diff --git a/proto/anki/launcher.proto b/proto/anki/launcher.proto
index 4fa4815aa..0f531960a 100644
--- a/proto/anki/launcher.proto
+++ b/proto/anki/launcher.proto
@@ -33,11 +33,7 @@ service LauncherService {
 // TODO: this should not be necessary
 service BackendLauncherService {}
 
-// TODO: codegen
-enum Event {
-  TERM_INPUT = 0;
-  WINDOWS_READY = 1;
-}
+enum Event { PTY_DATA = 0; }
 
 message I18nResourcesRequest {
   repeated string modules = 1;
diff --git a/qt/launcher-gui/src-tauri/src/commands.rs b/qt/launcher-gui/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
index 57cba37ec..9f18ffe7c 100644
--- a/qt/launcher-gui/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
+++ b/qt/launcher-gui/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use anki_proto::launcher::get_mirrors_response;
 use anki_proto::launcher::state::Kind as StateProtoKind;
 use anki_proto::launcher::ChooseVersionRequest;
 use anki_proto::launcher::ChooseVersionResponse;
+use anki_proto::launcher::Event;
 use anki_proto::launcher::GetLangsResponse;
 use anki_proto::launcher::GetMirrorsResponse;
 use anki_proto::launcher::I18nResourcesRequest;
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ pub async fn choose_version<R: Runtime>(
 
         let version = input.version;
         let on_pty_data = move |data| {
-            let _ = app.emit("pty-data", data);
+            let _ = app.emit(Event::PtyData.as_str_name(), data);
         };
 
         if !input.keep_existing || paths.pyproject_modified_by_user {
diff --git a/qt/launcher-gui/src/routes/Term.svelte b/qt/launcher-gui/src/routes/Term.svelte
index e6525819e..d9b20ec88 100644
--- a/qt/launcher-gui/src/routes/Term.svelte
+++ b/qt/launcher-gui/src/routes/Term.svelte
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
     import { Terminal } from "@xterm/xterm";
     import { WebglAddon } from "@xterm/addon-webgl";
     import "@xterm/xterm/css/xterm.css";
+    import { Event as BackendEvent } from "@generated/anki/launcher_pb";
 
     let {
         term = $bindable(),
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
             console.log("WebGL addon threw an exception during load", e);
         }
 
-        const unlisten = listen<string>("pty-data", (e) => {
+        const unlisten = listen<string>(BackendEvent[BackendEvent.PTY_DATA], (e) => {
             const data = protoBase64.dec(e.payload);
             open = true;
             term!.write(data);