fix(cli): make /status show gateway-style session status

cli.py

@@ -3285,22 +3285,22 @@ def _show_tool_availability_warnings(self):
             pass  # Don't crash on import errors
 
     def _show_status(self):
-        """Show current status bar."""
+        """Show compact startup status line."""
         # Get tool count
         tools = get_tool_definitions(enabled_toolsets=self.enabled_toolsets, quiet_mode=True)
         tool_count = len(tools) if tools else 0
-        
+
         # Format model name (shorten if needed)
         model_short = self.model.split("/")[-1] if "/" in self.model else self.model
         if len(model_short) > 30:
             model_short = model_short[:27] + "..."
-        
+
         # Get API status indicator
         if self.api_key:
             api_indicator = "[green bold]●[/]"
         else:
             api_indicator = "[red bold]●[/]"
-        
+
         # Build status line with proper markup
         toolsets_info = ""
         if self.enabled_toolsets and "all" not in self.enabled_toolsets:
@@ -3315,6 +3315,59 @@ def _show_status(self):
             f"[dim #B8860B]·[/] [bold cyan]{tool_count} tools[/]"
             f"{toolsets_info}{provider_info}"
         )
+
+    def _show_session_status(self):
+        """Show gateway-style status for the current CLI session."""
+        session_meta = {}
+        if self._session_db:
+            try:
+                session_meta = self._session_db.get_session(self.session_id) or {}
+            except Exception:
+                session_meta = {}
+
+        title = (session_meta.get("title") or "").strip()
+
+        created_at = self.session_start
+        started_at = session_meta.get("started_at")
+        if started_at:
+            try:
+                created_at = datetime.fromtimestamp(float(started_at))
+            except Exception:
+                created_at = self.session_start
+
+        updated_at = created_at
+        for field in ("updated_at", "last_updated_at", "last_activity_at"):
+            value = session_meta.get(field)
+            if not value:
+                continue
+            try:
+                updated_at = datetime.fromtimestamp(float(value))
+                break
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+        agent = getattr(self, "agent", None)
+        total_tokens = getattr(agent, "session_total_tokens", 0) or 0
+        provider = getattr(self, "provider", None) or "unknown"
+        model = getattr(self, "model", None) or "(unknown)"
+        is_running = bool(getattr(self, "_agent_running", False))
+
+        lines = [
+            "Hermes CLI Status",
+            "",
+            f"Session ID: {self.session_id}",
+            f"Path: {display_hermes_home()}",
+        ]
+        if title:
+            lines.append(f"Title: {title}")
+        lines.extend([
+            f"Model: {model} ({provider})",
+            f"Created: {created_at.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')}",
+            f"Last Activity: {updated_at.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')}",
+            f"Tokens: {total_tokens:,}",
+            f"Agent Running: {'Yes' if is_running else 'No'}",
+        ])
+        self.console.print("\n".join(lines), highlight=False, markup=False)
 
     def show_help(self):
         """Display help information with categorized commands."""
@@ -4778,6 +4831,8 @@ def process_command(self, command: str) -> bool:
                 self._handle_skills_command(cmd_original)
         elif canonical == "platforms":
             self._show_gateway_status()
+        elif canonical == "status":
+            self._show_session_status()
         elif canonical == "statusbar":
             self._status_bar_visible = not self._status_bar_visible
             state = "visible" if self._status_bar_visible else "hidden"

hermes_cli/commands.py

@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ class CommandDef:
                args_hint="<question>"),
     CommandDef("queue", "Queue a prompt for the next turn (doesn't interrupt)", "Session",
                aliases=("q",), args_hint="<prompt>"),
-    CommandDef("status", "Show session info", "Session",
-               gateway_only=True),
+    CommandDef("status", "Show session info", "Session"),
     CommandDef("profile", "Show active profile name and home directory", "Info"),
     CommandDef("sethome", "Set this chat as the home channel", "Session",
                gateway_only=True, aliases=("set-home",)),

tests/cli/test_cli_status_command.py

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+"""Tests for CLI /status command behavior."""
+from datetime import datetime
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+from cli import HermesCLI
+from hermes_cli.commands import resolve_command
+
+
+def _make_cli():
+    cli_obj = HermesCLI.__new__(HermesCLI)
+    cli_obj.config = {}
+    cli_obj.console = MagicMock()
+    cli_obj.agent = None
+    cli_obj.conversation_history = []
+    cli_obj.session_id = "session-123"
+    cli_obj._pending_input = MagicMock()
+    cli_obj._status_bar_visible = True
+    cli_obj.model = "openai/gpt-5.4"
+    cli_obj.provider = "openai"
+    cli_obj.session_start = datetime(2026, 4, 9, 19, 24)
+    cli_obj._agent_running = False
+    cli_obj._session_db = MagicMock()
+    cli_obj._session_db.get_session.return_value = None
+    return cli_obj
+
+
+def test_status_command_is_available_in_cli_registry():
+    cmd = resolve_command("status")
+    assert cmd is not None
+    assert cmd.gateway_only is False
+
+
+def test_process_command_status_dispatches_without_toggling_status_bar():
+    cli_obj = _make_cli()
+
+    with patch.object(cli_obj, "_show_session_status", create=True) as mock_status:
+        assert cli_obj.process_command("/status") is True
+
+    mock_status.assert_called_once_with()
+    assert cli_obj._status_bar_visible is True
+
+
+def test_statusbar_still_toggles_visibility():
+    cli_obj = _make_cli()
+
+    assert cli_obj.process_command("/statusbar") is True
+    assert cli_obj._status_bar_visible is False
+
+
+def test_status_prefix_prefers_status_command_over_statusbar_toggle():
+    cli_obj = _make_cli()
+
+    with patch.object(cli_obj, "_show_session_status") as mock_status:
+        assert cli_obj.process_command("/sta") is True
+
+    mock_status.assert_called_once_with()
+    assert cli_obj._status_bar_visible is True
+
+
+def test_show_session_status_prints_gateway_style_summary():
+    cli_obj = _make_cli()
+    cli_obj.agent = SimpleNamespace(
+        session_total_tokens=321,
+        session_api_calls=4,
+    )
+    cli_obj._session_db.get_session.return_value = {
+        "title": "My titled session",
+        "started_at": 1775791440,
+    }
+
+    with patch("cli.display_hermes_home", return_value="~/.hermes"):
+        cli_obj._show_session_status()
+
+    printed = "\n".join(str(call.args[0]) for call in cli_obj.console.print.call_args_list)
+    assert "Hermes CLI Status" in printed
+    assert "Session ID: session-123" in printed
+    assert "Path: ~/.hermes" in printed
+    assert "Title: My titled session" in printed
+    assert "Model: openai/gpt-5.4 (openai)" in printed
+    assert "Tokens: 321" in printed
+    assert "Agent Running: No" in printed
+    _, kwargs = cli_obj.console.print.call_args
+    assert kwargs.get("highlight") is False
+    assert kwargs.get("markup") is False