diff --git a/themes/engine/files.nix b/themes/engine/files.nix
index 63389d3..9adfa95 100644
--- a/themes/engine/files.nix
+++ b/themes/engine/files.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,62 @@ in
     @define-color accent #${palette.base0D};
   '';
 
+  # Per-palette kitty colors. features/apps/kitty/config/kitty.conf includes
+  # this file; without it the include silently failed and kitty stayed on
+  # default colors for every palette (Stylix's kitty target only kicks in
+  # when programs.kitty.enable is set, which the module doesn't use).
+  xdg.configFile."nomarchy/current/theme/kitty.conf".text = ''
+    background           #${palette.base00}
+    foreground           #${palette.base05}
+    cursor               #${palette.base05}
+    selection_background #${palette.base02}
+    selection_foreground #${palette.base05}
+    color0  #${palette.base01}
+    color1  #${palette.base08}
+    color2  #${palette.base0B}
+    color3  #${palette.base0A}
+    color4  #${palette.base0D}
+    color5  #${palette.base0E}
+    color6  #${palette.base0C}
+    color7  #${palette.base04}
+    color8  #${palette.base03}
+    color9  #${palette.base08}
+    color10 #${palette.base0B}
+    color11 #${palette.base0A}
+    color12 #${palette.base0D}
+    color13 #${palette.base0E}
+    color14 #${palette.base0C}
+    color15 #${palette.base07}
+  '';
+
+  # Per-palette ghostty colors. features/apps/ghostty/config/config uses an
+  # optional include (?-prefix) of this file; without it the include was
+  # silently skipped and ghostty rendered with its built-in defaults across
+  # every palette. ghostty has no Stylix target.
+  xdg.configFile."nomarchy/current/theme/ghostty.conf".text = ''
+    background = ${palette.base00}
+    foreground = ${palette.base05}
+    cursor-color = ${palette.base05}
+    selection-background = ${palette.base02}
+    selection-foreground = ${palette.base05}
+    palette = 0=#${palette.base01}
+    palette = 1=#${palette.base08}
+    palette = 2=#${palette.base0B}
+    palette = 3=#${palette.base0A}
+    palette = 4=#${palette.base0D}
+    palette = 5=#${palette.base0E}
+    palette = 6=#${palette.base0C}
+    palette = 7=#${palette.base04}
+    palette = 8=#${palette.base03}
+    palette = 9=#${palette.base08}
+    palette = 10=#${palette.base0B}
+    palette = 11=#${palette.base0A}
+    palette = 12=#${palette.base0D}
+    palette = 13=#${palette.base0E}
+    palette = 14=#${palette.base0C}
+    palette = 15=#${palette.base07}
+  '';
+
   # Ensure theme-specific hyprland config exists
   # Lookup priority: palette apps/ > feature themes/ > nord fallback
   xdg.configFile."nomarchy/current/theme/apps/hyprland.conf" = lib.mkIf (!hasHyprlandConf) {