diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/22-daemon-stop-supervisor.test.ts b/packages/cli/tests/22-daemon-stop-supervisor.test.ts
index b98bcf05f..d45d1e91c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/tests/22-daemon-stop-supervisor.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/22-daemon-stop-supervisor.test.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function readProcessCommand(pid: number): string | null {
 }
 
 type DaemonStatus = {
-  status: string | null;
+  localDaemon: string | null;
   pid: number | null;
 };
 
@@ -77,19 +77,19 @@ async function readDaemonStatus(paseoHome: string): Promise<DaemonStatus> {
   const result =
     await $`PASEO_HOME=${paseoHome} PASEO_LOCAL_SPEECH_AUTO_DOWNLOAD=${testEnv.PASEO_LOCAL_SPEECH_AUTO_DOWNLOAD} PASEO_DICTATION_ENABLED=${testEnv.PASEO_DICTATION_ENABLED} PASEO_VOICE_MODE_ENABLED=${testEnv.PASEO_VOICE_MODE_ENABLED} npx paseo daemon status --home ${paseoHome} --json`.nothrow();
   if (result.exitCode !== 0) {
-    return { status: null, pid: null };
+    return { localDaemon: null, pid: null };
   }
 
   try {
-    const parsed = JSON.parse(result.stdout) as { status?: unknown; pid?: unknown };
-    const status = typeof parsed.status === "string" ? parsed.status : null;
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(result.stdout) as { localDaemon?: unknown; pid?: unknown };
+    const localDaemon = typeof parsed.localDaemon === "string" ? parsed.localDaemon : null;
     const pid =
       typeof parsed.pid === "number" && Number.isInteger(parsed.pid) && parsed.pid > 0
         ? parsed.pid
         : null;
-    return { status, pid };
+    return { localDaemon, pid };
   } catch {
-    return { status: null, pid: null };
+    return { localDaemon: null, pid: null };
   }
 }
 
@@ -145,7 +145,11 @@ try {
   await waitFor(
     async () => {
       const status = await readDaemonStatus(paseoHome);
-      return status.status === "running" && status.pid !== null && isProcessRunning(status.pid);
+      return (
+        status.localDaemon === "running" &&
+        status.pid !== null &&
+        isProcessRunning(status.pid)
+      );
     },
     120000,
     "daemon did not become running in time",
@@ -153,7 +157,11 @@ try {
 
   const statusBeforeStop = await readDaemonStatus(paseoHome);
   const daemonPid = statusBeforeStop.pid;
-  assert.strictEqual(statusBeforeStop.status, "running", "daemon should be running before stop");
+  assert.strictEqual(
+    statusBeforeStop.localDaemon,
+    "running",
+    "daemon should be running before stop",
+  );
   assert(daemonPid !== null, "daemon pid should exist once daemon starts");
   assert(isProcessRunning(daemonPid), "daemon process should be running");
   const pidLockBeforeStop = await readPidLockState(paseoHome);
@@ -176,7 +184,7 @@ try {
   await waitFor(
     async () => {
       const status = await readDaemonStatus(paseoHome);
-      return status.status === "stopped";
+      return status.localDaemon === "stopped";
     },
     15000,
     "daemon status did not transition to stopped after stop",
@@ -202,7 +210,7 @@ try {
 
   const statusAfterStop = await readDaemonStatus(paseoHome);
   assert.strictEqual(
-    statusAfterStop.status,
+    statusAfterStop.localDaemon,
     "stopped",
     "daemon should remain stopped after stop command",
   );
diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/23-daemon-sigint-supervisor.test.ts b/packages/cli/tests/23-daemon-sigint-supervisor.test.ts
index 44866f395..1c8df652b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/tests/23-daemon-sigint-supervisor.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/23-daemon-sigint-supervisor.test.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function signalProcessGroup(pid: number, signal: NodeJS.Signals): boolean {
 }
 
 type DaemonStatus = {
-  status: string | null;
+  localDaemon: string | null;
   pid: number | null;
 };
 
