diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/AsciiArt.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/AsciiArt.ts
index 79eb522c80..6ca17d51a1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/AsciiArt.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/AsciiArt.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
+function flipAsciiArt(art: string): string {
+  return art.split('\n').reverse().join('\n');
+}
+
 export const shortAsciiLogo = `
    █████████  ██████████ ██████   ██████ █████ ██████   █████ █████
   ███░░░░░███░░███░░░░░█░░██████ ██████ ░░███ ░░██████ ░░███ ░░███
@@ -36,3 +40,48 @@ export const tinyAsciiLogo = `
  ███░      ░░█████████ 
 ░░░         ░░░░░░░░░  
 `;
+
+const rawShortAsciiLogoIde = `
+     ░░░░░░░░░  ░░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░   ░░░░░░ ░░░░░ ░░░░░░   ░░░░░ ░░░░░
+    ░░░     ░░░ ░░░        ░░░░░░   ░░░░░░  ░░░  ░░░░░░   ░░░░░  ░░░
+    ░░░         ░░░        ░░░ ░░░ ░░░ ░░░  ░░░  ░░░ ░░░  ░░░    ░░░
+   █████████░░██████████ ██████ ░░██████░█████░██████ ░░█████ █████░
+  ███░░   ███░███░░      ██████  ░██████░░███░░██████  ░█████  ███░░
+  ███░░     ░░███░░      ███░███ ███ ███░░███░░███░███  ███░░  ███░░
+  ███░░░░████░██████░░░░░███░░█████  ███░░███░░███░░███ ███░░░ ███░░░
+  ███     ███ ███        ███   ███   ███  ███  ███   ██████    ███
+  ███     ███ ███        ███         ███  ███  ███    █████    ███
+   █████████  ██████████ ███         ███ █████ ███     █████  █████
+`;
+
+export const shortAsciiLogoIde = flipAsciiArt(rawShortAsciiLogoIde);
+
+const rawLongAsciiLogoIde = `
+   ░░░            ░░░░░░░░░  ░░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░   ░░░░░░ ░░░░░ ░░░░░░   ░░░░░ ░░░░░
+     ░░░         ░░░     ░░░ ░░░        ░░░░░░   ░░░░░░  ░░░  ░░░░░░   ░░░░░  ░░░
+       ░░░      ░░░          ░░░        ░░░ ░░░ ░░░ ░░░  ░░░  ░░░ ░░░  ░░░    ░░░
+ ███     ░░░    █████████░░██████████ ██████ ░░██████░█████░██████ ░░█████ █████░
+   ███ ░░░     ███░    ███░███░░      ██████  ░██████░░███░░██████  ░█████  ███░░
+     ███      ███░░░     ░░███░░      ███░███ ███ ███░░███░░███░███  ███░░  ███░░
+   ░░░ ███    ███ ░░░█████░██████░░░░░███░░█████  ███░░███░░███░░███ ███░░░ ███░░░
+     ███      ███      ███ ███        ███   ███   ███  ███  ███   ██████    ███
+   ███         ███     ███ ███        ███         ███  ███  ███    █████    ███
+ ███            █████████  ██████████ ███         ███ █████ ███     █████  █████
+`;
+
+export const longAsciiLogoIde = flipAsciiArt(rawLongAsciiLogoIde);
+
+const rawTinyAsciiLogoIde = `
+   ░░░         ░░░░░░░░░
+     ░░░      ░░░     ░░░
+       ░░░    ░░░
+ ███     ░░░ █████████░░░
+   ███ ░░░  ███░░   ███░░
+     ███    ███░░     ░░░
+   ░░░ ███  ███░░░░████░
+     ███    ███     ███
+   ███      ███     ███
+ ███         █████████ 
+`;
+
+export const tinyAsciiLogoIde = flipAsciiArt(rawTinyAsciiLogoIde);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Header.test.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Header.test.tsx
index 8b4aa6b674..4cadc73a48 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Header.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Header.test.tsx
@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ import { render } from '../../test-utils/render.js';
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, type Mock } from 'vitest';
 import { Header } from './Header.js';
 import * as useTerminalSize from '../hooks/useTerminalSize.js';
-import { longAsciiLogo } from './AsciiArt.js';
+import { longAsciiLogo, longAsciiLogoIde } from './AsciiArt.js';
 import * as semanticColors from '../semantic-colors.js';
+import * as terminalSetup from '../utils/terminalSetup.js';
 import { Text } from 'ink';
 import type React from 'react';
 
 vi.mock('../hooks/useTerminalSize.js');
+vi.mock('../utils/terminalSetup.js', () => ({
+  getTerminalProgram: vi.fn(),
+}));
 vi.mock('ink-gradient', () => {
   const MockGradient = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => (
     <>{children}</>
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ vi.mock('ink', async () => {
 describe('<Header />', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
+    vi.mocked(terminalSetup.getTerminalProgram).mockReturnValue(null);
   });
 
