diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 14a2225a7..923ad11da 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -9,3 +9,9 @@ pkg/apm/webrtc/**/*.h linguist-vendored
 pkg/apm/webrtc/**/*.m linguist-vendored
 pkg/apm/webrtc/**/*.inc linguist-vendored
 pkg/portaudio/pa_src/** linguist-vendored
+
+# TUI visual-regression frames are compared byte for byte against what the
+# renderers emit, which is always LF. Without this a checkout under
+# core.autocrlf — the default on Windows, including the CI runners — rewrites
+# them to CRLF and every frame mismatches.
+cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/*.txt text eol=lf
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index d83a379d3..7e3f51670 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -64,6 +64,27 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
+      # The Test step above already fails on a VRT mismatch, but testify's diff of
+      # a full terminal frame is unreadable and says nothing about how to fix it.
+      # Re-recording here turns the failure into the diff of what actually moved
+      # on screen, and catches what the test alone cannot: a frame left behind by
+      # a fixture that no longer exists (make update-vrt clears the directory, so
+      # an orphan shows up as a deletion). Runs even when the tests failed, so the
+      # actionable message is never buried behind them.
+      - name: Verify TUI reference frames are up to date
+        if: always() && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          make update-vrt
+          if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain -- cmd/lk/testdata/vrt)" ]; then
+            git --no-pager diff -- cmd/lk/testdata/vrt
+            git status --porcelain -- cmd/lk/testdata/vrt
+            echo "::error::The TUI renders differently than the recorded reference frames."
+            echo "::error::If the change is intended, run 'make update-vrt' and commit cmd/lk/testdata/vrt."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
       - name: Upload test log
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
         if: always()
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 651af7355..583b4a58b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 # extract the vendored C/C++ (PortAudio + WebRTC APM).
 #
 # `make install` puts it on $GOBIN with a `livekit-cli` alias for the legacy
-# binary name. Releases use .goreleaser.yaml, not this file.
+# binary name. `make update-vrt` re-records the TUI reference frames. Releases
+# use .goreleaser.yaml, not this file.
+
+.PHONY: all build install update-vrt clean
 
 ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))
 GOBIN := $(shell go env GOPATH)/bin
@@ -16,17 +19,39 @@ ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
 EXE := .exe
 endif
 
+all: build
+
 # pa_src holds the PortAudio C source the cgo build links against; the submodule
 # init makes this work from a fresh clone (and under CodeQL, whose checkout may
 # skip submodules). ALSA headers (libasound2-dev) come from CodeQL's automatic
-# dependency installation on Linux.
-./bin/lk$(EXE):
+# dependency installation on Linux. Keyed on a file the submodule brings with it
+# so an already-populated checkout doesn't pay for a git round trip every build.
+pkg/portaudio/pa_src/CMakeLists.txt:
 	git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+# Phony, rather than a rule for ./bin/lk: as a file target the binary counted as
+# up to date the moment it existed, so every source change after the first was
+# silently skipped and `make install` shipped a stale binary. go build tracks
+# staleness itself — over the Go sources, the vendored C/C++ and the build flags
+# alike — and exits immediately when there is nothing to do, which no
+# prerequisite list written here could match.
+build: pkg/portaudio/pa_src/CMakeLists.txt
 	CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -o ./bin/lk$(EXE) ./cmd/lk
 
-install: ./bin/lk$(EXE)
+install: build
 	cp ./bin/lk$(EXE) "$(GOBIN)/lk$(EXE)"
 	ln -sf "$(GOBIN)/lk$(EXE)" "$(GOBIN)/livekit-cli$(EXE)"
 
+# Re-records the TUI visual regression frames in cmd/lk/testdata/vrt from the
+# current renderers. Run it after an intentional UI change and commit the diff,
+# which is the review artifact: it shows exactly what moved on screen.
+#
+# The existing frames are cleared first so a fixture that was renamed or removed
+# takes its frame with it, instead of leaving one behind that nothing renders any
+# more. Nothing is lost if the run then fails: git restore cmd/lk/testdata/vrt.
+update-vrt:
+	rm -f cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/*.txt
+	UPDATE_TUI_VRT=1 go test ./cmd/lk -run TestVRT -count=1
+
 clean:
 	rm -rf ./bin
diff --git a/cmd/lk/agent.go b/cmd/lk/agent.go
index 1a5f912ac..a6ec5e6f4 100644
--- a/cmd/lk/agent.go
+++ b/cmd/lk/agent.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/huh"
+	"charm.land/huh/v2"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/authn"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/crane"
 	v1 "github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1"
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ func initAgent(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 					huh.NewOption("Node.js", "node"),
 				).
 				Value(&lang).
-				WithTheme(util.Theme).
+				WithTheme(util.FormTheme()).
 				Run(); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ func createAgent(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 				Value(&useProject).
 				Affirmative("Yes").
 				Negative("No, select another...").
-				WithTheme(util.Theme))).
+				WithTheme(util.FormTheme()))).
 				Run(); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ func createAgent(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 					Title("Agent deploying. Would you like to view logs?").
 					Description("You can view logs later with `lk agent logs`").
 					Value(&viewLogs).
-					WithTheme(util.Theme),
+					WithTheme(util.FormTheme()),
 			),
 		).Run(); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ func createAgentConfig(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 							fmt.Sprintf("Config file [%s] file already exists. Overwrite?", tomlFilename),
 						).
 						Value(&overwriteVal).
-						WithTheme(util.Theme),
+						WithTheme(util.FormTheme()),
 				),
 			).
 				Run(); err != nil {
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ func deleteAgent(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 				util.Confirm().
 					Title(fmt.Sprintf("Are you sure you want to delete agent %s?", agentMsg)).
 					Value(&confirmDelete).
-					WithTheme(util.Theme),
+					WithTheme(util.FormTheme()),
 			),
 		).Run(); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ func resolveDeployAttributes(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) (map[string]
 						util.Confirm().
 							Title("Continue deploying anyway?").
 							Value(&proceed).
-							WithTheme(util.Theme),
+							WithTheme(util.FormTheme()),
 					),
 				).Run(); err != nil {
 					return nil, err
@@ -1658,7 +1658,7 @@ func updateAgentSecrets(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 					util.Confirm().
 						Title(fmt.Sprintf("This will remove all existing secrets. Are you sure you want to proceed [%s]?", agentID)).
 						Value(&confirmOverwrite).
-						WithTheme(util.Theme),
+						WithTheme(util.FormTheme()),
 				),
 			).Run(); err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -1768,7 +1768,7 @@ func selectAgent(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command, excludeEmptyVersion bool
 		Title("Select an agent").
 		Options(agentNames...).
 		Value(&selectedAgent).
-		WithTheme(util.Theme).
+		WithTheme(util.FormTheme()).
 		Run(); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -1991,7 +1991,7 @@ func resolveRegion(cmd *cli.Command, settingsMap map[string]string, title string
 		Title(title).
 		Options(options...).
 		Value(&region).
-		WithTheme(util.Theme).
+		WithTheme(util.FormTheme()).
 		Run(); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -2033,7 +2033,7 @@ func confirmRegionResidency(cmd *cli.Command, region, dataRegion string, warnReg
 		Affirmative("Deploy").
 		Negative("Cancel").
 		Value(&confirmed))).
-		WithTheme(util.Theme).
+		WithTheme(util.FormTheme()).
 		Run(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/lk/app.go b/cmd/lk/app.go
index 8a691e2e2..8d1872941 100644
--- a/cmd/lk/app.go
+++ b/cmd/lk/app.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/huh"
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
+	"charm.land/huh/v2"
+	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
 
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-cli/v2/pkg/bootstrap"
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func requireProjectWithOpts(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command, opts ...loadO
 				Value(&useDefault).
 				Affirmative("Yes").
 				Negative("No, select another...").
-				WithTheme(util.Theme))).
+				WithTheme(util.FormTheme()))).
 				Run(); err != nil {
 				return ctx, fmt.Errorf("failed to confirm project: %w", err)
 			}
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func selectProject(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) (context.Context, erro
 				Description("To use a different project, run `lk cloud auth` to add credentials").
 				Options(options...).
 				Value(&project).
-				WithTheme(util.Theme))).
+				WithTheme(util.FormTheme()))).
 			Run(); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no project selected: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func selectProject(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) (context.Context, erro
 	if err = huh.NewForm(huh.NewGroup(util.Confirm().
 		Title("No local projects found. Authenticate one?").
 		Value(&shouldAuth).
-		WithTheme(util.Theme))).
+		WithTheme(util.FormTheme()))).
 		Run(); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no project selected: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func setupTemplate(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 		templateSelect := huh.NewSelect[string]().
 			Title("Select Template").
 			Value(&templateURL).
-			WithTheme(util.Theme)
+			WithTheme(util.FormTheme())
 		var options []huh.Option[string]
 		for _, t := range templateOptions {
 			if t.IsHidden {
@@ -376,12 +376,12 @@ func setupTemplate(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 				}
 				return nil
 			}).
-			WithTheme(util.Theme))
+			WithTheme(util.FormTheme()))
 	}
 	if len(preinstallPrompts) > 0 {
 		group := huh.NewGroup(preinstallPrompts...)
 		if err := huh.NewForm(group).
-			WithTheme(util.Theme).
+			WithTheme(util.FormTheme()).
 			RunWithContext(ctx); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ func setupTemplate(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 		if err := huh.NewForm(huh.NewGroup(util.Confirm().
 			Title("Install dependencies?").
 			Value(&install).
-			WithTheme(util.Theme))).
+			WithTheme(util.FormTheme()))).
 			Run(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ func instantiateEnv(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command, rootPath string, addl
 				Placeholder(oldValue).
 				Prompt("").
 				Value(&newValue).
-				WithTheme(util.Theme).
+				WithTheme(util.FormTheme()).
 				Run(); err != nil || newValue == "" {
 				return oldValue, err
 			}
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ func runTask(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 				Title("Select Task").
 				Options(options...).
 				Value(&taskName).
-				WithTheme(util.Theme))).
+				WithTheme(util.FormTheme()))).
 			Run(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/lk/cloud.go b/cmd/lk/cloud.go
index afd42adc7..29fd21cfe 100644
--- a/cmd/lk/cloud.go
+++ b/cmd/lk/cloud.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/huh"
+	"charm.land/huh/v2"
 	"github.com/pkg/browser"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func tryAuthIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 		Title("What is the name of this device?").
 		Prompt("").
 		Value(&cliConfig.DeviceName).
-		WithTheme(util.Theme))).
+		WithTheme(util.FormTheme()))).
 		Run(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func tryAuthIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 		if err := huh.NewForm(huh.NewGroup(util.Confirm().
 			Title("Make this project default?").
 			Value(&isDefault).
-			WithTheme(util.Theme))).
+			WithTheme(util.FormTheme()))).
 			Run(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ func tryAuthIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 				}
 				return nil
 			}).
-			WithTheme(util.Theme).
+			WithTheme(util.FormTheme()).
 			Run(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/lk/console.go b/cmd/lk/console.go
index 87cec2177..fdcf1213c 100644
--- a/cmd/lk/console.go
+++ b/cmd/lk/console.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
+	tea "charm.land/bubbletea/v2"
+	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
 
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-cli/v2/pkg/console"
diff --git a/cmd/lk/console_tui.go b/cmd/lk/console_tui.go
index 9644b9f93..9edbe4448 100644
--- a/cmd/lk/console_tui.go
+++ b/cmd/lk/console_tui.go
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/textinput"
-	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
+	"charm.land/bubbles/v2/textinput"
+	tea "charm.land/bubbletea/v2"
+	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2"
 
 	agent "github.com/livekit/protocol/livekit/agent"
 
