diff --git a/cli.py b/cli.py
index 02954ea93b..9c010f5c68 100644
--- a/cli.py
+++ b/cli.py
@@ -2023,23 +2023,20 @@ def _cprint(text: str):
         _pt_print_ansi(text)
         return
 
+    import asyncio as _asyncio
+
     try:
         loop = app.loop  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
     except Exception:
         loop = None
-    if loop is None:
-        _pt_print(_PT_ANSI(text))
-        return
-
-    import asyncio as _asyncio
     try:
         # get_running_loop(), not get_event_loop(): the latter warns from threads with
         # no current loop (e.g. the process_loop background thread).
         current_loop = _asyncio.get_running_loop()
     except Exception:
         current_loop = None
-    # Same thread as the app's loop → safe to print directly.
-    if current_loop is loop and loop.is_running():
+    # No loop, or same thread as the app's loop → safe to print directly.
+    if loop is None or (current_loop is loop and loop.is_running()):
         _pt_print(_PT_ANSI(text))
         return
 
@@ -2854,30 +2851,8 @@ class ChatConsole:
         """
         yield self
 
-# HERMES-AGENT logo (single line, needs a ~95 column terminal)
-HERMES_AGENT_LOGO = """[bold #FFD700]██╗  ██╗███████╗██████╗ ███╗   ███╗███████╗███████╗       █████╗  ██████╗ ███████╗███╗   ██╗████████╗[/]
-[bold #FFD700]██║  ██║██╔════╝██╔══██╗████╗ ████║██╔════╝██╔════╝      ██╔══██╗██╔════╝ ██╔════╝████╗  ██║╚══██╔══╝[/]
-[#FFBF00]███████║█████╗  ██████╔╝██╔████╔██║█████╗  ███████╗█████╗███████║██║  ███╗█████╗  ██╔██╗ ██║   ██║[/]
-[#FFBF00]██╔══██║██╔══╝  ██╔══██╗██║╚██╔╝██║██╔══╝  ╚════██║╚════╝██╔══██║██║   ██║██╔══╝  ██║╚██╗██║   ██║[/]
-[#CD7F32]██║  ██║███████╗██║  ██║██║ ╚═╝ ██║███████╗███████║      ██║  ██║╚██████╔╝███████╗██║ ╚████║   ██║[/]
-[#CD7F32]╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═╝     ╚═╝╚══════╝╚══════╝      ╚═╝  ╚═╝ ╚═════╝ ╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═══╝   ╚═╝[/]"""
-
-# Hermes Caduceus (compact, fits in left panel)
-HERMES_CADUCEUS = """[#CD7F32]⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀[/]
-[#CD7F32]⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣴⣾⣿⣿⣇⠸⣿⣿⠇⣸⣿⣿⣷⣦⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀[/]
-[#FFBF00]⠀⢀⣠⣴⣶⠿⠋⣩⡿⣿⡿⠻⣿⡇⢠⡄⢸⣿⠟⢿⣿⢿⣍⠙⠿⣶⣦⣄⡀⠀[/]
-[#FFBF00]⠀⠀⠉⠉⠁⠶⠟⠋⠀⠉⠀⢀⣈⣁⡈⢁⣈⣁⡀⠀⠉⠀⠙⠻⠶⠈⠉⠉⠀⠀[/]
-[#FFD700]⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⡿⠛⢁⡈⠛⢿⣿⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀[/]
-[#FFD700]⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿⣿⣦⣤⣈⠁⢠⣴⣿⠿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀[/]
-[#FFBF00]⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠻⢿⣿⣦⡉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀[/]
-[#FFBF00]⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢷⣦⣈⠛⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀[/]
-[#CD7F32]⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣴⠦⠈⠙⠿⣦⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀[/]
-[#CD7F32]⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣤⡈⠁⢤⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀[/]
-[#B8860B]⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠷⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀[/]
-[#B8860B]⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⠑⢶⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀[/]
-[#B8860B]⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠁⢰⡆⠈⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀[/]
-[#B8860B]⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠳⠈⣡⠞⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀[/]
-[#B8860B]⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀[/]"""
+# Rich-markup ASCII art (re-exported; canonical copies live in hermes_cli.banner).
+from hermes_cli.banner import HERMES_AGENT_LOGO, HERMES_CADUCEUS  # noqa: E402,F401
 
 
 
diff --git a/tests/tools/test_terminal_config_env_sync.py b/tests/tools/test_terminal_config_env_sync.py
index 4d3e67725a..c7b98babb1 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_terminal_config_env_sync.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_terminal_config_env_sync.py
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ def _extract_dict_keys(source: str, dict_name: str) -> set[str]:
 def _cli_env_map_keys() -> set[str]:
     """terminal config keys bridged by cli.load_cli_config() (via _mirror_config_to_env)."""
     import cli
-    source = inspect.getsource(cli._mirror_config_to_env)
-    return _extract_dict_keys(source, "env_mappings")
+    return set(cli._TERMINAL_ENV_MAPPINGS.keys())
 
 
 def _gateway_env_map_keys() -> set[str]: