diff --git a/tools/cmd/at/tty_io.go b/tools/cmd/at/tty_io.go
index 6fb63408f..9ef837a5b 100644
--- a/tools/cmd/at/tty_io.go
+++ b/tools/cmd/at/tty_io.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func is_stream_response(serialized_response []byte) bool {
 
 func do_chunked_io(io_data *rc_io_data) (serialized_response []byte, err error) {
 	serialized_response = make([]byte, 0)
-	lp, err := loop.New(loop.NoAlternateScreen, loop.NoRestoreColors)
+	lp, err := loop.New(loop.NoAlternateScreen, loop.NoRestoreColors, loop.OnlyDisambiguateKeys)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/tools/tui/loop/api.go b/tools/tui/loop/api.go
index cae026281..c8395f980 100644
--- a/tools/tui/loop/api.go
+++ b/tools/tui/loop/api.go
@@ -124,6 +124,15 @@ func NoAlternateScreen(self *Loop) {
 	self.terminal_options.alternate_screen = false
 }
 
+func (self *Loop) OnlyDisambiguateKeys() *Loop {
+	self.terminal_options.kitty_keyboard_mode = 0b1
+	return self
+}
+
+func OnlyDisambiguateKeys(self *Loop) {
+	self.terminal_options.kitty_keyboard_mode = 0b1
+}
+
 func (self *Loop) MouseTrackingMode(mt MouseTracking) *Loop {
 	self.terminal_options.mouse_tracking = mt
 	return self
diff --git a/tools/tui/loop/run.go b/tools/tui/loop/run.go
index 0d37b18bf..d0dfd91da 100644
--- a/tools/tui/loop/run.go
+++ b/tools/tui/loop/run.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func new_loop() *Loop {
 	l := Loop{controlling_term: nil, timers_temp: make([]*timer, 4)}
 	l.terminal_options.alternate_screen = true
 	l.terminal_options.restore_colors = true
-	l.terminal_options.kitty_keyboard_mode = true
+	l.terminal_options.kitty_keyboard_mode = 0b11111
 	l.escape_code_parser.HandleCSI = l.handle_csi
 	l.escape_code_parser.HandleOSC = l.handle_osc
 	l.escape_code_parser.HandleDCS = l.handle_dcs
diff --git a/tools/tui/loop/terminal-state.go b/tools/tui/loop/terminal-state.go
index 5684c7d59..d4bdc97ff 100644
--- a/tools/tui/loop/terminal-state.go
+++ b/tools/tui/loop/terminal-state.go
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ const (
 )
 
 type TerminalStateOptions struct {
-	alternate_screen, kitty_keyboard_mode, restore_colors bool
-	mouse_tracking                                        MouseTracking
+	alternate_screen, restore_colors bool
+	mouse_tracking                   MouseTracking
+	kitty_keyboard_mode              int
 }
 
 func set_modes(sb *strings.Builder, modes ...Mode) {
@@ -120,8 +121,8 @@ func (self *TerminalStateOptions) SetStateEscapeCodes() string {
 		set_modes(&sb, ALTERNATE_SCREEN)
 		sb.WriteString(CLEAR_SCREEN)
 	}
-	if self.kitty_keyboard_mode {
-		sb.WriteString("\033[>31u")
+	if self.kitty_keyboard_mode > 0 {
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("\033[>%du", self.kitty_keyboard_mode))
 	} else {
 		sb.WriteString("\033[>u")
 	}