diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 2514f9e..6a6b555 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,2 +1,24 @@
+-- Disable Kitty keyboard protocol to avoid double Enter/Tab/Backspace on
+-- Kitty and Alacritty (common on WSL GUI terminals with Neovim 0.11+).
+local function kitty_protocol_terminal()
+  local term = vim.env.TERM or ""
+  if term:match("kitty") or term:match("alacritty") then
+    return true
+  end
+  return vim.env.KITTY_WINDOW_ID ~= nil or vim.env.ALACRITTY_WINDOW_ID ~= nil
+end
+
+if kitty_protocol_terminal() then
+  vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "VimEnter", "VimLeavePre" }, {
+    callback = function(ev)
+      if ev.event == "VimEnter" then
+        io.stdout:write("\027[>1u")
+      else
+        io.stdout:write("\027[<1u")
+      end
+    end,
+  })
+end
+
 -- bootstrap lazy.nvim, LazyVim and your plugins
 require("config.lazy")
diff --git a/lua/config/autocmds.lua b/lua/config/autocmds.lua
index 8d30ca9..3d140ed 100644
--- a/lua/config/autocmds.lua
+++ b/lua/config/autocmds.lua
@@ -102,12 +102,38 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_user_command(
   { desc = "show hi name" }
 )
 
+local function open_colorscheme_picker()
+  -- Defer past cmdline teardown; keymaps don't need this, :commands do.
+  vim.schedule(function()
+    require("snacks").picker.colorschemes({ auto_close = false })
+  end)
+end
+
 vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("CursorHold", {
   callback = function()
+    -- Cmdline/wildmenu: avoid diagnostic float stealing focus (WSL tab completion jump).
+    local mode = vim.api.nvim_get_mode().mode
+    if mode:find("^c") or vim.fn.getcmdwintype() ~= "" then
+      return
+    end
+
+    -- Skip floats (picker, diagnostics) so WSL/GUI terminals don't fight for focus.
+    if vim.api.nvim_win_get_config(0).relative ~= "" then
+      return
+    end
+
+    local ok, picker = pcall(require, "snacks.picker")
+    if ok and #picker.get() > 0 then
+      return
+    end
+
     vim.diagnostic.open_float(nil, { focus = false })
   end,
 })
 
-vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("ColorScheme", function()
-  require("snacks").picker.colorschemes()
-end, { desc = "Pick colorscheme (Snacks picker with preview)" })
+vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("PickColorscheme", open_colorscheme_picker, {
+  desc = "Pick colorscheme (Snacks picker with preview)",
+})
+vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("ColorScheme", open_colorscheme_picker, {
+  desc = "Alias for PickColorscheme",
+})
diff --git a/lua/plugins/snaks.lua b/lua/plugins/snaks.lua
index 1281481..2082a39 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/snaks.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/snaks.lua
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ return {
       explorer = {
         enabled = false,
       },
+      picker = {
+        sources = {
+          colorschemes = {
+            -- WSL + Kitty/Alacritty can fire spurious WinEnter events; keep picker open.
+            auto_close = false,
+          },
+        },
+      },
     },
     keys = {
       {