diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index bacf2bb..f5f56a7 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -8,4 +8,29 @@ vim.g.blamer_template = "<author>, <committer-time> • <summary>" -- Example: C
 vim.g.blamer_relative_time = true
 vim.g.blamer_enabled = true
 vim.g.blamer_show_in_visual_modes = 0
+vim.opt.shell = "bash"
+vim.opt.termguicolors = true
+
+
+-- Create a custom :term command that passes Kitty's custom environment variables
+vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("Term", function()
+  -- 1. Grab Kitty's installation path from your current terminal environment
+  local kitty_install = os.getenv("KITTY_INSTALLATION_DIR")
+  
+  -- 2. Build the manual injection loader path Kitty requires
+  local kitty_bash_injection = kitty_install and (kitty_install .. "/shell-integration/bash/kitty.bash") or ""
+
+  -- 3. Open a clean terminal, tell Kitty it is safe to interact, and map it
+  if kitty_install ~= nil and kitty_install ~= "" then
+    -- Run Bash but explicitly inject the environment loader before anything else handles it
+    vim.cmd(string.format("terminal env KITTY_SHELL_INTEGRATION=enabled bash --rcfile %s -i", kitty_bash_injection))
+  else
+    -- Fallback safe method if Kitty environment path variables are empty
+    vim.cmd("terminal bash -il")
+  end
+end, { force = true })
+-- Make sure lowercase ':term' also maps to our special alignment function
+vim.cmd([[cabbrev term Term]])
+
+
 require("config.lazy")