diff --git a/src/vm.ts b/src/vm.ts
index 52308a2..f446815 100644
--- a/src/vm.ts
+++ b/src/vm.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ export async function ensure(): Promise<void> {
 
   await $`limactl shell ${VM_NAME} -- sudo apt install -y neofetch fish`.quiet()
 
-  await $`limactl shell ${VM_NAME} -- sudo apt install -y fish"`.quiet()
+  // Configure git from host settings
+  const gitName = (await $`git config user.name`.quiet().text()).trim()
+  const gitEmail = (await $`git config user.email`.quiet().text()).trim()
+  if (gitName) await $`limactl shell ${VM_NAME} -- git config --global user.name ${gitName}`.quiet()
+  if (gitEmail) await $`limactl shell ${VM_NAME} -- git config --global user.email ${gitEmail}`.quiet()
 
   // Replace ~/.claude and ~/.claude.json with symlinks to host credentials
   await $`limactl shell ${VM_NAME} -- bash -c "rm -rf ~/.claude ~/.claude.json && ln -sf ${home}/.claude ~/.claude && ln -sf ${home}/.claude.json ~/.claude.json"`.quiet()