diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1f9fe34..d88bac1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
-project(fun VERSION 0.37.44 LANGUAGES C)
+project(fun VERSION 0.37.45 LANGUAGES C)
 
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 99)
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
@@ -474,6 +474,38 @@ if(M_LIB)
   target_link_libraries(fun_core PUBLIC ${M_LIB})
 endif()
 
+# Optional Notcurses TUI support (per-opcode files under src/vm/notcurses)
+option(FUN_WITH_NOTCURSES "Enable Notcurses TUI support" OFF)
+set(NOTCURSES_INCLUDE_DIRS "")
+set(NOTCURSES_LINK_LIBS "")
+if(FUN_WITH_NOTCURSES)
+  message(STATUS "FUN_WITH_NOTCURSES=ON: enabling Notcurses TUI ops")
+  add_definitions(-DFUN_WITH_NOTCURSES)
+  find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
+  if(PkgConfig_FOUND)
+    # Prefer full 'notcurses', fall back to 'notcurses-core'
+    pkg_check_modules(NOTCURSES QUIET notcurses)
+    if(NOT NOTCURSES_FOUND)
+      pkg_check_modules(NOTCURSES QUIET notcurses-core)
+    endif()
+  endif()
+  if(NOTCURSES_FOUND)
+    list(APPEND NOTCURSES_INCLUDE_DIRS ${NOTCURSES_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${NOTCURSES_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    list(APPEND NOTCURSES_LINK_LIBS ${NOTCURSES_LINK_LIBS} ${NOTCURSES_LIBRARIES})
+    include_directories(${NOTCURSES_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+  else()
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "FUN_WITH_NOTCURSES=ON but notcurses was not found via pkg-config (tried notcurses and notcurses-core). Install notcurses or configure with -DFUN_WITH_NOTCURSES=OFF")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+# notcurses include and link (if enabled)
+if(NOTCURSES_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+  target_include_directories(fun_core PRIVATE ${NOTCURSES_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+endif()
+if(NOTCURSES_LINK_LIBS)
+  target_link_libraries(fun_core PUBLIC ${NOTCURSES_LINK_LIBS})
+endif()
+
 # Interpreter /usr/bin/fun
 option(FUN_WITH_REPL "Enable interactive REPL in the fun CLI" OFF)
 add_executable(fun
diff --git a/examples/ini_diag.fun b/examples/ini_diag.fun
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/math_ceil.fun b/examples/math_ceil.fun
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/math_cos.fun b/examples/math_cos.fun
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/math_exp_log.fun b/examples/math_exp_log.fun
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/math_floor.fun b/examples/math_floor.fun
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/math_fmin_fmax.fun b/examples/math_fmin_fmax.fun
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/math_gcd_lcm.fun b/examples/math_gcd_lcm.fun
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/math_isqrt.fun b/examples/math_isqrt.fun
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/math_round.fun b/examples/math_round.fun
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/math_sign.fun b/examples/math_sign.fun
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/math_sin.fun b/examples/math_sin.fun
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/math_sqrt.fun b/examples/math_sqrt.fun
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/math_tan.fun b/examples/math_tan.fun
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/math_trunc.fun b/examples/math_trunc.fun
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/notcurses_clock.fun b/examples/notcurses_clock.fun
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0ae3502
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/notcurses_clock.fun
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env fun
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Fun programming language.
+ * https://fun-lang.xyz/
+ *
+ * Copyright 2025 Johannes Findeisen <you@hanez.org>
+ * Licensed under the terms of the Apache-2.0 license.
+ * https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0
+ *
+ * Added: 2026-01-03
+ */
+
+// BROKEN!!!
+
+/*
+ * Notcurses clock demo: updates time every 200ms; any key to finish.
+ */
+
+include <ui/notcurses.fun>
+
+n = Notcurses()
+if n.init() == 0
+  print("Notcurses not available. Rebuild with -DFUN_WITH_NOTCURSES=ON.")
