diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection.test.ts
index 4a5066405a2..9d30c648bc8 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection.test.ts
@@ -122,9 +122,15 @@ vi.mock('@/lib/agent-status', async (importOriginal) => {
     ...actual,
     isGeminiTerminalTitle: vi.fn(() => false),
     isClaudeAgent: vi.fn(() => false),
-    detectAgentStatusFromTitle: vi.fn((title: string) =>
-      /Claude (working|done)/.test(title) ? (/working/.test(title) ? 'working' : 'idle') : null
-    )
+    detectAgentStatusFromTitle: vi.fn((title: string) => {
+      if (/Claude (working|done)/.test(title)) {
+        return /working/.test(title) ? 'working' : 'idle'
+      }
+      if (/Codex( working)?/.test(title)) {
+        return /working/.test(title) ? 'working' : 'idle'
+      }
+      return null
+    })
   }
 })
 
@@ -572,6 +578,229 @@ describe('connectPanePty', () => {
       onDataHandler = handler
       return { dispose: vi.fn() }
     }) as typeof pane.terminal.onData)
+    const manager = createManager(1)
+    manager.getActivePane.mockReturnValue({ id: 1 })
+    const deps = createDeps({
+      setRuntimePaneTitle: vi.fn((tabId: string, paneId: number, title: string) => {
+        mockStoreState.runtimePaneTitlesByTabId = {
+          ...mockStoreState.runtimePaneTitlesByTabId,
+          [tabId]: {
+            ...mockStoreState.runtimePaneTitlesByTabId[tabId],
+            [paneId]: title
+          }
+        }
+      })
+    })
+
+    connectPanePty(pane as never, manager as never, deps as never)
+    if (!onDataHandler) {
+      throw new Error('expected onData handler to be registered')
+    }
+    terminalTarget.dispatch(keyEvent({ key: 'c', ctrlKey: true }))
+    ;(onDataHandler as unknown as (data: string) => void)('\x03')
+    await flushAsyncTicks()
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(500)
+    await flushAsyncTicks()
+
+    expect(deps.setRuntimePaneTitle).toHaveBeenCalledWith('tab-1', 1, 'Terminal')
+    expect(deps.updateTabTitle).toHaveBeenCalledWith('tab-1', 'Terminal')
+    expect(
+      resolveWorktreeStatus({
+        tabs: [{ id: 'tab-1', title: 'Codex working' }],
+        browserTabs: [],
+        ptyIdsByTabId: { 'tab-1': ['tab-pty'] },
+        runtimePaneTitlesByTabId: mockStoreState.runtimePaneTitlesByTabId,
+        hasPermission: false,
+        hasLiveWorking: false,
+        hasLiveDone: true,
+        hasRetainedDone: false
+      })
+    ).toBe('done')
+  })
+
+  it('infers exact Ctrl+C terminal input when keydown capture misses the press', async () => {
+    const { connectPanePty } = await import('./pty-connection')
+    const transport = createMockTransport()
+    transportFactoryQueue.push(transport)
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    vi.setSystemTime(1_100)
+    const paneKey = makePaneKey('tab-1', LEAF_1)
+    mockStoreState.agentStatusByPaneKey[paneKey] = {
+      state: 'working',
+      prompt: 'stop from real terminal byte',
+      updatedAt: 1_000,
+      stateStartedAt: 900,
+      agentType: 'codex',
+      paneKey,
+      terminalTitle: 'Codex working',
+      stateHistory: []
+    }
+    const pane = createPane(1)
+    let onDataHandler: ((data: string) => void) | null = null
+    pane.terminal.onData = vi.fn(((handler: (data: string) => void) => {
+      onDataHandler = handler
+      return { dispose: vi.fn() }
+    }) as typeof pane.terminal.onData)
+
+    connectPanePty(pane as never, createManager(1) as never, createDeps() as never)
+    if (!onDataHandler) {
+      throw new Error('expected onData handler to be registered')
+    }
+    ;(onDataHandler as unknown as (data: string) => void)('\x03')
+    await flushAsyncTicks()
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(500)
+    await flushAsyncTicks()
+
+    expect(window.api.agentStatus.inferInterrupt).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      paneKey,
+      baselineUpdatedAt: 1_000,
+      baselineStateStartedAt: 900,
+      baselinePrompt: 'stop from real terminal byte',
+      baselineAgentType: 'codex',
+      intent: 'ctrl-c'
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('infers captured Ctrl+C even when xterm emits an enhanced keyboard sequence', async () => {
+    const { connectPanePty } = await import('./pty-connection')