@@ -125,9 +125,17 @@ func newConsoleModel(pipeline *console.AudioPipeline, pipelineCancel context.Can
 	ti := textinput.New()
 	ti.Placeholder = "Type to talk to your agent"
 	ti.CharLimit = 1000
-	ti.Width = 60
+	ti.SetWidth(60)
 	ti.Prompt = "❯ "
-	ti.PromptStyle = boldStyle
+	// v2 moved per-state styling behind Styles/SetStyles, and renders a real
+	// terminal cursor unless the virtual one is enabled. The status area is
+	// composed into a larger view, so keep the inline virtual cursor rather than
+	// positioning the terminal cursor from here.
+	tiStyles := ti.Styles()
+	tiStyles.Focused.Prompt = boldStyle
+	tiStyles.Blurred.Prompt = boldStyle
+	ti.SetStyles(tiStyles)
+	ti.SetVirtualCursor(true)
 
 	if textMode {
 		ti.Focus()
@@ -552,7 +560,11 @@ func formatChatItem(item *agent.ChatContext_ChatItem) string {
 // Layout matches the old Python console (FrequencyVisualizer + prompt).
 // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-func (m consoleModel) View() string {
+func (m consoleModel) View() tea.View {
+	return tea.NewView(m.render())
+}
+
+func (m consoleModel) render() string {
 	var b strings.Builder
 
 	if m.shuttingDown {
diff --git a/cmd/lk/console_tui_vrt_test.go b/cmd/lk/console_tui_vrt_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8809ada7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/console_tui_vrt_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// Copyright 2026 LiveKit, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/livekit/livekit-cli/v2/pkg/console"
+)
+
+// A zero-value pipeline is all the view needs: it reads the FFT bands, the mute
+// flag and the playing flag, and each of those is a plain guarded field.
+func consoleFixture(textMode bool) consoleModel {
+	m := newConsoleModel(&console.AudioPipeline{}, func() {}, nil, "MacBook Pro Microphone", "MacBook Pro Speakers", textMode)
+	m.width = 100
+	return m
+}
+
+func TestVRTConsoleFrames(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		model func() consoleModel
+	}{
+		{"console_audio_idle", func() consoleModel { return consoleFixture(false) }},
+		{"console_audio_shortcuts", func() consoleModel {
+			m := consoleFixture(false)
+			m.showShortcuts = true
+			return m
+		}},
+		{"console_audio_partial_transcript", func() consoleModel {
+			m := consoleFixture(false)
+			m.partialTranscript = "I'd like a table for four"
+			return m
+		}},
+		{"console_audio_metrics", func() consoleModel {
+			m := consoleFixture(false)
+			m.metricsText = "ttft 320ms"
+			return m
+		}},
+		{"console_text_input", func() consoleModel { return consoleFixture(true) }},
+		{"console_text_shortcuts", func() consoleModel {
+			m := consoleFixture(true)
+			m.showShortcuts = true
+			return m
+		}},
+		{"console_text_waiting", func() consoleModel {
+			m := consoleFixture(true)
+			m.waitingForAgent = true
+			return m
+		}},
+		{"console_text_audio_error", func() consoleModel {
+			m := consoleFixture(true)
+			m.audioError = "no input device available"
+			return m
+		}},
+		{"console_shutting_down", func() consoleModel {
+			m := consoleFixture(false)
+			m.shuttingDown = true
+			return m
+		}},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			requireFrame(t, tc.name, renderConsoleFrame(tc.model()))
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/lk/main.go b/cmd/lk/main.go
index 99c68f668..8c6c43d3f 100644
--- a/cmd/lk/main.go
+++ b/cmd/lk/main.go
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
+	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
 
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/logger"
@@ -96,11 +97,15 @@ func main() {
 
 	if err := app.Run(ctx, os.Args); err != nil {
 		errStyle := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(util.Error())
+		// Outside the Printer's reach (it may not be initialized yet), so the
+		// color profile has to be applied here too — Lip Gloss v2 emits styles
+		// regardless of whether stderr can render them.
+		errOut := colorprofile.NewWriter(os.Stderr, os.Environ())
 		// Render line by line: a multiline Render pads every line with
 		// trailing spaces to match the widest one, which wraps into garbage
 		// on terminals narrower than the longest line.
 		for line := range strings.SplitSeq(err.Error(), "\n") {
-			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, errStyle.Render(line))
+			fmt.Fprintln(errOut, errStyle.Render(line))
 		}
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
@@ -146,6 +151,7 @@ func initLogger(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) (context.Context, error)
 			out.Warnf("%v; using default theme", err)
 		}
 	}
+	util.DetectBackground()
 
 	return nil, nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/lk/project.go b/cmd/lk/project.go
index d7b6b9551..d09d81367 100644
--- a/cmd/lk/project.go
+++ b/cmd/lk/project.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"regexp"
 
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/huh"
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/table"
+	"charm.land/huh/v2"
+	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2"
+	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2/table"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
 
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-cli/v2/pkg/config"
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func addProject(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 		prompts = append(prompts, util.Confirm().
 			Title("Make this project default?").
 			Value(&isDefault).
-			WithTheme(util.Theme))
+			WithTheme(util.FormTheme()))
 	}
 
 	if len(prompts) > 0 {
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func addProject(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 			groups = append(groups, huh.NewGroup(p))
 		}
 		err = huh.NewForm(groups...).
-			WithTheme(util.Theme).
+			WithTheme(util.FormTheme()).
 			RunWithContext(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/cmd/lk/session_render.go b/cmd/lk/session_render.go
index b4a084b81..35aea6723 100644
--- a/cmd/lk/session_render.go
+++ b/cmd/lk/session_render.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
+	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2"
 
 	agent "github.com/livekit/protocol/livekit/agent"
 )
diff --git a/cmd/lk/simulate.go b/cmd/lk/simulate.go
index ef1cd6ba4..315345b80 100644
--- a/cmd/lk/simulate.go
+++ b/cmd/lk/simulate.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/huh"
+	"charm.land/huh/v2"
 	"github.com/mattn/go-isatty"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ func confirmSourceUpload(cmd *cli.Command, projectDir string) error {
 		Affirmative("Upload").
 		Negative("Cancel").
 		Value(&confirmed))).
-		WithTheme(util.Theme).
+		WithTheme(util.FormTheme()).
 		Run()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cmd/lk/simulate_matrix.go b/cmd/lk/simulate_matrix.go
index 3139ab964..bd7210589 100644
--- a/cmd/lk/simulate_matrix.go
+++ b/cmd/lk/simulate_matrix.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
+	tea "charm.land/bubbletea/v2"
+	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2"
 
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-cli/v2/pkg/util"
 )
diff --git a/cmd/lk/simulate_refs.go b/cmd/lk/simulate_refs.go
index 3eba180ad..d8244e6a6 100644
--- a/cmd/lk/simulate_refs.go
+++ b/cmd/lk/simulate_refs.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"unicode"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
+	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2"
 
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-cli/v2/pkg/util"
 )
diff --git a/cmd/lk/simulate_refs_test.go b/cmd/lk/simulate_refs_test.go
index a07058c71..f474fda8e 100644
--- a/cmd/lk/simulate_refs_test.go
+++ b/cmd/lk/simulate_refs_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -49,7 +50,10 @@ func TestLinkSummaryRefs(t *testing.T) {
 	// both refs link to their own item, whatever the attribute order
 	require.Contains(t, linked, "runs/run?job=SRJ_Bzb9ZaoJFJyp&item=item_dd0ee81187bd")
 	require.Contains(t, linked, "runs/run?job=SRJ_Bzb9ZaoJFJyp&item=item_13b90227fe38")
-	require.Contains(t, linked, `"I've had a few, sure"`)
+	// Lip Gloss v2 emits underlined text one grapheme at a time (it styles the
+	// spaces separately), so the label is only contiguous once the SGR sequences
+	// are stripped.
+	require.Contains(t, ansi.Strip(linked), `"I've had a few, sure"`)
 	require.Equal(t, 2, strings.Count(linked, "\x1b]8;;"+dashboardBaseURL()))
 
 	// the number a label carries selects the citation recorded under it
diff --git a/cmd/lk/simulate_tui.go b/cmd/lk/simulate_tui.go
index 914c5dc1d..ec23cb193 100644
--- a/cmd/lk/simulate_tui.go
+++ b/cmd/lk/simulate_tui.go
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"charm.land/bubbles/v2/textinput"
+	tea "charm.land/bubbletea/v2"
+	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2"
 	"github.com/atotto/clipboard"
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/textinput"
-	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi"
 
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-cli/v2/pkg/util"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func runSimulateTUI(config *simulateConfig) error {
 	// No mouse capture, so the terminal keeps native drag-to-select. The arrow
 	// keys (the wheel maps to them in alt-screen) move the cursor through the
 	// job list and spill into page scrolling at each end.
-	p := tea.NewProgram(m, tea.WithAltScreen())
+	p := tea.NewProgram(m)
 	_, runErr := p.Run()
 
 	if m.launcher != nil {
@@ -273,6 +273,11 @@ type simulateModel struct {
 	width  int
 	height int
 	err    error
+
+	// altScreen drives tea.View.AltScreen. Bubble Tea v2 has no
+	// EnterAltScreen/ExitAltScreen commands or WithAltScreen option: the screen
+	// mode is part of the view the model returns, so it lives in model state.
+	altScreen bool
 }
 
 func (m *simulateModel) hasDescription() bool {
@@ -385,7 +390,11 @@ func newSimulateModel(config *simulateConfig) *simulateModel {
 	ti.Placeholder = "scenarios.yaml"
 	ti.CharLimit = 128
 	ti.Prompt = ""
+	// The save prompt is drawn inside a bordered box in the list view, so keep
+	// v1's inline cursor rather than positioning the terminal's real one.
+	ti.SetVirtualCursor(true)
 	return &simulateModel{
+		altScreen:      true,
 		config:         config,
 		reporter:       newRunReporter(),
 		numSimulations: config.numSimulations,
@@ -846,7 +855,8 @@ func (m *simulateModel) handleKey(msg tea.KeyMsg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	}
 	if m.quotaModalActive() {
 		switch key {
-		case "enter", "esc", "q", " ":
+		// Bubble Tea v2 names the space key "space"; v1 reported it as " ".
+		case "enter", "esc", "q", "space":
 			m.quotaDismissed = true
 		case "ctrl+c":
 			if m.setupCancel != nil {
@@ -1039,7 +1049,13 @@ func (m *simulateModel) findJob(id string) *livekit.SimulationRun_Job {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *simulateModel) View() string {
+func (m *simulateModel) View() tea.View {
+	v := tea.NewView(m.render())
+	v.AltScreen = m.altScreen
+	return v
+}
+
+func (m *simulateModel) render() string {
 	if !m.setupDone || m.run == nil || m.run.Status == livekit.SimulationRun_STATUS_GENERATING {
 		return m.viewSetup()
 	}
@@ -1670,8 +1686,10 @@ func (m *simulateModel) renderDetail() string {
 // there at once and the terminal scrolls, selects, and searches it. The list
 // view is untouched: it keeps the alt screen and its own windowing.
 //
-// tea.Println is silently dropped while the alt screen is active (bubbletea
-// standard_renderer.go), so leaving it must be sequenced before any print.
+// tea.Println has nothing to write into while the alt screen is active, so the
+// screen mode has to be off before any print. Bubble Tea v2 renders the view
+// returned by Update before it reads the message the returned command produces,
+// so clearing altScreen in Update is enough — no ExitAltScreen to sequence.
 
