feat: add ansi pane read format

10 files changed, 260 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 045b7aaa..efeeb85f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ herdr wait agent-status 1-1 --status done
 
 # read output
 herdr pane read 1-2 --source recent --lines 50
+
+# read a rendered ANSI snapshot for TUI feedback loops
+herdr pane read 1-2 --source visible --ansi
 ```
 
 full reference: [`SOCKET_API.md`](./SOCKET_API.md) and [`SKILL.md`](./SKILL.md).
diff --git a/SKILL.md b/SKILL.md
index d2ada62d..8af56cd1 100644
--- a/SKILL.md
+++ b/SKILL.md
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ herdr pane read 1-1 --source recent --lines 100
 
 - `workspace list`, `workspace create`, `tab list`, `tab create`, `tab get`, `tab focus`, `tab rename`, `tab close`, `pane list`, `pane get`, `pane split`, `wait output`, and `wait agent-status` print json on success.
 - `pane read` prints text, not json.
+- `pane read --format ansi` or `pane read --ansi` returns a rendered ANSI snapshot for TUI feedback loops.
 - `pane read --source recent-unwrapped` is useful when you want to inspect the same unwrapped transcript that `wait output --source recent` matches against.
 - `pane send-text`, `pane send-keys`, and `pane run` print nothing on success.
 - parse ids from `workspace create`, `tab create`, and `pane split` responses when you need new ids. `workspace create` returns `result.workspace`, `result.tab`, and `result.root_pane`. `tab create` returns `result.tab` and `result.root_pane`. for `pane split`, the new pane id is at `result.pane.pane_id`.
diff --git a/SOCKET_API.md b/SOCKET_API.md
index dbb2c379..86b319a6 100644
--- a/SOCKET_API.md
+++ b/SOCKET_API.md
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ for backward compatibility, requests also accept the older positional forms like
   "workspace_id": "w64e95948145ed1",
   "tab_id": "w64e95948145ed1:1",
   "source": "recent",
+  "format": "text",
   "text": "...",
   "revision": 0,
   "truncated": false
@@ -489,21 +490,24 @@ params:
   "pane_id": "1-1",
   "source": "recent",
   "lines": 80,
+  "format": "text",
   "strip_ansi": true
 }
 ```
 
 notes:
 
-- `source` is required and must be `visible` or `recent`
+- `source` is required and must be `visible`, `recent`, or `recent_unwrapped`
 - `lines` is optional
 - current implementation defaults to `80` lines when `lines` is omitted and caps reads at `1000`
-- `strip_ansi` defaults to `true`
+- `format` defaults to `text`; use `ansi` for a rendered VT/ANSI snapshot with styles preserved
+- `strip_ansi` defaults to `true` and is kept for compatibility
 
 `source` meanings:
 
 - `visible` — current viewport
 - `recent` — recent scrollback text
+- `recent_unwrapped` — recent scrollback text with soft wraps joined
 
 example response:
 
@@ -517,6 +521,7 @@ example response:
       "workspace_id": "1",
       "tab_id": "1:1",
       "source": "recent",
+      "format": "text",
       "text": "...",
       "revision": 0,
       "truncated": false
@@ -941,7 +946,7 @@ pane commands:
 ```text
 herdr pane list [--workspace <workspace_id>]
 herdr pane get <pane_id>
-herdr pane read <pane_id> [--source visible|recent|recent-unwrapped] [--lines N] [--raw]
+herdr pane read <pane_id> [--source visible|recent|recent-unwrapped] [--lines N] [--format text|ansi] [--ansi]
 herdr pane split <pane_id> --direction right|down [--cwd PATH] [--focus] [--no-focus]
 herdr pane close <pane_id>
 herdr pane send-text <pane_id> <text>
@@ -971,13 +976,14 @@ herdr wait agent-status <pane_id> --status <idle|working|blocked|done|unknown> [
 - `tab create` returns `result.tab` and `result.root_pane`
 - `pane split` keeps focus where it is by default; pass `--focus` to switch to the new pane
 - `pane read` prints **text**, not json
+- `pane read --format ansi` and `pane read --ansi` print a rendered ANSI snapshot with colors/styles preserved
 - `pane read --source recent-unwrapped` returns recent terminal text with soft wraps joined back together
