diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4d2f8dcbe..9c781c482 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 ### Fixes
 - CLI/Status: replace the footer with a 3-line “Next steps” recommendation (share/debug/probe), and gate probes behind gateway reachability.
 
+## 2026.1.11-8
+
+### Fixes
+- CLI/Gateway: clarify that `clawdbot gateway status` reports RPC health (connect + RPC) and shows RPC failures separately from connect failures.
+
 ## 2026.1.11-5
 
 ### New Features and Changes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 615554bb0..ee0668be7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "clawdbot",
-  "version": "2026.1.11-7",
+  "version": "2026.1.11-8",
   "description": "WhatsApp gateway CLI (Baileys web) with Pi RPC agent",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/commands/gateway-status.ts b/src/commands/gateway-status.ts
index 592ee0e53..daa856bf8 100644
--- a/src/commands/gateway-status.ts
+++ b/src/commands/gateway-status.ts
@@ -324,9 +324,18 @@ function renderProbeSummaryLine(probe: GatewayProbeResult, rich: boolean) {
       typeof probe.connectLatencyMs === "number"
         ? `${probe.connectLatencyMs}ms`
         : "unknown";
-    return `${colorize(rich, theme.success, "Connect: ok")} (${latency})`;
+    return `${colorize(rich, theme.success, "Connect: ok")} (${latency}) · ${colorize(rich, theme.success, "RPC: ok")}`;
   }
+
   const detail = probe.error ? ` - ${probe.error}` : "";
+  if (probe.connectLatencyMs != null) {
+    const latency =
+      typeof probe.connectLatencyMs === "number"
+        ? `${probe.connectLatencyMs}ms`
+        : "unknown";
+    return `${colorize(rich, theme.success, "Connect: ok")} (${latency}) · ${colorize(rich, theme.error, "RPC: failed")}${detail}`;
+  }
+
   return `${colorize(rich, theme.error, "Connect: failed")}${detail}`;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/docker-setup.test.ts b/src/docker-setup.test.ts
index 25a34c2f4..f0644857b 100644
--- a/src/docker-setup.test.ts
+++ b/src/docker-setup.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { readFile, writeFile, mkdir, mkdtemp } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { mkdir, mkdtemp, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";