diff --git a/packages/app/src/desktop/components/desktop-updates-section.tsx b/packages/app/src/desktop/components/desktop-updates-section.tsx
index 86b385077..01fef73e9 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/desktop/components/desktop-updates-section.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/desktop/components/desktop-updates-section.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   Copy,
   FileText,
   Smartphone,
+  Activity,
 } from "lucide-react-native";
 import { AdaptiveModalSheet } from "@/components/adaptive-modal-sheet";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import { confirmDialog } from "@/utils/confirm-dialog";
 import { openExternalUrl } from "@/utils/open-external-url";
 import { getLocalDaemonVersion, isVersionMismatch } from "@/desktop/updates/desktop-updates";
 import {
+  getCliDaemonStatus,
   getCliSymlinkInstructions,
   getDesktopDaemonLogs,
   getDesktopDaemonPairing,
@@ -62,6 +64,9 @@ export function LocalDaemonSection({ appVersion, showLifecycleControls }: LocalD
   const [cliSymlinkInstructions, setCliSymlinkInstructions] =
     useState<CliSymlinkInstructions | null>(null);
   const [pairingStatusMessage, setPairingStatusMessage] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [cliStatusOutput, setCliStatusOutput] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [isCliStatusModalOpen, setIsCliStatusModalOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [isLoadingCliStatus, setIsLoadingCliStatus] = useState(false);
 
   const loadDaemonData = useCallback(() => {
     if (!showSection) {
@@ -315,6 +320,33 @@ export function LocalDaemonSection({ appVersion, showLifecycleControls }: LocalD
       });
   }, [pairingOffer?.url]);
 
+  const handleOpenCliStatus = useCallback(async () => {
+    setIsLoadingCliStatus(true);
+    try {
+      setCliStatusOutput(await getCliDaemonStatus());
+      setIsCliStatusModalOpen(true);
+    } catch (error) {
+      const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+      setCliStatusOutput(`Failed to fetch daemon status: ${message}`);
+      setIsCliStatusModalOpen(true);
+    } finally {
+      setIsLoadingCliStatus(false);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleCopyCliStatus = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!cliStatusOutput) {
+      return;
+    }
+    void Clipboard.setStringAsync(cliStatusOutput)
+      .then(() => {
+        Alert.alert("Copied", "Status copied to clipboard.");
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        console.error("[Settings] Failed to copy daemon status", error);
+      });
+  }, [cliStatusOutput]);
+
   if (!showSection) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -458,6 +490,23 @@ export function LocalDaemonSection({ appVersion, showLifecycleControls }: LocalD
             Pair device
           </Button>
         </View>
+        <View style={[styles.row, styles.rowBorder]}>
+          <View style={styles.rowContent}>
+            <Text style={styles.rowTitle}>Full status</Text>
+            <Text style={styles.hintText}>
+              Runs `paseo daemon status` and shows the output.
+            </Text>
+          </View>
+          <Button
+            variant="outline"
+            size="sm"
+            leftIcon={<Activity size={theme.iconSize.sm} color={theme.colors.foreground} />}
+            onPress={() => void handleOpenCliStatus()}
+            disabled={isLoadingCliStatus}
+          >
+            {isLoadingCliStatus ? "Loading..." : "View status"}
+          </Button>
+        </View>
       </View>
 