 - `pane send-text`, `pane send-keys`, and `pane run` print nothing on success
 - list/get/create/split/wait commands print json on success
 - `pane run` is a convenience wrapper for `pane.send_input` with the command text followed by a real `Enter` keypress
 - `wait agent-status` is a cli convenience built on top of event subscriptions
 - use it when you want the same `done` / `idle` distinction the UI shows
-- `--raw` disables ansi stripping for `pane read` and `wait output`
+- `--raw` is a legacy alias for ANSI formatted `pane read` output and still disables ansi stripping for `wait output`
 - `wait output --source recent` matches against unwrapped recent terminal text by default, so pane width and soft wrapping do not break matches
 
 ### cli examples
diff --git a/src/api/mod.rs b/src/api/mod.rs
index ff53e6ad..f256e4a8 100644
--- a/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ fn wait_for_output(
                 pane_id: params.pane_id.clone(),
                 source: output_match_read_source(&params.source),
                 lines: params.lines,
+                format: crate::api::schema::ReadFormat::Text,
                 strip_ansi: params.strip_ansi,
             }),
         };
@@ -894,6 +895,7 @@ fn pane_read(
                 pane_id: pane_id.to_string(),
                 source,
                 lines,
+                format: crate::api::schema::ReadFormat::Text,
                 strip_ansi,
             }),
         },
@@ -1203,6 +1205,7 @@ mod tests {
                                     workspace_id: "ws_1".into(),
                                     tab_id: "tab_1".into(),
                                     source: crate::api::schema::ReadSource::RecentUnwrapped,
+                                    format: crate::api::schema::ReadFormat::Text,
                                     text: String::new(),
                                     revision: 0,
                                     truncated: false,
diff --git a/src/api/schema.rs b/src/api/schema.rs
index fc3cc68f..e7534465 100644
--- a/src/api/schema.rs
+++ b/src/api/schema.rs
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ pub struct PaneReadParams {
     pub source: ReadSource,
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub lines: Option<u32>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub format: ReadFormat,
     #[serde(default = "default_true")]
     pub strip_ansi: bool,
 }
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ pub struct PaneReleaseAgentParams {
     pub agent: String,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum ReadSource {
     Visible,
@@ -223,6 +225,14 @@ pub enum ReadSource {
     RecentUnwrapped,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum ReadFormat {
+    #[default]
+    Text,
+    Ansi,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct EventsSubscribeParams {
     pub subscriptions: Vec<Subscription>,
@@ -528,6 +538,7 @@ pub struct PaneReadResult {
     pub workspace_id: String,
     pub tab_id: String,
     pub source: ReadSource,
+    pub format: ReadFormat,
     pub text: String,
     pub revision: u64,
     pub truncated: bool,
@@ -686,6 +697,7 @@ mod tests {
                 pane_id: "p_1".into(),
                 source: ReadSource::Recent,
                 lines: Some(80),
+                format: ReadFormat::Text,
                 strip_ansi: true,
             }),
         };
@@ -846,6 +858,26 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    fn pane_read_defaults_to_text_format() {
+        let json = r#"
+        {
+            "id": "req_1",
+            "method": "pane.read",
+            "params": {
+                "pane_id": "p_1",
+                "source": "visible"
+            }
+        }
+        "#;
+
+        let request: Request = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+        let Method::PaneRead(params) = request.method else {
+            panic!("wrong method parsed");
+        };
+        assert_eq!(params.format, ReadFormat::Text);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
