diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 488a4ff..474e546 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ stow agents bash dolphin ghostty git kde-themes konsole mangohud nvim python vim
 
 | Script | Purpose |
 |--------|---------|
-| `arch/update.sh` | Update uv, pacman, and flatpak |
+| `arch/update.sh` | Update uv, pacman, flatpak, and VS Code (`/opt/vscode`) |
+| `arch/upgrade_vscode.sh` | Upgrade `/opt/vscode` tarball install when a newer release is available |
 | `arch/fix_vscode.sh` | Create VS Code desktop entry and icon symlinks for `/opt/vscode` |
 | `dolphin.sh` | Copy live Dolphin config into the repo and `stow dolphin` |
 | `vscode-server/install-vscode-extensions.sh` | Install extensions from `extensions.txt` (local, remote, or both) |
diff --git a/arch/update.sh b/arch/update.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8cb229a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+
+step() {
+  echo
+  echo "==> $*"
+}
+
+step "uv"
+uv self update
+
+step "pacman"
+sudo pacman -Syu
+
+step "flatpak"
+sudo flatpak update -y
+
+step "vscode"
+"${SCRIPT_DIR}/upgrade_vscode.sh"
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diff --git a/arch/upgrade_vscode.sh b/arch/upgrade_vscode.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e705a84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/upgrade_vscode.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+VSCODE_DIR=/opt/vscode
+PRODUCT_JSON="${VSCODE_DIR}/resources/app/product.json"
+RELEASES_API='https://update.code.visualstudio.com/api/releases/stable'
+
+installed_version() {
+  if [[ ! -f "${PRODUCT_JSON}" ]]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  python3 -c "import json; print(json.load(open('${PRODUCT_JSON}'))['version'])"
+}
+
+latest_version() {
+  curl -fsSL "${RELEASES_API}" | python3 -c 'import json, sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin)[0])'
+}
+
+vscode_arch() {
+  case "$(uname -m)" in
+    x86_64) echo linux-x64 ;;
+    aarch64) echo linux-arm64 ;;
+    *)
+      echo "unsupported architecture: $(uname -m)" >&2
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+needs_upgrade() {
+  local installed="$1" latest="$2"
+
+  [[ -z "${installed}" ]] && return 0
+  [[ "${installed}" == "${latest}" ]] && return 1
+  [[ "$(printf '%s\n' "${installed}" "${latest}" | sort -V | head -n1)" == "${installed}" ]]
+}
+
+installed="$(installed_version || true)"
+latest="$(latest_version)"
+
+if ! needs_upgrade "${installed}" "${latest}"; then
+  if [[ -z "${installed}" ]]; then
+    echo "VS Code is not installed at ${VSCODE_DIR}"
+  else
+    echo "VS Code ${installed} is up to date"
+  fi
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "Upgrading VS Code: ${installed:-not installed} -> ${latest}"
+
+arch="$(vscode_arch)"
+tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
+trap 'rm -rf "${tmp}"' EXIT
+
+archive="${tmp}/vscode.tar.gz"
+curl -fsSL "https://update.code.visualstudio.com/${latest}/${arch}/stable" -o "${archive}"
+tar -xzf "${archive}" -C "${tmp}"
+
+extract_dir="$(find "${tmp}" -maxdepth 1 -type d -name 'VSCode-linux-*' -print -quit)"
+if [[ -z "${extract_dir}" ]]; then
+  echo "failed to find extracted VS Code directory" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "${VSCODE_DIR}")"
+if [[ -d "${VSCODE_DIR}" ]]; then
+  rm -rf "${VSCODE_DIR}.old"
+  mv "${VSCODE_DIR}" "${VSCODE_DIR}.old"
+fi
+mv "${extract_dir}" "${VSCODE_DIR}"
+rm -rf "${VSCODE_DIR}.old"
+
+echo "VS Code upgraded to ${latest}"
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diff --git a/git/.gitconfig b/git/.gitconfig
index d145b69..11bb15e 100644
--- a/git/.gitconfig
+++ b/git/.gitconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 [core]
 	excludesfile = /home/anoto/.gitignore_global
 	editor = code --wait
+	symlinks = true
 	# pager = code --wait -
 [diff]
 	tool = vscode
diff --git a/konsole/.local/share/konsole/zsh.profile b/konsole/.local/share/konsole/zsh.profile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fac9c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/konsole/.local/share/konsole/zsh.profile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Appearance]
+ColorScheme=catppuccin-mocha
+
+[General]
+Command=/usr/bin/zsh
+Icon=utilities-terminal-symbolic
+Name=zsh
+Parent=FALLBACK/
+StartInCurrentSessionDir=false
+TerminalColumns=128
+
+[Keyboard]
+KeyBindings=default
diff --git a/vscode-server/.vscode-server/data/Machine/settings.json b/vscode-server/.vscode-server/data/Machine/settings.json
index 5b8588b..ea80133 100644
--- a/vscode-server/.vscode-server/data/Machine/settings.json
+++ b/vscode-server/.vscode-server/data/Machine/settings.json
@@ -94,5 +94,5 @@
     "__pycache__",
     ".grok"
   ],
-  "chat.titleBar.signIn.enabled": false,
+  "chat.titleBar.signIn.enabled": false
 }
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diff --git a/zsh/.zshrc b/zsh/.zshrc
index dde0e48..8326be4 100644
--- a/zsh/.zshrc
+++ b/zsh/.zshrc
@@ -32,5 +32,8 @@ fpath=("$HOME/.grok/completions/zsh" $fpath)
 # If not running interactively, don't do anything
 [[ -o interactive ]] || return
 
+# Delete key sends ESC[3~; without this binding zsh inserts "~" literally
+[[ -n ${terminfo[kdch1]} ]] && bindkey "${terminfo[kdch1]}" delete-char
+
 autoload -Uz compinit
 compinit
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diff --git a/zsh/.zshrc.d/git.zsh b/zsh/.zshrc.d/git.zsh
index 8173a6e..bc31052 100644
--- a/zsh/.zshrc.d/git.zsh
+++ b/zsh/.zshrc.d/git.zsh
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ zstyle ':vcs_info:git:*' stagedstr ' +'
 zstyle ':vcs_info:git:*' unstagedstr ' *'
 
 setopt prompt_subst
-PROMPT='%B%F{38;5;46m}%n@%m%b%f %F{38;5;51m}%~%f%F{90m}${vcs_info_msg_0_}%f $ '
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+# Bright green user@host (matches bash git.bash)
+PROMPT='%B%F{46}%n@%m%b%f %F{51}%~%f%F{90}${vcs_info_msg_0_}%f $ '
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