From 396ecd7b8f3a146b8af98206d18df1bcc2c08f4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nihaal Sangha <nihaal.git@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:46:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat(tui): enable Kitty images for Rex

---
 packages/tui/src/terminal-image.ts       | 6 +++---
 packages/tui/test/terminal-image.test.ts | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/tui/src/terminal-image.ts b/packages/tui/src/terminal-image.ts
index fd7001fdd..143123f91 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/terminal-image.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/terminal-image.ts
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ function detectCapabilitiesFromEnvironment(tmuxForwardsHyperlink: () => boolean)
 		return { images: "kitty", trueColor: hasTrueColorHint, hyperlinks: true };
 	}
 
-	// Rex supports OSC 8 hyperlinks but only partially implements the Kitty graphics protocol
-	// (no Unicode placeholders), so leave images off. Check it before outer-terminal detection.
+	// Rex supports OSC 8 hyperlinks and only partially implements the Kitty graphics protocol
+	// (no Unicode placeholders), but enough to support Pi.
 	if (termProgram === "rex") {
-		return { images: null, trueColor: true, hyperlinks: true };
+		return { images: "kitty", trueColor: true, hyperlinks: true };
 	}
 
 	if (process.env.KITTY_WINDOW_ID || termProgram === "kitty") {
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/terminal-image.test.ts b/packages/tui/test/terminal-image.test.ts
index 063ab0862..6fd05f43d 100644
--- a/packages/tui/test/terminal-image.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/test/terminal-image.test.ts
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ describe("detectCapabilities", () => {
 		withEnv({ TERM_PROGRAM: "rex", TERM: "xterm-256color", KITTY_WINDOW_ID: "1" }, () => {
 			const caps = detectCapabilities();
 			assert.strictEqual(caps.hyperlinks, true);
-			assert.strictEqual(caps.images, null);
+			assert.strictEqual(caps.images, "kitty");
 			assert.strictEqual(caps.trueColor, true);
 		});
 		withEnv({ TERM_PROGRAM: "rex", PI_HYPERLINKS: "0" }, () => {