diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8e591ec..27eb4ed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 CLAUDE.md
 notes.md
 /target/
+/docs/plans/
 /testing/smoke-test.log
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e51bbe4..5e6bd39 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -101,6 +101,17 @@ version = "1.0.101"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5f0e0fee31ef5ed1ba1316088939cea399010ed7731dba877ed44aeb407a75ea"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "async-trait"
+version = "0.1.89"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9035ad2d096bed7955a320ee7e2230574d28fd3c3a0f186cbea1ff3c7eed5dbb"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "atomic-waker"
 version = "1.1.2"
@@ -165,6 +176,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "shlex",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cesu8"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6d43a04d8753f35258c91f8ec639f792891f748a1edbd759cf1dcea3382ad83c"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
 version = "1.0.4"
@@ -242,6 +259,16 @@ version = "1.0.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b05b61dc5112cbb17e4b6cd61790d9845d13888356391624cbe7e41efeac1e75"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "combine"
+version = "4.6.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ba5a308b75df32fe02788e748662718f03fde005016435c444eea572398219fd"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "conpty"
 version = "0.5.1"
@@ -283,6 +310,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "core-foundation"
+version = "0.10.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b2a6cd9ae233e7f62ba4e9353e81a88df7fc8a5987b8d445b4d90c879bd156f6"
+dependencies = [
+ "core-foundation-sys",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "core-foundation-sys"
 version = "0.8.7"
@@ -919,6 +956,28 @@ version = "1.0.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4a5f13b858c8d314ee3e8f639011f7ccefe71f97f96e50151fb991f267928e2c"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "jni"
+version = "0.21.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1a87aa2bb7d2af34197c04845522473242e1aa17c12f4935d5856491a7fb8c97"
+dependencies = [
+ "cesu8",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "combine",
+ "jni-sys",
+ "log",
+ "thiserror",
+ "walkdir",
+ "windows-sys 0.45.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "jni-sys"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8eaf4bc02d17cbdd7ff4c7438cafcdf7fb9a4613313ad11b4f8fefe7d3fa0130"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "js-sys"
 version = "0.3.83"
@@ -1040,10 +1099,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "log",
  "openssl",
- "openssl-probe",
+ "openssl-probe 0.1.6",
  "openssl-sys",
  "schannel",
- "security-framework",
+ "security-framework 2.11.1",
  "security-framework-sys",
  "tempfile",
 ]
@@ -1146,6 +1205,12 @@ version = "0.1.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d05e27ee213611ffe7d6348b942e8f942b37114c00cc03cec254295a4a17852e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "openssl-probe"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7c87def4c32ab89d880effc9e097653c8da5d6ef28e6b539d313baaacfbafcbe"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl-sys"
 version = "0.9.111"
@@ -1179,8 +1244,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "nix 0.29.0",
  "onefetch-image",
- "reqwest",
+ "raur",
+ "reqwest 0.12.26",
  "serde",
+ "tokio",
  "toml",
 ]
 