 // openDetailCmd leaves the alt screen, clears the scrollback, and prints the
 // job's view, so the terminal holds one job at a time instead of every job
@@ -1681,7 +1699,8 @@ func (m *simulateModel) renderDetail() string {
 func (m *simulateModel) openDetailCmd() tea.Cmd {
 	m.detailPrinted = ""
 	m.detailWidth = m.width
-	return tea.Sequence(tea.ExitAltScreen, m.flushDetail())
+	m.altScreen = false
+	return m.flushDetail()
 }
 
 // closeDetailCmd returns to the list view. The printed job stays in the
@@ -1690,7 +1709,8 @@ func (m *simulateModel) closeDetailCmd() tea.Cmd {
 	m.detailJobID = ""
 	m.detailPrinted = ""
 	m.refItemID = ""
-	return tea.EnterAltScreen
+	m.altScreen = true
+	return nil
 }
 
 // summaryRef resolves a digit key to the citation whose label carries it.
@@ -2225,6 +2245,10 @@ func (m *simulateModel) renderQuitConfirm() string {
 	return indentLines(box, "  ")
 }
 
+// saveDialogBorder is the horizontal space the dialog's border occupies: one
+// column on each side.
+const saveDialogBorder = 2
+
 func (m *simulateModel) renderSaveDialog() string {
 	n := len(m.run.GetScenarioGroup().GetScenarios())
 	noun := "scenarios"
@@ -2255,7 +2279,10 @@ func (m *simulateModel) renderSaveDialog() string {
 		Border(lipgloss.RoundedBorder()).
 		BorderForeground(util.Brand()).
 		Padding(0, 1).
-		Width(width).
+		// width is the width the padded content needs. Lip Gloss v2 counts the
+		// border inside Width, where v1 drew it around — so ask for the border
+		// on top, or the destination path wraps two columns early.
+		Width(width + saveDialogBorder).
 		Render(b.String())
 	return indentLines(box, "  ")
 }
diff --git a/cmd/lk/simulate_tui_keys_test.go b/cmd/lk/simulate_tui_keys_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b83c10b49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/simulate_tui_keys_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+// Copyright 2026 LiveKit, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	tea "charm.land/bubbletea/v2"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// keyPress builds the key event Bubble Tea would deliver for a key named the way
+// the model's switch statements name it. Key names belong to the terminal
+// library, so this mapping is the contract those switches are written against.
+func keyPress(name string) tea.KeyMsg {
+	named := map[string]rune{
+		"enter":     tea.KeyEnter,
+		"esc":       tea.KeyEscape,
+		"space":     tea.KeySpace,
+		"tab":       tea.KeyTab,
+		"backspace": tea.KeyBackspace,
+		"up":        tea.KeyUp,
+		"down":      tea.KeyDown,
+		"left":      tea.KeyLeft,
+		"right":     tea.KeyRight,
+		"pgup":      tea.KeyPgUp,
+		"pgdown":    tea.KeyPgDown,
+	}
+	if code, ok := named[name]; ok {
+		return tea.KeyPressMsg{Code: code}
+	}
+	if mod, rest, ok := strings.Cut(name, "+"); ok && mod == "ctrl" {
+		if r := []rune(rest); len(r) == 1 {
+			return tea.KeyPressMsg{Code: r[0], Mod: tea.ModCtrl}
+		}
+	}
+	if r := []rune(name); len(r) == 1 {
+		return tea.KeyPressMsg{Code: r[0], Text: name}
+	}
+	panic("keyPress: unmapped key name " + name)
+}
+
+// TestSimulateKeyDispatch pins the key bindings to the model state they change.
+// Keys are matched by name, and those names are the terminal library's to
+// choose — Bubble Tea v2 renamed space from " " to "space", which silently
+// unbound the quota dialog until this was noticed.
+func TestSimulateKeyDispatch(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		key   string
+		setup func() *simulateModel
+		check func(t *testing.T, m *simulateModel)
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "space dismisses the quota dialog",
+			key:   "space",
+			setup: func() *simulateModel { m := runningFixture(); m.quotaWarning = &quotaInfo{}; return m },
+			check: func(t *testing.T, m *simulateModel) { require.True(t, m.quotaDismissed) },
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "enter dismisses the quota dialog",
+			key:   "enter",
+			setup: func() *simulateModel { m := runningFixture(); m.quotaWarning = &quotaInfo{}; return m },
+			check: func(t *testing.T, m *simulateModel) { require.True(t, m.quotaDismissed) },
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "esc leaves the quit confirmation",
+			key:   "esc",
+			setup: func() *simulateModel { m := runningFixture(); m.confirmQuit = true; return m },
+			check: func(t *testing.T, m *simulateModel) { require.False(t, m.confirmQuit) },
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "tab moves the quit confirmation selection",
+			key:   "tab",
+			setup: func() *simulateModel { m := runningFixture(); m.confirmQuit = true; return m },
+			check: func(t *testing.T, m *simulateModel) { require.Equal(t, 1, m.confirmQuitSel) },
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "down moves the cursor",
+			key:   "down",
+			setup: func() *simulateModel { m := runningFixture(); m.cursor = 0; return m },
+			check: func(t *testing.T, m *simulateModel) { require.Equal(t, 1, m.cursor) },
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "up moves the cursor back",
+			key:   "up",
+			setup: func() *simulateModel { m := runningFixture(); m.cursor = 2; return m },
+			check: func(t *testing.T, m *simulateModel) { require.Equal(t, 1, m.cursor) },
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "d expands the agent description",
+			key:   "d",
+			setup: func() *simulateModel { m := runningFixture(); m.run.AgentDescription = "an agent"; return m },
+			check: func(t *testing.T, m *simulateModel) { require.True(t, m.showDescription) },
+		},
+		{
+			name: "t toggles tool detail inside a job",
+			key:  "t",
+			setup: func() *simulateModel {
+				m := runningFixture()
+				m.detailJobID = "SRJ_aaaaaaaa"
+				return m
+			},
+			check: func(t *testing.T, m *simulateModel) { require.True(t, m.showToolDetail) },
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "t is inert in the list view",
+			key:   "t",
+			setup: runningFixture,
+			check: func(t *testing.T, m *simulateModel) { require.False(t, m.showToolDetail) },
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "ctrl+l toggles the log pane",
+			key:   "ctrl+l",
+			setup: runningFixture,
+			check: func(t *testing.T, m *simulateModel) { require.True(t, m.showLogs) },
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "enter opens the job detail",
+			key:   "enter",
+			setup: runningFixture,
+			check: func(t *testing.T, m *simulateModel) { require.Equal(t, "SRJ_bbbbbbbb", m.detailJobID) },
+		},
+		{
+			name: "esc closes the job detail",
+			key:  "esc",
+			setup: func() *simulateModel {
+				m := runningFixture()
+				m.detailJobID = "SRJ_aaaaaaaa"
+				return m
+			},
+			check: func(t *testing.T, m *simulateModel) { require.Empty(t, m.detailJobID) },
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "q asks before quitting a live run",
+			key:   "q",
+			setup: runningFixture,
+			check: func(t *testing.T, m *simulateModel) { require.True(t, m.confirmQuit) },
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			m := tc.setup()
+			m.handleKey(keyPress(tc.key))
+			tc.check(t, m)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestSimulateDetailLeavesAltScreen covers the one piece of screen handling that
+// moved into model state in Bubble Tea v2: the job detail prints into the
+// terminal's own scrollback, which it can only reach with the alt screen off.
+func TestSimulateDetailLeavesAltScreen(t *testing.T) {
+	m := runningFixture()
+	require.True(t, m.View().AltScreen, "the list view runs on the alt screen")
+
+	m.detailJobID = "SRJ_aaaaaaaa"
+	m.openDetailCmd()
+	require.False(t, m.View().AltScreen, "opening a job must leave the alt screen before it prints")
+
+	m.closeDetailCmd()
+	require.True(t, m.View().AltScreen, "closing a job returns to the alt screen")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/lk/simulate_tui_vrt_test.go b/cmd/lk/simulate_tui_vrt_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad15aa711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/simulate_tui_vrt_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+// Copyright 2026 LiveKit, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/livekit/livekit-cli/v2/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/livekit/protocol/livekit"
+)
+
+// The matrix-rain view is deliberately absent from these fixtures: it seeds
+// itself from math/rand and has no frame to pin.
+
+func simulateFixture() *simulateModel {
+	m := newSimulateModel(&simulateConfig{
+		pc:             &config.ProjectConfig{Name: "demo", URL: "wss://demo.livekit.cloud"},
+		numSimulations: 3,
+		concurrency:    2,
+		mode:           modeGenerateFromSource,
+	})
+	m.runID = "SR_fixture0001"
+	m.width = 100
+	m.height = 30
+	return m
+}
+
+func fixtureSteps() []step {
+	return []step{
+		{label: "Starting agent", status: "done", elapsed: 1200 * time.Millisecond},
+		{label: "Creating simulation", status: "running"},
+		{label: "Uploading source", status: "pending"},
+	}
+}
+
+func fixtureJob(id, label string, status livekit.SimulationRun_Job_Status) *livekit.SimulationRun_Job {
+	return &livekit.SimulationRun_Job{
+		Id:                id,
+		Label:             label,
+		Status:            status,
+		Instructions:      "Ask the agent about " + label,
+		AgentExpectations: "The agent answers about " + label,
+	}
+}
+
+func fixtureRun(status livekit.SimulationRun_Status) *livekit.SimulationRun {
+	return &livekit.SimulationRun{
+		Id:     "SR_fixture0001",
+		Status: status,
+		Jobs: []*livekit.SimulationRun_Job{
+			fixtureJob("SRJ_aaaaaaaa", "booking a table", livekit.SimulationRun_Job_STATUS_COMPLETED),
+			fixtureJob("SRJ_bbbbbbbb", "changing a reservation", livekit.SimulationRun_Job_STATUS_RUNNING),
+			fixtureJob("SRJ_cccccccc", "cancelling outright", livekit.SimulationRun_Job_STATUS_FAILED),
+			fixtureJob("SRJ_dddddddd", "asking for the hours", livekit.SimulationRun_Job_STATUS_PENDING),
+		},
+		NumSimulations: 4,
+		Concurrency:    2,
+	}
+}
+
+// runningFixture is a model mid-run: setup finished, jobs in every status.
+func runningFixture() *simulateModel {
+	m := simulateFixture()
+	m.steps = fixtureSteps()
+	for i := range m.steps {
+		m.steps[i].status = "done"
+		m.steps[i].elapsed = time.Duration(i+1) * 500 * time.Millisecond
+	}
+	m.setupDone = true
+	m.currentStep = len(m.steps) - 1
+	m.run = fixtureRun(livekit.SimulationRun_STATUS_RUNNING)
+	m.startTime = time.Now().Add(-90 * time.Second)
+	m.cursor = 1
+	return m
+}
+
+func TestVRTSimulateFrames(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		model func() *simulateModel
+	}{
+		{"simulate_setup_running", func() *simulateModel {
+			m := simulateFixture()
+			m.steps = fixtureSteps()
+			m.currentStep = 1
+			m.stepStart = time.Now().Add(-3 * time.Second)
+			return m
+		}},
+		{"simulate_setup_warnings", func() *simulateModel {
+			m := simulateFixture()
+			m.config.warnings = []string{"--concurrency is ignored when running against a live agent"}
+			m.steps = fixtureSteps()
+			m.currentStep = 1
+			m.stepStart = time.Now()
+			return m
+		}},
+		{"simulate_setup_error", func() *simulateModel {
+			m := simulateFixture()
+			m.steps = fixtureSteps()
+			m.steps[1].status = "failed"
+			m.currentStep = 1
+			m.err = errors.New("agent worker exited before registering")
+			return m
+		}},
+		{"simulate_running_list", runningFixture},
+		{"simulate_running_description", func() *simulateModel {
+			m := runningFixture()
+			m.run.AgentDescription = "A restaurant booking agent. It takes reservations, moves them, and cancels them, and it always confirms the party size before writing anything down."
+			m.showDescription = true
+			return m
+		}},
+		{"simulate_running_description_collapsed", func() *simulateModel {
+			m := runningFixture()
+			m.run.AgentDescription = "A restaurant booking agent. It takes reservations, moves them, and cancels them."
+			return m
+		}},
+		{"simulate_confirm_quit", func() *simulateModel {
+			m := runningFixture()
+			m.confirmQuit = true
+			m.confirmQuitSel = 1
+			return m
+		}},
+		{"simulate_quota_modal", func() *simulateModel {
+			m := runningFixture()
+			m.quotaWarning = &quotaInfo{category: "MaxConcurrentGatewayLLMTpm"}
+			m.quotaSuggested = 1
+			m.peakRunning = 4
+			return m
+		}},
+		{"simulate_saving_prompt", func() *simulateModel {
+			m := runningFixture()
+			m.saving = true
+			m.saveInput.SetValue("scenarios")
+			return m
+		}},
+		{"simulate_saving_error", func() *simulateModel {
+			m := runningFixture()
+			m.saving = true
+			m.saveInput.SetValue("scenarios")
+			m.saveErr = "file already exists"
+			return m
+		}},
+		{"simulate_saving_long_path", func() *simulateModel {
+			m := runningFixture()
+			m.config.projectDir = "/Users/agent/src/restaurant-booking-agent/simulations"
+			m.saving = true
+			m.saveInput.SetValue("scenarios.yaml")
+			return m
+		}},
+		{"simulate_toast", func() *simulateModel {
+			m := runningFixture()
+			m.toast = "Copied job ID"
+			m.toastOK = true
+			return m
+		}},
+		{"simulate_completed", func() *simulateModel {
+			m := runningFixture()
+			m.run = fixtureRun(livekit.SimulationRun_STATUS_COMPLETED)
+			for _, j := range m.run.Jobs {
+				j.Status = livekit.SimulationRun_Job_STATUS_COMPLETED
+			}
+			m.runFinished = true
+			m.endTime = m.startTime.Add(2 * time.Minute)
+			m.summary = &livekit.SimulationRunSummary{
+				Passed:    4,
+				Failed:    0,
+				GoingWell: "The agent confirmed the party size on every booking.",
+				ToImprove: "It repeated the address more often than callers needed.",
+			}
+			return m
+		}},
+		{"simulate_failed_no_jobs", func() *simulateModel {
+			m := runningFixture()
+			m.run = &livekit.SimulationRun{
+				Id:     "SR_fixture0001",
+				Status: livekit.SimulationRun_STATUS_FAILED,
+				Error:  "scenario generation failed: model returned no scenarios",
+			}
+			return m
+		}},
+		{"simulate_detail_live", func() *simulateModel {
+			m := runningFixture()
+			m.detailJobID = "SRJ_aaaaaaaa"
+			m.detailWidth = m.width
+			return m
+		}},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			requireFrame(t, tc.name, renderSimulateFrame(tc.model()))
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_audio_idle.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_audio_idle.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca6297a8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_audio_idle.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+   MacBook Pro Microphone   ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁
+   ? for shortcuts
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_audio_metrics.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_audio_metrics.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bc6eae79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_audio_metrics.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+   MacBook Pro Microphone   ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁  ttft <dur>
+   ? for shortcuts