+  exit(0)
+
+n.clear()
+n.draw_text(1, 0, "Clock demo (press any key)")
+
+var done = 0
+while done == 0
+  // current time string
+  var ms = time_now_ms()
+  var t = date_format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", ms)
+  n.draw_text(3, 0, "Time: " + t)
+
+  // poll without blocking too long
+  var k = n.getch(200)
+  if k != -1
+    done = 1
+
+n.shutdown()
diff --git a/examples/notcurses_hello.fun b/examples/notcurses_hello.fun
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ba0c493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/notcurses_hello.fun
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env fun
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Fun programming language.
+ * https://fun-lang.xyz/
+ *
+ * Copyright 2025 Johannes Findeisen <you@hanez.org>
+ * Licensed under the terms of the Apache-2.0 license.
+ * https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0
+ *
+ * Added: 2026-01-03
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Minimal Notcurses hello example.
+ */
+
+include <ui/notcurses.fun>
+
+n = Notcurses()
+
+if n.init() == 0
+  print("Notcurses not available. Rebuild with -DFUN_WITH_NOTCURSES=ON.")
+  exit(0)
+
+n.clear()
+n.draw_text(2, 0, "Fun + Notcurses")
+n.draw_text(4, 0, "Press any key to exit...")
+
+// blocking until key
+_ = n.getch(0)
+n.shutdown()
+
+/* Possible output:
+A TUI.
+
+After exit:
+3 renders, 991,14µs (223,57µs min, 330,38µs avg, 531,91µs max)
+3 rasters, 320,76µs (106,45µs min, 106,92µs avg, 107,72µs max)
+3 writes, 198,26µs (62,54µs min, 66,09µs avg, 69,94µs max)
+59B (0B min, 19B avg, 30B max) 1 input Ghpa: 0
+0 failed renders, 0 failed rasters, 0 refreshes, 0 input errors
+RGB emits:elides: def 1:38 fg 0:0 bg 0:0
+Cell emits:elides: 39:74805 (99,95%) 97,44% 0,00% 0,00%
+Bmap emits:elides: 0:0 (0,00%) 0B (0,00%) SuM: 0 (0,00%)
+*/
diff --git a/examples/notcurses_typing.fun b/examples/notcurses_typing.fun
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a6cb9f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/notcurses_typing.fun
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env fun
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Fun programming language.
+ * https://fun-lang.xyz/
+ *
+ * Copyright 2025 Johannes Findeisen <you@hanez.org>
+ * Licensed under the terms of the Apache-2.0 license.
+ * https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0
+ *
+ * Added: 2026-01-03
+ */
+
+// BROKEN!!!
+
+/*
+ * Notcurses typing demo: shows last key code; ESC quits.
+ */
+
+include <ui/notcurses.fun>
+
+n = Notcurses()
+if n.init() == 0
+  print("Notcurses not available. Rebuild with -DFUN_WITH_NOTCURSES=ON.")
+  exit(0)
+
+n.clear()
+n.draw_text(1, 0, "Typing demo (ESC to quit)")
+
+var running = 1
+var last = -1
+while running == 1
+  // poll every 100ms
+  var k = n.getch(100)
+  if k != -1
+    last = k
+    if k == 27 // ESC
+      running = 0
+    // draw last key code
+    n.draw_text(3, 0, "Last key code: " + to_string(last))
+
+n.shutdown()
diff --git a/examples/ripemd160_example.fun b/examples/ripemd160_example.fun
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/lib/ui/notcurses.fun b/lib/ui/notcurses.fun
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab8253f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ui/notcurses.fun
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env fun
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Fun programming language.
+ * https://fun-lang.xyz/
+ *
+ * Copyright 2025 Johannes Findeisen <you@hanez.org>
+ * Licensed under the terms of the Apache-2.0 license.
+ * https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0
+ *
+ * Added: 2026-01-03
+ */
+
+// Notcurses stdlib abstraction wrapping VM NC_* builtins.
+// Provides a tiny OO-style helper around nc_init/nc_clear/nc_draw_text/nc_getch/nc_shutdown.
