diff --git a/docs/parliament.md b/docs/parliament.md
index b1846a7..e686c03 100644
--- a/docs/parliament.md
+++ b/docs/parliament.md
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ cst-agent --login --realm-label "thinkpad"
 查看状态：
 
 ```bash
-cst-agent   # 进入 TUI 后 /status
-# 或 CLI
-cst-agent --service-stop   # 停服务
+cst-agent          # TUI: /status 或 /realm
+# /realm login     # TUI 内登录并启服务
+# /realm stop      # 停服务
+cst-agent --service-stop
 ```
 
 密码 Realm 开启后，直接打开 agent 会要求登录（TTY 下可当场输入密码）。
diff --git a/include/cst_parliament.h b/include/cst_parliament.h
index 2177bac..7148e82 100644
--- a/include/cst_parliament.h
+++ b/include/cst_parliament.h
@@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ int cst_parliament_apply_sync(unsigned long revision, const char *parliament_id,
 /* Background parliament service: discover + peer listen + context sync. */
 int cst_parliament_daemon_pidfile(char *out, size_t n);
 int cst_parliament_daemon_running(void);
+/* Read pidfile metadata. Returns 0 when a live service is recorded. */
+int cst_parliament_daemon_info(int *pid_out, char *instance_out, size_t in_sz,
+                               int *port_out);
 /* Start in background (Unix fork). password unlocks Realm in the child.
- * Returns 0 and writes pid. If already running, returns 0. */
+ * Returns 0 and writes pid. Restarts if a different instance/port is running. */
 int cst_parliament_daemon_start(const char *password, const char *instance_id,
                                 int peer_port, char *err, size_t err_sz);
 int cst_parliament_daemon_stop(void);
diff --git a/include/cst_version.h b/include/cst_version.h
index 3a86578..a4165ed 100644
--- a/include/cst_version.h
+++ b/include/cst_version.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #define CST_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define CST_VERSION_MINOR 9
-#define CST_VERSION_PATCH 15
+#define CST_VERSION_PATCH 16
 
 #define CST_VERSION_STR_(x) #x
 #define CST_VERSION_STR(x) CST_VERSION_STR_(x)
diff --git a/src/agent_loop.c b/src/agent_loop.c
index 8d5e1f7..006507c 100644
--- a/src/agent_loop.c
+++ b/src/agent_loop.c
@@ -292,7 +292,8 @@ static const char DEF_INTRO[] =
     "- Verify (build, tests, or running it) before saying it works; if you "
     "could not verify, say so.\n"
     "- Keep going until the task is done or truly blocked. Prefer acting with "
-    "tools over describing the next step; do not stop at a plan unless asked.\n\n";
+    "tools over describing the next step; do not stop at a plan unless asked. "
+    "Skip filler like \"I'll start by looking\" — call a tool immediately.\n\n";
 
 /* Same role, framed for /mode general: the workspace may hold documents,
  * data or anything else, not just code. */
@@ -312,7 +313,8 @@ static const char DEF_INTRO_GENERAL[] =
     "- Check your work when you can (re-read it, run it, cross-check the "
     "source); if you could not verify something, say so.\n"
     "- Keep going until the task is done or truly blocked. Prefer acting with "
-    "tools over describing the next step; do not stop at a plan unless asked.\n\n";
+    "tools over describing the next step; do not stop at a plan unless asked. "
+    "Skip filler like \"I'll start by looking\" — call a tool immediately.\n\n";
 