+    const transport = createMockTransport()
+    transportFactoryQueue.push(transport)
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    vi.setSystemTime(1_100)
+    const paneKey = makePaneKey('tab-1', LEAF_1)
+    mockStoreState.agentStatusByPaneKey[paneKey] = {
+      state: 'working',
+      prompt: 'stop enhanced keyboard input',
+      updatedAt: 1_000,
+      stateStartedAt: 900,
+      agentType: 'codex',
+      paneKey,
+      terminalTitle: 'Codex working',
+      stateHistory: []
+    }
+    const terminalTarget = createKeyboardEventTarget()
+    const pane = createPane(1)
+    ;(pane.terminal as { element?: unknown }).element = terminalTarget.target
+    let onDataHandler: ((data: string) => void) | null = null
+    pane.terminal.onData = vi.fn(((handler: (data: string) => void) => {
+      onDataHandler = handler
+      return { dispose: vi.fn() }
+    }) as typeof pane.terminal.onData)
+
+    connectPanePty(pane as never, createManager(1) as never, createDeps() as never)
+    if (!onDataHandler) {
+      throw new Error('expected onData handler to be registered')
+    }
+    terminalTarget.dispatch(keyEvent({ key: 'c', ctrlKey: true }))
+    ;(onDataHandler as unknown as (data: string) => void)('\x1b[99;5u')
+    await flushAsyncTicks()
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(500)
+    await flushAsyncTicks()
+
+    expect(transport.sendInputAccepted).toHaveBeenCalledWith('\x1b[99;5u')
+    expect(window.api.agentStatus.inferInterrupt).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      paneKey,
+      baselineUpdatedAt: 1_000,
+      baselineStateStartedAt: 900,
+      baselinePrompt: 'stop enhanced keyboard input',
+      baselineAgentType: 'codex',
+      intent: 'ctrl-c'
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('drops stale working status instead of inferring done when the title is already non-agent', async () => {
+    const { connectPanePty } = await import('./pty-connection')
+    const transport = createMockTransport()
+    transportFactoryQueue.push(transport)
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    vi.setSystemTime(1_100)
+    const paneKey = makePaneKey('tab-1', LEAF_1)
+    mockStoreState.runtimePaneTitlesByTabId = {
+      'tab-1': {
+        1: 'Codex working'
+      }
+    }
+    mockStoreState.agentStatusByPaneKey[paneKey] = {
+      state: 'working',
+      prompt: 'stop after process exit',
+      updatedAt: 1_000,
+      stateStartedAt: 900,
+      agentType: 'codex',
+      paneKey,
+      terminalTitle: 'Codex working',
+      stateHistory: []
+    }
+    const terminalTarget = createKeyboardEventTarget()
+    const pane = createPane(1)
+    ;(pane.terminal as { element?: unknown }).element = terminalTarget.target
+    let onDataHandler: ((data: string) => void) | null = null
+    pane.terminal.onData = vi.fn(((handler: (data: string) => void) => {
+      onDataHandler = handler
+      return { dispose: vi.fn() }
+    }) as typeof pane.terminal.onData)
+
+    connectPanePty(pane as never, createManager(1) as never, createDeps() as never)
+    if (!onDataHandler) {
+      throw new Error('expected onData handler to be registered')
+    }
+    terminalTarget.dispatch(keyEvent({ key: 'c', ctrlKey: true }))
+    ;(onDataHandler as unknown as (data: string) => void)('\x1b[99;5u')
+    await flushAsyncTicks()
+    mockStoreState.runtimePaneTitlesByTabId = {
+      'tab-1': {
+        1: 'Terminal 1'
+      }
+    }
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(500)
+    await flushAsyncTicks()
+
+    expect(window.api.agentStatus.inferInterrupt).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(mockStoreState.dropAgentStatus).toHaveBeenCalledWith(paneKey)
+  })
+
+  it('drops inferred interrupted status after the pane settles on a non-agent title', async () => {
+    const { connectPanePty } = await import('./pty-connection')
+    const transport = createMockTransport()
+    transportFactoryQueue.push(transport)
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    vi.setSystemTime(1_100)
+    const paneKey = makePaneKey('tab-1', LEAF_1)
+    mockStoreState.runtimePaneTitlesByTabId = {
+      'tab-1': {
+        1: 'Codex working'
+      }
+    }
+    mockStoreState.agentStatusByPaneKey[paneKey] = {
+      state: 'working',
+      prompt: 'stop and leave shell',