@@ -1307,6 +1374,19 @@ version = "5.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "69cdb34c158ceb288df11e18b4bd39de994f6657d83847bdffdbd7f346754b0f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "raur"
+version = "8.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "eb4cd4ad5a2a09f5ad0b45a7e986ab1468058c5006a9c92145725daac4859652"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
+ "reqwest 0.13.2",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_derive",
+ "serde_urlencoded",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_syscall"
 version = "0.5.18"
@@ -1398,6 +1478,49 @@ dependencies = [
  "web-sys",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "reqwest"
+version = "0.13.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ab3f43e3283ab1488b624b44b0e988d0acea0b3214e694730a055cb6b2efa801"
+dependencies = [
+ "base64",
+ "bytes",
+ "encoding_rs",
+ "futures-core",
+ "h2",
+ "http",
+ "http-body",
+ "http-body-util",
+ "hyper",
+ "hyper-rustls",
+ "hyper-tls",
+ "hyper-util",
+ "js-sys",
+ "log",
+ "mime",
+ "native-tls",
+ "percent-encoding",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "rustls",
+ "rustls-pki-types",
+ "rustls-platform-verifier",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "serde_urlencoded",
+ "sync_wrapper",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-native-tls",
+ "tokio-rustls",
+ "tower",
+ "tower-http",
+ "tower-service",
+ "url",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "wasm-bindgen-futures",
+ "web-sys",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ring"
 version = "0.17.14"
@@ -1447,6 +1570,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustls-native-certs"
+version = "0.8.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "612460d5f7bea540c490b2b6395d8e34a953e52b491accd6c86c8164c5932a63"
+dependencies = [
+ "openssl-probe 0.2.1",
+ "rustls-pki-types",
+ "schannel",
+ "security-framework 3.5.1",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustls-pki-types"
 version = "1.13.1"
@@ -1456,6 +1591,33 @@ dependencies = [
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustls-platform-verifier"
+version = "0.6.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1d99feebc72bae7ab76ba994bb5e121b8d83d910ca40b36e0921f53becc41784"
+dependencies = [
+ "core-foundation 0.10.1",
+ "core-foundation-sys",
+ "jni",
+ "log",
+ "once_cell",
+ "rustls",
+ "rustls-native-certs",
+ "rustls-platform-verifier-android",
+ "rustls-webpki",
+ "security-framework 3.5.1",
+ "security-framework-sys",
+ "webpki-root-certs",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rustls-platform-verifier-android"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f87165f0995f63a9fbeea62b64d10b4d9d8e78ec6d7d51fb2125fda7bb36788f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustls-webpki"
 version = "0.103.8"
@@ -1479,6 +1641,15 @@ version = "1.0.20"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "28d3b2b1366ec20994f1fd18c3c594f05c5dd4bc44d8bb0c1c632c8d6829481f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "same-file"
+version = "1.0.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "93fc1dc3aaa9bfed95e02e6eadabb4baf7e3078b0bd1b4d7b6b0b68378900502"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi-util",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "schannel"
 version = "0.1.28"
@@ -1501,7 +1672,20 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "897b2245f0b511c87893af39b033e5ca9cce68824c4d7e7630b5a1d339658d02"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.10.0",
- "core-foundation",
+ "core-foundation 0.9.4",
+ "core-foundation-sys",
+ "libc",
+ "security-framework-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "security-framework"
+version = "3.5.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b3297343eaf830f66ede390ea39da1d462b6b0c1b000f420d0a83f898bbbe6ef"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.10.0",
+ "core-foundation 0.10.1",
  "core-foundation-sys",
  "libc",
  "security-framework-sys",
@@ -1707,7 +1891,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3c879d448e9d986b661742763247d3693ed13609438cf3d006f51f5368a5ba6b"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.10.0",
- "core-foundation",
+ "core-foundation 0.9.4",
  "system-configuration-sys",
 ]
 
@@ -1976,6 +2160,16 @@ version = "0.2.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "accd4ea62f7bb7a82fe23066fb0957d48ef677f6eeb8215f372f52e48bb32426"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "walkdir"
+version = "2.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "29790946404f91d9c5d06f9874efddea1dc06c5efe94541a7d6863108e3a5e4b"
+dependencies = [
+ "same-file",
+ "winapi-util",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "want"
 version = "0.3.1"
@@ -2078,6 +2272,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "webpki-root-certs"
+version = "1.0.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "804f18a4ac2676ffb4e8b5b5fa9ae38af06df08162314f96a68d2a363e21a8ca"
+dependencies = [
+ "rustls-pki-types",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi"
 version = "0.3.9"
@@ -2094,6 +2297,15 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ac3b87c63620426dd9b991e5ce0329eff545bccbbb34f3be09ff6fb6ab51b7b6"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi-util"
+version = "0.1.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c2a7b1c03c876122aa43f3020e6c3c3ee5c05081c9a00739faf7503aeba10d22"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -2179,6 +2391,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-link",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.45.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "75283be5efb2831d37ea142365f009c02ec203cd29a3ebecbc093d52315b66d0"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets 0.42.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.48.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index af51cf2..c371b3d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ expectrl = "0.7"
 indicatif = "0.17"
 libc = "0.2"
 nix = { version = "0.29", features = ["fs"] }
+raur = "8"
 reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["blocking"] }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt"] }
 toml = "0.8"
 onefetch-image = "2"
 image = { version = "0.25", default-features = false, features = ["png", "jpeg", "webp"] }
diff --git a/default_config.toml b/default_config.toml
index 418acfb..e702bf8 100644
--- a/default_config.toml
+++ b/default_config.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# Default CLI arguments when pacfetch is run with no args.
+# Examples: "--yay", "-Syu"
+# Uncomment the line below to set a default:
+# default_args = "--yay"
+
 ################### DISPLAY ####################
 [display]
 ## ascii options: "PACMAN_DEFAULT", "PACMAN_SMALL", "NONE", or a file path
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index e97b405..46a2215 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ pub enum TitleAlign {
     Right,
 }
 
