diff --git a/home/.vimrc b/home/.vimrc
index 5c0923f..a5ccb7a 100644
--- a/home/.vimrc
+++ b/home/.vimrc
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ let g:netrw_browse_split = 4
 set background=dark
 
 if has('termguicolors') && ($COLORTERM ==# 'truecolor' || $COLORTERM ==# '24bit')
+    let &t_8f = "\<Esc>[38;2;%lu;%lu;%lum"
+    let &t_8b = "\<Esc>[48;2;%lu;%lu;%lum"
     set termguicolors
 endif
 
diff --git a/home/.zshrc b/home/.zshrc
index 2d41306..4dbeb7d 100644
--- a/home/.zshrc
+++ b/home/.zshrc
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Profiling: ZSH_BENCH=1 zsh
 [[ -n "$ZSH_BENCH" ]] && zmodload zsh/zprof
 
+# Upgrade xterm-color to xterm-256color (gh cs ssh sets the weaker value)
+[[ "$TERM" == "xterm-color" ]] && export TERM=xterm-256color
+
 # Assume truecolor support if terminal advertises 256color (covers SSH, tmux)
 [[ -z "$COLORTERM" && "$TERM" == *256color* ]] && export COLORTERM=truecolor
 
diff --git a/install.d/00-os.sh b/install.d/00-os.sh
index d11a47f..7bf0f18 100755
--- a/install.d/00-os.sh
+++ b/install.d/00-os.sh
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 log_info "Environment: DOTS_OS=$DOTS_OS, DOTS_PKG=$DOTS_PKG, DOTS_ENV=$DOTS_ENV"
 
 if [[ "$DOTS_OS" == "macos" ]]; then
-    sw_vers
+    sw_vers 2>&1 | log_quote
 elif [[ "$DOTS_OS" == "linux" ]]; then
     if [[ -r /etc/os-release ]]; then
-        cat /etc/os-release
+        log_quote < /etc/os-release
     fi
     
     if [[ -z "$DOTS_PKG" ]]; then
diff --git a/install.d/10-brew.sh b/install.d/10-brew.sh
index ff3a9f0..1524b76 100755
--- a/install.d/10-brew.sh
+++ b/install.d/10-brew.sh
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ if ! command -v brew &> /dev/null; then
 else
     echo "Homebrew is already installed."
 fi
-brew --version
+brew --version | log_quote
 log_pass "Homebrew installed"
diff --git a/install.d/11-apt.sh b/install.d/11-apt.sh
index d523d5e..21f341a 100755
--- a/install.d/11-apt.sh
+++ b/install.d/11-apt.sh
@@ -17,10 +17,17 @@ apt_packages=(
     wget
 )
 
+# Skip if all packages already installed
+if dpkg -s "${apt_packages[@]}" &>/dev/null; then
+    apt --version | log_quote
+    return 0
+fi
+
 sudo apt-get update -qq
 sudo apt-get install -qq "${apt_packages[@]}"
 
 unset apt_packages
 
-apt --version
+apt --version | log_quote
 log_pass "apt packages installed"
+
diff --git a/install.d/12-pacman.sh b/install.d/12-pacman.sh
index a4148d9..6c97fe3 100755
--- a/install.d/12-pacman.sh
+++ b/install.d/12-pacman.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ if ! command -v yay &>/dev/null; then
     rm -rf /tmp/yay
 fi
 
-pacman --version
-yay --version
+pacman --version | log_quote
+yay --version | log_quote
 log_pass "pacman packages installed"
diff --git a/install.d/21-git.sh b/install.d/21-git.sh
index cbf9f04..23d13f8 100755
--- a/install.d/21-git.sh
+++ b/install.d/21-git.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 
 # Skip in Codespaces (pre-installed in universal image)
-[[ "$DOTS_ENV" == "codespaces" ]] && { log_skip "Codespaces"; git --version; return 0; }
+[[ "$DOTS_ENV" == "codespaces" ]] && { git --version | log_quote; return 0; }
 
 if ! command -v git &> /dev/null; then
     case "$DOTS_PKG" in
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ if ! command -v git &> /dev/null; then
     esac
 fi
 
-git --version
+git --version | log_quote
 log_pass "git configured"
diff --git a/install.d/22-zsh.sh b/install.d/22-zsh.sh
index ab81a3d..40884d2 100755
--- a/install.d/22-zsh.sh
+++ b/install.d/22-zsh.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if ! command -v zsh &> /dev/null; then
     esac
 fi
 
-zsh --version
+zsh --version | log_quote
 
 # plugin directory (XDG compliant)
 PLUGIN_DIR="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/zsh/plugins"
@@ -50,4 +50,3 @@ if [[ "$SHELL" != *zsh ]]; then
     sudo usermod -s "$(command -v zsh)" "$(whoami)"
 fi
 
-log_pass "zsh configured"
diff --git a/install.d/23-stow.sh b/install.d/23-stow.sh
index 8e00c67..414513e 100755
--- a/install.d/23-stow.sh
+++ b/install.d/23-stow.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if ! command -v stow &> /dev/null; then
     esac
 fi
 
-stow --version
+stow --version | log_quote
 
 root_dir=${DOTFILES:-$(dirname "$(dirname "$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")")")}
 
