diff --git a/docs/TUI.md b/docs/TUI.md
index 05abe1b2c..15f269048 100644
--- a/docs/TUI.md
+++ b/docs/TUI.md
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ on `LIVE_WORD_MS`; gated turns still read `waiting` or `stopping`.
 `ACTIVITY_STATES` exported from the session chrome module is the source
 of truth for what the slot can say, not this list. It is led by a single
 density cell
-(`rampPulse`, `src/tui/ramp.ts`). The cell, not the word,
+(`rampPulse`, `src/tui/ramp-glyphs.ts`). The cell, not the word,
 is what says whether the session is healthy, and it carries four states:
 
 | State     | Cell                                        | Reads as                |
diff --git a/src/tui/chrome-state.ts b/src/tui/chrome-state.ts
index 6988f19d3..df687e301 100644
--- a/src/tui/chrome-state.ts
+++ b/src/tui/chrome-state.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
 } from "./geometry/zones.js";
 import { CREDENTIAL_FAILURE_USER_MESSAGE } from "../inference-error-message.js";
 import type { Telemetry } from "../telemetry/index.js";
-import type { RampPhase } from "./ramp.js";
+import type { RampPhase } from "./ramp-glyphs.js";
 
 /**
  * Linger window for a finished agent row after `finishedAt`; mid of the
diff --git a/src/tui/landing.test.ts b/src/tui/landing.test.ts
index ded7ae548..a0d5997c5 100644
--- a/src/tui/landing.test.ts
+++ b/src/tui/landing.test.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import {
 } from "./landing";
 import { LOCKUP_WORDMARK } from "./lockup";
 import { MARK_LARGE, MARK_MID, MARK_SMALL } from "./mark-shape";
-import { SNOW_CHAR } from "./mark-anim";
+import { SNOW_CHAR } from "./mark-raster";
 
 const SIZE = { width: 80, height: 24 } as const;
 const NOTICE = "Anonymous usage telemetry is enabled. Disable in /settings.";
diff --git a/src/tui/landing.ts b/src/tui/landing.ts
index 6b8f10a8a..5097599b3 100644
--- a/src/tui/landing.ts
+++ b/src/tui/landing.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   MARK_SMALL,
   type MarkGrid,
 } from "./mark-shape.js";
-import { renderMark } from "./mark-anim.js";
+import { renderMark } from "./mark-raster.js";
 import { UI } from "./theme.js";
 import { stringWidth } from "./view/height.js";
 
diff --git a/src/tui/lockup.test.ts b/src/tui/lockup.test.ts
index bf7264391..f8f6ed42a 100644
--- a/src/tui/lockup.test.ts
+++ b/src/tui/lockup.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   STALL_BLINK_BURST_MS,
   STALL_BLINK_CYCLE_MS,
   type RampPhase,
-} from "./ramp";
+} from "./ramp-glyphs";
 import { UI } from "./theme";
 
 const idle = (nowMs: number): LockupInput => ({
diff --git a/src/tui/lockup.ts b/src/tui/lockup.ts
index 0cbe32882..7707aa8d1 100644
--- a/src/tui/lockup.ts
+++ b/src/tui/lockup.ts
@@ -4,17 +4,22 @@
  * It rides the prompt box's bottom border. Idle it reads `corbits code`;
  * while a turn runs it reads the live phase — `thinking`, `responding`,
  * the running tool's name — led by a single density cell (`rampPulse` in
- * `ramp.ts`): the word alone printed the same static `working` for a
+ * `ramp-glyphs.ts`): the word alone printed the same static `working` for a
  * live run and a hung one. The cell cycles while the turn moves, holds a
  * static half block on an operator gate, and blinks a bang when stalled
- * (glyph and motion carry the states — see ramp.ts).
+ * (glyph and motion carry the states — see ramp-glyphs.ts).
  *
  * Cell and word share the phase's color, so the slot never disagrees
  * with it. Pure and clock-injected: `nowMs` in, cells out.
  */
 
-import { type MarkCell } from "./mark-anim.js";
-import { rampFg, rampPulse, type RampPhase, type StallAge } from "./ramp.js";
+import { type MarkCell } from "./mark-raster.js";
+import {
+  rampFg,
+  rampPulse,
+  type RampPhase,
+  type StallAge,
+} from "./ramp-glyphs.js";
 import { UI } from "./theme.js";
 import { stringWidth } from "./view/height.js";
 
diff --git a/src/tui/mark-anim.test.ts b/src/tui/mark-anim.test.ts
index 0ef9deaf9..7a5582293 100644
--- a/src/tui/mark-anim.test.ts
+++ b/src/tui/mark-anim.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   markText,
   renderMark,
   smooth,
-} from "./mark-anim";
+} from "./mark-raster";
 import { MARK_COLS, MARK_LARGE, MARK_ROWS } from "./mark-shape";
 import { UI } from "./theme";
 