-#[derive(Deserialize, Default)]
+#[derive(Deserialize, Default, Clone)]
 pub struct Config {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub default_args: String,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub display: DisplayConfig,
     #[serde(default)]
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub disk: DiskConfig,
 }
 
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub struct CacheConfig {
     #[serde(default = "default_ttl")]
     pub ttl_minutes: u32,
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ impl Default for CacheConfig {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub struct DiskConfig {
     #[serde(default = "default_disk_path")]
     pub path: String,
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ impl Default for DiskConfig {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub struct PaletteConfig {
     #[serde(default = "default_palette_style")]
     pub style: String,
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ impl Default for PaletteConfig {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub struct GlyphConfig {
     #[serde(default = "default_glyph")]
     pub glyph: String,
@@ -225,7 +227,7 @@ impl Default for TitleConfig {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub struct DisplayConfig {
     #[serde(default = "default_stats")]
     pub stats: Vec<String>,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 16d4ae6..b2a50f0 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Commands:
   -Sy           Sync package databases
   -Su           Upgrade system
   -Syu          Sync databases and upgrade system
+  --yay         Full system + AUR upgrade via yay
 
 Options:
       --ascii <ASCII>  Use custom ASCII art (path, built-in name, or NONE)
@@ -66,6 +67,13 @@ struct Cli {
 
     #[arg(long = "ascii", hide = true)]
     ascii: Option<String>,
+
+    #[arg(long = "yay", hide = true)]
+    yay: bool,
+}
+
+fn is_bare_invocation(cli: &Cli) -> bool {
+    !cli.sync_op && !cli.sync_db && !cli.upgrade && !cli.yay && !cli.local
 }
 
 fn print_error_and_help(msg: &str) -> ! {
@@ -98,10 +106,36 @@ fn main() {
     let mut config = Config::load();
 
     // Override ascii from CLI
-    if let Some(ascii) = cli.ascii {
-        config.display.ascii = ascii;
+    if let Some(ref ascii) = cli.ascii {
+        config.display.ascii = ascii.clone();
     }
 
+    // Apply default_args if no meaningful flags were provided
+    let cli = if is_bare_invocation(&cli) && !config.default_args.is_empty() {
+        let mut args = vec!["pacfetch".to_string()];
+        args.extend(config.default_args.split_whitespace().map(String::from));
+        // Carry forward any explicit flags that were set
+        if cli.debug {
+            args.push("-d".to_string());
+        }
+        if let Some(ref ascii) = cli.ascii {
+            args.push("--ascii".to_string());
+            args.push(ascii.clone());
+        }
+        match Cli::try_parse_from(&args) {
+            Ok(cli) => cli,
+            Err(_) => {
+                eprintln!(
+                    "warning: invalid default_args in config: {:?}",
+                    config.default_args
+                );
+                cli
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        cli
+    };
+
     let invalid_flag = (cli.sync_op && !cli.sync_db && !cli.upgrade)
         || ((cli.sync_db || cli.upgrade) && !cli.sync_op);
     if invalid_flag {
@@ -118,6 +152,15 @@ fn main() {
         std::process::exit(0);
     }
 
+    // Handle --yay (full system + AUR upgrade via yay)
+    if cli.yay {
+        if let Err(e) = pacman::yay_upgrade(cli.debug, &config) {
+            eprintln!("error: {}", e);
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+        std::process::exit(0);
+    }
+
     // Skip fresh sync if: --local flag, or after -Sy
     let fresh_sync = !(cli.local || cli.sync_op && cli.sync_db);
 
