diff --git a/.changeset/cap-session-title-length.md b/.changeset/cap-session-title-length.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2ae844d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cap-session-title-length.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@moonshot-ai/kimi-code": patch
+---
+
+Shorten the session title written to the terminal window/tab from 80 to 32 characters so long first messages and pasted content no longer stretch the tab bar past readable width.
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/constant/terminal.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/constant/terminal.ts
index 9d68af25f..3530d19b3 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/constant/terminal.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/constant/terminal.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const OSC11_RESPONSE_PREFIX_NO_ESC = "]11;rgb:";
 // Keep notification/title payloads bounded so terminal tabs and desktop
 // notifications stay readable.
 export const MAX_TERMINAL_NOTIFICATION_MESSAGE_LENGTH = 240;
-export const MAX_PROCESS_TITLE_LENGTH = 80;
+export const MAX_PROCESS_TITLE_LENGTH = 32;
 
 // OSC 11 probing must be short because unsupported terminals do not reply.
 export const TERMINAL_THEME_DETECT_TIMEOUT_MS = 250;