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_audio_partial_transcript.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_audio_partial_transcript.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac15e01d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_audio_partial_transcript.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+   MacBook Pro Microphone   ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁  ● I'd like a table for four...
+   ? for shortcuts
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_audio_shortcuts.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_audio_shortcuts.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63c4de58d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_audio_shortcuts.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+   MacBook Pro Microphone   ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁ ▁
+  m mute/unmute  ·  Ctrl+T text mode  ·  q quit
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_shutting_down.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_shutting_down.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4e62253a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_shutting_down.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+  Shutting down agent...  ctrl+C to force
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_text_audio_error.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_text_audio_error.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..951ec51c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_text_audio_error.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+❯ Type to talk to your agent
+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  audio: no input device available
+   ? for shortcuts
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_text_input.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_text_input.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5af189785
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_text_input.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+❯ Type to talk to your agent
+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+   ? for shortcuts
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_text_shortcuts.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_text_shortcuts.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55fe891ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_text_shortcuts.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+❯ Type to talk to your agent
+────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  Ctrl+T audio mode  ·  Ctrl+C exit
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_text_waiting.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_text_waiting.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf51abb62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/console_text_waiting.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+  <spin> thinking
+   ? for shortcuts
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_completed.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_completed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..219f17a3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_completed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+ Agent Simulation   SR_fixture0001
+
+  Simulation · Completed
+  4/4  4 passed  <dur>
+
+  ✓   1. SRJ_aaaaaaaa booking a table
+  ✓   2. SRJ_bbbbbbbb changing a reservation
+  ✓   3. SRJ_cccccccc cancelling outright
+  ✓   4. SRJ_dddddddd asking for the hours
+
+  Summary  4 passed  0 failed
+
+  Going well:
+    The agent confirmed the party size on every booking.
+
+  To improve:
+    It repeated the address more often than callers needed.
+
+
+  ↑↓ navigate · →/ENTER detail · q quit
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_confirm_quit.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_confirm_quit.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34e97265f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_confirm_quit.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+ Agent Simulation   SR_fixture0001
+
+  Simulation · Running
+  2/4  1 passed  1 failed  1 running  <dur>
+
+  ✓   1. SRJ_aaaaaaaa booking a table
+  ⏺   2. SRJ_bbbbbbbb changing a reservation
+  ✗   3. SRJ_cccccccc cancelling outright
+  ⏺   4. SRJ_dddddddd asking for the hours
+
+  ╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
+  │ Stop simulation?                                       │
+  │ The run is still in progress. Quitting will cancel it. │
+  │                                                        │
+  │  Keep running    Stop simulation                       │
+  │                                                        │
+  │ ←→ select · enter confirm · esc dismiss                │
+  ╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_detail_live.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_detail_live.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5af3c949
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_detail_live.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+  c copy scenario · ←/ESC back to list · q quit
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_failed_no_jobs.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_failed_no_jobs.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be3686452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_failed_no_jobs.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+ Agent Simulation   SR_fixture0001
+
+  Failed
+
+  scenario generation failed: model returned no scenarios
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_quota_modal.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_quota_modal.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ce0a0bc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_quota_modal.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+
+ Agent Simulation   SR_fixture0001
+
+  Simulation · Running
+  2/4  1 passed  1 failed  1 running  <dur>
+
+  ✓   1. SRJ_aaaaaaaa booking a table
+  ⏺   2. SRJ_bbbbbbbb changing a reservation
+  ✗   3. SRJ_cccccccc cancelling outright
+  ⏺   4. SRJ_dddddddd asking for the hours
+
+  ╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
+  │ Inference quota exceeded                                 │
+  │ This project is hitting its LLM tokens-per-minute rate   │
+  │ limit. LLM completions are being rejected (429), and     │
+  │ simulation jobs are failing with them.                   │
+  │                                                          │
+  │ Suggested fix: re-run with --concurrency 1               │
+  │                                                          │
+  │                         Dismiss                          │
+  │ enter/esc dismiss                                        │
+  ╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_running_description.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_running_description.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..114b6a280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_running_description.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+ Agent Simulation   SR_fixture0001
+
+  Agent Description
+  A restaurant booking agent. It takes reservations, moves them, and cancels them, and it always
+  confirms the party size before writing anything down.
+
+  Simulation · Running
+  2/4  1 passed  1 failed  1 running  <dur>
+
+  ✓   1. SRJ_aaaaaaaa booking a table
+  ⏺   2. SRJ_bbbbbbbb changing a reservation
+  ✗   3. SRJ_cccccccc cancelling outright
+  ⏺   4. SRJ_dddddddd asking for the hours
+
+  ↑↓ scroll · d collapse description · q quit
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_running_description_collapsed.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_running_description_collapsed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87d30f1ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_running_description_collapsed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+ Agent Simulation   SR_fixture0001
+
+  Agent Description
+  A restaurant booking agent. It takes reservations, moves them, and cancels them.
+  (press d to expand)
+
+  Simulation · Running
+  2/4  1 passed  1 failed  1 running  <dur>
+
+  ✓   1. SRJ_aaaaaaaa booking a table
+  ⏺   2. SRJ_bbbbbbbb changing a reservation
+  ✗   3. SRJ_cccccccc cancelling outright
+  ⏺   4. SRJ_dddddddd asking for the hours
+
+  ↑↓ navigate · →/ENTER detail · q quit
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_running_list.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_running_list.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9dedd1527
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_running_list.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+ Agent Simulation   SR_fixture0001
+
+  Simulation · Running
+  2/4  1 passed  1 failed  1 running  <dur>
+
+  ✓   1. SRJ_aaaaaaaa booking a table
+  ⏺   2. SRJ_bbbbbbbb changing a reservation
+  ✗   3. SRJ_cccccccc cancelling outright
+  ⏺   4. SRJ_dddddddd asking for the hours
+
+  ↑↓ navigate · →/ENTER detail · q quit
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_saving_error.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_saving_error.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20bd227ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_saving_error.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+ Agent Simulation   SR_fixture0001
+
+  Simulation · Running
+  2/4  1 passed  1 failed  1 running  <dur>
+
+  ✓   1. SRJ_aaaaaaaa booking a table
+  ⏺   2. SRJ_bbbbbbbb changing a reservation
+  ✗   3. SRJ_cccccccc cancelling outright
+  ⏺   4. SRJ_dddddddd asking for the hours
+
+  ╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
+  │ Save scenarios                                   │
+  │ 0 generated scenarios →                          │
+  │                                                  │
+  │ File: scenarios                                  │
+  │ file already exists                              │
+  │                                                  │
+  │ enter save · esc cancel                          │
+  ╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_saving_long_path.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_saving_long_path.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e906c3700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_saving_long_path.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+ Agent Simulation   SR_fixture0001
+
+  Simulation · Running
+  2/4  1 passed  1 failed  1 running  <dur>
+
+  ✓   1. SRJ_aaaaaaaa booking a table
+  ⏺   2. SRJ_bbbbbbbb changing a reservation
+  ✗   3. SRJ_cccccccc cancelling outright
+  ⏺   4. SRJ_dddddddd asking for the hours
+
+  ╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
+  │ Save scenarios                                                              │
+  │ 0 generated scenarios → /Users/agent/src/restaurant-booking-                │
+  │ agent/simulations                                                           │
+  │                                                                             │
+  │ File: scenarios.yaml                                                        │
+  │                                                                             │
+  │ enter save · esc cancel                                                     │
+  ╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_saving_prompt.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_saving_prompt.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d0e4e085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_saving_prompt.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+ Agent Simulation   SR_fixture0001
+
+  Simulation · Running
+  2/4  1 passed  1 failed  1 running  <dur>
+
+  ✓   1. SRJ_aaaaaaaa booking a table
+  ⏺   2. SRJ_bbbbbbbb changing a reservation
+  ✗   3. SRJ_cccccccc cancelling outright
+  ⏺   4. SRJ_dddddddd asking for the hours
+
+  ╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
+  │ Save scenarios                                   │
+  │ 0 generated scenarios →                          │
+  │                                                  │
+  │ File: scenarios                                  │
+  │                                                  │
+  │ enter save · esc cancel                          │
+  ╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_setup_error.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_setup_error.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..830de804f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_setup_error.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+ Agent Simulation
+
+  Project: demo
+  URL:     wss://demo.livekit.cloud
+  Run:     SR_fixture0001
+
+  ✓ Starting agent <dur>
+  ✗ Creating simulation
+  – Uploading source
+
+  agent worker exited before registering
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_setup_running.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_setup_running.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..290399654
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_setup_running.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+ Agent Simulation
+
+  Project: demo
+  URL:     wss://demo.livekit.cloud
+  Run:     SR_fixture0001
+
+  ✓ Starting agent <dur>
+  ⏺ Creating simulation  <spin> <dur>
+  – Uploading source
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_setup_warnings.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_setup_warnings.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa9dcd544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_setup_warnings.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+ Agent Simulation
+
+  Project: demo
+  URL:     wss://demo.livekit.cloud
+  Run:     SR_fixture0001
+
+  ✓ Starting agent <dur>
+  ⏺ Creating simulation  <spin> <dur>
+  – Uploading source
+  ⚠ --concurrency is ignored when running against a live agent
diff --git a/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_toast.txt b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_toast.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7e958d55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/testdata/vrt/simulate_toast.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+ Agent Simulation   SR_fixture0001
+
+  Simulation · Running
+  2/4  1 passed  1 failed  1 running  <dur>
+
+  ✓   1. SRJ_aaaaaaaa booking a table
+  ⏺   2. SRJ_bbbbbbbb changing a reservation
+  ✗   3. SRJ_cccccccc cancelling outright
+  ⏺   4. SRJ_dddddddd asking for the hours
+
+  ╭─────────────────╮
+  │ ✓ Copied job ID │
+  ╰─────────────────╯
+  ↑↓ navigate · →/ENTER detail · q quit
diff --git a/cmd/lk/token.go b/cmd/lk/token.go
index 59fde819b..ef52cd8cb 100644
--- a/cmd/lk/token.go
+++ b/cmd/lk/token.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"slices"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/huh"
+	"charm.land/huh/v2"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
 