@@ -43,4 +43,3 @@ stow --dir="$root_dir" --target="$HOME" home
 # Bust PATH cache to force regeneration with new profile
 rm -f "${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/dots/path"
 
-log_pass "stow linked"
diff --git a/install.d/24-tmux.sh b/install.d/24-tmux.sh
index 746026a..097432c 100644
--- a/install.d/24-tmux.sh
+++ b/install.d/24-tmux.sh
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ if ! command -v tmux &> /dev/null; then
     esac
 fi
 
-tmux -V
-log_pass "tmux installed"
+tmux -V | log_quote
+
diff --git a/install.d/30-mise.sh b/install.d/30-mise.sh
index 713061b..a365819 100755
--- a/install.d/30-mise.sh
+++ b/install.d/30-mise.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ if ! command -v mise &>/dev/null; then
             ;;
         apt)
             # https://mise.jdx.dev/getting-started.html#apt-debian-ubuntu
+            sudo install -dm 755 /etc/apt/keyrings
             wget -qO - https://mise.jdx.dev/gpg-key.pub | gpg --dearmor | \
                 sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/mise-archive-keyring.gpg 1> /dev/null
             echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/mise-archive-keyring.gpg arch=amd64] https://mise.jdx.dev/deb stable main" | \
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ if ! command -v mise &>/dev/null; then
     esac
 fi
 
-mise --version
+echo "mise $(mise --version)" | log_quote
 
 # Skip runtimes in Codespaces (use pre-installed versions)
 if [[ "$DOTS_ENV" != "codespaces" ]]; then
@@ -73,7 +74,6 @@ if [[ "$DOTS_ENV" != "codespaces" ]]; then
 fi
 
 log_info "Installing apps..."
-mise install "${MISE_APPS[@]}"
 for tool in "${MISE_APPS[@]}"; do
     mise use -g "$tool"
 done
@@ -89,18 +89,20 @@ fi
 
 # Verify installations
 log_info "Verifying installations..."
-if [[ "$DOTS_ENV" != "codespaces" ]]; then
-    mise exec -- python --version
-    mise exec -- poetry --version
-    echo "node $(mise exec -- node --version)"
-    echo "npm $(mise exec -- npm --version)"
-    mise exec -- gh --version
-    mise exec -- terraform --version | head -1
-    echo "firebase: $(mise exec -- firebase --version)"
-    echo "fastfetch: $(mise exec -- fastfetch --version 2>&1 | head -1)"
-fi
-fzf --version
-zoxide --version
-rg --version | head -1
-delta --version | head -1
+{
+    if [[ "$DOTS_ENV" != "codespaces" ]]; then
+        mise exec -- python --version
+        mise exec -- poetry --version
+        echo "node $(mise exec -- node --version)"
+        echo "npm $(mise exec -- npm --version)"
+        mise exec -- gh --version
+        mise exec -- terraform --version | head -1
+        echo "firebase: $(mise exec -- firebase --version)"
+        echo "fastfetch: $(mise exec -- fastfetch --version 2>&1 | head -1)"
+    fi
+    echo "fzf $(fzf --version)"
+    zoxide --version
+    rg --version | head -1
+    delta --version | head -1
+} | log_quote
 log_pass "mise tools installed"
diff --git a/install.d/41-docker.sh b/install.d/41-docker.sh
index d143551..91bff5c 100755
--- a/install.d/41-docker.sh
+++ b/install.d/41-docker.sh
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ if ! groups "$USER" | grep -q "\b$docker_group\b"; then
     sudo usermod -aG docker "$USER"
 fi
 
-docker --version
+docker --version | log_quote
 log_pass "Docker configured"
diff --git a/install.d/42-azure.sh b/install.d/42-azure.sh
index 8be7d92..1391d39 100755
--- a/install.d/42-azure.sh
+++ b/install.d/42-azure.sh
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ if ! command -v az &>/dev/null; then
     esac
 fi
 
-az --version
+az --version | log_quote
 log_pass "Azure CLI installed"
diff --git a/install.d/50-redis.sh b/install.d/50-redis.sh
index 98d9a8c..50026fb 100755
--- a/install.d/50-redis.sh
+++ b/install.d/50-redis.sh
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ if ! command -v redis-cli &>/dev/null; then
     esac
 fi
 
-redis-cli --version
+redis-cli --version | log_quote
 log_pass "Redis installed"
diff --git a/script/install b/script/install
index 5b81d30..74b75a2 100755
--- a/script/install
+++ b/script/install
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ log_skip() { echo -e "${GREY}[SKIP]${NC} $*"; }
 log_warn() { echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARN]${NC} $*"; }
 log_error() { echo -e "${RED}[FAIL]${NC} $*"; }
 log_debug() { echo -e "${CYAN}$*${NC}"; }
+log_quote() { sed "s/^/  ${GREY}│ /" | sed "s/$/${NC}/"; }
 
 # Export log functions
-export -f log_info log_pass log_skip log_warn log_error log_debug
+export -f log_info log_pass log_skip log_warn log_error log_debug log_quote
 
 printf "\n\t${CYAN} <<< ${CYAN_BOLD}dots${CYAN} >>> ${NC}\n"
 printf "\t${GREY}==============${NC}\n\n"