diff --git a/bin/blob-launch-floating b/bin/blob-launch-floating
index c6da911..eb18f2d 100755
--- a/bin/blob-launch-floating
+++ b/bin/blob-launch-floating
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ source blob-restart-gum
 cmd="$*"
 presentation_script="blob-show-logo; $cmd; if (( \$? != 130 )); then blob-show-done; fi"
 
-exec setsid uwsm-app -- xdg-terminal-exec --app-id=org.blob.terminal --title=Blob -e bash -c "$presentation_script"
+exec setsid uwsm-app -- blob-terminal-exec --app-id=org.blob.terminal --title=Blob -e bash -c "$presentation_script"
diff --git a/bin/blob-launch-screensaver b/bin/blob-launch-screensaver
index 65f4408..c7c489f 100755
--- a/bin/blob-launch-screensaver
+++ b/bin/blob-launch-screensaver
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if blob-toggle-enabled screensaver-off && [[ $1 != "force" ]]; then
 fi
 
 focused=$(blob-hypr-monitor-focused)
-terminal=$(xdg-terminal-exec --print-id)
+terminal=$(blob-terminal-exec --print-id)
 
 case $terminal in
 *Alacritty* | *ghostty* | *foot* | *kitty*) ;;
diff --git a/bin/blob-launch-terminal b/bin/blob-launch-terminal
index a6d046a..4ab9fb1 100755
--- a/bin/blob-launch-terminal
+++ b/bin/blob-launch-terminal
@@ -3,13 +3,4 @@
 # blob:summary=Launch the default terminal
 # blob:args=[command [args...]]
 
-if blob-cmd-present xdg-terminal-exec; then
-  exec setsid uwsm-app -- xdg-terminal-exec "$@"
-fi
-
-for terminal in foot kitty; do
-  blob-cmd-present "$terminal" && exec setsid uwsm-app -- "$terminal" "$@"
-done
-
-blob-notify-send "No terminal installed" "Install xdg-terminal-exec, foot or kitty."
-exit 1
+exec setsid uwsm-app -- blob-terminal-exec "$@"
diff --git a/bin/blob-launch-tui b/bin/blob-launch-tui
index b3373a6..4b4165c 100755
--- a/bin/blob-launch-tui
+++ b/bin/blob-launch-tui
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ else
   APP_ID="org.blob.$(basename $1)"
 fi
 
-exec setsid uwsm-app -- xdg-terminal-exec --app-id=$APP_ID -e "$1" "${@:2}"
+exec setsid uwsm-app -- blob-terminal-exec --app-id=$APP_ID -e "$1" "${@:2}"
diff --git a/bin/blob-launcher-remove b/bin/blob-launcher-remove
index 676fe78..999cafe 100755
--- a/bin/blob-launcher-remove
+++ b/bin/blob-launcher-remove
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ desktop_name="${desktop_file##*/}"
 desktop_name="${desktop_name%.desktop}"
 exec_line="$(sed -n 's/^Exec=//p' "$desktop_file" | head -1)"
 
