diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0b9a8d..fdf8227 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ From your users home directory (~/), execute:
 To install oh-my-zsh and symlink the config files run:  
 ```sh .config/dotfiles/install.sh```
 
-This replaces the managed dotfiles in your home directory (`.zshrc`, `.zprofile`, `.gitconfig`, `.p10k.zsh`, `~/.config/kitty`, `~/.config/nvim`, and `~/.config/tmux`). On macOS it also links `~/.config/karabiner/karabiner.json` and `~/.config/karabiner/assets`, while leaving Karabiner's local backup files unmanaged. The Kitty HUD display pin lives in a host-specific file and is only installed on the host named `studio`.
+This replaces the managed dotfiles in your home directory (`.zshrc`, `.zprofile`, `.gitconfig`, `.p10k.zsh`, `~/.config/kitty`, `~/.config/nvim`, and `~/.config/tmux`). On macOS it also links `~/.config/karabiner/karabiner.json` and `~/.config/karabiner/assets`, while leaving Karabiner's local backup files unmanaged. The Kitty HUD launcher reads the host-specific display pin from the dotfiles repo when running on the host named `studio`.
 
 ![user prompt](https://24unix.net/build/images/Settings/user_screen.png)  
 [original image, 1.8M](https://24unix.net/build/images/Settings/user_screen_original.png)
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 05178aa..e1594f8 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -53,18 +53,6 @@ is_macos() {
 	[ "$(uname -s)" = "Darwin" ]
 }
 
-current_host_name() {
-	if is_macos && command_exists scutil; then
-		scutil --get LocalHostName 2>/dev/null && return
-	fi
-
-	hostname -s 2>/dev/null || hostname
-}
-
-is_studio_host() {
-	[ "$(current_host_name)" = "studio" ]
-}
-
 error() {
 	echo ${RED}"Error: $@"${RESET} >&2
 }
@@ -101,7 +89,7 @@ apply_dotfiles() {
 	link_dotfile "$DOTFILES_DIR/.gitconfig" "$HOME/.gitconfig"
 	link_dotfile "$DOTFILES_DIR/.p10k.zsh" "$HOME/.p10k.zsh"
 	mkdir -p "$HOME/.config"
-	install_kitty_config
+	link_dotfile "$DOTFILES_DIR/kitty" "$HOME/.config/kitty"
 	link_dotfile "$DOTFILES_DIR/nvim" "$HOME/.config/nvim"
 	link_dotfile "$DOTFILES_DIR/tmux" "$HOME/.config/tmux"
 	if is_macos; then
@@ -182,32 +170,6 @@ link_dotfile() {
 	echo "${GREEN}Linked $target_path -> $source_path${RESET}"
 }
 
-ensure_directory() {
-	target_path=$1
-
-	if [ -L "$target_path" ] || [ -f "$target_path" ]; then
-		echo "${YELLOW}Removing existing $target_path${RESET}"
-		rm -rf "$target_path"
-	fi
-
-	mkdir -p "$target_path"
-}
-
-install_kitty_config() {
-	kitty_config_dir="$HOME/.config/kitty"
-
-	ensure_directory "$kitty_config_dir"
-	link_dotfile "$DOTFILES_DIR/kitty/kitty.conf" "$kitty_config_dir/kitty.conf"
-	link_dotfile "$DOTFILES_DIR/kitty/macos-launch-services-cmdline" "$kitty_config_dir/macos-launch-services-cmdline"
-
-	if is_studio_host; then
-		link_dotfile "$DOTFILES_DIR/hosts/studio/kitty/quick-access-terminal.conf" "$kitty_config_dir/quick-access-terminal.conf"
-	elif [ -L "$kitty_config_dir/quick-access-terminal.conf" ] || [ -e "$kitty_config_dir/quick-access-terminal.conf" ]; then
-		echo "${YELLOW}Removing existing $kitty_config_dir/quick-access-terminal.conf${RESET}"
-		rm -rf "$kitty_config_dir/quick-access-terminal.conf"
-	fi
-}
-
 install_karabiner_config() {
 	mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/karabiner"
 	link_dotfile "$DOTFILES_DIR/karabiner/karabiner.json" "$HOME/.config/karabiner/karabiner.json"
diff --git a/karabiner/karabiner.json b/karabiner/karabiner.json
index ca2062e..79bbbc6 100644
--- a/karabiner/karabiner.json
+++ b/karabiner/karabiner.json
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
                                         "key_code": "vk_none"
                                     },
                                     {
-                                        "shell_command": "/Applications/kitty.app/Contents/MacOS/kitten quick-access-terminal /Applications/kitty.app/Contents/MacOS/kitten run-shell --cwd \"$HOME\" >/tmp/kitty-quick-access.log 2>&1 < /dev/null &"
+                                        "shell_command": "$HOME/.config/kitty/launch-quick-access-terminal.sh >/tmp/kitty-quick-access.log 2>&1 < /dev/null &"
                                     }
                                 ],
                                 "type": "basic"
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
                                 "conditions": [
                                     {
                                         "bundle_identifiers": [
-                                            "^net\\.kovidgoyal\\.kitty$"
+                                            "^net\\.kovidgoyal\\.kitty(-quick-access)?$"
                                         ],
                                         "type": "frontmost_application_if"
                                     }
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
                                 "conditions": [
                                     {
                                         "bundle_identifiers": [
-                                            "^net\\.kovidgoyal\\.kitty$"
+                                            "^net\\.kovidgoyal\\.kitty(-quick-access)?$"
                                         ],
                                         "type": "frontmost_application_if"
                                     }
diff --git a/kitty/launch-quick-access-terminal.sh b/kitty/launch-quick-access-terminal.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fdea13e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kitty/launch-quick-access-terminal.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+script_dir=$(CDPATH= cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")" && pwd -P)
+dotfiles_dir=$(CDPATH= cd -- "$script_dir/.." && pwd -P)
+host_name=$(scutil --get LocalHostName 2>/dev/null || hostname -s 2>/dev/null || hostname)
+
+kitty_kitten=/Applications/kitty.app/Contents/MacOS/kitten
+studio_config=$dotfiles_dir/hosts/studio/kitty/quick-access-terminal.conf
+
+if [ "$host_name" = "studio" ] && [ -f "$studio_config" ]; then
+	exec "$kitty_kitten" quick-access-terminal --config "$studio_config" \
+		"$kitty_kitten" run-shell --cwd "$HOME"
+fi
+
+exec "$kitty_kitten" quick-access-terminal \
+	"$kitty_kitten" run-shell --cwd "$HOME"