diff --git a/internal/config/types.go b/internal/config/types.go
index 95427450..fbb1c519 100644
--- a/internal/config/types.go
+++ b/internal/config/types.go
@@ -552,7 +552,8 @@ func defaultProcessNames(provider, command string) []string {
 
 func defaultReadyPromptPrefix(provider string) string {
 	if provider == "claude" {
-		return "> "
+		// Claude Code uses ❯ (U+276F) as the prompt character
+		return "❯ "
 	}
 	return ""
 }