diff --git a/crates/client/src/display.rs b/crates/client/src/display.rs
index b8b6059..b5b042b 100644
--- a/crates/client/src/display.rs
+++ b/crates/client/src/display.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,47 @@ pub fn info_line(emoji: &str, key: &str, value: &str) {
     println!("  {}  {:<name_w$}  {}", emoji_cell(emoji), key, value, name_w = NAME_W);
 }
 
+/// Print the prompt "awaiting input" row + the 🎤 answer input prefix.
+/// The caller should read stdin immediately after this returns.
+pub fn prompt_waiting(message: &str) {
+    let (payload_w, _result_w) = col_widths();
+    let p = trunc(message, payload_w);
+    // 🌀 row: show message + 🔄 + "awaiting input"
+    println!(
+        "  {}  {:<name_w$}  {:<payload_w$}  {}  awaiting input",
+        emoji_cell("🌀"), "prompt", p, emoji_cell("🔄"),
+        name_w = NAME_W, payload_w = payload_w,
+    );
+    // 🎤 answer input prefix — no newline, user types here
+    print!("  {}  {:<name_w$}  › ", emoji_cell("🎤"), "answer", name_w = NAME_W);
+    let _ = std::io::stdout().flush();
+}
+
+/// Overwrite the 🌀 and 🎤 lines with the final state after input was received.
+/// Must be called after the user pressed Enter (cursor is on the line after 🎤).
+pub fn prompt_done(message: &str, answer: &str) {
+    let (payload_w, result_w) = col_widths();
+    let p = trunc(message, payload_w);
+    // Go up 2 lines (🎤 line + 🌀 line), rewrite both
+    print!("\x1b[2A\r\x1b[2K");
+    // Rewrite 🌀 row as done
+    println!(
+        "  {}  {:<name_w$}  {:<payload_w$}  {}  done",
+        emoji_cell("🌀"), "prompt", p, emoji_cell("✅"),
+        name_w = NAME_W, payload_w = payload_w,
+    );
+    // Clear 🎤 line + rewrite with purple answer
+    print!("\r\x1b[2K");
+    let a = trunc(answer, payload_w + result_w + 4); // answer spans both columns
+    println!(
+        "  {}  {:<name_w$}  {}",
+        emoji_cell("🎤"), "answer", a.purple(),
+        name_w = NAME_W,
+    );
+    let _ = std::io::stdout().flush();
+    crate::logger::write_line("OK", &format!("prompt → {answer}"));
+}
+
 pub fn err(emoji: &str, msg: &str) {
     println!("  {}  {}", emoji_cell(emoji), msg.red());
     crate::logger::write_line("ERROR", msg);
diff --git a/crates/client/src/main.rs b/crates/client/src/main.rs
index 3e83df1..9373c09 100644
--- a/crates/client/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/client/src/main.rs
@@ -360,35 +360,15 @@ async fn handle_message(
             }
         }
 
-        ServerMessage::PromptRequest { request_id, message, title } => {
-            let _title = title.unwrap_or_else(|| "Helios Remote".to_string());
-            #[cfg(windows)]
-            let title = _title.clone();
-            let payload = trunc(&message, 60);
-            display::cmd_start("💬", "prompt", &payload);
-            #[cfg(windows)]
-            {
-                use windows::core::PCWSTR;
-                use windows::Win32::UI::WindowsAndMessaging::{MessageBoxW, MB_OK, MB_ICONINFORMATION, HWND_DESKTOP};
-                let msg_wide: Vec<u16> = message.encode_utf16().chain(std::iter::once(0)).collect();
-                let title_wide: Vec<u16> = title.encode_utf16().chain(std::iter::once(0)).collect();
-                tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-                    unsafe {
-                        MessageBoxW(
-                            HWND_DESKTOP,
-                            PCWSTR(msg_wide.as_ptr()),
-                            PCWSTR(title_wide.as_ptr()),
-                            MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION,
-                        );
-                    }
-                }).await.ok();
-                display::cmd_done("💬", "prompt", &payload, true, "confirmed");
-            }
-            #[cfg(not(windows))]
-            {
-                println!("  [PROMPT] {}", message);
-                display::cmd_done("💬", "prompt", &payload, true, "shown");
-            }
+        ServerMessage::PromptRequest { request_id, message, title: _ } => {
+            display::prompt_waiting(&message);
+            // Read user input from stdin (blocking)
+            let answer = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(|| {
+                let mut input = String::new();
+                std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut input).ok();
+                input.trim().to_string()
+            }).await.unwrap_or_default();
+            display::prompt_done(&message, &answer);
             ClientMessage::Ack { request_id }
         }