diff --git a/src/cli/daemon-cli/install.ts b/src/cli/daemon-cli/install.ts
index 2ac374b957d..112b4fa2743 100644
--- a/src/cli/daemon-cli/install.ts
+++ b/src/cli/daemon-cli/install.ts
@@ -16,40 +16,12 @@ import { resolveGatewayService } from "../../daemon/service.js";
 import { resolveGatewayAuth } from "../../gateway/auth.js";
 import { defaultRuntime } from "../../runtime.js";
 import { formatCliCommand } from "../command-format.js";
-import { buildDaemonServiceSnapshot, createNullWriter, emitDaemonActionJson } from "./response.js";
+import { buildDaemonServiceSnapshot, createDaemonActionContext } from "./response.js";
 import { parsePort } from "./shared.js";
 
 export async function runDaemonInstall(opts: DaemonInstallOptions) {
   const json = Boolean(opts.json);
-  const warnings: string[] = [];
-  const stdout = json ? createNullWriter() : process.stdout;
-  const emit = (payload: {
-    ok: boolean;
-    result?: string;
-    message?: string;
-    error?: string;
-    service?: {
-      label: string;
-      loaded: boolean;
-      loadedText: string;
-      notLoadedText: string;
-    };
-    hints?: string[];
-    warnings?: string[];
-  }) => {
-    if (!json) {
-      return;
-    }
-    emitDaemonActionJson({ action: "install", ...payload });
-  };
-  const fail = (message: string) => {
-    if (json) {
-      emit({ ok: false, error: message, warnings: warnings.length ? warnings : undefined });
-    } else {
-      defaultRuntime.error(message);
-    }
-    defaultRuntime.exit(1);
-  };
+  const { stdout, warnings, emit, fail } = createDaemonActionContext({ action: "install", json });
 
   if (resolveIsNixMode(process.env)) {
     fail("Nix mode detected; service install is disabled.");
@@ -88,7 +60,6 @@ export async function runDaemonInstall(opts: DaemonInstallOptions) {
         result: "already-installed",
         message: `Gateway service already ${service.loadedText}.`,
         service: buildDaemonServiceSnapshot(service, loaded),
-        warnings: warnings.length ? warnings : undefined,
       });
       if (!json) {
         defaultRuntime.log(`Gateway service already ${service.loadedText}.`);
diff --git a/src/cli/daemon-cli/response.ts b/src/cli/daemon-cli/response.ts
index cab26213d67..13dd4f2606d 100644
--- a/src/cli/daemon-cli/response.ts
+++ b/src/cli/daemon-cli/response.ts
@@ -40,3 +40,42 @@ export function createNullWriter(): Writable {
     },
   });
 }
+
+export function createDaemonActionContext(params: { action: DaemonAction; json: boolean }): {
+  stdout: Writable;
+  warnings: string[];
+  emit: (payload: Omit<DaemonActionResponse, "action">) => void;
+  fail: (message: string, hints?: string[]) => void;
+} {
+  const warnings: string[] = [];
+  const stdout = params.json ? createNullWriter() : process.stdout;
+  const emit = (payload: Omit<DaemonActionResponse, "action">) => {
+    if (!params.json) {
+      return;
+    }
+    emitDaemonActionJson({
+      action: params.action,
+      ...payload,
+      warnings: payload.warnings ?? (warnings.length ? warnings : undefined),
+    });
+  };
+  const fail = (message: string, hints?: string[]) => {
+    if (params.json) {
+      emit({
+        ok: false,
+        error: message,
+        hints,
+      });
+    } else {
+      defaultRuntime.error(message);
+      if (hints?.length) {
+        for (const hint of hints) {
+          defaultRuntime.log(`Tip: ${hint}`);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    defaultRuntime.exit(1);
+  };
+
+  return { stdout, warnings, emit, fail };
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/node-cli/daemon.ts b/src/cli/node-cli/daemon.ts
index c82a317e86b..2c2418fb246 100644
--- a/src/cli/node-cli/daemon.ts
+++ b/src/cli/node-cli/daemon.ts
@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@ import {
   runServiceStop,
   runServiceUninstall,
 } from "../daemon-cli/lifecycle-core.js";
-import {
-  buildDaemonServiceSnapshot,
-  createNullWriter,
-  emitDaemonActionJson,
-} from "../daemon-cli/response.js";
+import { buildDaemonServiceSnapshot, createDaemonActionContext } from "../daemon-cli/response.js";
 import { formatRuntimeStatus, parsePort } from "../daemon-cli/shared.js";
 
 type NodeDaemonInstallOptions = {
@@ -100,45 +96,7 @@ function resolveNodeDefaults(
 
 export async function runNodeDaemonInstall(opts: NodeDaemonInstallOptions) {
   const json = Boolean(opts.json);
-  const warnings: string[] = [];
-  const stdout = json ? createNullWriter() : process.stdout;
-  const emit = (payload: {
-    ok: boolean;
-    result?: string;
-    message?: string;
-    error?: string;
-    service?: {
-      label: string;
-      loaded: boolean;
-      loadedText: string;
-      notLoadedText: string;
-    };
-    hints?: string[];
-    warnings?: string[];
-  }) => {
-    if (!json) {
-      return;
-    }
-    emitDaemonActionJson({ action: "install", ...payload });
-  };
-  const fail = (message: string, hints?: string[]) => {
-    if (json) {
-      emit({
-        ok: false,
-        error: message,
-        hints,
-        warnings: warnings.length ? warnings : undefined,
-      });
-    } else {
-      defaultRuntime.error(message);
-      if (hints?.length) {
-        for (const hint of hints) {
-          defaultRuntime.log(`Tip: ${hint}`);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    defaultRuntime.exit(1);
-  };
+  const { stdout, warnings, emit, fail } = createDaemonActionContext({ action: "install", json });
 
   if (resolveIsNixMode(process.env)) {
     fail("Nix mode detected; service install is disabled.");