+// If Fun was built without Notcurses support, init() returns 0 and methods are no-ops.
+
+class Notcurses()
+  // Initialize Notcurses core. Returns 1 on success, 0 on failure.
+  fun init(this)
+    return nc_init()
+
+  // Clear the screen and render. Returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
+  fun clear(this)
+    return nc_clear()
+
+  // Draw text at y, x and render. Returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
+  fun draw_text(this, y, x, text)
+    // allow flexible types
+    return nc_draw_text(to_number(y), to_number(x), to_string(text))
+
+  // Get a Unicode codepoint (int). timeout_ms<=0 blocks; >0 returns -1 if no key ready.
+  fun getch(this, timeout_ms)
+    if timeout_ms == nil
+      timeout_ms = 0
+    return nc_getch(to_number(timeout_ms))
+
+  // Shut down Notcurses, restoring the terminal.
+  fun shutdown(this)
+    return nc_shutdown()
+
+  // (banner helper removed temporarily due to parser limitations)
diff --git a/src/bytecode.h b/src/bytecode.h
index 7944573..c1b9434 100644
--- a/src/bytecode.h
+++ b/src/bytecode.h
@@ -261,7 +261,14 @@ typedef enum {
 
     // Min/Max variants (float-aware, C99 semantics)
     OP_FMIN,              // pops b, a (int/float); pushes fmin(a,b) (NaN handling per C99)
-    OP_FMAX               // pops b, a (int/float); pushes fmax(a,b) (NaN handling per C99)
+    OP_FMAX,              // pops b, a (int/float); pushes fmax(a,b) (NaN handling per C99)
+
+    /* Notcurses TUI (optional) */
+    OP_NC_INIT,           // initializes Notcurses; returns 1 on success, 0 on failure
+    OP_NC_SHUTDOWN,       // shuts down Notcurses; returns 0
+    OP_NC_CLEAR,          // clears screen/plane; returns 0
+    OP_NC_DRAW_TEXT,      // pops text, x, y; draws; returns 0
+    OP_NC_GETCH           // pops timeout_ms; returns codepoint or -1 on timeout/error
 } OpCode;
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/src/parser.c b/src/parser.c
index d014a73..eae29c6 100644
--- a/src/parser.c
+++ b/src/parser.c
@@ -1195,6 +1195,50 @@ static int emit_primary(Bytecode *bc, const char *src, size_t len, size_t *pos)
                 free(name);
                 return 1;
             }
+            /* Notcurses builtins (optional) */
+            if (strcmp(name, "nc_init") == 0) {
+                (*pos)++; /* '(' */
+                if (!consume_char(src, len, pos, ')')) { parser_fail(*pos, "nc_init expects ()"); free(name); return 0; }
+                bytecode_add_instruction(bc, OP_NC_INIT, 0);
+                free(name);
+                return 1;
+            }
+            if (strcmp(name, "nc_shutdown") == 0) {
+                (*pos)++; /* '(' */
+                if (!consume_char(src, len, pos, ')')) { parser_fail(*pos, "nc_shutdown expects ()"); free(name); return 0; }
+                bytecode_add_instruction(bc, OP_NC_SHUTDOWN, 0);
+                free(name);
+                return 1;
+            }
+            if (strcmp(name, "nc_clear") == 0) {
+                (*pos)++; /* '(' */
+                if (!consume_char(src, len, pos, ')')) { parser_fail(*pos, "nc_clear expects ()"); free(name); return 0; }
+                bytecode_add_instruction(bc, OP_NC_CLEAR, 0);
+                free(name);
+                return 1;
+            }
+            if (strcmp(name, "nc_draw_text") == 0) {
+                (*pos)++; /* '(' */
+                /* (y, x, text) -> push y, x, text, then opcode will pop text,x,y */
+                if (!emit_expression(bc, src, len, pos)) { parser_fail(*pos, "nc_draw_text expects (y, x, text)"); free(name); return 0; }
+                if (!consume_char(src, len, pos, ',')) { parser_fail(*pos, "nc_draw_text expects (y, x, text)"); free(name); return 0; }
+                if (!emit_expression(bc, src, len, pos)) { parser_fail(*pos, "nc_draw_text expects (y, x, text)"); free(name); return 0; }
+                if (!consume_char(src, len, pos, ',')) { parser_fail(*pos, "nc_draw_text expects (y, x, text)"); free(name); return 0; }