     fn event_envelope_round_trips() {
         let event = EventEnvelope {
             event: EventKind::PaneOutputChanged,
@@ -922,6 +954,7 @@ mod tests {
                     workspace_id: "w_1".into(),
                     tab_id: "t_1_1".into(),
                     source: ReadSource::Recent,
+                    format: ReadFormat::Text,
                     text: "auth: received\n".into(),
                     revision: 0,
                     truncated: false,
diff --git a/src/app/api.rs b/src/app/api.rs
index bda7fc16..b23787d2 100644
--- a/src/app/api.rs
+++ b/src/app/api.rs
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ impl App {
 
         use crate::api::schema::{
             ErrorBody, ErrorResponse, IntegrationInstallResult, IntegrationUninstallResult, Method,
-            PaneListParams, PaneReadResult, ReadSource, ResponseResult, SuccessResponse,
-            TabListParams,
+            PaneListParams, PaneReadResult, ReadFormat, ReadSource, ResponseResult,
+            SuccessResponse, TabListParams,
         };
 
         let response = match request.method {
@@ -964,10 +964,17 @@ impl App {
                     .unwrap();
                 };
                 let requested_lines = params.lines.unwrap_or(80).min(1000) as usize;
-                let text = match params.source {
-                    ReadSource::Visible => pane.visible_text(),
-                    ReadSource::Recent => pane.recent_text(requested_lines),
-                    ReadSource::RecentUnwrapped => pane.recent_unwrapped_text(requested_lines),
+                let text = match params.format {
+                    ReadFormat::Text => match params.source {
+                        ReadSource::Visible => pane.visible_text(),
+                        ReadSource::Recent => pane.recent_text(requested_lines),
+                        ReadSource::RecentUnwrapped => pane.recent_unwrapped_text(requested_lines),
+                    },
+                    ReadFormat::Ansi => match params.source {
+                        ReadSource::Visible => pane.visible_ansi(),
+                        ReadSource::Recent => pane.recent_ansi(requested_lines),
+                        ReadSource::RecentUnwrapped => pane.recent_unwrapped_ansi(requested_lines),
+                    },
                 };
                 SuccessResponse {
                     id: request.id,
@@ -977,6 +984,7 @@ impl App {
                             workspace_id,
                             tab_id: self.public_tab_id(ws_idx, tab_idx).unwrap(),
                             source: params.source,
+                            format: params.format,
                             text,
                             revision: 0,
                             truncated: false,
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index dcc2537c..1d3c29e2 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ use crate::api;
 use crate::api::schema::{
     AgentStatus, EmptyParams, IntegrationTarget, Method, OutputMatch, PaneListParams,
     PaneReadParams, PaneSendInputParams, PaneSendKeysParams, PaneSendTextParams, PaneSplitParams,
-    PaneTarget, PaneWaitForOutputParams, PingParams, ReadSource, Request, SplitDirection,
-    Subscription, TabCreateParams, TabListParams, TabRenameParams, TabTarget,
+    PaneTarget, PaneWaitForOutputParams, PingParams, ReadFormat, ReadSource, Request,
+    SplitDirection, Subscription, TabCreateParams, TabListParams, TabRenameParams, TabTarget,
     WorkspaceCreateParams, WorkspaceRenameParams, WorkspaceTarget,
 };
 
@@ -789,13 +789,14 @@ fn pane_get(args: &[String]) -> std::io::Result<i32> {
 
 fn pane_read(args: &[String]) -> std::io::Result<i32> {
     let Some(raw_pane_id) = args.first() else {
-        eprintln!("usage: herdr pane read <pane_id> [--source visible|recent|recent-unwrapped] [--lines N]");
+        eprintln!("usage: herdr pane read <pane_id> [--source visible|recent|recent-unwrapped] [--lines N] [--format text|ansi] [--ansi]");
