diff --git a/docs/current-work.md b/docs/current-work.md
index 16c5db4..65bba30 100644
--- a/docs/current-work.md
+++ b/docs/current-work.md
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ The unedited `~/sync/notes/setup-todo.md` remains an idea inbox, not authorizati
 - Focused source/configuration review only. No tests, host evaluation/build,
   `just validate`, activation or remote changes. No existing secrets were decrypted
   or read for discovery.
+- A user-run Orion build failed compiling Contour's SIMD code, pulled in by
+  `enableAllTerminfo`. Orion now selects Kitty terminfo for workstation SSH clients
+  instead of the complete terminal set. The pinned NixOS module was inspected;
+  formatting and focused diff review only. No rebuild was run after this fix.
 
 ## Implemented, reviewed and validated; awaiting user checkpoint
 
diff --git a/docs/design.md b/docs/design.md
index e1f4557..af37dff 100644
--- a/docs/design.md
+++ b/docs/design.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ a provisional ownership boundary, not a different workstation variant. Steam and
 LAN SSH on Polaris, and laptop power/firmware management on Zenith, are deliberate.
 Orion owns shared services. Tailnet administration supplements existing access;
 public Orion SSH closes only after private access is verified. Web services stay public.
+Orion installs Kitty terminfo for SSH sessions from the workstations.
 
 Wardrowbe uses a password gateway for trusted household access, followed by profile
 selection inside the app; verified individual identity is deferred. Its internal AI
diff --git a/modules/hosts/orion/default.nix b/modules/hosts/orion/default.nix
index 22511b6..6e8cc5a 100644
--- a/modules/hosts/orion/default.nix
+++ b/modules/hosts/orion/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ in
     stateVersion = "24.05";
   };
 
-  flake.modules.nixos.orion = {
+  flake.modules.nixos.orion = { pkgs, ... }: {
     imports = [
       nixosModules.host-base
 
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ in
       ./_disk.nix
     ];
 
-    environment.enableAllTerminfo = true;
+    # SSH clients on both workstations use Kitty.
+    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.kitty.terminfo ];
 
     users.users.${config.facts.account.name}.linger = true;
   };