diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5459089..334b59b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 )
 
@@ -19,9 +20,23 @@ var (
 	toolCollapsed         = true
 	statusLineTempl       = "help (F12) | chat: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (F1) | [%s:-:b]tool use[-:-:-] (ctrl+k) | model: [%s:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+l) | [%s:-:b]skip LLM resp[-:-:-] (F10) | API: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+v)\nwriting as: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+q) | bot will write as [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+x)"
 	focusSwitcher         = map[tview.Primitive]tview.Primitive{}
+	app               *tview.Application
 )
 
 func main() {
+	app.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlC {
+			logger.Info("caught Ctrl+C via tcell event")
+			go func() {
+				if err := pwShutDown(); err != nil {
+					logger.Error("shutdown failed", "err", err)
+				}
+				app.Stop()
+			}()
+			return nil // swallow the event
+		}
+		return event
+	})
 	pages.AddPage("main", flex, true, true)
 	if err := app.SetRoot(pages,
 		true).EnableMouse(cfg.EnableMouse).EnablePaste(true).Run(); err != nil {
diff --git a/tools_playwright.go b/tools_playwright.go
index 7920230..3555469 100644
--- a/tools_playwright.go
+++ b/tools_playwright.go
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ var (
 	page           playwright.Page
 )
 
+func pwShutDown() error {
+	if pw == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	pwStop(nil)
+	return pw.Stop()
+}
+
 func installPW() error {
 	err := playwright.Install(&playwright.RunOptions{Verbose: false})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/tui.go b/tui.go
index 6920db2..4a8a7b2 100644
--- a/tui.go
+++ b/tui.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ func isFullScreenPageActive() bool {
 }
 
 var (
-	app                *tview.Application
 	pages              *tview.Pages
 	textArea           *tview.TextArea
 	editArea           *tview.TextArea
@@ -137,6 +137,42 @@ func setShellMode(enabled bool) {
 	}()
 }
 
+// showToast displays a temporary message in the top‑right corner.
+// It auto‑hides after 3 seconds and disappears when clicked.
+func showToast(title, message string) {
+	// Create a small, bordered text view for the notification.
+	notification := tview.NewTextView().
+		SetTextAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
+		SetDynamicColors(true).
+		SetRegions(true).
+		SetText(fmt.Sprintf("[yellow]%s[-]\n", message)).
+		SetChangedFunc(func() {
+			app.Draw()
+		})
+	notification.SetTitleAlign(tview.AlignLeft).
+		SetBorder(true).
+		SetTitle(title)
+	// Wrap it in a full‑screen Flex to position it in the top‑right corner.
+	// Outer Flex (row) pushes content to the top; inner Flex (column) pushes to the right.
+	background := tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexRow).
+		AddItem(nil, 0, 1, false). // top spacer
+		AddItem(tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexColumn).
+			AddItem(nil, 0, 1, false).          // left spacer
+			AddItem(notification, 40, 1, true), // notification width 40
+			5, 1, false) // notification height 5
+	// Generate a unique page name (e.g., using timestamp) to allow multiple toasts.
+	pageName := fmt.Sprintf("toast-%d", time.Now().UnixNano())
+	pages.AddPage(pageName, background, true, true)
+	// Auto‑dismiss after 3 seconds.
+	time.AfterFunc(3*time.Second, func() {
+		app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+			if pages.HasPage(pageName) {
+				pages.RemovePage(pageName)
+			}
+		})
+	})
+}
+
 func init() {
 	// Start background goroutine to update model color cache
 	startModelColorUpdater()
@@ -575,6 +611,7 @@ func init() {
 			if scrollToEndEnabled {
 				status = "enabled"
 			}
+			showToast("autoscroll", "Auto-scrolling "+status)
 			if err := notifyUser("autoscroll", "Auto-scrolling "+status); err != nil {
 				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
 			}