diff --git a/src/tui/mark-anim.ts b/src/tui/mark-raster.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/tui/mark-anim.ts
rename to src/tui/mark-raster.ts
diff --git a/src/tui/provider/surface.ts b/src/tui/provider/surface.ts
index 1d4e4b2d1..24d1856af 100644
--- a/src/tui/provider/surface.ts
+++ b/src/tui/provider/surface.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { PRODUCT_NAME } from "../../branding.js";
 import { ollamaDiscoveryFailureLine } from "../../provider/ollama.js";
 import { TELEMETRY_NOTICE } from "../../telemetry/index.js";
 import { wrapLines } from "../view/height.js";
-import { rampFor, rampLine } from "../ramp.js";
+import { rampFor, rampLine } from "../ramp-glyphs.js";
 import { destroySubtree } from "../teardown.js";
 import { UI } from "../theme.js";
 import {
diff --git a/src/tui/ramp.ts b/src/tui/ramp-glyphs.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/tui/ramp.ts
rename to src/tui/ramp-glyphs.ts
diff --git a/src/tui/ramp-paint.test.ts b/src/tui/ramp-paint.test.ts
index 7f8be6676..de437ac98 100644
--- a/src/tui/ramp-paint.test.ts
+++ b/src/tui/ramp-paint.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
 
 import { withTestRenderer } from "./harness";
-import { RAMP_CYCLE_MS } from "./ramp";
+import { RAMP_CYCLE_MS } from "./ramp-glyphs";
 import { attachSessionBridge, createRecordingPort } from "./runtime-bridge";
 import { createAppShell } from "./shell/index";
 
diff --git a/src/tui/ramp.test.ts b/src/tui/ramp.test.ts
index d3c055aa8..04168c96f 100644
--- a/src/tui/ramp.test.ts
+++ b/src/tui/ramp.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   renderRamp,
   STALL_BLINK_BURST_MS,
   STALL_BLINK_CYCLE_MS,
-} from "./ramp";
+} from "./ramp-glyphs";
 import { UI } from "./theme";
 
 const BRAILLE = /[⠀-⣿]/;
diff --git a/src/tui/render-loop.test.ts b/src/tui/render-loop.test.ts
index 9db380696..cd19c36e4 100644
--- a/src/tui/render-loop.test.ts
+++ b/src/tui/render-loop.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
 
 import { withTestRenderer } from "./harness";
-import { RAMP_CYCLE_MS, rampPulse } from "./ramp";
+import { RAMP_CYCLE_MS, rampPulse } from "./ramp-glyphs";
 import { attachSessionBridge, createRecordingPort } from "./runtime-bridge";
 import { appendStreamRow } from "./shell/chrome";
 import { createAppShell } from "./shell/index";
diff --git a/src/tui/runtime-bridge.ts b/src/tui/runtime-bridge.ts
index 0e62f1075..8aae8a066 100644
--- a/src/tui/runtime-bridge.ts
+++ b/src/tui/runtime-bridge.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import {
 } from "./shell/internals.js";
 import { applyShellInterrupt, surfaceSystemNotice } from "./shell/prompt.js";
 import { streamRowAt, streamRowCount } from "./shell/transcript.js";
-import { rampAnimating } from "./ramp.js";
+import { rampAnimating } from "./ramp-glyphs.js";
 import { onTurnBoundary } from "../agent/reactor-events.js";
 import {
   resolveRampPhase,
diff --git a/src/tui/shell/chrome.ts b/src/tui/shell/chrome.ts
index ebba66383..7625f81bc 100644
--- a/src/tui/shell/chrome.ts
+++ b/src/tui/shell/chrome.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import {
   lockupWidth,
   type LockupInput,
 } from "../lockup.js";
-import type { RampPhase, StallAge } from "../ramp.js";
+import type { RampPhase, StallAge } from "../ramp-glyphs.js";
 import {
   BORDER,
   composeAttentionLabel,
diff --git a/src/tui/shell/internals.ts b/src/tui/shell/internals.ts
index e673e3b75..53f1c644c 100644
--- a/src/tui/shell/internals.ts
+++ b/src/tui/shell/internals.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
 import { type SentHistoryBrowse } from "../sent-message-history.js";
 import { type PromptRecognitionSource } from "../prompt-recognition.js";
 import { type PromptInput } from "../prompt-input.js";
-import type { RampPhase, StallAge } from "../ramp.js";
+import type { RampPhase, StallAge } from "../ramp-glyphs.js";
 import type { ActivityState } from "../chrome-state.js";
 import { type CostContextMeter } from "../prompt-border.js";
 import { type FocusState } from "../focus/index.js";
diff --git a/src/tui/welcome.ts b/src/tui/welcome.ts
index d6f944062..d28746d75 100644
--- a/src/tui/welcome.ts
+++ b/src/tui/welcome.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
 } from "@opentui/core";
 
 import { PRODUCT_NAME } from "../branding.js";
-import { MARK_PERIOD_SECONDS, renderMark } from "./mark-anim.js";
+import { MARK_PERIOD_SECONDS, renderMark } from "./mark-raster.js";
 import {
   MARK_LARGE,
   MARK_MID,
diff --git a/src/tui/width-columns.test.ts b/src/tui/width-columns.test.ts
index 07775d524..b35c09a8c 100644
--- a/src/tui/width-columns.test.ts
+++ b/src/tui/width-columns.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { middleEllipsis } from "./command-display.js";
 import { renderDiff } from "./diff.js";
 import { wrapLanding } from "./landing.js";
 import { lockupWidth } from "./lockup.js";
-import type { RampPhase } from "./ramp.js";
+import type { RampPhase } from "./ramp-glyphs.js";
 import { formatPaletteRows } from "./command-catalog.js";
 import { composeDecisionBody, wrapWords } from "./overlay-body.js";
 import { thinkingLivePreviewLines, thinkingSettledLine } from "./thinking.js";