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/auth"
@@ -374,22 +374,29 @@ func createToken(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
 
 		permissions := make([]permission, 0)
 
+		permissionOptions := []huh.Option[permission]{
+			huh.NewOption("Create", pCreate),
+			huh.NewOption("List", pList),
+			huh.NewOption("Join", pJoin),
+			huh.NewOption("Admin", pAdmin),
+			huh.NewOption("Egress", pEgress),
+			huh.NewOption("Ingress", pIngress),
+			huh.NewOption("Inference", pInference),
+			huh.NewOption("Update metadata", pMetadata),
+		}
+
 		if err := huh.NewForm(
 			huh.NewGroup(huh.NewMultiSelect[permission]().
-				Options(
-					huh.NewOption("Create", pCreate),
-					huh.NewOption("List", pList),
-					huh.NewOption("Join", pJoin),
-					huh.NewOption("Admin", pAdmin),
-					huh.NewOption("Egress", pEgress),
-					huh.NewOption("Ingress", pIngress),
-					huh.NewOption("Inference", pInference),
-					huh.NewOption("Update metadata", pMetadata),
-				).
+				Options(permissionOptions...).
 				Title("Token Permissions").
 				Description("See https://docs.livekit.io/home/get-started/authentication/#Video-grant").
+				// A multi-select with no explicit height still subtracts its
+				// title and description rows from the option list in huh v2, so
+				// the last two permissions would scroll out of sight. Ask for
+				// the options plus the two rows they'd otherwise displace.
+				Height(len(permissionOptions) + 2).
 				Value(&permissions).
-				WithTheme(util.Theme))).
+				WithTheme(util.FormTheme()))).
 			Run(); err != nil || len(permissions) == 0 {
 			return errors.New("no permissions were given in this grant, see --help")
 		} else {
diff --git a/cmd/lk/tui_vrt_test.go b/cmd/lk/tui_vrt_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..517666cc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lk/tui_vrt_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+// Copyright 2026 LiveKit, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// Visual regression tests for the two TUIs. Both models compose their frame in a
+// plain render() method, so a frame can be captured from a synthetic model state
+// without a terminal, a pty, or a running Bubble Tea program, and compared
+// against a reference frame under testdata/vrt.
+//
+// The references hold the frame with ANSI stripped: layout, wrapping, windowing
+// and glyphs are what these tests are for, and they are also the part that has
+// to survive a terminal-library upgrade unchanged. The escape sequences
+// themselves are deliberately not pinned — Lip Gloss encodes the same styling
+// differently between major versions (v2 emits underlined runs one grapheme at a
+// time, and truecolor where v1 emitted palette indices), so pinning them would
+// fail on every upgrade for reasons that never reach the screen.
+//
+// Regenerate after an intentional UI change:
+//
+//	UPDATE_TUI_VRT=1 go test ./cmd/lk -run TestVRT
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// renderSimulateFrame and renderConsoleFrame are the only two places these tests
+// touch the Bubble Tea model API, which keeps the fixtures portable: pointing
+// them at an older revision's View() is all it takes to diff two versions of the
+// TUI against the same states.
+func renderSimulateFrame(m *simulateModel) string { return m.render() }
+
+func renderConsoleFrame(m consoleModel) string { return m.render() }
+
+// Elapsed times are read from the wall clock at render, so they are masked. The
+// patterns are anchored to Go's Duration formatting and to the one hand-rolled
+// "%dm%02ds" in the run header; fixtures avoid duration-shaped prose so nothing
+// else can match.
+var (
+	durationRe = regexp.MustCompile(`\b\d+(\.\d+)?(ns|µs|ms|s)\b|\b\d+m\d+(\.\d+)?s\b`)
+	// The console's "thinking" spinner picks its frame from time.Now().
+	brailleRe = regexp.MustCompile(`[⠋⠙⠹⠸⠼⠴⠦⠧⠇⠏]`)
+)
+
+// normalizeFrame reduces a rendered frame to the part that must not change:
+// styling is stripped, wall-clock-derived text is masked, and trailing padding —
+// which a width-setting style adds and which no terminal shows — is dropped.
+func normalizeFrame(s string) string {
+	s = ansi.Strip(s)
+	s = durationRe.ReplaceAllString(s, "<dur>")
+	s = brailleRe.ReplaceAllString(s, "<spin>")
+	lines := strings.Split(s, "\n")
+	for i, line := range lines {
+		lines[i] = strings.TrimRight(line, " ")
+	}
+	return strings.TrimRight(strings.Join(lines, "\n"), "\n") + "\n"
+}
+
+// requireFrame compares a normalized frame against testdata/vrt/<name>.txt,
+// writing the reference instead when UPDATE_TUI_VRT is set.
+func requireFrame(t *testing.T, name, frame string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	got := normalizeFrame(frame)
+	path := filepath.Join("testdata", "vrt", name+".txt")
+
+	if os.Getenv("UPDATE_TUI_VRT") != "" {
+		require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0o755))
+		require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(path, []byte(got), 0o644))
+		return
+	}
+
+	want, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "no reference frame for %q; record one with `make update-vrt`", name)
+	require.Equal(t, string(want), got,
+		"%s renders differently than its reference frame.\n"+
+			"If the change is intended, re-record with `make update-vrt` and commit the diff.", name)
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 74c63e1c7..21b10c287 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ module github.com/livekit/livekit-cli/v2
 go 1.26.3
 
