diff --git a/cheetahclaws.py b/cheetahclaws.py
index c6e1f56..7e07b17 100755
--- a/cheetahclaws.py
+++ b/cheetahclaws.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def __getattr__(self, name):
     _start_tool_spinner, _stop_tool_spinner, _change_spinner_phrase,
     set_spinner_phrase, set_rich_live, set_spinner_tips,
     print_tool_start, print_tool_end,
-    _RICH, console,
+    _RICH, console, _rgb,
 )
 
 # ── Input layer (prompt_toolkit with readline fallback) ──────────────────
@@ -911,28 +911,24 @@ def repl(config: dict, initial_prompt: str = None):
             "✦ · · · · ·",
         ]
         _CHEETAH_LOGO = [
-            "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⣶⣶⢦⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀",
-            "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣼⣿⣶⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣦⣤⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀",
-            "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣿⣟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⠿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠉⠉⠉⠙⠛⠛⠛⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀",
-            "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣻⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣐⣒⣲⡦⣠⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠙⠻⣿⣿⣿⣦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀",
-            "⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣾⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠙⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣴⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠻⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀",
-            "⠀⠀⣠⣶⠿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣠⣄⣀⡈⠙⠩⠽⢻⣿⣿⣶⣀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀",
-            "⢀⠼⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣯⡉⠙⠲⠦⣤⣌⣙⣻⣿⣿⣦⣤⣴⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀",
-            "⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠛⠛⠋⠉⠉⠁⠈⠉⠻⣿⡄⠀⠀",
-            "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣤⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⣬⣀⡀⠀⠉⠛⠻⠯⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣿ ⠀",
-            "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣶⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⡉⠁⠐⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⣤⣤⣤⣴⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⠀",
-            "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⠯⠐⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠿⣿⣿⡿⠃⣿⡇",
-            "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠋⠉⠉⠉⠙⣿⣿⠶⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣿⣿⣦⣿⠁",
-            "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠘⠏⠀⠺⣿⡿⠻⣶⣶⣶⡾⠟⠛⢩⣿⡏⠀",
-            "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠸⣿⡶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⡏⠀⠀⠀⠛⠁⠀⣿⣯⡟⠀⠀⠀⢸⡟⠀⠀",
-            "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣿⣄⠀⢿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢷⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀",
-            "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣴⢿⣟⢿⣿⡆⠈⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⡞⣿⡄⠀⠀⣴⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀",
-            "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣜⣟⢽⢿⣿⣟⣿⣿⡀⠘⣷⡀⠀⣀⣾⡇⠘⠿⢷⣾⣿⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀",
-            "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣺⣿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣹⢿⣻⣿⡇⠀⠈⢿⣾⣿⣿⡷⠾⠟⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀",
-            "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⣻⣫⡼⠛⠉⠁⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠛⠉⠀⠀⣠⣾⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀",
-            "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣰⣾⣿⣿⣽⠽⠋⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣴⣿⠿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀",
-            "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⠽⠟⠊⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣷⣶⣶⣿⠿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀",
-            "⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠿⠛⠛⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀",
+            # CHEETAH (ansi_shadow)
+            " ██████╗██╗  ██╗███████╗███████╗████████╗ █████╗ ██╗  ██╗",
+            "██╔════╝██║  ██║██╔════╝██╔════╝╚══██╔══╝██╔══██╗██║  ██║",
+            "██║     ███████║█████╗  █████╗     ██║   ███████║███████║",
+            "██║     ██╔══██║██╔══╝  ██╔══╝     ██║   ██╔══██║██╔══██║",
+            "╚██████╗██║  ██║███████╗███████╗   ██║   ██║  ██║██║  ██║",
+            " ╚═════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝╚══════╝   ╚═╝   ╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═╝  ╚═╝",
+            # CLAWS, centered under CHEETAH
+            "         ██████╗██╗      █████╗ ██╗    ██╗███████╗",
+            "        ██╔════╝██║     ██╔══██╗██║    ██║██╔════╝",
+            "        ██║     ██║     ███████║██║ █╗ ██║███████╗",
+            "        ██║     ██║     ██╔══██║██║███╗██║╚════██║",
+            "        ╚██████╗███████╗██║  ██║╚███╔███╔╝███████║",
+            "         ╚═════╝╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝ ╚══╝╚══╝ ╚══════╝",
+        ]
+        _CHEETAH_GRADIENT = [  # warm cheetah-gold vertical gradient (top -> bottom)
+            "#FFE082", "#FFD54F", "#FFCA28", "#FFB300", "#FFA000", "#FF8F00",
+            "#FB8C00", "#F57C00", "#EF6C00", "#E65100", "#DD4B0E", "#D84315",
         ]
 
         # Spinning galaxy animation
@@ -948,9 +944,13 @@ def repl(config: dict, initial_prompt: str = None):
         except Exception:
             pass
 
-        # Print logo
-        for line in _CHEETAH_LOGO:
-            print(clr(line, "cyan", "bold"))
+        # Print logo - warm cheetah-gold vertical gradient, plain if color is off.
+        if C["reset"]:
+            for _ln, _hex in zip(_CHEETAH_LOGO, _CHEETAH_GRADIENT):
+                print(C["bold"] + _rgb(_hex) + _ln + C["reset"])
+        else:
+            for _ln in _CHEETAH_LOGO:
+                print(_ln)
         print()
 
         model    = config["model"]