         return Ok(2);
     };
 
     let pane_id = normalize_pane_id(raw_pane_id);
     let mut source = ReadSource::Recent;
     let mut lines = None;
+    let mut format = ReadFormat::Text;
     let mut strip_ansi = true;
 
     let mut index = 1;
@@ -817,7 +818,20 @@ fn pane_read(args: &[String]) -> std::io::Result<i32> {
                 lines = Some(parse_u32_flag("--lines", value)?);
                 index += 2;
             }
+            "--format" => {
+                let Some(value) = args.get(index + 1) else {
+                    eprintln!("missing value for --format");
+                    return Ok(2);
+                };
+                format = parse_read_format(value)?;
+                index += 2;
+            }
+            "--ansi" => {
+                format = ReadFormat::Ansi;
+                index += 1;
+            }
             "--raw" => {
+                format = ReadFormat::Ansi;
                 strip_ansi = false;
                 index += 1;
             }
@@ -834,6 +848,7 @@ fn pane_read(args: &[String]) -> std::io::Result<i32> {
             pane_id,
             source,
             lines,
+            format,
             strip_ansi,
         }),
     })?;
@@ -1308,6 +1323,16 @@ fn parse_read_source(value: &str) -> std::io::Result<ReadSource> {
     }
 }
 
+fn parse_read_format(value: &str) -> std::io::Result<ReadFormat> {
+    match value {
+        "text" => Ok(ReadFormat::Text),
+        "ansi" => Ok(ReadFormat::Ansi),
+        _ => Err(std::io::Error::other(format!(
+            "invalid read format: {value}"
+        ))),
+    }
+}
+
 fn parse_agent_status(value: &str) -> std::io::Result<AgentStatus> {
     match value {
         "idle" => Ok(AgentStatus::Idle),
@@ -1438,7 +1463,7 @@ fn print_pane_help() {
     eprintln!("herdr pane commands:");
     eprintln!("  herdr pane list [--workspace <workspace_id>]");
     eprintln!("  herdr pane get <pane_id>");
-    eprintln!("  herdr pane read <pane_id> [--source visible|recent|recent-unwrapped] [--lines N] [--raw]");
+    eprintln!("  herdr pane read <pane_id> [--source visible|recent|recent-unwrapped] [--lines N] [--format text|ansi] [--ansi]");
     eprintln!(
         "  herdr pane split <pane_id> --direction right|down [--cwd PATH] [--focus] [--no-focus]"
     );
diff --git a/src/ghostty/mod.rs b/src/ghostty/mod.rs
index 60ca785d..27fcb6f9 100644
--- a/src/ghostty/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ghostty/mod.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,21 @@ pub use bindings as ffi;
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Error(ffi::GhosttyResult);
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+enum FormatterFormat {
+    Plain,
+    Vt,
+}
+
+impl FormatterFormat {
+    fn as_raw(self) -> ffi::GhosttyFormatterFormat {
+        match self {
+            Self::Plain => ffi::GhosttyFormatterFormat_GHOSTTY_FORMATTER_FORMAT_PLAIN,
+            Self::Vt => ffi::GhosttyFormatterFormat_GHOSTTY_FORMATTER_FORMAT_VT,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl fmt::Display for Error {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "ghostty error {}", self.0)
@@ -427,10 +442,29 @@ impl Terminal {
         end: (u16, u32),
         rectangle: bool,
     ) -> Result<String, Error> {
-        self.read_text_selection(
+        self.read_formatted_selection(
+            ghostty_viewport_point(start.0, start.1),
+            ghostty_viewport_point(end.0, end.1),
+            rectangle,
+            FormatterFormat::Plain,
+            true,
+            true,
+        )
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_ansi_viewport(
+        &self,
+        start: (u16, u32),
+        end: (u16, u32),
+        rectangle: bool,
+    ) -> Result<String, Error> {
+        self.read_formatted_selection(
             ghostty_viewport_point(start.0, start.1),
             ghostty_viewport_point(end.0, end.1),
             rectangle,
+            FormatterFormat::Vt,
+            false,
+            true,
