diff --git a/cli.py b/cli.py
index 7eebd035..836b0bb7 100755
--- a/cli.py
+++ b/cli.py
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ def load_cli_config() -> Dict[str, Any]:
             "docker_image": "python:3.11",
             "singularity_image": "docker://python:3.11",
             "modal_image": "python:3.11",
+            "daytona_image": "nikolaik/python-nodejs:python3.11-nodejs20",
         },
         "browser": {
             "inactivity_timeout": 120,  # Auto-cleanup inactive browser sessions after 2 min
diff --git a/gateway/run.py b/gateway/run.py
index 2ed9ed8c..c37e5d6c 100644
--- a/gateway/run.py
+++ b/gateway/run.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ if _config_path.exists():
                 "docker_image": "TERMINAL_DOCKER_IMAGE",
                 "singularity_image": "TERMINAL_SINGULARITY_IMAGE",
                 "modal_image": "TERMINAL_MODAL_IMAGE",
+                "daytona_image": "TERMINAL_DAYTONA_IMAGE",
                 "ssh_host": "TERMINAL_SSH_HOST",
                 "ssh_user": "TERMINAL_SSH_USER",
                 "ssh_port": "TERMINAL_SSH_PORT",
diff --git a/hermes_cli/config.py b/hermes_cli/config.py
index e6cabae3..74df0058 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/config.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/config.py
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
         "docker_image": "nikolaik/python-nodejs:python3.11-nodejs20",
         "singularity_image": "docker://nikolaik/python-nodejs:python3.11-nodejs20",
         "modal_image": "nikolaik/python-nodejs:python3.11-nodejs20",
-        # Container resource limits (docker, singularity, modal — ignored for local/ssh)
+        "daytona_image": "nikolaik/python-nodejs:python3.11-nodejs20",
+        # Container resource limits (docker, singularity, modal, daytona — ignored for local/ssh)
         "container_cpu": 1,
         "container_memory": 5120,       # MB (default 5GB)
         "container_disk": 51200,        # MB (default 50GB)
@@ -753,6 +754,10 @@ def show_config():
         print(f"  Modal image:  {terminal.get('modal_image', 'python:3.11')}")
         modal_token = get_env_value('MODAL_TOKEN_ID')
         print(f"  Modal token:  {'configured' if modal_token else '(not set)'}")
+    elif terminal.get('backend') == 'daytona':
+        print(f"  Daytona image: {terminal.get('daytona_image', 'nikolaik/python-nodejs:python3.11-nodejs20')}")
+        daytona_key = get_env_value('DAYTONA_API_KEY')
+        print(f"  API key:      {'configured' if daytona_key else '(not set)'}")
     elif terminal.get('backend') == 'ssh':
         ssh_host = get_env_value('TERMINAL_SSH_HOST')
         ssh_user = get_env_value('TERMINAL_SSH_USER')