diff --git a/.pql/pql-plan.json b/.pql/pql-plan.json
index b288742e..0a437ea8 100644
--- a/.pql/pql-plan.json
+++ b/.pql/pql-plan.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "exported_at": "2026-05-05T11:08:47Z",
+  "exported_at": "2026-05-05T12:51:04Z",
   "decisions": [
     {
       "id": "D-1",
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b89ff40e..ac9c7e73 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ heading, and (b) bumping `pubspec.yaml` `version:` in the same commit.
   PgUp/PgDown so Claude Code (and other TUI apps) scroll their
   history naturally.
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Terminal cell grid no longer drifts on bold text — bold rendering
+  is suppressed at the painter level since synthetic bold (with no
+  Bold.ttf registered) shifts glyph advance widths.
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Inline terminal emulator based on xterm.dart v4.0.0 — replaces the
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4745df53..b9132b7d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -170,11 +170,9 @@ ifeq ($(FLUTTER_OS),linux)
 	  > $(HOME)/.local/share/applications/net.schweitz.clide.desktop
 	@gtk-update-icon-cache -f -t $(HOME)/.local/share/icons/hicolor 2>/dev/null || true
 	@update-desktop-database $(HOME)/.local/share/applications 2>/dev/null || true
-	@tmux -L clide kill-server 2>/dev/null || true
 	@echo "installed: $(INSTALL_DIR)/clide -> $(INSTALL_PREFIX)/clide/clide"
 	@echo "desktop:   ~/.local/share/applications/net.schweitz.clide.desktop"
 	@echo "version:   $(VERSION)"
-	@echo "tmux:      clide socket killed (TEMP)"
 else ifeq ($(FLUTTER_OS),macos)
 	@mkdir -p $(HOME)/Applications
 	rm -rf $(HOME)/Applications/clide.app
diff --git a/lib/src/terminal/src/ui/painter.dart b/lib/src/terminal/src/ui/painter.dart
index 522e8f92..500f3221 100644
--- a/lib/src/terminal/src/ui/painter.dart
+++ b/lib/src/terminal/src/ui/painter.dart
@@ -190,9 +190,12 @@ class TerminalPainter {
         color = color.withOpacity(0.5);
       }
 
+      // Skip bold rendering — Flutter's synthetic bold (no Bold.ttf
+      // registered) drifts glyph advance widths slightly, breaking
+      // the cell grid. Color is enough to convey emphasis in TUIs.
       final style = _textStyle.toTextStyle(
         color: color,
-        bold: cellFlags & CellFlags.bold != 0,
+        bold: false,
         italic: cellFlags & CellFlags.italic != 0,
         underline: cellFlags & CellFlags.underline != 0,
       );