       {daemonVersionMismatch ? (
@@ -524,6 +573,28 @@ export function LocalDaemonSection({ appVersion, showLifecycleControls }: LocalD
           </Text>
         </View>
       </AdaptiveModalSheet>
+
+      <AdaptiveModalSheet
+        visible={isCliStatusModalOpen}
+        onClose={() => setIsCliStatusModalOpen(false)}
+        title="Daemon status"
+        testID="daemon-cli-status-dialog"
+        snapPoints={["60%", "85%"]}
+      >
+        <View style={styles.modalBody}>
+          <Text style={styles.logOutput} selectable>
+            {cliStatusOutput ?? ""}
+          </Text>
+          <View style={styles.modalActions}>
+            <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onPress={() => setIsCliStatusModalOpen(false)}>
+              Close
+            </Button>
+            <Button size="sm" onPress={handleCopyCliStatus}>
+              Copy
+            </Button>
+          </View>
+        </View>
+      </AdaptiveModalSheet>
     </View>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/app/src/desktop/daemon/desktop-daemon.ts b/packages/app/src/desktop/daemon/desktop-daemon.ts
index 5dbca01d8..a88beca23 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/desktop/daemon/desktop-daemon.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/desktop/daemon/desktop-daemon.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,14 @@ export async function getCliSymlinkInstructions(): Promise<CliSymlinkInstruction
   return parseCliSymlinkInstructions(await invokeDesktopCommand("cli_symlink_instructions"));
 }
 
+export async function getCliDaemonStatus(): Promise<string> {
+  const raw = await invokeDesktopCommand<unknown>("cli_daemon_status");
+  if (typeof raw !== "string") {
+    throw new Error("Unexpected CLI daemon status response.");
+  }
+  return raw;
+}
+
 export type LocalTransportEventUnlisten = () => void;
 export type LocalTransportEventHandler = (payload: LocalTransportEventPayload) => void;
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
index e138e1435..c50882984 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ const program = createCli();
 if (process.argv.length <= 2) {
   process.argv.push("onboard");
 }
-program.parse();
+program.parse(process.argv, { from: "node" });
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/daemon/daemon-manager.ts b/packages/desktop/src/daemon/daemon-manager.ts
index 4b8cb18dd..056ab5f4a 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/daemon/daemon-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/daemon/daemon-manager.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   createNodeEntrypointInvocation,
   resolveDaemonRunnerEntrypoint,
   runCliJsonCommand,
+  runCliTextCommand,
 } from "./runtime-paths.js";
 
 const DAEMON_LOG_FILENAME = "daemon.log";
@@ -398,6 +399,10 @@ function getDaemonLogs(): DesktopDaemonLogs {
   };
 }
 
+function getCliDaemonStatus(): string {
+  return runCliTextCommand(["daemon", "status"]);
+}
+
 async function getDaemonPairing(): Promise<DesktopPairingOffer> {
   const status = resolveStatus();
   if (status.status !== "running") {
@@ -521,6 +526,7 @@ export function createDaemonCommandHandlers(): Record<string, DesktopCommandHand
     desktop_daemon_logs: () => getDaemonLogs(),
     desktop_daemon_pairing: () => getDaemonPairing(),
     cli_symlink_instructions: () => getCliSymlinkInstructions(),
+    cli_daemon_status: () => getCliDaemonStatus(),
     write_attachment_base64: (args) => writeAttachmentBase64(args ?? {}),
     copy_attachment_file: (args) => copyAttachmentFileToManagedStorage(args ?? {}),
     read_file_base64: (args) => readManagedFileBase64(args ?? {}),
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/daemon/runtime-paths.ts b/packages/desktop/src/daemon/runtime-paths.ts
index e630bca06..e56f47bc2 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/daemon/runtime-paths.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/daemon/runtime-paths.ts
@@ -246,6 +246,26 @@ export function runCliPassthroughCommand(args: string[]): number {
   return result.signal ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
+export function runCliTextCommand(args: string[]): string {
+  const invocation = createCliInvocation(args);
+  const result = spawnSync(invocation.command, invocation.args, {
+    env: invocation.env,
+    encoding: "utf-8",
+    stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+  });
+
+  if (result.error) {
+    throw result.error;
+  }
+
+  if (result.status !== 0) {
+    const stderr = typeof result.stderr === "string" ? result.stderr.trim() : "";
+    throw new Error(stderr.length > 0 ? stderr : `CLI command failed with exit code ${result.status}`);
+  }
+
+  return typeof result.stdout === "string" ? result.stdout.trimEnd() : "";
+}
+
 export function runCliJsonCommand(args: string[]): unknown {
   const invocation = createCliInvocation(args);
   const result = spawnSync(invocation.command, invocation.args, {