 require (
+	charm.land/bubbles/v2 v2.2.1
+	charm.land/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.9
+	charm.land/huh/v2 v2.0.3
+	charm.land/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.6
 	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.6.0
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.5.0
 	github.com/atotto/clipboard v0.1.4
-	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles v1.0.0
-	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v1.3.10
-	github.com/charmbracelet/huh v1.0.0
-	github.com/charmbracelet/huh/spinner v0.0.0-20260223110133-9dc45e34a40b
-	github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v1.1.0
-	github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.11.7
+	github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.4.3
+	github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.11.8
 	github.com/frostbyte73/core v0.1.1
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.10.1
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.4
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/moby/moby/client v0.4.1
 	github.com/moby/patternmatcher v0.6.1
 	github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk v1.6.1
-	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.5
+	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.4.3
 	github.com/pion/rtcp v1.2.17
 	github.com/pion/rtp v1.10.5
 	github.com/pion/webrtc/v4 v4.2.20
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ require (
 	buf.build/go/protoyaml v0.7.0 // indirect
 	cel.dev/cel-go v0.32.0 // indirect
 	cel.dev/expr v0.25.3 // indirect
-	charm.land/bubbles/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
-	charm.land/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.6 // indirect
-	charm.land/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.3 // indirect
 	cloud.google.com/go v0.123.0 // indirect
 	cloud.google.com/go/auth v0.20.0 // indirect
 	cloud.google.com/go/auth/oauth2adapt v0.2.8 // indirect
@@ -83,7 +80,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ssooidc v1.38.0 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.45.0 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.27.4 // indirect
-	github.com/aymanbagabas/go-osc52/v2 v2.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.3.5 // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/bep/debounce v1.2.1 // indirect
@@ -91,9 +87,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/catppuccin/go v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/chainguard-dev/git-urls v1.0.2 // indirect
-	github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.4.3 // indirect
-	github.com/charmbracelet/ultraviolet v0.0.0-20260416155717-489999b90468 // indirect
-	github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.15 // indirect
+	github.com/charmbracelet/ultraviolet v0.0.0-20260811164956-006e29f97886 // indirect
+	github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/ordered v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/strings v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/termios v0.1.1 // indirect
@@ -124,7 +119,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/elliotchance/orderedmap/v3 v3.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy v1.37.0 // indirect
 	github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v1.3.3 // indirect
-	github.com/erikgeiser/coninput v0.0.0-20211004153227-1c3628e74d0f // indirect
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.19.0 // indirect
 	github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.9.0 // indirect
@@ -157,11 +151,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/livekit/mageutil v0.0.0-20250511045019-0f1ff63f7731 // indirect
 	github.com/livekit/mediatransportutil v0.0.0-20260821083140-f234b534b095 // indirect
 	github.com/livekit/psrpc v0.7.5 // indirect
-	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.4.0 // indirect
+	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.4.1 // indirect
 	github.com/magefile/mage v1.17.2 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-localereader v0.0.1 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.23 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.27 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/hashstructure/v2 v2.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/moby/buildkit v0.32.2 // indirect
@@ -170,9 +163,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/moby/moby/api v1.54.2 // indirect
 	github.com/moby/sys/signal v0.7.1 // indirect
 	github.com/morikuni/aec v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/muesli/ansi v0.0.0-20230316100256-276c6243b2f6 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/cancelreader v0.2.2 // indirect
-	github.com/muesli/termenv v0.16.0 // indirect
 	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
 	github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.53.1 // indirect
 	github.com/nats-io/nkeys v0.4.16 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7220c54e7..c2286cd75 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ cel.dev/cel-go v0.32.0 h1:irvpFKr5EuGPyxeME03ERh0rii1TX+BDAnB9eL3IvNk=
 cel.dev/cel-go v0.32.0/go.mod h1:DnVip7tpJSsgZymwfT+m1tnEVy3ivAjSMXPx12YrMkU=
 cel.dev/expr v0.25.3 h1:A2jO8jwOugrrovveCWfj0KEZOfqiLgAcwjpHPhzIGw0=
 cel.dev/expr v0.25.3/go.mod h1:hrXvqGP6G6gyx8UAHSHJ5RGk//1Oj5nXQ2NI02Nrsg4=
-charm.land/bubbles/v2 v2.1.0 h1:YSnNh5cPYlYjPxRrzs5VEn3vwhtEn3jVGRBT3M7/I0g=
-charm.land/bubbles/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:l97h4hym2hvWBVfmJDtrEHHCtkIKeTEb3TTJ4ZOB3wY=
-charm.land/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.6 h1:UHN/91OyuhaOFGSrBXQ/hMZD8IO1Uc4BvHlgHXL2WJo=
-charm.land/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.6/go.mod h1:MH/D8ZLlN3op37vQvijKuU29g3rqTp+aQapURFonF9g=
-charm.land/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.3 h1:yM2zJ4Cf5Y51b7RHIwioil4ApI/aypFXXVHSwlM6RzU=
-charm.land/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.3/go.mod h1:7myLU9iG/3xluAWzpY/fSxYYHCgoKTie7laxk6ATwXA=
+charm.land/bubbles/v2 v2.2.1 h1:Fq1+qm5hV6GkvzLQDhCBpXXE5tLgvh1PRriCLwSvIQU=
+charm.land/bubbles/v2 v2.2.1/go.mod h1:wdMgn+sje1KNXdwFizIWjbf328fIUBxqEmJ/vYPo8yc=
+charm.land/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.9 h1:DpJCMWKgzQK8SJv4zbKKFHAI10ymWy/evClPFk0k0f8=
+charm.land/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.9/go.mod h1:2SkdgoTXluXJHOUwAoRlRXF/28vklb1rFl6GcgV1/ss=
+charm.land/huh/v2 v2.0.3 h1:2cJsMqEPwSywGHvdlKsJyQKPtSJLVnFKyFbsYZTlLkU=
+charm.land/huh/v2 v2.0.3/go.mod h1:93eEveeeqn47MwiC3tf+2atZ2l7Is88rAtmZNZ8x9Wc=
+charm.land/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.6 h1:EaGKeuA8FvF+v2BT5VmZd2LoYLaMZJXA5n34th8nCIQ=
+charm.land/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.6/go.mod h1:ipDDJNSGa1hlwDtSfW1s2/xR8Vdhbut4PXh2zEKZd0Q=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.123.0 h1:2NAUJwPR47q+E35uaJeYoNhuNEM9kM8SjgRgdeOJUSE=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.123.0/go.mod h1:xBoMV08QcqUGuPW65Qfm1o9Y4zKZBpGS+7bImXLTAZU=
 cloud.google.com/go/auth v0.20.0 h1:kXTssoVb4azsVDoUiF8KvxAqrsQcQtB53DcSgta74CA=
@@ -106,8 +108,6 @@ github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.45.0 h1:Pd6PNlp4t8PTXxqzstICl52Wsy78
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.45.0/go.mod h1:rmQ0TnHzuLPmabgjPcsywhsSOmaBDgzR4zvDxSPsGdg=
 github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.27.4 h1:JQcphmBN4f0q/sPqXqROIItRNV/hy10cgu7CsFy616M=
 github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.27.4/go.mod h1:YE2RhdIuDbA5E5bTdciG9KrW3+TiEONeUWCqxX9i1Fc=
-github.com/aymanbagabas/go-osc52/v2 v2.0.1 h1:HwpRHbFMcZLEVr42D4p7XBqjyuxQH5SMiErDT4WkJ2k=
-github.com/aymanbagabas/go-osc52/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:uYgXzlJ7ZpABp8OJ+exZzJJhRNQ2ASbcXHWsFqH8hp8=
 github.com/aymanbagabas/go-udiff v0.4.1 h1:OEIrQ8maEeDBXQDoGCbbTTXYJMYRCRO1fnodZ12Gv5o=
 github.com/aymanbagabas/go-udiff v0.4.1/go.mod h1:0L9PGwj20lrtmEMeyw4WKJ/TMyDtvAoK9bf2u/mNo3w=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.3.5 h1:VvXlSJBzZpA/zum6Sj74hxwYI2DIxRWuNIoXAzHZz5o=
@@ -132,30 +132,20 @@ github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 h1:UL815xU9SqsFlibzuggzjXhog7bL6oX9BbNZnL2UF
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
 github.com/chainguard-dev/git-urls v1.0.2 h1:pSpT7ifrpc5X55n4aTTm7FFUE+ZQHKiqpiwNkJrVcKQ=
 github.com/chainguard-dev/git-urls v1.0.2/go.mod h1:rbGgj10OS7UgZlbzdUQIQpT0k/D4+An04HJY7Ol+Y/o=
-github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles v1.0.0 h1:12J8/ak/uCZEMQ6KU7pcfwceyjLlWsDLAxB5fXonfvc=
-github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles v1.0.0/go.mod h1:9d/Zd5GdnauMI5ivUIVisuEm3ave1XwXtD1ckyV6r3E=
-github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v1.3.10 h1:otUDHWMMzQSB0Pkc87rm691KZ3SWa4KUlvF9nRvCICw=
-github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v1.3.10/go.mod h1:ORQfo0fk8U+po9VaNvnV95UPWA1BitP1E0N6xJPlHr4=
 github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.4.3 h1:QPa1IWkYI+AOB+fE+mg/5/4HRMZcaXex9t5KX76i20Q=
 github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.4.3/go.mod h1:/zT4BhpD5aGFpqQQqw7a+VtHCzu+zrQtt1zhMt9mR4Q=
-github.com/charmbracelet/huh v1.0.0 h1:wOnedH8G4qzJbmhftTqrpppyqHakl/zbbNdXIWJyIxw=
-github.com/charmbracelet/huh v1.0.0/go.mod h1:5YVc+SlZ1IhQALxRPpkGwwEKftN/+OlJlnJYlDRFqN4=
-github.com/charmbracelet/huh/spinner v0.0.0-20260223110133-9dc45e34a40b h1:deQbW7eR/gYwkXonGX6a1now6H6f8v4kfv0OIKECu0I=
-github.com/charmbracelet/huh/spinner v0.0.0-20260223110133-9dc45e34a40b/go.mod h1:Y68nuKJuC/Q2lmiq18EkHWkVWi2VGLrwaOfOyPKLkkE=
-github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v1.1.0 h1:vYXsiLHVkK7fp74RkV7b2kq9+zDLoEU4MZoFqR/noCY=
-github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v1.1.0/go.mod h1:/6Q8FR2o+kj8rz4Dq0zQc3vYf7X+B0binUUBwA0aL30=
-github.com/charmbracelet/ultraviolet v0.0.0-20260416155717-489999b90468 h1:Q9fO0y1Zo5KB/5Vu8JZoLGm1N3RzF9bNj3Ao3xoR+Ac=
-github.com/charmbracelet/ultraviolet v0.0.0-20260416155717-489999b90468/go.mod h1:bAAz7dh/FTYfC+oiHavL4mX1tOIBZ0ZwYjSi3qE6ivM=
-github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.11.7 h1:kzv1kJvjg2S3r9KHo8hDdHFQLEqn4RBCb39dAYC84jI=
-github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.11.7/go.mod h1:9qGpnAVYz+8ACONkZBUWPtL7lulP9No6p1epAihUZwQ=
-github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.15 h1:ur3pZy0o6z/R7EylET877CBxaiE1Sp1GMxoFPAIztPI=
-github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.15/go.mod h1:J1YVbR7MUuEGIFPCaaZ96KDl5NoS0DAWkskup+mOY+Q=
-github.com/charmbracelet/x/conpty v0.1.0 h1:4zc8KaIcbiL4mghEON8D72agYtSeIgq8FSThSPQIb+U=
-github.com/charmbracelet/x/conpty v0.1.0/go.mod h1:rMFsDJoDwVmiYM10aD4bH2XiRgwI7NYJtQgl5yskjEQ=
+github.com/charmbracelet/ultraviolet v0.0.0-20260811164956-006e29f97886 h1:rdnVWKgJpTVXKuKuJyxDJ+NFJdUaUqGvyGy61OcvlbA=
+github.com/charmbracelet/ultraviolet v0.0.0-20260811164956-006e29f97886/go.mod h1:nAw0d9PhFp1qdzi2xhQU5YOu5sVpDIHWlaW2Uz/bCro=
+github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.11.8 h1:JMFwp0CgDC2+jcOB162HH5k7I3FVbgFSMMYg7dSPBQQ=
+github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.11.8/go.mod h1:ZNN+3mXny/516oTQPLMPIBeSINvNJJQ8uQXDgbeJxY0=
+github.com/charmbracelet/x/conpty v0.1.1 h1:s1bUxjoi7EpqiXysVtC+a8RrvPPNcNvAjfi4jxsAuEs=
+github.com/charmbracelet/x/conpty v0.1.1/go.mod h1:OmtR77VODEFbiTzGE9G1XiRJAga6011PIm4u5fTNZpk=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/errors v0.0.0-20240508181413-e8d8b6e2de86 h1:JSt3B+U9iqk37QUU2Rvb6DSBYRLtWqFqfxf8l5hOZUA=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/errors v0.0.0-20240508181413-e8d8b6e2de86/go.mod h1:2P0UgXMEa6TsToMSuFqKFQR+fZTO9CNGUNokkPatT/0=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/golden v0.0.0-20250806222409-83e3a29d542f h1:pk6gmGpCE7F3FcjaOEKYriCvpmIN4+6OS/RD0vm4uIA=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/golden v0.0.0-20250806222409-83e3a29d542f/go.mod h1:IfZAMTHB6XkZSeXUqriemErjAWCCzT0LwjKFYCZyw0I=
+github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/ordered v0.1.0 h1:55/qLwjIh0gL0Vni+QAWk7T/qRVP6sBf+2agPBgnOFE=
+github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/ordered v0.1.0/go.mod h1:5UHwmG+is5THxMyCJHNPCn2/ecI07aKNrW+LcResjJ8=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/strings v0.1.0 h1:i69S2XI7uG1u4NLGeJPSYU++Nmjvpo9nwd6aoEm7gkA=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/strings v0.1.0/go.mod h1:/ehtMPNh9K4odGFkqYJKpIYyePhdp1hLBRvyY4bWkH8=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.2 h1:xVRT/S2ZcKdhhOuSP4t5cLi5o+JxklsoEObBSgfgZRk=
@@ -164,8 +154,8 @@ github.com/charmbracelet/x/termios v0.1.1 h1:o3Q2bT8eqzGnGPOYheoYS8eEleT5ZVNYNy8
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/termios v0.1.1/go.mod h1:rB7fnv1TgOPOyyKRJ9o+AsTU/vK5WHJ2ivHeut/Pcwo=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/windows v0.2.2 h1:IofanmuvaxnKHuV04sC0eBy/smG6kIKrWG2/jYn2GuM=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/windows v0.2.2/go.mod h1:/8XtdKZzedat74NQFn0NGlGL4soHB0YQZrETF96h75k=
-github.com/charmbracelet/x/xpty v0.1.2 h1:Pqmu4TEJ8KeA9uSkISKMU3f+C1F6OGBn8ABuGlqCbtI=
-github.com/charmbracelet/x/xpty v0.1.2/go.mod h1:XK2Z0id5rtLWcpeNiMYBccNNBrP2IJnzHI0Lq13Xzq4=
+github.com/charmbracelet/x/xpty v0.1.3 h1:eGSitii4suhzrISYH50ZfufV3v085BXQwIytcOdFSsw=
+github.com/charmbracelet/x/xpty v0.1.3/go.mod h1:poPYpWuLDBFCKmKLDnhBp51ATa0ooD8FhypRwEFtH3Y=
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 github.com/clipperhouse/uax29/v2 v2.7.0 h1:+gs4oBZ2gPfVrKPthwbMzWZDaAFPGYK72F0NJv2v7Vk=
@@ -241,8 +231,6 @@ github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/ratelimit v0.1.0 h1:/G9QYbddjL25KvtKTv3an
 github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/ratelimit v0.1.0/go.mod h1:Wk+tMFAFbCXaJPzVVHnPgRKdUdwW/KdbRt94AzgRee4=
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-github.com/erikgeiser/coninput v0.0.0-20211004153227-1c3628e74d0f h1:Y/CXytFA4m6baUTXGLOoWe4PQhGxaX0KpnayAqC48p4=
-github.com/erikgeiser/coninput v0.0.0-20211004153227-1c3628e74d0f/go.mod h1:vw97MGsxSvLiUE2X8qFplwetxpGLQrlU1Q9AUEIzCaM=
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@@ -350,18 +338,16 @@ github.com/livekit/psrpc v0.7.5 h1:WxfJIQ41X1b+48A1uzc8Gy9FhYEMxBJNCpCYqPdO/Ds=
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-github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.4.0 h1:UtrWVfLdarDgc44HcS7pYloGHJUjHV/4FwW4TvVgFr4=
-github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.4.0/go.mod h1:R4dSotOR9KMtayYi1e77YzuveK+i7ruzyGqttikkLy0=
+github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.4.1 h1:1EO+WB73+EH8EVbzlrG3KLAfEypQWVHIBqlTf+2hNss=
+github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.4.1/go.mod h1:R4dSotOR9KMtayYi1e77YzuveK+i7ruzyGqttikkLy0=
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 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.22/go.mod h1:ZXfXG4SQHsB/w3ZeOYbR0PrPwLy+n6xiMrJlRFqopa4=
-github.com/mattn/go-localereader v0.0.1 h1:ygSAOl7ZXTx4RdPYinUpg6W99U8jWvWi9Ye2JC/oIi4=
-github.com/mattn/go-localereader v0.0.1/go.mod h1:8fBrzywKY7BI3czFoHkuzRoWE9C+EiG4R1k4Cjx5p88=
-github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.23 h1:7ykA0T0jkPpzSvMS5i9uoNn2Xy3R383f9HDx3RybWcw=
-github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.23/go.mod h1:XBkDxAl56ILZc9knddidhrOlY5R/pDhgLpndooCuJAs=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.27 h1:Feg/Oou5zI/wnpgDF6omIU0OokC9GxLC/WRknhVlIR0=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.27/go.mod h1:3qAiGCV4Koz/yuveO58qUefmUTRm8r0IGEXZ9jeHp/8=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0 h1:lukF9ziXFxDFPkA1vsr5zpc1XuPDn/wFntq5mG+4E0Y=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0/go.mod h1:SfyaCUpYCn1Vlf4IUYiD9fPX4A5wJrkLzIz1N1q0pr0=
 github.com/mitchellh/hashstructure/v2 v2.0.2 h1:vGKWl0YJqUNxE8d+h8f6NJLcCJrgbhC4NcD46KavDd4=
@@ -394,12 +380,8 @@ github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk v1.6.1 h1:0zOSupjKUxPKSocPT1Wtago+mUHU2/u
 github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk v1.6.1/go.mod h1:kzm3kzFL1/+AziGOE0nUs3gvPoNxMCvkxokMkuFapXQ=
 github.com/morikuni/aec v1.1.0 h1:vBBl0pUnvi/Je71dsRrhMBtreIqNMYErSAbEeb8jrXQ=
 github.com/morikuni/aec v1.1.0/go.mod h1:xDRgiq/iw5l+zkao76YTKzKttOp2cwPEne25HDkJnBw=
-github.com/muesli/ansi v0.0.0-20230316100256-276c6243b2f6 h1:ZK8zHtRHOkbHy6Mmr5D264iyp3TiX5OmNcI5cIARiQI=
-github.com/muesli/ansi v0.0.0-20230316100256-276c6243b2f6/go.mod h1:CJlz5H+gyd6CUWT45Oy4q24RdLyn7Md9Vj2/ldJBSIo=
 github.com/muesli/cancelreader v0.2.2 h1:3I4Kt4BQjOR54NavqnDogx/MIoWBFa0StPA8ELUXHmA=
 github.com/muesli/cancelreader v0.2.2/go.mod h1:3XuTXfFS2VjM+HTLZY9Ak0l6eUKfijIfMUZ4EgX0QYo=
-github.com/muesli/termenv v0.16.0 h1:S5AlUN9dENB57rsbnkPyfdGuWIlkmzJjbFf0Tf5FWUc=
-github.com/muesli/termenv v0.16.0/go.mod h1:ZRfOIKPFDYQoDFF4Olj7/QJbW60Ol/kL1pU3VfY/Cnk=
 github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 h1:C3w9PqII01/Oq1c1nUAm88MOHcQC9l5mIlSMApZMrHA=
 github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822/go.mod h1:+n7T8mK8HuQTcFwEeznm/DIxMOiR9yIdICNftLE1DvQ=
 github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.53.1 h1:Otsq3uLc/kLdjmkNHkXH0jBqwUquwdKFoe3fq6/3/Xo=
@@ -418,10 +400,8 @@ github.com/ory/dockertest/v4 v4.0.0 h1:i19aFsO/VXE0VrMk4ifnKW4G/KIJ93PCjLOslxXoP
 github.com/ory/dockertest/v4 v4.0.0/go.mod h1:b5Ofu8VIxWNhXFvQcLu17pRNQdoUBKtXBW74G4Ygzx8=
 github.com/package-url/packageurl-go v0.1.1 h1:KTRE0bK3sKbFKAk3yy63DpeskU7Cvs/x/Da5l+RtzyU=
 github.com/package-url/packageurl-go v0.1.1/go.mod h1:uQd4a7Rh3ZsVg5j0lNyAfyxIeGde9yrlhjF78GzeW0c=
-github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.5 h1:4yBQzkHv+7BHq2PQUZF3Mx0IYxG7LsP222s7Agd3ve8=
-github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.5/go.mod h1:u1nR/EPcESfeI/szUZKdtJ0xRNbUoANCkoOuaOx1Y+c=
-github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.3.1 h1:MYEvvGnQjeNkRF1qUuGolNtNExTDwct51yp7olPtrEc=
-github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.3.1/go.mod h1:2gIqNv+qfxSVS7cM2xJQKtLSTLUE9V8t9Stt+h56mCY=
+github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.4.3 h1:GTRvJQutkOSftxIFD5xw9aepkYNuPWmVJpffdDPYVpY=
+github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.4.3/go.mod h1:2gIqNv+qfxSVS7cM2xJQKtLSTLUE9V8t9Stt+h56mCY=
 github.com/petermattis/goid v0.0.0-20260820044319-269ab09b5261 h1:lcWAnrqr2nNfDiArwFNHCE4787Mw2tCdVSOXCru0/0E=
 github.com/petermattis/goid v0.0.0-20260820044319-269ab09b5261/go.mod h1:pxMtw7cyUw6B2bRH0ZBANSPg+AoSud1I1iyJHI69jH4=
 github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.26 h1:GrpZw1gZttORinvzBdXPUXATeqlJjqUG/D87TKMnhjY=
@@ -610,7 +590,6 @@ golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.36.0 h1:peZ/1z27fi9hUOFCAZaHyrpWG5lwe0RJEEEeH0ThlIs=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.36.0/go.mod h1:YDBUJMTkDnJS+A4BP4eZBjCqtokkg1hODuPjwiGPO7Q=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.22.0 h1:SZjpbeLmrCk4xhRSZFNZW5gFUeCeFgjekvI/+gfScek=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.22.0/go.mod h1:9xrNwdLfx4jkKbNva9FpL6vEN7evnE43NNNJQ2LF3+0=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210809222454-d867a43fc93e/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0 h1:o7XGOvZQCADBQQ4Y7VNq2dRWQR7JmOUW8Kxx4ZsNgWs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
diff --git a/pkg/agentfs/detect.go b/pkg/agentfs/detect.go
index 4d8d1c053..59995f0d4 100644
--- a/pkg/agentfs/detect.go
+++ b/pkg/agentfs/detect.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-cli/v2/pkg/util"
-	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml"
+	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2"
 )
 