+      updatedAt: 1_000,
+      stateStartedAt: 900,
+      agentType: 'codex',
+      paneKey,
+      terminalTitle: 'Codex working',
+      stateHistory: []
+    }
+    vi.mocked(window.api.agentStatus.inferInterrupt).mockImplementation(async () => {
+      mockStoreState.agentStatusByPaneKey[paneKey] = {
+        state: 'done',
+        prompt: 'stop and leave shell',
+        interrupted: true,
+        updatedAt: 1_100,
+        stateStartedAt: 1_100,
+        agentType: 'codex',
+        paneKey,
+        terminalTitle: 'Terminal 1'
+      }
+      return true
+    })
+    const terminalTarget = createKeyboardEventTarget()
+    const pane = createPane(1)
+    ;(pane.terminal as { element?: unknown }).element = terminalTarget.target
+    let onDataHandler: ((data: string) => void) | null = null
+    pane.terminal.onData = vi.fn(((handler: (data: string) => void) => {
+      onDataHandler = handler
+      return { dispose: vi.fn() }
+    }) as typeof pane.terminal.onData)
     const deps = createDeps({
       setRuntimePaneTitle: vi.fn((tabId: string, paneId: number, title: string) => {
         mockStoreState.runtimePaneTitlesByTabId = {
@@ -589,24 +818,54 @@ describe('connectPanePty', () => {
       throw new Error('expected onData handler to be registered')
     }
     terminalTarget.dispatch(keyEvent({ key: 'c', ctrlKey: true }))
-    ;(onDataHandler as unknown as (data: string) => void)('\x03')
+    ;(onDataHandler as unknown as (data: string) => void)('\x1b[99;5u')
     await flushAsyncTicks()
     vi.advanceTimersByTime(500)
     await flushAsyncTicks()
+    expect(window.api.agentStatus.inferInterrupt).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(mockStoreState.dropAgentStatus).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
 
-    expect(deps.setRuntimePaneTitle).toHaveBeenCalledWith('tab-1', 1, 'Codex')
-    expect(
-      resolveWorktreeStatus({
-        tabs: [{ id: 'tab-1', title: 'Codex working' }],
-        browserTabs: [],
-        ptyIdsByTabId: { 'tab-1': ['tab-pty'] },
-        runtimePaneTitlesByTabId: mockStoreState.runtimePaneTitlesByTabId,
-        hasPermission: false,
-        hasLiveWorking: false,
-        hasLiveDone: true,
-        hasRetainedDone: false
-      })
-    ).toBe('done')
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(750)
+    await flushAsyncTicks()
+
+    expect(mockStoreState.dropAgentStatus).toHaveBeenCalledWith(paneKey)
+  })
+
+  it('does not infer exact interrupt input when the transport cannot acknowledge writes', async () => {
+    const { connectPanePty } = await import('./pty-connection')
+    const transport = createMockTransport()
+    delete transport.sendInputAccepted
+    transportFactoryQueue.push(transport)
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    vi.setSystemTime(1_100)
+    const paneKey = makePaneKey('tab-1', LEAF_1)
+    mockStoreState.agentStatusByPaneKey[paneKey] = {
+      state: 'working',
+      prompt: 'ssh style write',
+      updatedAt: 1_000,
+      stateStartedAt: 900,
+      agentType: 'codex',
+      paneKey,
+      terminalTitle: 'Codex working',
+      stateHistory: []
+    }
+    const pane = createPane(1)
+    let onDataHandler: ((data: string) => void) | null = null
+    pane.terminal.onData = vi.fn(((handler: (data: string) => void) => {
+      onDataHandler = handler
+      return { dispose: vi.fn() }
+    }) as typeof pane.terminal.onData)
+
+    connectPanePty(pane as never, createManager(1) as never, createDeps() as never)
+    if (!onDataHandler) {
+      throw new Error('expected onData handler to be registered')
+    }
+    ;(onDataHandler as unknown as (data: string) => void)('\x03')
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(500)
+    await flushAsyncTicks()
+
+    expect(transport.sendInput).toHaveBeenCalledWith('\x03')
+    expect(window.api.agentStatus.inferInterrupt).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 
   it('removes agent status and pane title on PTY exit after inferred interrupt', async () => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection.ts
index fe6d7389533..5023a69e8bf 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 /* oxlint-disable max-lines */
 import type { PaneManager, ManagedPane } from '@/lib/pane-manager/pane-manager'
