diff --git a/home/dot_config/ghostty/config b/home/dot_config/ghostty/config
index 82f37bd..a36f000 100644
--- a/home/dot_config/ghostty/config
+++ b/home/dot_config/ghostty/config
@@ -116,38 +116,40 @@ shell-integration-features = cursor,title,ssh-env,path
 
 # Same chords as Herdr's [keys], so muscle memory carries over.
 # While Herdr runs, the `herdr` key table below hands them to it.
-
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+i=new_split:right
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+slash=new_split:down
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+z=toggle_split_zoom
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+x=close_surface
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+equal=equalize_splits
-
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+arrow_left=goto_split:left
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+arrow_down=goto_split:down
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+arrow_up=goto_split:up
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+arrow_right=goto_split:right
-
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+shift+arrow_left=resize_split:left,10
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+shift+arrow_down=resize_split:down,10
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+shift+arrow_up=resize_split:up,10
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+shift+arrow_right=resize_split:right,10
-
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+c=new_tab
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+p=previous_tab
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+n=next_tab
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+comma=prompt_tab_title
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+shift+comma=move_tab:-1
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+shift+period=move_tab:1
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+digit_1=goto_tab:1
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+digit_2=goto_tab:2
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+digit_3=goto_tab:3
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+digit_4=goto_tab:4
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+digit_5=goto_tab:5
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+digit_6=goto_tab:6
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+digit_7=goto_tab:7
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+digit_8=goto_tab:8
-keybind = ctrl+alt+super+digit_9=goto_tab:9
+# performable: keeps them off the menu bar; a menu shortcut fires before
+# any key table, so the table could never hand it to Herdr.
+
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+i=new_split:right
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+slash=new_split:down
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+z=toggle_split_zoom
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+x=close_surface
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+equal=equalize_splits
+
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+arrow_left=goto_split:left
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+arrow_down=goto_split:down
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+arrow_up=goto_split:up
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+arrow_right=goto_split:right
+
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+shift+arrow_left=resize_split:left,10
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+shift+arrow_down=resize_split:down,10
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+shift+arrow_up=resize_split:up,10
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+shift+arrow_right=resize_split:right,10
+
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+c=new_tab
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+p=previous_tab
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+n=next_tab
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+comma=prompt_tab_title
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+shift+comma=move_tab:-1
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+shift+period=move_tab:1
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+digit_1=goto_tab:1
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+digit_2=goto_tab:2
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+digit_3=goto_tab:3
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+digit_4=goto_tab:4
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+digit_5=goto_tab:5
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+digit_6=goto_tab:6
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+digit_7=goto_tab:7
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+digit_8=goto_tab:8
+keybind = performable:ctrl+alt+super+digit_9=goto_tab:9
 
 # Herdr-only chords: swallowed outside Herdr instead of reaching zsh
 # as escape/control sequences.
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index f7390f0..e7cc4ba 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -112,9 +112,10 @@ grep -Fq 'herdr machine add evo-dev' home/.chezmoiscripts/run_after_60-add-herdr
 grep -Fq '{{ if and (eq .chezmoi.os "darwin") .personal -}}' home/.chezmoiscripts/run_after_60-add-herdr-evo-dev.sh.tmpl || fail "only the personal Mac may attach evo-dev"
 grep -Fq 'command = /bin/zsh' home/dot_config/ghostty/config || fail "Ghostty must launch zsh; herdr is started on demand"
 grep -Fq 'config-file = ?config.local' home/dot_config/ghostty/config || fail "Ghostty must load the optional machine-local override last"
-! grep -qE '^keybind = ctrl\+alt\+super\+[^=]+=text:' home/dot_config/ghostty/config || fail "Hyper chords must reach herdr, not be rewritten into tmux prefix bytes"
+! grep -qE '^keybind = (performable:)?ctrl\+alt\+super\+[^=]+=text:' home/dot_config/ghostty/config || fail "Hyper chords must reach herdr, not be rewritten into tmux prefix bytes"
+! grep -qE '^keybind = ctrl\+alt\+super\+[^=]+=[^i]' home/dot_config/ghostty/config || fail "Hyper actions must be performable: a menu shortcut fires before the herdr key table"
 grep -q 'activate_key_table:herdr' home/dot_zshrc || fail "the herdr wrapper must hand Ghostty's Hyper chords to herdr"
-[[ "$(grep -oE '^keybind = ctrl\+alt\+super\+[^=]+' home/dot_config/ghostty/config | sed 's/^keybind = //' | grep -v '+equal$')" == "$(grep -E '^keybind = herdr/.+=unbind$' home/dot_config/ghostty/config | sed 's/^keybind = herdr\///; s/=unbind$//')" ]] || fail "the herdr key table must unbind every Hyper chord Ghostty binds"
+[[ "$(grep -oE '^keybind = (performable:)?ctrl\+alt\+super\+[^=]+' home/dot_config/ghostty/config | sed -E 's/^keybind = (performable:)?//' | grep -v '+equal$')" == "$(grep -E '^keybind = herdr/.+=unbind$' home/dot_config/ghostty/config | sed 's/^keybind = herdr\///; s/=unbind$//')" ]] || fail "the herdr key table must unbind every Hyper chord Ghostty binds"
 [[ ! -e home/dot_config/ghostty/herdr.ghostty ]] || fail "herdr is the default; the herdr.ghostty overlay is gone"
 grep -Fq "bind -n M-C-a if -F '#{@ssht}' 'send-keys M-C-a' 'switch-client -T prefix'" home/dot_config/tmux/tmux.conf || fail "Hyper chords must drive the remote tmux in an ssht pane"
 grep -Fq 'tmux*:RGB:extkeys' home/dot_config/tmux/tmux.conf || fail "a remote tmux nested by ssht must get extended keys for Claude Code's Shift-Enter"