diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/GatewayProcessManager.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/GatewayProcessManager.swift
index 604edb68b..5ed309c37 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/GatewayProcessManager.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/GatewayProcessManager.swift
@@ -138,7 +138,15 @@ final class GatewayProcessManager: ObservableObject {
             if let snap = decodeHealthSnapshot(from: data) {
                 let linked = snap.web.linked ? "linked" : "not linked"
                 let authAge = snap.web.authAgeMs.flatMap(msToAge) ?? "unknown age"
-                details = "port \(port), \(linked), auth \(authAge)"
+                let instance = await PortGuardian.shared.describe(port: port)
+                let instanceText: String
+                if let instance {
+                    let path = instance.executablePath ?? "path unknown"
+                    instanceText = "pid \(instance.pid) \(instance.command) @ \(path)"
+                } else {
+                    instanceText = "pid unknown"
+                }
+                details = "port \(port), \(linked), auth \(authAge), \(instanceText)"
             } else {
                 details = "port \(port), health probe succeeded"
             }
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/PortGuardian.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/PortGuardian.swift
index 75a8059f9..cdb6be0ee 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/PortGuardian.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/PortGuardian.swift
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import Foundation
 import OSLog
+#if canImport(Darwin)
+import Darwin
+#endif
 
 actor PortGuardian {
     static let shared = PortGuardian()
@@ -12,6 +15,12 @@ actor PortGuardian {
         let timestamp: TimeInterval
     }
 
+    struct Descriptor: Sendable {
+        let pid: Int32
+        let command: String
+        let executablePath: String?
+    }
+
     private var records: [Record] = []
     private let logger = Logger(subsystem: "com.steipete.clawdis", category: "portguard")
     nonisolated private static let appSupportDir: URL = {
@@ -63,6 +72,12 @@ actor PortGuardian {
         }
     }
 
+    func describe(port: Int) async -> Descriptor? {
+        guard let listener = await self.listeners(on: port).first else { return nil }
+        let path = Self.executablePath(for: listener.pid)
+        return Descriptor(pid: listener.pid, command: listener.command, executablePath: path)
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Internals
 
     private struct Listener {
@@ -112,6 +127,17 @@ actor PortGuardian {
         return listeners
     }
 
+    private static func executablePath(for pid: Int32) -> String? {
+        #if canImport(Darwin)
+        var buffer = [CChar](repeating: 0, count: Int(PATH_MAX))
+        let length = proc_pidpath(pid, &buffer, UInt32(buffer.count))
+        guard length > 0 else { return nil }
+        return String(cString: buffer)
+        #else
+        return nil
+        #endif
+    }
+
     private func kill(_ pid: Int32) async -> Bool {
         let term = await ShellExecutor.run(command: ["kill", "-TERM", "\(pid)"], cwd: nil, env: nil, timeout: 2)
         if term.ok { return true }