 import type { IDisposable } from '@xterm/xterm'
-import { isGeminiTerminalTitle, isClaudeAgent } from '@/lib/agent-status'
+import {
+  detectAgentStatusFromTitle,
+  isGeminiTerminalTitle,
+  isClaudeAgent
+} from '@/lib/agent-status'
 import { scheduleRuntimeGraphSync } from '@/runtime/sync-runtime-graph'
 import { useAppStore } from '@/store'
 import type { PtyConnectResult } from './pty-transport'
@@ -24,7 +28,6 @@ import {
   waitForTerminalOutputParsed,
   writeTerminalOutput
 } from '@/lib/pane-manager/pane-terminal-output-scheduler'
-import { clearWorkingIndicators } from '../../../../shared/agent-detection'
 import { makePaneKey } from '../../../../shared/stable-pane-id'
 import { createTerminalCommandLifecycle } from './terminal-command-lifecycle'
 import { e2eConfig } from '@/lib/e2e-config'
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ const PTY_CONNECT_DIAG_LIMIT = 200
 const AGENT_TASK_COMPLETE_NOTIFICATION_GRACE_MS = 250
 const AGENT_TASK_COMPLETE_NOTIFICATION_MAX_WAIT_MS = 1000
 const AGENT_TASK_COMPLETE_NOTIFICATION_DETAIL_MAX_AGE_MS = 10_000
+const INFERRED_INTERRUPT_NEUTRAL_TITLE_DROP_MS = 750
 
 function isAgentTaskCompleteNotificationEnabled(): boolean {
   const notifications = useAppStore.getState().settings?.notifications
@@ -174,6 +178,7 @@ export function connectPanePty(
   let agentTaskCompleteNotificationGraceTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
   let agentTaskCompleteNotificationMaxTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
   let agentTaskCompleteStatusUnsubscribe: (() => void) | null = null
+  let inferredInterruptNeutralTitleDropTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
   let terminalBellNotificationTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
   let pendingTerminalBellNotification = false
   // Why: passphrase-gate waits register a teardown here so dispose() can
@@ -195,6 +200,43 @@ export function connectPanePty(
   // Use the stable layout leaf UUID, not the renderer-local numeric pane id.
   const cacheKey = makePaneKey(deps.tabId, pane.leafId)
   const pendingSpawnKey = cacheKey
+  const neutralTerminalTitle = (): string => {
+    const state = useAppStore.getState()
+    const tab = (state.tabsByWorktree[deps.worktreeId] ?? []).find(
+      (entry) => entry.id === deps.tabId
+    )
+    return tab?.defaultTitle?.trim() || 'Terminal'
+  }
+  const inferredInterruptTargetStillLooksAgent = (): boolean => {
+    const state = useAppStore.getState()
+    const currentTitle = state.runtimePaneTitlesByTabId?.[deps.tabId]?.[pane.id]
+    const tabTitle = (state.tabsByWorktree[deps.worktreeId] ?? []).find(
+      (entry) => entry.id === deps.tabId
+    )?.title
+    const statusTitle = state.agentStatusByPaneKey[cacheKey]?.terminalTitle
+    const title = currentTitle ?? tabTitle ?? statusTitle
+    return title ? detectAgentStatusFromTitle(title) !== null : true
+  }
+  const clearInferredInterruptNeutralTitleDropTimer = (): void => {
+    if (inferredInterruptNeutralTitleDropTimer !== null) {
+      clearTimeout(inferredInterruptNeutralTitleDropTimer)
+      inferredInterruptNeutralTitleDropTimer = null
+    }
+  }
+  const scheduleInferredInterruptNeutralTitleDrop = (): void => {
+    clearInferredInterruptNeutralTitleDropTimer()
+    inferredInterruptNeutralTitleDropTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+      inferredInterruptNeutralTitleDropTimer = null
+      const entry = useAppStore.getState().agentStatusByPaneKey[cacheKey]
+      if (
+        entry?.state === 'done' &&
+        entry.interrupted === true &&
+        !inferredInterruptTargetStillLooksAgent()
+      ) {
+        useAppStore.getState().dropAgentStatus(cacheKey)
+      }
+    }, INFERRED_INTERRUPT_NEUTRAL_TITLE_DROP_MS)
+  }
   const clearInferredInterruptWorkingTitle = (): void => {
     const state = useAppStore.getState()
     const currentTitle = state.runtimePaneTitlesByTabId?.[deps.tabId]?.[pane.id]
@@ -203,20 +245,30 @@ export function connectPanePty(
     if (!title) {
       return
     }
+    const neutralTitle = neutralTerminalTitle()
     // Why: inferred interrupts update the explicit hook row, but many CLIs leave
-    // their OSC title stuck on a working spinner. Clear that pane-local title so
-    // the sidebar/worktree status reflects the inferred done state users see.
