diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f49e4575d..1e6e9fa43 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.clawd.bot
 - Telegram: enrich forwarded message context with normalized origin details + legacy fallback. (#1090) — thanks @sleontenko.
 - macOS: strip prerelease/build suffixes when parsing gateway semver patches. (#1110) — thanks @zerone0x.
 - macOS: keep CLI install pinned to the full build suffix. (#1111) — thanks @artuskg.
+- CLI: surface update availability in `clawdbot status`.
 
 ### Fixes
 - Doctor: avoid re-adding WhatsApp ack reaction config when only legacy auth files exist. (#1087) — thanks @YuriNachos.
diff --git a/docs/cli/status.md b/docs/cli/status.md
index 98d0288bd..c8794429c 100644
--- a/docs/cli/status.md
+++ b/docs/cli/status.md
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ clawdbot status --usage
 Notes:
 - `--deep` runs live probes (WhatsApp Web + Telegram + Discord + Slack + Signal).
 - Output includes per-agent session stores when multiple agents are configured.
+- Update info surfaces in the Overview; if an update is available, status prints a hint to run `clawdbot update` (see [Updating](/install/updating)).
diff --git a/src/commands/status.command.ts b/src/commands/status.command.ts
index fa63b2559..1333476f4 100644
--- a/src/commands/status.command.ts
+++ b/src/commands/status.command.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ import {
 } from "./status.format.js";
 import { resolveGatewayProbeAuth } from "./status.gateway-probe.js";
 import { scanStatus } from "./status.scan.js";
-import { formatUpdateOneLiner } from "./status.update.js";
+import {
+  formatUpdateAvailableHint,
+  formatUpdateOneLiner,
+  resolveUpdateAvailability,
+} from "./status.update.js";
 import { formatGatewayAuthUsed } from "./status-all/format.js";
 import { statusAllCommand } from "./status-all.js";
 
@@ -228,6 +232,9 @@ export async function statusCommand(
       ? `${summary.sessions.paths.length} stores`
       : (summary.sessions.paths[0] ?? "unknown");
 
+  const updateAvailability = resolveUpdateAvailability(update);
+  const updateLine = formatUpdateOneLiner(update).replace(/^Update:\s*/i, "");
+
   const overviewRows = [
     { Item: "Dashboard", Value: dashboard },
     { Item: "OS", Value: `${osSummary.label} · node ${process.versions.node}` },
@@ -242,7 +249,7 @@ export async function statusCommand(
     },
     {
       Item: "Update",
-      Value: formatUpdateOneLiner(update).replace(/^Update:\s*/i, ""),
+      Value: updateAvailability.available ? warn(`available · ${updateLine}`) : updateLine,
     },
     { Item: "Gateway", Value: gatewayValue },
     { Item: "Daemon", Value: daemonValue },
@@ -456,6 +463,11 @@ export async function statusCommand(
   runtime.log("FAQ: https://docs.clawd.bot/faq");
   runtime.log("Troubleshooting: https://docs.clawd.bot/troubleshooting");
   runtime.log("");
+  const updateHint = formatUpdateAvailableHint(update);
+  if (updateHint) {
+    runtime.log(theme.warn(updateHint));
+    runtime.log("");
+  }
   runtime.log("Next steps:");
   runtime.log("  Need to share?      clawdbot status --all");
   runtime.log("  Need to debug live? clawdbot logs --follow");
diff --git a/src/commands/status.update.ts b/src/commands/status.update.ts
index 6e7d8a4fb..f7db20c14 100644
--- a/src/commands/status.update.ts
+++ b/src/commands/status.update.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,48 @@ export async function getUpdateCheckResult(params: {
   });
 }
 
+export type UpdateAvailability = {
+  available: boolean;
+  hasGitUpdate: boolean;
+  hasRegistryUpdate: boolean;
+  latestVersion: string | null;
+  gitBehind: number | null;
+};
+
+export function resolveUpdateAvailability(update: UpdateCheckResult): UpdateAvailability {
+  const latestVersion = update.registry?.latestVersion ?? null;
+  const registryCmp = latestVersion ? compareSemverStrings(VERSION, latestVersion) : null;
+  const hasRegistryUpdate = registryCmp != null && registryCmp < 0;
+  const gitBehind =
+    update.installKind === "git" && typeof update.git?.behind === "number"
+      ? update.git.behind
+      : null;
+  const hasGitUpdate = gitBehind != null && gitBehind > 0;
+
+  return {
+    available: hasGitUpdate || hasRegistryUpdate,
+    hasGitUpdate,
+    hasRegistryUpdate,
+    latestVersion: hasRegistryUpdate ? latestVersion : null,
+    gitBehind,
+  };
+}
+
+export function formatUpdateAvailableHint(update: UpdateCheckResult): string | null {
+  const availability = resolveUpdateAvailability(update);
+  if (!availability.available) return null;
+
+  const details: string[] = [];
+  if (availability.hasGitUpdate && availability.gitBehind != null) {
+    details.push(`git behind ${availability.gitBehind}`);
+  }
+  if (availability.hasRegistryUpdate && availability.latestVersion) {
+    details.push(`npm ${availability.latestVersion}`);
+  }
+  const suffix = details.length > 0 ? ` (${details.join(" · ")})` : "";
+  return `Update available${suffix}. Run: clawdbot update`;
+}
+
 export function formatUpdateOneLiner(update: UpdateCheckResult): string {
   const parts: string[] = [];
   if (update.installKind === "git" && update.git) {