diff --git a/.tmux.conf b/.tmux.conf
index c20a73e..122e2e1 100644
--- a/.tmux.conf
+++ b/.tmux.conf
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ set -g base-index 1
 setw -g pane-base-index 1
 # enable mouse
 set -g mouse on
+# allow passthrough for yazi image preview and other tools that need terminal queries
+set -g allow-passthrough off
 # set history limit
 set -g history-limit 10000
 # reload config
@@ -83,8 +85,8 @@ set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
 # set -g @continuum-save-interval '30'
 
 # Colors
-set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
-set -g terminal-overrides ',xterm-256color:Tc'
+set -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"
+set -g terminal-overrides ',xterm-ghostty:Tc,xterm-256color:Tc'
 
 # Dracula Color
 white='#f8f8f2'        # Foreground
diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 15d7131..6389a7f 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -364,6 +364,9 @@ function dev() {
         local bl
         bl=$(tmux split-window -t "$left" -v -c "$cwd" -P -F "#{pane_id}")
 
+        # Only enable passthrough for yazi pane (image display); keep it off elsewhere
+        # to prevent Ghostty DA/XTVERSION responses leaking into other panes' stdin.
+        # tmux set-option -p -t "$tr" allow-passthrough on
         tmux send-keys -t "$left" "$tool"     Enter
         tmux send-keys -t "$tr"   "yazi"     Enter
         tmux send-keys -t "$br"   "lazygit"  Enter
@@ -374,6 +377,7 @@ function dev() {
         local br
         br=$(tmux split-window -t "$tr"   -v -c "$cwd" -P -F "#{pane_id}")
 
+        # tmux set-option -p -t "$tr" allow-passthrough on
         tmux send-keys -t "$left" "$tool"    Enter
         tmux send-keys -t "$tr"   "yazi"  Enter
     fi