-    deps.setRuntimePaneTitle(deps.tabId, pane.id, clearWorkingIndicators(title))
+    // their OSC title stuck on a working spinner. Replace only this fallback
+    // title signal with a neutral terminal label so the existing process tracker
+    // can still decide whether an agent TUI is truly alive.
+    deps.setRuntimePaneTitle(deps.tabId, pane.id, neutralTitle)
+    if (manager.getActivePane()?.id === pane.id) {
+      deps.updateTabTitle(deps.tabId, neutralTitle)
+    }
   }
   const interruptInference = createAgentInterruptInference({
     paneKey: cacheKey,
     getStatusEntry: () => useAppStore.getState().agentStatusByPaneKey[cacheKey],
     inferInterrupt: (request) => {
+      if (!inferredInterruptTargetStillLooksAgent()) {
+        useAppStore.getState().dropAgentStatus(cacheKey)
+        return false
+      }
       return window.api.agentStatus
         .inferInterrupt(request)
         .then((applied) => {
           if (applied) {
             clearInferredInterruptWorkingTitle()
+            scheduleInferredInterruptNeutralTitleDrop()
           }
           return applied
         })
@@ -265,6 +317,15 @@ export function connectPanePty(
       (intent === 'plain-escape' && data === '\x1b') || (intent === 'ctrl-c' && data === '\x03')
     )
   }
+  const inferIntentFromExactTerminalInput = (data: string): AgentInterruptInputIntent | null => {
+    if (data === '\x03') {
+      return 'ctrl-c'
+    }
+    if (data === '\x1b') {
+      return 'plain-escape'
+    }
+    return null
+  }
   const observeSentTerminalInputIntent = (
     data: string,
     intent = pendingTerminalInputIntent
@@ -705,13 +766,18 @@ export function connectPanePty(
     deps.clearTerminalTabUnread(deps.tabId)
     deps.clearWorktreeUnread(deps.worktreeId)
     const intent = pendingTerminalInputIntent
-    if (intent && transport.sendInputAccepted) {
+    // Why: real xterm can deliver the terminal byte even when our DOM keydown
+    // listener missed the press. Exact Ctrl+C/Escape bytes are still safe to
+    // infer for local/remote acknowledged writes; SSH fire-and-forget remains
+    // excluded because those transports do not expose sendInputAccepted.
+    const acknowledgedIntent = intent ?? inferIntentFromExactTerminalInput(data)
+    if (acknowledgedIntent && transport.sendInputAccepted) {
       clearPendingTerminalInputIntent()
       const writePromise = transport
         .sendInputAccepted(data)
         .then((accepted) => {
           if (accepted) {
-            observeSentTerminalInputIntent(data, intent)
+            interruptInference.observeInputIntent(acknowledgedIntent)
           }
         })
         .catch((err) => {
@@ -1584,6 +1650,7 @@ export function connectPanePty(
       clearPendingTerminalInputIntent()
       pendingTerminalInputWrite = null
       interruptInference.dispose()
+      clearInferredInterruptNeutralTitleDropTimer()
       // Why: actively resolve any in-flight passphrase-gate waits so their
       // zustand subscribers + async IIFEs don't hang for the rest of the
       // session when the pane is torn down before SSH state changes.