@@ -70,19 +70,19 @@ async function readDaemonStatus(paseoHome: string): Promise<DaemonStatus> {
   const result =
     await $`PASEO_HOME=${paseoHome} PASEO_LOCAL_SPEECH_AUTO_DOWNLOAD=${testEnv.PASEO_LOCAL_SPEECH_AUTO_DOWNLOAD} PASEO_DICTATION_ENABLED=${testEnv.PASEO_DICTATION_ENABLED} PASEO_VOICE_MODE_ENABLED=${testEnv.PASEO_VOICE_MODE_ENABLED} npx paseo daemon status --home ${paseoHome} --json`.nothrow();
   if (result.exitCode !== 0) {
-    return { status: null, pid: null };
+    return { localDaemon: null, pid: null };
   }
 
   try {
-    const parsed = JSON.parse(result.stdout) as { status?: unknown; pid?: unknown };
-    const status = typeof parsed.status === "string" ? parsed.status : null;
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(result.stdout) as { localDaemon?: unknown; pid?: unknown };
+    const localDaemon = typeof parsed.localDaemon === "string" ? parsed.localDaemon : null;
     const pid =
       typeof parsed.pid === "number" && Number.isInteger(parsed.pid) && parsed.pid > 0
         ? parsed.pid
         : null;
-    return { status, pid };
+    return { localDaemon, pid };
   } catch {
-    return { status: null, pid: null };
+    return { localDaemon: null, pid: null };
   }
 }
 
@@ -157,7 +157,11 @@ try {
   await waitFor(
     async () => {
       const status = await readDaemonStatus(paseoHome);
-      return status.status === "running" && status.pid !== null && isProcessRunning(status.pid);
+      return (
+        status.localDaemon === "running" &&
+        status.pid !== null &&
+        isProcessRunning(status.pid)
+      );
     },
     120000,
     "daemon did not become running in time",
@@ -183,7 +187,7 @@ try {
   await waitFor(
     async () => {
       const status = await readDaemonStatus(paseoHome);
-      return status.status === "stopped";
+      return status.localDaemon === "stopped";
     },
     15000,
     "daemon status did not transition to stopped after SIGINT",
diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/25-daemon-restart-supervisor.test.ts b/packages/cli/tests/25-daemon-restart-supervisor.test.ts
index e5a5f4ff2..b1a8462ef 100644
--- a/packages/cli/tests/25-daemon-restart-supervisor.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/25-daemon-restart-supervisor.test.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function readWorkerPid(supervisorPid: number): number | null {
 }
 
 type DaemonStatus = {
-  status: string | null;
+  localDaemon: string | null;
   pid: number | null;
 };
 
@@ -78,19 +78,19 @@ async function readDaemonStatus(paseoHome: string): Promise<DaemonStatus> {
   const result =
     await $`PASEO_HOME=${paseoHome} PASEO_LOCAL_SPEECH_AUTO_DOWNLOAD=${testEnv.PASEO_LOCAL_SPEECH_AUTO_DOWNLOAD} PASEO_DICTATION_ENABLED=${testEnv.PASEO_DICTATION_ENABLED} PASEO_VOICE_MODE_ENABLED=${testEnv.PASEO_VOICE_MODE_ENABLED} npx paseo daemon status --home ${paseoHome} --json`.nothrow();
   if (result.exitCode !== 0) {
-    return { status: null, pid: null };
+    return { localDaemon: null, pid: null };
   }
 
   try {
-    const parsed = JSON.parse(result.stdout) as { status?: unknown; pid?: unknown };
-    const status = typeof parsed.status === "string" ? parsed.status : null;
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(result.stdout) as { localDaemon?: unknown; pid?: unknown };
+    const localDaemon = typeof parsed.localDaemon === "string" ? parsed.localDaemon : null;
     const pid =
       typeof parsed.pid === "number" && Number.isInteger(parsed.pid) && parsed.pid > 0
         ? parsed.pid
         : null;
-    return { status, pid };
+    return { localDaemon, pid };
   } catch {
-    return { status: null, pid: null };
+    return { localDaemon: null, pid: null };
   }
 }
 