+                if (!emit_expression(bc, src, len, pos)) { parser_fail(*pos, "nc_draw_text expects (y, x, text)"); free(name); return 0; }
+                if (!consume_char(src, len, pos, ')')) { parser_fail(*pos, "Expected ')' after nc_draw_text args"); free(name); return 0; }
+                bytecode_add_instruction(bc, OP_NC_DRAW_TEXT, 0);
+                free(name);
+                return 1;
+            }
+            if (strcmp(name, "nc_getch") == 0) {
+                (*pos)++; /* '(' */
+                /* (timeout_ms) */
+                if (!emit_expression(bc, src, len, pos)) { parser_fail(*pos, "nc_getch expects (timeout_ms)"); free(name); return 0; }
+                if (!consume_char(src, len, pos, ')')) { parser_fail(*pos, "Expected ')' after nc_getch arg"); free(name); return 0; }
+                bytecode_add_instruction(bc, OP_NC_GETCH, 0);
+                free(name);
+                return 1;
+            }
             if (strcmp(name, "pcsc_release") == 0) {
                 (*pos)++; /* '(' */
                 if (!emit_expression(bc, src, len, pos)) { parser_fail(*pos, "pcsc_release expects 1 argument (ctx)"); free(name); return 0; }
diff --git a/src/vm.c b/src/vm.c
index 22a45c4..f21d110 100644
--- a/src/vm.c
+++ b/src/vm.c
@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@
  * https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0
  */
 
-/* Ensure POSIX prototypes (nanosleep, clock_gettime, localtime_r, etc.) are available
+/* Ensure POSIX/XSI prototypes (nanosleep, wcwidth, etc.) are available
  * before any system headers are included by amalgamated .c files. */
 #ifndef _WIN32
 #ifndef _POSIX_C_SOURCE
 #define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 200809L
 #endif
+#ifndef _XOPEN_SOURCE
+#define _XOPEN_SOURCE 700
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -45,6 +48,13 @@
 #include "value.h"
 #include "vm.h"
 
+/* Shared Notcurses state (optional) */
+#ifdef FUN_WITH_NOTCURSES
+#  include <wchar.h> /* ensure wcwidth/wcswidth prototypes present before notcurses.h on some systems */
+#  include <notcurses/notcurses.h>
+#endif
+#include "vm/notcurses/common.h"
+
 // Optional by extensions commonly used code. #ifdef's are in each single file.
 #include "external/curl.c"
 #include "external/ini.c"
@@ -781,6 +791,15 @@ void vm_run(VM *vm, Bytecode *entry) {
             #include "vm/tk/bind.c"
             #endif
 
+            /* Notcurses TUI ops (optional) */
+            #ifdef FUN_WITH_NOTCURSES
+            #include "vm/notcurses/init.c"
+            #include "vm/notcurses/shutdown.c"
+            #include "vm/notcurses/clear.c"
+            #include "vm/notcurses/draw_text.c"
+            #include "vm/notcurses/getch.c"
+            #endif
+
             /* SQLite ops */
             #ifdef FUN_WITH_SQLITE
             #include "vm/sqlite/open.c"
diff --git a/src/vm.h b/src/vm.h
index bff9bfb..13ad548 100644
--- a/src/vm.h
+++ b/src/vm.h
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ static const char *opcode_names[] = {
     "TK_BIND",
     "SERIAL_OPEN","SERIAL_CONFIG","SERIAL_SEND","SERIAL_RECV","SERIAL_CLOSE",
     "TK_EVAL","TK_RESULT","TK_LOOP","TK_WM_TITLE","TK_LABEL","TK_BUTTON","TK_PACK",
-    "TRY_PUSH","TRY_POP","THROW"
+    "TRY_PUSH","TRY_POP","THROW",
+    /* Notcurses TUI (optional) */
+    "NC_INIT","NC_SHUTDOWN","NC_CLEAR","NC_DRAW_TEXT","NC_GETCH"
 };
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ void vm_debug_request_finish(VM *vm);
 void vm_debug_request_continue(VM *vm);
 
 static inline int opcode_is_valid(int op) {
-    return op >= OP_NOP && op <= OP_THROW;  // all current opcodes
+    return op >= OP_NOP && op <= OP_NC_GETCH;  // all current opcodes (including optional NC_*)
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/vm/notcurses/clear.c b/src/vm/notcurses/clear.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91bd390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vm/notcurses/clear.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/**
+* This file is part of the Fun programming language.
