}${variantLabel}`
@@ -218,16 +236,15 @@ export async function runInteractiveMode(input: RunInput): Promise<void> {
     useMouse: false,
     autoFocus: false,
     openConsoleOnError: false,
-    exitOnCtrlC: true,
+    exitOnCtrlC: false,
     useKittyKeyboard: { events: process.platform === "win32" },
     screenMode: "split-footer",
     footerHeight: FOOTER_HEIGHT,
     externalOutputMode: "capture-stdout",
     consoleMode: "disabled",
+    clearOnShutdown: false,
   })
 
-  renderer.start()
-
   const footer = new RunFooter(renderer, {
     ...footerLabels({
       agent: input.agent,
@@ -278,8 +295,6 @@ export async function runInteractiveMode(input: RunInput): Promise<void> {
     })
   } finally {
     footer.destroy()
-    if (!renderer.isDestroyed) {
-      renderer.destroy()
-    }
+    shutdown(renderer)
   }
 }