@@ -147,7 +147,11 @@ try {
   await waitFor(
     async () => {
       const status = await readDaemonStatus(paseoHome);
-      return status.status === "running" && status.pid !== null && isProcessRunning(status.pid);
+      return (
+        status.localDaemon === "running" &&
+        status.pid !== null &&
+        isProcessRunning(status.pid)
+      );
     },
     120000,
     "daemon did not become running in time",
@@ -156,7 +160,7 @@ try {
   const statusBeforeRestart = await readDaemonStatus(paseoHome);
   const supervisorPid = statusBeforeRestart.pid;
   assert.strictEqual(
-    statusBeforeRestart.status,
+    statusBeforeRestart.localDaemon,
     "running",
     "daemon should be running before restart",
   );
@@ -207,7 +211,7 @@ try {
 
   const statusAfterRestart = await readDaemonStatus(paseoHome);
   assert.strictEqual(
-    statusAfterRestart.status,
+    statusAfterRestart.localDaemon,
     "running",
     "daemon should stay running after restart",
   );
diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/26-daemon-restart-unsupervised.test.ts b/packages/cli/tests/26-daemon-restart-unsupervised.test.ts
index 172f1f752..2d554e585 100644
--- a/packages/cli/tests/26-daemon-restart-unsupervised.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/26-daemon-restart-unsupervised.test.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function isProcessRunning(pid: number): boolean {
 }
 
 type DaemonStatus = {
-  status: string | null;
+  localDaemon: string | null;
   pid: number | null;
 };
 
@@ -49,19 +49,19 @@ async function readDaemonStatus(paseoHome: string): Promise<DaemonStatus> {
   const result =
     await $`PASEO_HOME=${paseoHome} PASEO_LOCAL_SPEECH_AUTO_DOWNLOAD=${testEnv.PASEO_LOCAL_SPEECH_AUTO_DOWNLOAD} PASEO_DICTATION_ENABLED=${testEnv.PASEO_DICTATION_ENABLED} PASEO_VOICE_MODE_ENABLED=${testEnv.PASEO_VOICE_MODE_ENABLED} npx paseo daemon status --home ${paseoHome} --json`.nothrow();
   if (result.exitCode !== 0) {
-    return { status: null, pid: null };
+    return { localDaemon: null, pid: null };
   }
 
   try {
-    const parsed = JSON.parse(result.stdout) as { status?: unknown; pid?: unknown };
-    const status = typeof parsed.status === "string" ? parsed.status : null;
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(result.stdout) as { localDaemon?: unknown; pid?: unknown };
+    const localDaemon = typeof parsed.localDaemon === "string" ? parsed.localDaemon : null;
     const pid =
       typeof parsed.pid === "number" && Number.isInteger(parsed.pid) && parsed.pid > 0
         ? parsed.pid
         : null;
-    return { status, pid };
+    return { localDaemon, pid };
   } catch {
-    return { status: null, pid: null };
+    return { localDaemon: null, pid: null };
   }
 }
 
@@ -146,7 +146,11 @@ try {
   await waitFor(
     async () => {
       const status = await readDaemonStatus(paseoHome);
-      return status.status === "running" && status.pid !== null && isProcessRunning(status.pid);
+      return (
+        status.localDaemon === "running" &&
+        status.pid !== null &&
+        isProcessRunning(status.pid)
+      );
     },
     120000,
     "daemon did not become running in time",
@@ -154,7 +158,7 @@ try {
 
   const statusBeforeRestart = await readDaemonStatus(paseoHome);
   assert.strictEqual(
-    statusBeforeRestart.status,
+    statusBeforeRestart.localDaemon,
     "running",
     "daemon should be running before restart",
   );
@@ -191,7 +195,7 @@ try {
   await waitFor(
     async () => {
       const status = await readDaemonStatus(paseoHome);
-      return status.status === "stopped";
+      return status.localDaemon === "stopped";
     },
     15000,
     "daemon status did not transition to stopped after unsupervised restart request",