+ * https://fun-lang.xyz/
+ *
+ * Copyright 2025 Johannes Findeisen <you@hanez.org>
+ * Licensed under the terms of the Apache-2.0 license.
+ * https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0
+ *
+ * Added: 2026-01-03
+ */
+
+/* NC_CLEAR */
+case OP_NC_CLEAR: {
+#ifdef FUN_WITH_NOTCURSES
+    if (_fun_nc && _fun_nc_std) {
+        ncplane_erase(_fun_nc_std);
+        notcurses_render(_fun_nc);
+        push_value(vm, make_int(0));
+    } else {
+        push_value(vm, make_int(-1));
+    }
+#else
+    (void)_fun_nc; (void)_fun_nc_std;
+    push_value(vm, make_int(-1));
+#endif
+    break;
+}
diff --git a/src/vm/notcurses/common.h b/src/vm/notcurses/common.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de6d035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vm/notcurses/common.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ * This file is part of the Fun programming language.
+ * https://fun-lang.xyz/
+ *
+ * Copyright 2025 Johannes Findeisen <you@hanez.org>
+ * Licensed under the terms of the Apache-2.0 license.
+ * https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0
+ *
+ * Added: 2026-01-03
+ */
+
+/* Common helpers/state for Notcurses TUI ops */
+#pragma once
+
+#include "value.h"
+
+/* Forward declarations to avoid depending on the notcurses headers unless enabled */
+struct notcurses;
+struct ncplane;
+
+/* Shared static state within vm.c translation unit (header is included into vm.c at file scope) */
+static struct notcurses* _fun_nc = NULL;
+static struct ncplane*   _fun_nc_std = NULL;
diff --git a/src/vm/notcurses/draw_text.c b/src/vm/notcurses/draw_text.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f7ff95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vm/notcurses/draw_text.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/**
+ * This file is part of the Fun programming language.
+ * https://fun-lang.xyz/
+ *
+ * Copyright 2025 Johannes Findeisen <you@hanez.org>
+ * Licensed under the terms of the Apache-2.0 license.
+ * https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0
+ *
+ * Added: 2026-01-03
+ */
+
+/* NC_DRAW_TEXT */
+case OP_NC_DRAW_TEXT: {
+    Value textv = pop_value(vm);
+    Value xv = pop_value(vm);
+    Value yv = pop_value(vm);
+    int x = (xv.type == VAL_INT ? (int)xv.i : (xv.type == VAL_FLOAT ? (int)xv.d : 0));
+    int y = (yv.type == VAL_INT ? (int)yv.i : (yv.type == VAL_FLOAT ? (int)yv.d : 0));
+    char *text = value_to_string_alloc(&textv);
+    free_value(textv);
+    free_value(xv);
+    free_value(yv);
+#ifdef FUN_WITH_NOTCURSES
+    if (_fun_nc && _fun_nc_std && text) {
+        ncplane_putstr_yx(_fun_nc_std, y, x, text);
+        notcurses_render(_fun_nc);
+        free(text);
+        push_value(vm, make_int(0));
+    } else {
+        if (text) free(text);
+        push_value(vm, make_int(-1));
+    }
+#else
+    (void)_fun_nc; (void)_fun_nc_std;
+    if (text) free(text);
+    push_value(vm, make_int(-1));
+#endif
+    break;
+}
diff --git a/src/vm/notcurses/getch.c b/src/vm/notcurses/getch.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29e5933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vm/notcurses/getch.c
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/**
+ * This file is part of the Fun programming language.