         )
     }
 
@@ -440,18 +474,41 @@ impl Terminal {
         end: (u16, u32),
         rectangle: bool,
     ) -> Result<String, Error> {
-        self.read_text_selection(
+        self.read_formatted_selection(
+            ghostty_screen_point(start.0, start.1),
+            ghostty_screen_point(end.0, end.1),
+            rectangle,
+            FormatterFormat::Plain,
+            true,
+            true,
+        )
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_ansi_screen(
+        &self,
+        start: (u16, u32),
+        end: (u16, u32),
+        rectangle: bool,
+        unwrap: bool,
+    ) -> Result<String, Error> {
+        self.read_formatted_selection(
             ghostty_screen_point(start.0, start.1),
             ghostty_screen_point(end.0, end.1),
             rectangle,
+            FormatterFormat::Vt,
+            unwrap,
+            true,
         )
     }
 
-    fn read_text_selection(
+    fn read_formatted_selection(
         &self,
         start: ffi::GhosttyPoint,
         end: ffi::GhosttyPoint,
         rectangle: bool,
+        format: FormatterFormat,
+        unwrap: bool,
+        trim: bool,
     ) -> Result<String, Error> {
         let mut start_ref = ffi::GhosttyGridRef {
             size: mem::size_of::<ffi::GhosttyGridRef>(),
@@ -475,9 +532,9 @@ impl Terminal {
         let mut formatter: ffi::GhosttyFormatter_ptr = ptr::null_mut();
         let options = ffi::GhosttyFormatterTerminalOptions {
             size: mem::size_of::<ffi::GhosttyFormatterTerminalOptions>(),
-            emit: ffi::GhosttyFormatterFormat_GHOSTTY_FORMATTER_FORMAT_PLAIN,
-            unwrap: true,
-            trim: true,
+            emit: format.as_raw(),
+            unwrap,
+            trim,
             extra: ffi::GhosttyFormatterTerminalExtra {
                 size: mem::size_of::<ffi::GhosttyFormatterTerminalExtra>(),
                 screen: ffi::GhosttyFormatterScreenExtra {
diff --git a/src/pane.rs b/src/pane.rs
index da90420e..c741c04d 100644
--- a/src/pane.rs
+++ b/src/pane.rs
@@ -761,14 +761,26 @@ impl PaneRuntime {
         self.terminal.visible_text()
     }
 
+    pub fn visible_ansi(&self) -> String {
+        self.terminal.visible_ansi()
+    }
+
     pub fn recent_text(&self, lines: usize) -> String {
         self.terminal.recent_text(lines)
     }
 
+    pub fn recent_ansi(&self, lines: usize) -> String {
+        self.terminal.recent_ansi(lines)
+    }
+
     pub fn recent_unwrapped_text(&self, lines: usize) -> String {
         self.terminal.recent_unwrapped_text(lines)
     }
 
+    pub fn recent_unwrapped_ansi(&self, lines: usize) -> String {
+        self.terminal.recent_unwrapped_ansi(lines)
+    }
+
     pub fn extract_selection(&self, selection: &crate::selection::Selection) -> Option<String> {
         self.terminal.extract_selection(selection)
     }
diff --git a/src/pane/terminal.rs b/src/pane/terminal.rs
index fcda5fa6..80f83915 100644
--- a/src/pane/terminal.rs
+++ b/src/pane/terminal.rs
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ impl PaneTerminal {
         self.ghostty.visible_text()
     }
 
+    pub fn visible_ansi(&self) -> String {
+        self.ghostty.visible_ansi()
+    }
+
     pub fn detection_text(&self) -> String {
         self.ghostty.detection_text()
     }
@@ -141,10 +145,18 @@ impl PaneTerminal {
         self.ghostty.recent_text(lines)
     }
 
+    pub fn recent_ansi(&self, lines: usize) -> String {
+        self.ghostty.recent_ansi(lines)
+    }
+
     pub fn recent_unwrapped_text(&self, lines: usize) -> String {
         self.ghostty.recent_unwrapped_text(lines)
     }
 
+    pub fn recent_unwrapped_ansi(&self, lines: usize) -> String {
+        self.ghostty.recent_unwrapped_ansi(lines)
+    }
+
     pub fn extract_selection(&self, selection: &crate::selection::Selection) -> Option<String> {
         self.ghostty.extract_selection(selection)
     }
@@ -546,6 +558,14 @@ impl GhosttyPaneTerminal {
             .unwrap_or_default()
     }
 