 type ProjectType string
diff --git a/pkg/agentfs/docker.go b/pkg/agentfs/docker.go
index 7f1f2e6b3..392845194 100644
--- a/pkg/agentfs/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/agentfs/docker.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/huh"
+	"charm.land/huh/v2"
 	"github.com/moby/patternmatcher"
 	"github.com/moby/patternmatcher/ignorefile"
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func validateEntrypoint(dir string, dockerfileContent []byte, dockerignoreConten
 					Title(fmt.Sprintf("Select the %s file which contains your agent's entrypoint", projectType.Lang())).
 					Options(huh.NewOptions(fileList...)...).
 					Value(&selected).
-					WithTheme(util.Theme),
+					WithTheme(util.FormTheme()),
 			),
 		)
 		if err := form.Run(); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/agentfs/secrets-file.go b/pkg/agentfs/secrets-file.go
index bbb13e686..100e3a289 100644
--- a/pkg/agentfs/secrets-file.go
+++ b/pkg/agentfs/secrets-file.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/huh"
+	"charm.land/huh/v2"
 	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-cli/v2/pkg/util"
 )
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func DetectEnvFile(maybeFile string, skipPrompts bool) (string, map[string]strin
 				}, nil).
 				Value(&selectedFile).
 				WithHeight(5).
-				WithTheme(util.Theme),
+				WithTheme(util.FormTheme()),
 		),
 	).
 		Run(); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/loadtester/agentloadtester.go b/pkg/loadtester/agentloadtester.go
index 2abf6c8d7..beb2cff53 100644
--- a/pkg/loadtester/agentloadtester.go
+++ b/pkg/loadtester/agentloadtester.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
+	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2"
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-cli/v2/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/auth"
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/livekit"
diff --git a/pkg/loadtester/loadtest.go b/pkg/loadtester/loadtest.go
index 8c86ac2e5..12ce96249 100644
--- a/pkg/loadtester/loadtest.go
+++ b/pkg/loadtester/loadtest.go
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/table"
+	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2"
+	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2/table"
 	"github.com/livekit/livekit-cli/v2/pkg/util"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/syncmap"
diff --git a/pkg/util/printer.go b/pkg/util/printer.go
index 58cb14bfc..de72bd629 100644
--- a/pkg/util/printer.go
+++ b/pkg/util/printer.go
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/huh/spinner"
+	"charm.land/huh/v2/spinner"
+	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile"
 	"github.com/mattn/go-isatty"
 )
 