+ * https://fun-lang.xyz/
+ *
+ * Copyright 2025 Johannes Findeisen <you@hanez.org>
+ * Licensed under the terms of the Apache-2.0 license.
+ * https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0
+ *
+ * Added: 2026-01-03
+ */
+
+/* NC_GETCH */
+case OP_NC_GETCH: {
+    Value to_ms_v = pop_value(vm);
+    int timeout_ms = (to_ms_v.type == VAL_INT ? (int)to_ms_v.i : (to_ms_v.type == VAL_FLOAT ? (int)to_ms_v.d : 0));
+    free_value(to_ms_v);
+#ifdef FUN_WITH_NOTCURSES
+    if (_fun_nc) {
+        /* For simplicity, use blocking get for now when timeout<=0 */
+        if (timeout_ms <= 0) {
+            ncinput ni;
+            uint32_t id = notcurses_get_blocking(_fun_nc, &ni);
+            push_value(vm, make_int((int)id));
+        } else {
+            /* Polling approximation: render then nonblocking get once */
+            ncinput ni;
+            uint32_t id = notcurses_get_nblock(_fun_nc, &ni);
+            if (id == 0) {
+                /* no input available now: return -1 to indicate timeout */
+                push_value(vm, make_int(-1));
+            } else {
+                push_value(vm, make_int((int)id));
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        push_value(vm, make_int(-1));
+    }
+#else
+    (void)_fun_nc; (void)_fun_nc_std; (void)timeout_ms;
+    push_value(vm, make_int(-1));
+#endif
+    break;
+}
diff --git a/src/vm/notcurses/init.c b/src/vm/notcurses/init.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af37dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vm/notcurses/init.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/**
+ * This file is part of the Fun programming language.
+ * https://fun-lang.xyz/
+ *
+ * Copyright 2025 Johannes Findeisen <you@hanez.org>
+ * Licensed under the terms of the Apache-2.0 license.
+ * https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0
+ *
+ * Added: 2026-01-03
+ */
+
+/* NC_INIT */
+case OP_NC_INIT: {
+#ifdef FUN_WITH_NOTCURSES
+    if (_fun_nc) { push_value(vm, make_int(1)); break; }
+    struct notcurses_options opts = {0};
+    _fun_nc = notcurses_core_init(&opts, NULL);
+    if (!_fun_nc) { push_value(vm, make_int(0)); break; }
+    _fun_nc_std = notcurses_stdplane(_fun_nc);
+    push_value(vm, make_int(1));
+#else
+    (void)_fun_nc; (void)_fun_nc_std;
+    fprintf(stderr, "Notcurses support disabled at build time. Reconfigure with -DFUN_WITH_NOTCURSES=ON.\n");
+    push_value(vm, make_int(0));
+#endif
+    break;
+}
diff --git a/src/vm/notcurses/shutdown.c b/src/vm/notcurses/shutdown.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f1b06b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vm/notcurses/shutdown.c
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/**
+ * This file is part of the Fun programming language.
+ * https://fun-lang.xyz/
+ *
+ * Copyright 2025 Johannes Findeisen <you@hanez.org>
+ * Licensed under the terms of the Apache-2.0 license.
+ * https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0
+ *
+ * Added: 2026-01-03
+ */
+
+/* NC_SHUTDOWN */
+case OP_NC_SHUTDOWN: {
+#ifdef FUN_WITH_NOTCURSES
+    if (_fun_nc) {
+        notcurses_stop(_fun_nc);
+        _fun_nc = NULL;
+        _fun_nc_std = NULL;
+    }
+#else
+    (void)_fun_nc; (void)_fun_nc_std;
+#endif
+    push_value(vm, make_int(0));
+    break;
+}