diff --git a/.changeset/fbf210b6.md b/.changeset/fbf210b6.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..893ede2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fbf210b6.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@mynameistito/opencode-force-input": patch
+---
+
+Mount footer UI through OpenTUI's renderer and register force-submit bindings once during setup
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 564586d..7025c23 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,18 +49,20 @@ The documentation site source lives in [`apps/web/docs/`](apps/web/docs/). Start
 
 ## Local Development
 
-Build the workspace and load the source entrypoints from `~/.config/opencode/cli.json`:
+Build the packages you want to test, then add their package directories to your TUI config (`~/.config/opencode/cli.json` on this machine). Preserve the rest of your config and use absolute paths for your checkout:
 
 ```jsonc
 {
   "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/v2/cli.json",
   "plugins": [
-    "/path/to/opencode-plugins/packages/opencode-force-input/src/index.ts",
-    "/path/to/opencode-plugins/packages/opencode-usage-limits/src/index.ts",
+    "/path/to/opencode-plugins/packages/opencode-force-input",
+    "/path/to/opencode-plugins/packages/opencode-usage-limits",
   ],
 }
 ```
 
+Restart OpenCode after editing the config. In a session, confirm the idle `⏎ send` hint appears, start a prompt and confirm it changes to the `steer` hint, then press `Ctrl+Enter` to verify the active run is interrupted and the prompt is submitted.
+
 ## Development
 
 ```powershell
diff --git a/packages/opencode-force-input/__tests__/plugin.test.ts b/packages/opencode-force-input/__tests__/plugin.test.ts
index c2be82d..18d7f54 100644
--- a/packages/opencode-force-input/__tests__/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode-force-input/__tests__/plugin.test.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe("force submit", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
-  it("mounts a layer for each prompt footer render and dispatches force-submit", async () => {
+  it("registers one layer and dispatches force-submit from the prompt footer", async () => {
     const claims: SlotClaim[] = [];
     const layers: (() => KeymapLayer)[] = [];
     const dispatched: string[] = [];
@@ -92,18 +92,14 @@ describe("force submit", () => {
     }
 
     const renderSetup = await testRender(
-      () => {
-        claim.render({ mode: "normal", showDetails: false });
-
-        return claim.render({ mode: "normal", showDetails: false });
-      },
+      () => claim.render({ mode: "normal", showDetails: false }),
       { height: 3, width: 70 }
     );
 
     try {
       await renderSetup.flush();
 
-      expect(layers).toHaveLength(2);
+      expect(layers).toHaveLength(1);
       const [layer] = layers;
 
       if (!layer) {
diff --git a/packages/opencode-force-input/src/index.ts b/packages/opencode-force-input/src/index.tsx
similarity index 87%
rename from packages/opencode-force-input/src/index.ts
rename to packages/opencode-force-input/src/index.tsx
index befeaac..64bddb5 100644
--- a/packages/opencode-force-input/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode-force-input/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+/* @jsxImportSource @opentui/solid */
 import { Plugin } from "@opencode/plugin/tui";
 import type { Context } from "@opencode/plugin/tui/context";
-import { createComponent } from "@opentui/solid";
 import type { JSX } from "@opentui/solid";
 
 import { ForceHint } from "./force-hint.tsx";
@@ -87,19 +87,17 @@ interface PromptFooterContributionProps {
  * same `prompt.footer.status` claim, so the binding and its affordance follow
  * TUI context changes together.
  */
-const promptFooterContribution = (
+const PromptFooterContribution = (
   props: PromptFooterContributionProps
-): JSX.Element => {
-  registerForceSubmitLayer(props.context.keymap);
-
-  return createComponent(ForceHint, {
-    data: props.context.data,
-    enabled: hintEnabled(props.context.options),
-    mode: props.slot.mode,
-    sessionID: props.slot.sessionID,
-    theme: props.context.theme,
-  });
-};
+): JSX.Element => (
+  <ForceHint
+    data={props.context.data}
+    enabled={hintEnabled(props.context.options)}
+    mode={props.slot.mode}
+    sessionID={props.slot.sessionID}
+    theme={props.context.theme}
+  />
+);
 
 /**
  * Initializes the OpenCode v2 TUI plugin and registers the composer hint.
@@ -107,12 +105,16 @@ const promptFooterContribution = (
  * @param context - Plugin context surfaces required by the setup lifecycle.
  * @returns A disposer that unregisters the UI slot when the plugin is stopped.
  */
-export const setup = (context: ForceSubmitContext): (() => void) =>
-  context.ui.slot({
+export const setup = (context: ForceSubmitContext): (() => void) => {
+  registerForceSubmitLayer(context.keymap);
+
+  return context.ui.slot({
     append: "prompt.footer.status",
-    render: (slot) =>
-      createComponent(promptFooterContribution, { context, slot }),
+    render: (slot) => (
+      <PromptFooterContribution context={context} slot={slot} />
+    ),
   });
+};
 
 /** OpenCode v2 plugin entrypoint registering the force-input feature. */
 export default Plugin.define({
diff --git a/packages/opencode-force-input/tsdown.config.ts b/packages/opencode-force-input/tsdown.config.ts
index c7424a6..79353de 100644
--- a/packages/opencode-force-input/tsdown.config.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode-force-input/tsdown.config.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   dts: {
     sourcemap: true,
   },
-  entry: ["src/index.ts"],
+  entry: ["src/index.tsx"],
   format: ["esm"],
   outDir: "dist",
   sourcemap: true,