   it('renders the long logo on a wide terminal', () => {
@@ -50,6 +55,22 @@ describe('<Header />', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('uses the IDE logo when running in an IDE', () => {
+    vi.spyOn(useTerminalSize, 'useTerminalSize').mockReturnValue({
+      columns: 120,
+      rows: 20,
+    });
+    vi.mocked(terminalSetup.getTerminalProgram).mockReturnValue('vscode');
+
+    render(<Header version="1.0.0" nightly={false} />);
+    expect(Text).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        children: longAsciiLogoIde,
+      }),
+      undefined,
+    );
+  });
+
   it('renders custom ASCII art when provided', () => {
     const customArt = 'CUSTOM ART';
     render(
@@ -63,6 +84,20 @@ describe('<Header />', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('renders custom ASCII art as is when running in an IDE', () => {
+    const customArt = 'CUSTOM ART';
+    vi.mocked(terminalSetup.getTerminalProgram).mockReturnValue('vscode');
+    render(
+      <Header version="1.0.0" nightly={false} customAsciiArt={customArt} />,
+    );
+    expect(Text).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        children: customArt,
+      }),
+      undefined,
+    );
+  });
+
   it('displays the version number when nightly is true', () => {
     render(<Header version="1.0.0" nightly={true} />);
     const textCalls = (Text as Mock).mock.calls;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Header.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Header.tsx
index 51e9cd8c71..08b356ef89 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Header.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Header.tsx
@@ -8,9 +8,17 @@ import type React from 'react';
 import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
 import Gradient from 'ink-gradient';
 import { theme } from '../semantic-colors.js';
-import { shortAsciiLogo, longAsciiLogo, tinyAsciiLogo } from './AsciiArt.js';
+import {
+  shortAsciiLogo,
+  longAsciiLogo,
+  tinyAsciiLogo,
+  shortAsciiLogoIde,
+  longAsciiLogoIde,
+  tinyAsciiLogoIde,
+} from './AsciiArt.js';
 import { getAsciiArtWidth } from '../utils/textUtils.js';
 import { useTerminalSize } from '../hooks/useTerminalSize.js';
+import { getTerminalProgram } from '../utils/terminalSetup.js';
 
 interface HeaderProps {
   customAsciiArt?: string; // For user-defined ASCII art
@@ -44,6 +52,7 @@ export const Header: React.FC<HeaderProps> = ({
   nightly,
 }) => {
   const { columns: terminalWidth } = useTerminalSize();
+  const isIde = getTerminalProgram();
   let displayTitle;
   const widthOfLongLogo = getAsciiArtWidth(longAsciiLogo);
   const widthOfShortLogo = getAsciiArtWidth(shortAsciiLogo);
@@ -51,11 +60,11 @@ export const Header: React.FC<HeaderProps> = ({
   if (customAsciiArt) {
     displayTitle = customAsciiArt;
   } else if (terminalWidth >= widthOfLongLogo) {
-    displayTitle = longAsciiLogo;
+    displayTitle = isIde ? longAsciiLogoIde : longAsciiLogo;
   } else if (terminalWidth >= widthOfShortLogo) {
-    displayTitle = shortAsciiLogo;
+    displayTitle = isIde ? shortAsciiLogoIde : shortAsciiLogo;
   } else {
-    displayTitle = tinyAsciiLogo;
+    displayTitle = isIde ? tinyAsciiLogoIde : tinyAsciiLogo;
   }
 
   const artWidth = getAsciiArtWidth(displayTitle);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/utils/terminalSetup.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/utils/terminalSetup.ts
index 87e4ae1501..a0b541318d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/utils/terminalSetup.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/utils/terminalSetup.ts
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ export interface TerminalSetupResult {
 
 type SupportedTerminal = 'vscode' | 'cursor' | 'windsurf';
 
-// Terminal detection
-async function detectTerminal(): Promise<SupportedTerminal | null> {
+export function getTerminalProgram(): SupportedTerminal | null {
   const termProgram = process.env['TERM_PROGRAM'];
 
   // Check VS Code and its forks - check forks first to avoid false positives
@@ -75,6 +74,15 @@ async function detectTerminal(): Promise<SupportedTerminal | null> {
   if (termProgram === 'vscode' || process.env['VSCODE_GIT_IPC_HANDLE']) {
     return 'vscode';
   }
+  return null;
+}
+
+// Terminal detection
+async function detectTerminal(): Promise<SupportedTerminal | null> {
+  const envTerminal = getTerminalProgram();
+  if (envTerminal) {
+    return envTerminal;
+  }
 
   // Check parent process name
   if (os.platform() !== 'win32') {