-if [[ $exec_line =~ (^|[[:space:]])(\$TERMINAL|xdg-terminal-exec)[[:space:]].*-e([[:space:]]|$) ]]; then
+if [[ $exec_line =~ (^|[[:space:]])(\$TERMINAL|xdg-terminal-exec|blob-terminal-exec)[[:space:]].*-e([[:space:]]|$) ]]; then
   BLOB_REMOVE_NOTIFY=false blob-tui-remove "$desktop_name"
   exit 0
 fi
diff --git a/bin/blob-terminal-exec b/bin/blob-terminal-exec
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c4dfe85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/blob-terminal-exec
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# blob:summary=Run a command in the default terminal
+# blob:args=[--print-id] [--app-id=<app-id>] [--title=<title>] [-e] <command> [args...]
+# blob:hidden=true
+
+terminal=""
+for candidate in xdg-terminal-exec foot kitty; do
+  if command -v "$candidate" &>/dev/null; then
+    terminal=$candidate
+    break
+  fi
+done
+
+if [[ -z $terminal ]]; then
+  blob-notify-send "No terminal installed" "Install xdg-terminal-exec, foot or kitty."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ $terminal == "xdg-terminal-exec" ]]; then
+  exec xdg-terminal-exec "$@"
+fi
+
+app_id=""
+title=""
+command_args=()
+
+while (( $# > 0 )); do
+  case "$1" in
+    --print-id)
+      printf '%s\n' "$terminal"
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+    --app-id=*)
+      app_id=${1#--app-id=}
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --title=*)
+      title=${1#--title=}
+      shift
+      ;;
+    -e)
+      shift
+      command_args+=("$@")
+      break
+      ;;
+    *)
+      command_args+=("$1")
+      shift
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+launch=("$terminal")
+
+case "$terminal" in
+  foot)
+    [[ -n $app_id ]] && launch+=("--app-id=$app_id")
+    ;;
+  kitty)
+    [[ -n $app_id ]] && launch+=("--class=$app_id")
+    ;;
+esac
+
+[[ -n $title ]] && launch+=("--title=$title")
+
+exec "${launch[@]}" "${command_args[@]}"
diff --git a/bin/blob-tui-install b/bin/blob-tui-install
index 18ff240..df2bc28 100755
--- a/bin/blob-tui-install
+++ b/bin/blob-tui-install
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ cat >"$DESKTOP_FILE" <<EOF
 Version=1.0
 Name=$APP_NAME
 Comment=$APP_NAME
-Exec=xdg-terminal-exec --app-id=$APP_CLASS -e $APP_EXEC
+Exec=blob-terminal-exec --app-id=$APP_CLASS -e $APP_EXEC
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Icon=$ICON_VALUE
diff --git a/bin/blob-tui-remove b/bin/blob-tui-remove
index 88ff49d..f17859d 100755
--- a/bin/blob-tui-remove
+++ b/bin/blob-tui-remove
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/.local/share/applications/"
 if (( $# == 0 )); then
   # Find all TUIs
   while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
-    if grep -qE '^Exec=.*(\$TERMINAL|xdg-terminal-exec).*-e' "$file"; then
+    if grep -qE '^Exec=.*(\$TERMINAL|xdg-terminal-exec|blob-terminal-exec).*-e' "$file"; then
       TUIS+=("$(basename "${file%.desktop}")")
     fi
   done < <(find "$DESKTOP_DIR" -name '*.desktop' -print0)
diff --git a/bin/blob-tui-remove-all b/bin/blob-tui-remove-all
index eb253af..60ce0b7 100755
--- a/bin/blob-tui-remove-all
+++ b/bin/blob-tui-remove-all
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ echo "Scanning for TUIs in $APP_DIR..."
 
 tui_desktop_files=()
 while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
-  if grep -q "Exec=xdg-terminal-exec --app-id=TUI\." "$file" 2>/dev/null; then
+  if grep -qE "Exec=(xdg|blob)-terminal-exec --app-id=TUI\." "$file" 2>/dev/null; then
     tui_desktop_files+=("$file")
   fi
 done < <(find "$APP_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -name "*.desktop" -print0 2>/dev/null)
diff --git a/default/blob/blob-menu.jsonc b/default/blob/blob-menu.jsonc
index 146576d..a146b68 100644
--- a/default/blob/blob-menu.jsonc
+++ b/default/blob/blob-menu.jsonc
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@
   "setup.direct-boot": {"icon":"","label":"Direct Boot","action":"blob-launch-floating blob-setup-direct-boot"},
 
   // Install
-  "install.package": {"icon":"󰣇","label":"Package","action":"xdg-terminal-exec --app-id=org.blob.terminal blob-pkg-install"},
-  "install.aur": {"icon":"󰣇","label":"AUR","action":"xdg-terminal-exec --app-id=org.blob.terminal blob-pkg-aur-install"},
+  "install.package": {"icon":"󰣇","label":"Package","action":"blob-terminal-exec --app-id=org.blob.terminal blob-pkg-install"},
+  "install.aur": {"icon":"󰣇","label":"AUR","action":"blob-terminal-exec --app-id=org.blob.terminal blob-pkg-aur-install"},
   "install.tui": {"icon":"","label":"TUI","action":"blob-launch-floating blob-tui-install"},
   "install.style": {"icon":"","label":"Style"},
   "install.style.theme": {"icon":"󰸌","label":"Theme","action":"blob-launch-floating blob-theme-install"},
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@
   "install.style.font.iosevka": {"icon":"","label":"Iosevka","action":"blob-install-font Iosevka ttf-iosevka-nerd 'Iosevka Nerd Font Mono'"},
 
