diff --git a/src/cli/daemon-cli/shared.ts b/src/cli/daemon-cli/shared.ts
index c5decd0dd..a2c587697 100644
--- a/src/cli/daemon-cli/shared.ts
+++ b/src/cli/daemon-cli/shared.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ import {
   resolveGatewayWindowsTaskName,
 } from "../../daemon/constants.js";
 import { resolveGatewayLogPaths } from "../../daemon/launchd.js";
+import { formatRuntimeStatus } from "../../daemon/runtime-format.js";
 import { pickPrimaryLanIPv4 } from "../../gateway/net.js";
 import { getResolvedLoggerSettings } from "../../logging.js";
 import { formatCliCommand } from "../command-format.js";
 
+export { formatRuntimeStatus };
+
 export function parsePort(raw: unknown): number | null {
   if (raw === undefined || raw === null) {
     return null;
@@ -106,53 +109,6 @@ export function normalizeListenerAddress(raw: string): string {
   return value.trim();
 }
 
-export function formatRuntimeStatus(
-  runtime:
-    | {
-        status?: string;
-        state?: string;
-        subState?: string;
-        pid?: number;
-        lastExitStatus?: number;
-        lastExitReason?: string;
-        lastRunResult?: string;
-        lastRunTime?: string;
-        detail?: string;
-      }
-    | undefined,
-) {
-  if (!runtime) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  const status = runtime.status ?? "unknown";
-  const details: string[] = [];
-  if (runtime.pid) {
-    details.push(`pid ${runtime.pid}`);
-  }
-  if (runtime.state && runtime.state.toLowerCase() !== status) {
-    details.push(`state ${runtime.state}`);
-  }
-  if (runtime.subState) {
-    details.push(`sub ${runtime.subState}`);
-  }
-  if (runtime.lastExitStatus !== undefined) {
-    details.push(`last exit ${runtime.lastExitStatus}`);
-  }
-  if (runtime.lastExitReason) {
-    details.push(`reason ${runtime.lastExitReason}`);
-  }
-  if (runtime.lastRunResult) {
-    details.push(`last run ${runtime.lastRunResult}`);
-  }
-  if (runtime.lastRunTime) {
-    details.push(`last run time ${runtime.lastRunTime}`);
-  }
-  if (runtime.detail) {
-    details.push(runtime.detail);
-  }
-  return details.length > 0 ? `${status} (${details.join(", ")})` : status;
-}
-
 export function renderRuntimeHints(
   runtime: { missingUnit?: boolean; status?: string } | undefined,
   env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env,
diff --git a/src/commands/doctor-format.ts b/src/commands/doctor-format.ts
index a99a155aa..25eee7d16 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor-format.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor-format.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   resolveGatewayWindowsTaskName,
 } from "../daemon/constants.js";
 import { resolveGatewayLogPaths } from "../daemon/launchd.js";
+import { formatRuntimeStatus } from "../daemon/runtime-format.js";
 import {
   isSystemdUnavailableDetail,
   renderSystemdUnavailableHints,
@@ -21,36 +22,7 @@ type RuntimeHintOptions = {
 export function formatGatewayRuntimeSummary(
   runtime: GatewayServiceRuntime | undefined,
 ): string | null {
-  if (!runtime) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  const status = runtime.status ?? "unknown";
-  const details: string[] = [];
-  if (runtime.pid) {
-    details.push(`pid ${runtime.pid}`);
-  }
-  if (runtime.state && runtime.state.toLowerCase() !== status) {
-    details.push(`state ${runtime.state}`);
-  }
-  if (runtime.subState) {
-    details.push(`sub ${runtime.subState}`);
-  }
-  if (runtime.lastExitStatus !== undefined) {
-    details.push(`last exit ${runtime.lastExitStatus}`);
-  }
-  if (runtime.lastExitReason) {
-    details.push(`reason ${runtime.lastExitReason}`);
-  }
-  if (runtime.lastRunResult) {
-    details.push(`last run ${runtime.lastRunResult}`);
-  }
-  if (runtime.lastRunTime) {
-    details.push(`last run time ${runtime.lastRunTime}`);
-  }
-  if (runtime.detail) {
-    details.push(runtime.detail);
-  }
-  return details.length > 0 ? `${status} (${details.join(", ")})` : status;
+  return formatRuntimeStatus(runtime);
 }
 
 export function buildGatewayRuntimeHints(
diff --git a/src/daemon/runtime-format.ts b/src/daemon/runtime-format.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..043760b77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/daemon/runtime-format.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+export type ServiceRuntimeLike = {
+  status?: string;
+  state?: string;
+  subState?: string;
+  pid?: number;
+  lastExitStatus?: number;
+  lastExitReason?: string;
+  lastRunResult?: string;
+  lastRunTime?: string;
+  detail?: string;
+};
+
+export function formatRuntimeStatus(runtime: ServiceRuntimeLike | undefined): string | null {
+  if (!runtime) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const status = runtime.status ?? "unknown";
+  const details: string[] = [];
+  if (runtime.pid) {
+    details.push(`pid ${runtime.pid}`);
+  }
+  if (runtime.state && runtime.state.toLowerCase() !== status) {
+    details.push(`state ${runtime.state}`);
+  }
+  if (runtime.subState) {
+    details.push(`sub ${runtime.subState}`);
+  }
+  if (runtime.lastExitStatus !== undefined) {
+    details.push(`last exit ${runtime.lastExitStatus}`);
+  }
+  if (runtime.lastExitReason) {
+    details.push(`reason ${runtime.lastExitReason}`);
+  }
+  if (runtime.lastRunResult) {
+    details.push(`last run ${runtime.lastRunResult}`);
+  }
+  if (runtime.lastRunTime) {
+    details.push(`last run time ${runtime.lastRunTime}`);
+  }
+  if (runtime.detail) {
+    details.push(runtime.detail);
+  }
+  return details.length > 0 ? `${status} (${details.join(", ")})` : status;
+}