@@ -41,6 +43,19 @@ type Printer struct {
 	// interactive reports whether Err is a real terminal. It gates decoration
 	// (spinners) — never content — so redirected or piped runs stay clean.
 	interactive bool
+
+	// rawErr is Err before the color-profile wrapper. Bubble Tea needs the
+	// underlying file to drive the terminal, so the spinner gets this one.
+	rawErr io.Writer
+}
+
+// colorWriter adapts w to the color support of its destination. Lip Gloss v2
+// renders styles unconditionally — unlike v1, whose renderer consulted the
+// terminal's capabilities — so the downsampling has to happen on the way out:
+// truecolor degrades to ANSI256/ANSI where that's all the terminal has, and
+// color is dropped entirely for non-terminals and under NO_COLOR.
+func colorWriter(w io.Writer) io.Writer {
+	return colorprofile.NewWriter(w, os.Environ())
 }
 
 // NewPrinter builds a Printer targeting the given writers. Pass nil to default
@@ -52,7 +67,13 @@ func NewPrinter(out, err io.Writer, quiet bool) *Printer {
 	if err == nil {
 		err = os.Stderr
 	}
-	return &Printer{Out: out, Err: err, Quiet: quiet, interactive: isTerminal(err)}
+	return &Printer{
+		Out:         colorWriter(out),
+		Err:         colorWriter(err),
+		Quiet:       quiet,
+		interactive: isTerminal(err),
+		rawErr:      err,
+	}
 }
 
 // Interactive reports whether status output is going to a real terminal, so
@@ -69,6 +90,11 @@ func isTerminal(w io.Writer) bool {
 	if !ok {
 		return false
 	}
+	return isTerminalFile(f)
+}
+
+// isTerminalFile reports whether f is attached to a terminal.
+func isTerminalFile(f *os.File) bool {
 	return isatty.IsTerminal(f.Fd()) || isatty.IsCygwinTerminal(f.Fd())
 }
 
@@ -162,12 +188,17 @@ func (p *Printer) Await(title string, ctx context.Context, action func(ctx conte
 		p.Status(title)
 		return action(ctx)
 	}
+	// v2 replaced the individual Style/Output setters with a theme and WithOutput.
+	// Only the spinner glyph is themed; the title stays unstyled, as before.
+	spinnerTheme := spinner.ThemeFunc(func(bool) *spinner.Styles {
+		return &spinner.Styles{Spinner: Theme.Focused.Title, Title: lipgloss.NewStyle()}
+	})
 	return spinner.New().
 		Title(" " + title).
 		ActionWithErr(action).
 		Type(spinner.Pulse).
-		Style(Theme.Focused.Title).
-		Output(p.Err).
+		WithTheme(spinnerTheme).
+		WithOutput(p.rawErr).
 		Context(ctx).
 		Run()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/util/table.go b/pkg/util/table.go
index 7422cf1b2..2225f115e 100644
--- a/pkg/util/table.go
+++ b/pkg/util/table.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 package util
 
 import (
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/table"
+	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2"
+	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2/table"
 )
 
 func CreateTable() *table.Table {
diff --git a/pkg/util/theme.go b/pkg/util/theme.go
index e45008f00..3d8f767f3 100644
--- a/pkg/util/theme.go
+++ b/pkg/util/theme.go
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ package util
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"image/color"
+	"os"
+	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/huh"
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
+	"charm.land/huh/v2"
+	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2"
 )
 
 // ThemeName identifies a color theme. The active theme is selected once at startup
@@ -39,15 +42,59 @@ var ValidThemes = []ThemeName{ThemeDefault, ThemeLiveKit}
 // palette holds a theme's semantic colors. Each is adaptive (light/dark) so it renders
 // legibly on either terminal background.
 type palette struct {
-	Brand   lipgloss.TerminalColor
-	Accent  lipgloss.TerminalColor
-	Success lipgloss.TerminalColor
-	Warning lipgloss.TerminalColor
-	Error   lipgloss.TerminalColor
+	Brand   color.Color
+	Accent  color.Color
+	Success color.Color
+	Warning color.Color
+	Error   color.Color
 }
 
-// palettes defines the semantic colors per theme. AdaptiveColor{Light, Dark}: Light is the
-// shade used on light terminals, Dark on dark terminals.
+// adaptive is a color that resolves to its light or dark variant depending on the
+// terminal background. Lip Gloss v2 dropped AdaptiveColor in favour of plain
+// color.Color values plus a background flag the caller supplies; resolving in
+// RGBA keeps that flag out of every style definition, and lets the styles be
+// built before the background is known (see DetectBackground).
+type adaptive struct{ light, dark color.Color }
+
+func (a adaptive) RGBA() (r, g, b, al uint32) {
+	if hasDarkBackground() {
+		return a.dark.RGBA()
+	}
+	return a.light.RGBA()
+}
+
+func adaptiveColor(light, dark string) color.Color {
+	return adaptive{light: lipgloss.Color(light), dark: lipgloss.Color(dark)}
+}
+
+// hasDarkBackground reports whether the terminal has a dark background, querying
+// it once per process. It defaults to dark when the query fails or there is no
+// terminal to ask, matching Lip Gloss v1's behaviour.
+//
+// The redirected-stdio check belongs here rather than to Lip Gloss: on Windows
+// its query opens CONIN$/CONOUT$ directly when stdin or stdout is not a
+// terminal, so a piped run still seizes the console and still waits out the
+// timeout. That turns every `lk` invocation in a script, a pipeline or a test
+// harness into a multi-second stall, and there is nothing to render color for
+// in the first place.
+var hasDarkBackground = sync.OnceValue(func() bool {
+	if !isTerminalFile(os.Stdin) || !isTerminalFile(os.Stdout) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return lipgloss.HasDarkBackground(os.Stdin, os.Stdout)
+})
+
+// DetectBackground resolves the terminal background now, so no later render has
+// to. The query puts stdin in raw mode and waits for the terminal to answer,
+// which must not happen once a Bubble Tea program or a huh form owns the input;
+// running it before any command does keeps it out of their way. It's a no-op on
+// a non-interactive terminal.
+func DetectBackground() {
+	hasDarkBackground()
+}
+
+// palettes defines the semantic colors per theme. In adaptiveColor(light, dark) the
+// first shade is used on light terminals, the second on dark ones.
 var palettes = map[ThemeName]palette{
 	// Default: ANSI only (normal on light, bright on dark). Adapts to the terminal palette.
 	ThemeDefault: {
@@ -59,11 +106,11 @@ var palettes = map[ThemeName]palette{
 	},
 	// LiveKit: brand truecolor palette.
 	ThemeLiveKit: {
-		Brand:   lipgloss.AdaptiveColor{Light: "#002CF2", Dark: "#1FD5F9"},
-		Accent:  lipgloss.AdaptiveColor{Light: "#7A15A2", Dark: "#DC85FF"},
-		Success: lipgloss.AdaptiveColor{Light: "#00753B", Dark: "#23DE6B"},
-		Warning: lipgloss.AdaptiveColor{Light: "#9D4D06", Dark: "#FFB752"},
-		Error:   lipgloss.AdaptiveColor{Light: "#B32909", Dark: "#FF7566"},
+		Brand:   adaptiveColor("#002CF2", "#1FD5F9"),
+		Accent:  adaptiveColor("#7A15A2", "#DC85FF"),
+		Success: adaptiveColor("#00753B", "#23DE6B"),
+		Warning: adaptiveColor("#9D4D06", "#FFB752"),
+		Error:   adaptiveColor("#B32909", "#FF7566"),
 	},
 }
 
@@ -74,10 +121,11 @@ var (
 	activeTheme   = ThemeDefault
 	activePalette = palettes[ThemeDefault]
 
-	// Theme is the huh form theme for the active color theme.
-	Theme *huh.Theme
+	// Theme holds the huh form styles for the active color theme. Pass it to a form
+	// with FormTheme(); read it directly for individual styles.
+	Theme *huh.Styles
 
-	Fg              lipgloss.AdaptiveColor
+	Fg              color.Color
 	FormBaseStyle   lipgloss.Style
 	FormHeaderStyle lipgloss.Style
 )
@@ -104,16 +152,20 @@ func SetTheme(name string) error {
 func applyTheme(tn ThemeName) {
 	activeTheme = tn
 	activePalette = palettes[tn]
+	Fg = adaptiveColor("235", "252")
 	Theme = buildHuhTheme(tn, activePalette)
-	Fg = lipgloss.AdaptiveColor{Light: "235", Dark: "252"}
 	FormBaseStyle = Theme.Form.Base.Foreground(Fg).Padding(0, 1)
 	FormHeaderStyle = FormBaseStyle.Bold(true)
 }
 
 // buildHuhTheme constructs the huh form theme. The default theme reproduces the original
 // ANSI look; the livekit theme styles selection/title/cursor with the brand color.
-func buildHuhTheme(tn ThemeName, p palette) *huh.Theme {
-	t := huh.ThemeBase()
+func buildHuhTheme(tn ThemeName, p palette) *huh.Styles {
+	// huh v2 themes take the terminal's background brightness. Both bases we
+	// build on use only ANSI palette colors and ignore the flag, and the colors
+	// we layer on top adapt on their own, so the value passed here is moot —
+	// which is what lets the theme be built at init, before detection runs.
+	t := huh.ThemeBase(true)
 	switch tn {
 	case ThemeLiveKit:
 		// Selected action uses the brand color with black text, mirroring the LiveKit tag.
@@ -122,7 +174,7 @@ func buildHuhTheme(tn ThemeName, p palette) *huh.Theme {
 	case ThemeDefault:
 		fallthrough
 	default:
-		t = huh.ThemeBase16()
+		t = huh.ThemeBase16(true)
 		// ANSI: white text on a blue selection, base16 defaults elsewhere.
 		t.Focused.FocusedButton = t.Focused.FocusedButton.Foreground(lipgloss.Color("7")).Background(lipgloss.Color("4"))
 	}
@@ -161,11 +213,18 @@ func buildHuhTheme(tn ThemeName, p palette) *huh.Theme {
 
 // Semantic color accessors. They read the active palette at call time, so they reflect the
 // selected theme even when used to build styles lazily.
-func Brand() lipgloss.TerminalColor   { return activePalette.Brand }
-func Accent() lipgloss.TerminalColor  { return activePalette.Accent }
-func Success() lipgloss.TerminalColor { return activePalette.Success }
-func Warning() lipgloss.TerminalColor { return activePalette.Warning }
-func Error() lipgloss.TerminalColor   { return activePalette.Error }
+func Brand() color.Color   { return activePalette.Brand }
+func Accent() color.Color  { return activePalette.Accent }
+func Success() color.Color { return activePalette.Success }
+func Warning() color.Color { return activePalette.Warning }
+func Error() color.Color   { return activePalette.Error }
+
+// FormTheme adapts the active theme to huh v2's Theme interface, which asks for a
+// func(isDark bool) *Styles. Our styles already resolve light/dark per color (see
+// adaptive), so the flag is ignored.
+func FormTheme() huh.Theme {
+	return huh.ThemeFunc(func(bool) *huh.Styles { return Theme })
+}
 
 // Accented renders text in the active theme's title style (brand color under livekit).
 func Accented(text string) string {