   // Remove
-  "remove.package": {"icon":"󰣇","label":"Package","action":"xdg-terminal-exec --app-id=org.blob.terminal blob-pkg-remove"},
-  "remove.tui": {"icon":"","label":"TUI","when":"grep -qE '^Exec=.*(\\$TERMINAL|xdg-terminal-exec).*-e' $HOME/.local/share/applications/*.desktop","action":"blob-tui-remove"},
+  "remove.package": {"icon":"󰣇","label":"Package","action":"blob-terminal-exec --app-id=org.blob.terminal blob-pkg-remove"},
+  "remove.tui": {"icon":"","label":"TUI","when":"grep -qE '^Exec=.*(\\$TERMINAL|xdg-terminal-exec|blob-terminal-exec).*-e' $HOME/.local/share/applications/*.desktop","action":"blob-tui-remove"},
   "remove.theme": {"icon":"󰸌","label":"Theme","action":"blob-theme-remove"},
 
   // Update
diff --git a/docs/commands.md b/docs/commands.md
index 78e30d4..42bbc4c 100644
--- a/docs/commands.md
+++ b/docs/commands.md
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ of the `blob` listing.
 
 | Command | Does | Arguments |
 | --- | --- | --- |
+| `blob-terminal-exec` | Run a command in the default terminal (hidden) | [--print-id] [--app-id=<app-id>] [--title=<title>] [-e] <command> [args...] |
 | `blob-theme-browser` | Apply the current theme color to Chromium, Chrome, Edge, and Brave (hidden) | - |
 | `blob-theme-browser-policy` | Write the current theme color into the browser policy directories (hidden) | <rrggbb> |
 | `blob-theme-color` | Resolve semantic colors from an Blob theme colors.toml (hidden) | [--file <colors.toml>] (--all \| --raw \| <key> [fallback]) |
diff --git a/docs/packages.md b/docs/packages.md
index 5e3514b..a8caedb 100644
--- a/docs/packages.md
+++ b/docs/packages.md
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@ than usual.
 
 Two are worth knowing about:
 
-- `xdg-terminal-exec` is load-bearing. Every TUI launcher's `Exec=` line calls
-  it, so if its AUR build ever fails, TUI shortcuts stop opening.
+- `xdg-terminal-exec` used to be load-bearing: every TUI launcher, the floating
+  launcher behind most of the menu, and `$TERMINAL` called it by name, so a
+  failed AUR build silently broke about half the menu. They all go through
+  `blob-terminal-exec` now, which prefers it and falls back to `foot`, then
+  `kitty`, both from the official repositories.
 - `aether` is in the AUR at a version newer than the one the repository shipped.
 
 `quickshell` never came from the Omarchy repository - it is in official `extra`.
diff --git a/session/uwsm/default b/session/uwsm/default
index 9f765e2..106f780 100644
--- a/session/uwsm/default
+++ b/session/uwsm/default
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-export TERMINAL=xdg-terminal-exec
+export TERMINAL=blob-terminal-exec
 export EDITOR="blob-launch-editor --inline"
diff --git a/session/uwsm/env.d/10-blob b/session/uwsm/env.d/10-blob
index 65d794a..d4dff6e 100644
--- a/session/uwsm/env.d/10-blob
+++ b/session/uwsm/env.d/10-blob
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 if [ -f "${BLOB_PATH%/}/session/uwsm/default" ]; then
   . "${BLOB_PATH%/}/session/uwsm/default"
 else
-  export TERMINAL=xdg-terminal-exec
+  export TERMINAL=blob-terminal-exec
   export EDITOR="blob-launch-editor --inline"
 fi
 
diff --git a/shell/plugins/menu/BarWidget.qml b/shell/plugins/menu/BarWidget.qml
index 74d4476..46445ac 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/menu/BarWidget.qml
+++ b/shell/plugins/menu/BarWidget.qml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ BarWidget {
     horizontalMargin: 7.5
     onPressed: function(button) {
       if (!root.bar) return
-      if (button === Qt.RightButton) root.bar.run("xdg-terminal-exec")
+      if (button === Qt.RightButton) root.bar.run("blob-terminal-exec")
       else root.bar.run("blob-shell shell toggle blob.menu '{\"menu\":\"root\"}'")
     }