+    pub fn visible_ansi(&self) -> String {
+        self.core
+            .lock()
+            .ok()
+            .and_then(|core| ghostty_visible_ansi(&core).ok())
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+    }
+
     pub fn detection_text(&self) -> String {
         self.core
             .lock()
@@ -562,6 +582,14 @@ impl GhosttyPaneTerminal {
             .unwrap_or_default()
     }
 
+    pub fn recent_ansi(&self, lines: usize) -> String {
+        self.core
+            .lock()
+            .ok()
+            .and_then(|core| ghostty_recent_ansi(&core, lines, false).ok())
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+    }
+
     pub fn recent_unwrapped_text(&self, lines: usize) -> String {
         self.core
             .lock()
@@ -570,6 +598,14 @@ impl GhosttyPaneTerminal {
             .unwrap_or_default()
     }
 
+    pub fn recent_unwrapped_ansi(&self, lines: usize) -> String {
+        self.core
+            .lock()
+            .ok()
+            .and_then(|core| ghostty_recent_ansi(&core, lines, true).ok())
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+    }
+
     pub fn extract_selection(&self, selection: &crate::selection::Selection) -> Option<String> {
         self.core
             .lock()
@@ -726,6 +762,19 @@ fn ghostty_visible_text(core: &mut GhosttyPaneCore) -> Result<String, crate::gho
     Ok(lines_to_text(lines))
 }
 
+fn ghostty_visible_ansi(core: &GhosttyPaneCore) -> Result<String, crate::ghostty::Error> {
+    let rows = core.terminal.rows()?;
+    let cols = core.terminal.cols()?;
+    if rows == 0 || cols == 0 {
+        return Ok(String::new());
+    }
+    core.terminal.read_ansi_viewport(
+        (0, 0),
+        (cols.saturating_sub(1), u32::from(rows.saturating_sub(1))),
+        false,
+    )
+}
+
 fn ghostty_detection_text(core: &GhosttyPaneCore) -> Result<String, crate::ghostty::Error> {
     let lines = core
         .terminal
@@ -766,6 +815,22 @@ fn ghostty_recent_text_unwrapped(
         .read_text_screen((0, start), (cols.saturating_sub(1), end), false)
 }
 
+fn ghostty_recent_ansi(
+    core: &GhosttyPaneCore,
+    lines: usize,
+    unwrap: bool,
+) -> Result<String, crate::ghostty::Error> {
+    let total_rows = core.terminal.total_rows()?;
+    let cols = core.terminal.cols()?;
+    if total_rows == 0 || cols == 0 {
+        return Ok(String::new());
+    }
+    let start = total_rows.saturating_sub(lines) as u32;
+    let end = (total_rows.saturating_sub(1)) as u32;
+    core.terminal
+        .read_ansi_screen((0, start), (cols.saturating_sub(1), end), false, unwrap)
+}
+
 fn ghostty_extract_selection(
     core: &mut GhosttyPaneCore,
     selection: &crate::selection::Selection,
@@ -1457,6 +1522,32 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    fn visible_ansi_preserves_cell_style_sequences() {
+        let (tx, _rx) = mpsc::channel(4);
+        let mut terminal = crate::ghostty::Terminal::new(20, 3, 100).unwrap();
+        terminal.write(b"\x1b[31;1mred\x1b[0m plain");
+        let pane = GhosttyPaneTerminal::new(terminal, tx).unwrap();
+
+        let ansi = pane.visible_ansi();
+        assert!(ansi.contains("red"));
+        assert!(ansi.contains("plain"));
+        assert!(ansi.contains("\x1b["));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn recent_ansi_can_read_styled_scrollback() {
+        let (tx, _rx) = mpsc::channel(4);
+        let mut terminal = crate::ghostty::Terminal::new(20, 3, 100).unwrap();
+        terminal.write(b"\x1b[34mblue\x1b[0m\r\nline2\r\nline3\r\nline4");
+        let pane = GhosttyPaneTerminal::new(terminal, tx).unwrap();
+
+        let ansi = pane.recent_ansi(4);
+        assert!(ansi.contains("blue"));
+        assert!(ansi.contains("line4"));
+        assert!(ansi.contains("\x1b["));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
     fn resize_reflow_keeps_scrolled_viewport_and_bottom_detection_sane() {
         let (tx, _rx) = mpsc::channel(4);
         let mut terminal = crate::ghostty::Terminal::new(12, 4, 10_000).unwrap();