diff --git a/src/cli/commands.rs b/src/cli/commands.rs
index efac12a..1aa398b 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands.rs
+++ b/src/cli/commands.rs
@@ -840,15 +840,14 @@ pub async fn cmd_register(config: &Config, pid: Option<u32>, name: Option<String
         })
         .await?;
     match resp {
-        Response::Ok(ResponseData::SessionRegistered { id, capture_path }) => {
-            // Print shell commands for the hook to eval.
-            // Use tee-based capture (same as adopted sessions) to preserve
-            // the terminal's direct relationship with the shell — tab titles,
-            // CWD tracking, colors, and all shell integrations work normally.
-            let escaped_path = capture_path.replace('\'', "'\\''");
+        Response::Ok(ResponseData::SessionRegistered { id, .. }) => {
+            // Only export the session ID — no exec, no redirect, no child
+            // processes. The shell continues completely unmodified so titles,
+            // CWD, colors, isatty(), and TUI apps all work normally.
+            // Output capture is not available for hooked sessions (snag output
+            // won't have scrollback), but ls/cwd/ps/attach/send all work via
+            // /proc and the stolen master fd.
             println!("export SNAG_SESSION={id}");
-            println!("export SNAG_CAPTURE='{escaped_path}'");
-            println!("exec > >(tee -a '{escaped_path}') 2>&1");
             Ok(())
         }
         Response::Error { message, .. } => {
diff --git a/src/daemon/pty.rs b/src/daemon/pty.rs
index ccc30c0..55d4be4 100644
--- a/src/daemon/pty.rs
+++ b/src/daemon/pty.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use nix::pty::openpty;
 use nix::sys::wait::WaitStatus;
 use nix::unistd::{close, dup2, fork, setsid, ForkResult, Pid};
 use std::ffi::CString;
-use std::os::fd::{AsRawFd, OwnedFd, RawFd};
+use std::os::fd::{AsFd, AsRawFd, OwnedFd, RawFd};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 pub struct SpawnResult {
@@ -184,3 +184,14 @@ pub fn fg_process(pts_path: &Path) -> Vec<(u32, String)> {
 
     results
 }
+
+/// Get the foreground process name for a PTY via tcgetpgrp.
+/// Returns "idle" if the shell is in the foreground, the command name
+/// if another process is running, or None on error.
+pub fn fg_process_name(master_fd: &impl AsFd, shell_pid: Option<Pid>) -> Option<String> {
+    let pgid = nix::unistd::tcgetpgrp(master_fd).ok()?;
+    if shell_pid.is_some_and(|sp| sp == pgid) {
+        return Some("idle".to_string());
+    }
+    read_comm(pgid.as_raw() as u32).or(Some("idle".to_string()))
+}
diff --git a/src/daemon/session.rs b/src/daemon/session.rs
index dd9c024..253088b 100644
--- a/src/daemon/session.rs
+++ b/src/daemon/session.rs
@@ -100,22 +100,7 @@ impl Session {
             .and_then(|pid| pty::read_cwd(pid.as_raw() as u32))
             .unwrap_or_else(|| "?".to_string());
 
-        let fg = pty::fg_process(&self.pts_path);
-        let fg_process = fg
-            .iter()
-            .find(|(pid, _)| {
-                self.child_pid
-                    .map(|cp| *pid != cp.as_raw() as u32)
-                    .unwrap_or(true)
-            })
-            .map(|(_, cmd)| cmd.clone())
-            .or_else(|| {
-                if fg.is_empty() {
-                    None
-                } else {
-                    Some("idle".to_string())
-                }
-            });
+        let fg_process = pty::fg_process_name(&self.master_fd, self.child_pid);
 
         SessionInfo {
             id: self.id.clone(),