From 480bf916e28cb8ebfb67b0b8a187567870bbfc7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 03:44:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(status): simplify footer guidance

---
 CHANGELOG.md                |  5 +++++
 package.json                |  2 +-
 src/commands/status.test.ts |  2 +-
 src/commands/status.ts      | 17 ++++++-----------
 4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d8a7eec7..3feffb058 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 - CLI/Status: make the “More” footer shorter and easier to scan (newlines + context-aware suggestions).
 - Docs/FAQ: make `clawdbot status` the first diagnostic step (and point to `status --all` for pasteable reports).
 
+## 2026.1.11-7
+
+### Fixes
+- CLI/Status: replace the footer with a 3-line “Next steps” recommendation (share/debug/probe), and gate probes behind gateway reachability.
+
 ## 2026.1.11-5
 
 ### New Features and Changes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48d6439cb..615554bb0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "clawdbot",
-  "version": "2026.1.11-6",
+  "version": "2026.1.11-7",
   "description": "WhatsApp gateway CLI (Baileys web) with Pi RPC agent",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/commands/status.test.ts b/src/commands/status.test.ts
index 3b4b71407..a2b19271b 100644
--- a/src/commands/status.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/status.test.ts
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ describe("statusCommand", () => {
     expect(logs.some((l) => l.includes("LaunchAgent"))).toBe(true);
     expect(logs.some((l) => l.includes("FAQ:"))).toBe(true);
     expect(logs.some((l) => l.includes("Troubleshooting:"))).toBe(true);
-    expect(logs.some((l) => l.includes("More:"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(logs.some((l) => l.includes("Next steps:"))).toBe(true);
     expect(logs.some((l) => l.includes("clawdbot status --all"))).toBe(true);
   });
 
diff --git a/src/commands/status.ts b/src/commands/status.ts
index 2a2b605c5..1c37bbe63 100644
--- a/src/commands/status.ts
+++ b/src/commands/status.ts
@@ -1029,17 +1029,12 @@ export async function statusCommand(
   runtime.log("FAQ: https://docs.clawd.bot/faq");
   runtime.log("Troubleshooting: https://docs.clawd.bot/troubleshooting");
   runtime.log("");
-  runtime.log("More:");
-  runtime.log("  clawdbot status --all   # pasteable report (redacts tokens)");
-  runtime.log("  clawdbot logs --follow  # live logs");
-  if (!gatewayReachable) {
-    runtime.log(
-      "  clawdbot gateway status # check which gateway you’re targeting",
-    );
-    runtime.log(
-      "  clawdbot daemon status  # supervisor state (launchd/systemd/…)",
-    );
+  runtime.log("Next steps:");
+  runtime.log("  Need to share?      clawdbot status --all");
+  runtime.log("  Need to debug live? clawdbot logs --follow");
+  if (gatewayReachable) {
+    runtime.log("  Need to test providers? clawdbot status --deep");
   } else {
-    runtime.log("  clawdbot status --deep  # gateway health + provider probes");
+    runtime.log("  Fix reachability first: clawdbot gateway status");
   }
 }