Status: route JSON through lean command

src/cli/program/routes.test.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const runConfigUnsetMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn(async () => {}));
 const modelsListCommandMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn(async () => {}));
 const modelsStatusCommandMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn(async () => {}));
 const gatewayStatusCommandMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn(async () => {}));
+const statusJsonCommandMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn(async () => {}));
 
 vi.mock("../config-cli.js", () => ({
   runConfigGet: runConfigGetMock,
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ vi.mock("../../commands/gateway-status.js", () => ({
   gatewayStatusCommand: gatewayStatusCommandMock,
 }));
 
+vi.mock("../../commands/status-json.js", () => ({
+  statusJsonCommand: statusJsonCommandMock,
+}));
+
 describe("program routes", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
@@ -124,6 +129,26 @@ describe("program routes", () => {
     await expectRunFalse(["status"], ["node", "openclaw", "status", "--timeout"]);
   });
 
+  it("routes status --json through the lean JSON command", async () => {
+    const route = expectRoute(["status"]);
+    await expect(
+      route?.run([
+        "node",
+        "openclaw",
+        "status",
+        "--json",
+        "--deep",
+        "--usage",
+        "--timeout",
+        "5000",
+      ]),
+    ).resolves.toBe(true);
+    expect(statusJsonCommandMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      { deep: true, all: false, usage: true, timeoutMs: 5000 },
+      expect.any(Object),
+    );
+  });
+
   it("returns false for sessions route when --store value is missing", async () => {
     await expectRunFalse(["sessions"], ["node", "openclaw", "sessions", "--store"]);
   });

src/cli/program/routes.ts

@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ const routeStatus: RouteSpec = {
     if (timeoutMs === null) {
       return false;
     }
+    if (json) {
+      const { statusJsonCommand } = await import("../../commands/status-json.js");
+      await statusJsonCommand({ deep, all, usage, timeoutMs }, defaultRuntime);
+      return true;
+    }
     const { statusCommand } = await import("../../commands/status.js");
     await statusCommand({ json, deep, all, usage, timeoutMs, verbose }, defaultRuntime);
     return true;