diff --git a/src/kimi_cli/acp/kaos.py b/src/kimi_cli/acp/kaos.py
index d6e1b3496..e96b89291 100644
--- a/src/kimi_cli/acp/kaos.py
+++ b/src/kimi_cli/acp/kaos.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 from kaos.local import local_kaos
 from kaos.path import KaosPath
 
+from kimi_cli.acp.terminal import TerminalHandle
+
 _DEFAULT_TERMINAL_OUTPUT_LIMIT = 50_000
 _DEFAULT_POLL_INTERVAL = 0.2
 _TRUNCATION_NOTICE = "[acp output truncated]\n"
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ class ACPProcess:
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        terminal: acp.TerminalHandle,
+        terminal: TerminalHandle,
         *,
         poll_interval: float = _DEFAULT_POLL_INTERVAL,
     ) -> None:
diff --git a/src/kimi_cli/acp/terminal.py b/src/kimi_cli/acp/terminal.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a714d8535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kimi_cli/acp/terminal.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+"""Adapter for ACP terminal operations.
+
+The ``acp.TerminalHandle`` convenience class was removed in
+agent-client-protocol >= 0.8.0.  This module provides a lightweight
+replacement that wraps the raw ``acp.Client`` terminal methods behind
+the same interface that ``tools.py`` and ``kaos.py`` expect.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+import acp
+import acp.schema
+
+
+@dataclass(slots=True)
+class TerminalHandle:
+    """Thin wrapper exposing terminal operations on an ``acp.Client``."""
+
+    id: str
+    _client: acp.Client
+    _session_id: str
+
+    async def wait_for_exit(self) -> acp.schema.WaitForTerminalExitResponse:
+        return await self._client.wait_for_terminal_exit(
+            session_id=self._session_id, terminal_id=self.id
+        )
+
+    async def current_output(self) -> acp.schema.TerminalOutputResponse:
+        return await self._client.terminal_output(
+            session_id=self._session_id, terminal_id=self.id
+        )
+
+    async def kill(self) -> None:
+        await self._client.kill_terminal(
+            session_id=self._session_id, terminal_id=self.id
+        )
+
+    async def release(self) -> None:
+        await self._client.release_terminal(
+            session_id=self._session_id, terminal_id=self.id
+        )
+
+
+async def create_terminal(
+    client: acp.Client,
+    *,
+    command: str,
+    session_id: str,
+    output_byte_limit: int | None = None,
+) -> TerminalHandle:
+    """Create a terminal and return a :class:`TerminalHandle`."""
+    resp = await client.create_terminal(
+        command=command,
+        session_id=session_id,
+        output_byte_limit=output_byte_limit,
+    )
+    return TerminalHandle(id=resp.terminal_id, _client=client, _session_id=session_id)
diff --git a/src/kimi_cli/acp/tools.py b/src/kimi_cli/acp/tools.py
index 8833bb6ae..f356eb679 100644
--- a/src/kimi_cli/acp/tools.py
+++ b/src/kimi_cli/acp/tools.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from kaos.local import local_kaos
 from kosong.tooling import CallableTool2, ToolReturnValue
 
+from kimi_cli.acp.terminal import TerminalHandle, create_terminal
 from kimi_cli.soul.agent import Runtime
 from kimi_cli.soul.approval import Approval
 from kimi_cli.soul.toolset import KimiToolset
@@ -80,23 +81,19 @@ async def __call__(self, params: ShellParams) -> ToolReturnValue:
 
         timeout_seconds = float(params.timeout)
         timeout_label = f"{timeout_seconds:g}s"
-        terminal: acp.TerminalHandle | None = None
+        terminal: TerminalHandle | None = None
         exit_status: (
             acp.schema.WaitForTerminalExitResponse | acp.schema.TerminalExitStatus | None
         ) = None
         timed_out = False
 
         try:
-            term = await self._acp_conn.create_terminal(
+            terminal = await create_terminal(
+                self._acp_conn,
                 command=params.command,
                 session_id=self._acp_session_id,
                 output_byte_limit=builder.max_chars,
             )
-            # FIXME: update ACP sdk for the fix
-            assert isinstance(term, acp.TerminalHandle), (
-                "Expected TerminalHandle from create_terminal"
-            )
-            terminal = term
 
             acp_tool_call_id = get_current_acp_tool_call_id_or_none()
             assert acp_tool_call_id, "Expected to have an ACP tool call ID in context"