diff --git a/src/pacman.rs b/src/pacman.rs
index 2d8a193..18970ae 100644
--- a/src/pacman.rs
+++ b/src/pacman.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crate::util;
 use alpm::Alpm;
 use chrono::{DateTime, FixedOffset, Local};
 use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressStyle};
+use raur::Raur as _;
 use std::fs;
 use std::os::unix::fs::symlink;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -843,6 +844,63 @@ fn run_pacman_pty(args: &[&str], filter: bool) -> Result<(), String> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn get_aur_upgradable_count() -> u32 {
+    let mut handle = match Alpm::new("/", "/var/lib/pacman") {
+        Ok(a) => a,
+        Err(_) => return 0,
+    };
+    let _ = handle.register_syncdb_mut("core", alpm::SigLevel::NONE);
+    let _ = handle.register_syncdb_mut("extra", alpm::SigLevel::NONE);
+    let _ = handle.register_syncdb_mut("multilib", alpm::SigLevel::NONE);
+
+    let mut repo_pkgs: std::collections::HashSet<String> = std::collections::HashSet::new();
+    for db in handle.syncdbs().into_iter() {
+        for pkg in db.pkgs().into_iter() {
+            repo_pkgs.insert(pkg.name().to_string());
+        }
+    }
+
+    let foreign: Vec<(String, String)> = handle
+        .localdb()
+        .pkgs()
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter(|pkg| !repo_pkgs.contains(pkg.name()))
+        .map(|pkg| (pkg.name().to_string(), pkg.version().to_string()))
+        .collect();
+
+    if foreign.is_empty() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    let pkg_names: Vec<&str> = foreign.iter().map(|(n, _)| n.as_str()).collect();
+    let Ok(rt) = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+        .enable_all()
+        .build()
+    else {
+        return 0;
+    };
+    let Ok(aur_pkgs): Result<Vec<raur::Package>, _> =
+        rt.block_on(async { raur::Handle::new().info(&pkg_names).await })
+    else {
+        return 0;
+    };
+
+    let installed: std::collections::HashMap<&str, &str> = foreign
+        .iter()
+        .map(|(n, v)| (n.as_str(), v.as_str()))
+        .collect();
+
+    aur_pkgs
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|p| {
+            installed
+                .get(p.name.as_str())
+                .map(|iv| alpm::vercmp(p.version.as_str(), iv) == std::cmp::Ordering::Greater)
+                .unwrap_or(false)
+        })
+        .count() as u32
+}
+
 fn run_pacman_sync() -> Result<(), String> {
     if !util::is_root() {
         return Err("you cannot perform this operation unless you are root.".to_string());
@@ -920,6 +978,40 @@ pub fn sync_databases() -> Result<(), String> {
     run_pacman_sync()
 }
 
+pub fn yay_upgrade(debug: bool, config: &crate::config::Config) -> Result<(), String> {
+    if !matches!(Command::new("yay").arg("--version").output(), Ok(o) if o.status.success()) {
+        return Err("yay is not installed.".to_string());
+    }
+
+    // Sync temp databases
+    let spinner = if debug {
+        None
+    } else {
+        Some(util::create_spinner("Gathering stats"))
+    };
+    let stat_ids = config.display.parsed_stats();
+    let mut stats = get_stats(&stat_ids, debug, true, config, spinner.as_ref());
+    let aur_count = get_aur_upgradable_count();
+    if let Some(ref s) = spinner {
+        s.finish_and_clear();
+    }
+
+    stats.total_upgradable += aur_count;
+
+    if debug {
+        crate::ui::display_stats(&stats, config);
+        println!();
+    } else if let Err(e) = crate::ui::display_stats_with_graphics(&stats, config) {
+        eprintln!("error: {}", e);
+        crate::ui::display_stats(&stats, config);
+        println!();
+    }
+
+    //hand off to yay
+    use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt;
+    Err(std::process::Command::new("yay").exec().to_string())
+}
+
 pub fn upgrade_system(
     debug: bool,
     sync_first: bool,
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 80e1305..6bd4f88 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -46,19 +46,42 @@ pub fn create_spinner(message: &str) -> ProgressBar {
     pb
 }
 
-/// Strip ANSI escape codes from a string
 pub fn strip_ansi(s: &str) -> String {
     let mut result = String::new();
-    let mut in_escape = false;
-    for c in s.chars() {
-        if c == '\x1b' {
-            in_escape = true;
-        } else if in_escape {
-            if c == 'm' {
-                in_escape = false;
-            }
-        } else {
+    let mut chars = s.chars().peekable();
+
+    while let Some(c) = chars.next() {
+        if c != '\x1b' {
             result.push(c);
+            continue;
+        }
+        match chars.peek().copied() {
+            Some('[') => {
+                chars.next();
+                for nc in chars.by_ref() {
+                    if ('@'..='~').contains(&nc) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Some(']') => {
+                chars.next();
+                while let Some(nc) = chars.next() {
+                    if nc == '\x07' {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    if nc == '\x1b' {
+                        if chars.peek() == Some(&'\\') {
+                            chars.next();
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Some(_) => {
+                chars.next();
+            }
+            None => {}
         }
     }
     result