diff --git a/crates/client/src/main.rs b/crates/client/src/main.rs
index f23e8bf..5b8deaf 100644
--- a/crates/client/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/client/src/main.rs
@@ -27,12 +27,8 @@ fn banner() {
     println!();
     // Use same column layout as info_line: 2sp + emoji_cell(2w) + 2sp + name(14) + 2sp + value
     // ☀ is 1-wide → emoji_cell pads to 2 → need 1 extra space to match
-    println!(
-        "  {}  {:<14}  {}",
-        "☀ ".yellow().bold(),  // 1-wide + explicit space = 2 display cols
-        "HELIOS REMOTE".bold(),
-        env!("GIT_COMMIT").dimmed()
-    );
+    println!("  {}  {}", "☀ ".yellow().bold(), "HELIOS REMOTE".bold());
+    display::info_line("🔗", "commit:", &env!("GIT_COMMIT").dimmed().to_string());
 }
 
 fn print_session_info(label: &str, sid: &uuid::Uuid) {
@@ -369,7 +365,7 @@ async fn handle_message(
                 input.trim().to_string()
             }).await.unwrap_or_default();
             display::prompt_done(&message, &answer);
-            ClientMessage::Ack { request_id }
+            ClientMessage::PromptResponse { request_id, answer }
         }
 
         ServerMessage::ExecRequest { request_id, command, timeout_ms } => {
diff --git a/crates/common/src/protocol.rs b/crates/common/src/protocol.rs
index 1d558a2..993c9b4 100644
--- a/crates/common/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/crates/common/src/protocol.rs
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ pub enum ClientMessage {
     },
     /// Response to a clipboard-get request
     ClipboardGetResponse { request_id: Uuid, text: String },
+    /// Response to a prompt request — contains the user's typed answer
+    PromptResponse { request_id: Uuid, answer: String },
 }
 
 /// Mouse button variants
diff --git a/crates/server/src/api.rs b/crates/server/src/api.rs
index 0f5fb94..2e07f84 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/api.rs
+++ b/crates/server/src/api.rs
@@ -564,6 +564,9 @@ pub async fn prompt_user(
     })
     .await
     {
+        Ok(ClientMessage::PromptResponse { answer, .. }) => {
+            (StatusCode::OK, Json(serde_json::json!({ "ok": true, "answer": answer }))).into_response()
+        }
         Ok(_) => (StatusCode::OK, Json(serde_json::json!({ "ok": true }))).into_response(),
         Err(e) => e.into_response(),
     }
diff --git a/crates/server/src/ws_handler.rs b/crates/server/src/ws_handler.rs
index 00220a7..9602928 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/ws_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/server/src/ws_handler.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ async fn handle_client_message(session_id: Uuid, msg: ClientMessage, state: &App
         | ClientMessage::LogsResponse { request_id, .. }
         | ClientMessage::DownloadResponse { request_id, .. }
         | ClientMessage::ClipboardGetResponse { request_id, .. }
+        | ClientMessage::PromptResponse { request_id, .. }
         | ClientMessage::Ack { request_id }
         | ClientMessage::Error { request_id, .. } => {
             let rid = *request_id;
diff --git a/remote.py b/remote.py
index c8ddfab..e089ad5 100644
--- a/remote.py
+++ b/remote.py
@@ -390,8 +390,12 @@ def cmd_prompt(args):
     body = {"message": args.message}
     if args.title:
         body["title"] = args.title
-    _req("POST", f"/sessions/{sid}/prompt", json=body)
-    print(f"User confirmed prompt on session {sid!r}.")
+    resp = _req("POST", f"/sessions/{sid}/prompt", json=body)
+    answer = resp.get("answer", "")
+    if answer:
+        print(answer)
+    else:
+        print(f"Prompt confirmed (no answer returned).")
 
 
 def cmd_wait_for_window(args):