 static void put_tool_use(cst_buf_t *b, const cst_agent_config_t *cfg) {
   cst_buf_puts(b, "\nTool use:\n");
diff --git a/src/parliament.c b/src/parliament.c
index 30d0078..2f43907 100644
--- a/src/parliament.c
+++ b/src/parliament.c
@@ -449,7 +449,10 @@ char *cst_parliament_status_text(void) {
   cst_parliament_load(&m);
   char sid[64] = {0};
   int sess = cst_parliament_session_ok(sid, sizeof(sid));
-  int svc = cst_parliament_daemon_running();
+  int svc_pid = 0, svc_port = 0;
+  char svc_id[64] = {0};
+  int svc = cst_parliament_daemon_info(&svc_pid, svc_id, sizeof(svc_id),
+                                      &svc_port) == 0;
   cst_buf_printf(&b, "realm       %s\n", pw ? "password" : "file-keys/legacy");
   cst_buf_printf(&b, "parliament  %s  project=%s  rev=%lu\n",
                  m.status[0] ? m.status : "idle",
@@ -460,6 +463,10 @@ char *cst_parliament_status_text(void) {
                  m.chair_device[0] ? " @ " : "", m.chair_device);
   cst_buf_printf(&b, "login       %s%s%s\n", sess ? "ok" : "required",
                  sess && sid[0] ? " as " : "", sess ? sid : "");
-  cst_buf_printf(&b, "service     %s\n", svc ? "running" : "stopped");
+  if (svc)
+    cst_buf_printf(&b, "service     running pid=%d id=%s port=%d\n", svc_pid,
+                   svc_id[0] ? svc_id : "-", svc_port);
+  else
+    cst_buf_puts(&b, "service     stopped\n");
   return cst_buf_steal(&b);
 }
diff --git a/src/parliament_daemon.c b/src/parliament_daemon.c
index 673bb2e..3060b3e 100644
--- a/src/parliament_daemon.c
+++ b/src/parliament_daemon.c
@@ -41,21 +41,53 @@ int cst_parliament_daemon_pidfile(char *out, size_t n) {
   return os_path_join(out, n, dir, "parliament.pid");
 }
 
-static int read_pid(void) {
+typedef struct {
+  int pid;
+  char instance[64];
+  int port;
+} daemon_meta_t;
+
+static int read_meta(daemon_meta_t *m) {
+  memset(m, 0, sizeof(*m));
+  m->pid = -1;
   char path[OS_PATH_MAX];
   if (cst_parliament_daemon_pidfile(path, sizeof(path)) != 0)
     return -1;
   FILE *f = fopen(path, "rb");
   if (!f)
     return -1;
-  int pid = -1;
-  if (fscanf(f, "%d", &pid) != 1)
-    pid = -1;
+  char line[256];
+  while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), f)) {
+    if (!strncmp(line, "pid=", 4))
+      m->pid = atoi(line + 4);
+    else if (!strncmp(line, "instance=", 9)) {
+      const char *p = line + 9;
+      size_t i = 0;
+      while (p[i] && p[i] != '\n' && p[i] != '\r' &&
+             i + 1 < sizeof(m->instance)) {
+        m->instance[i] = p[i];
+        i++;
+      }
+      m->instance[i] = 0;
+    } else if (!strncmp(line, "port=", 5))
+      m->port = atoi(line + 5);
+    else if (m->pid <= 0) {
+      /* Legacy single-line pidfile. */
+      int pid = atoi(line);
+      if (pid > 0)
+        m->pid = pid;
+    }
+  }
   fclose(f);
-  return pid;
+  return m->pid > 0 ? 0 : -1;
 }
 
-static int write_pid(int pid) {
+static int read_pid(void) {
+  daemon_meta_t m;
+  return read_meta(&m) == 0 ? m.pid : -1;
+}
+
+static int write_pid(int pid, const char *instance_id, int peer_port) {
   char path[OS_PATH_MAX], tmp[OS_PATH_MAX + 8];
   if (cst_parliament_daemon_pidfile(path, sizeof(path)) != 0)
     return -1;
@@ -64,7 +96,9 @@ static int write_pid(int pid) {
   FILE *f = fopen(tmp, "wb");
   if (!f)
     return -1;
-  int ok = fprintf(f, "%d\n", pid) > 0;
+  int ok = fprintf(f, "pid=%d\ninstance=%s\nport=%d\n", pid,
+                   instance_id ? instance_id : "",
+                   peer_port > 0 ? peer_port : 0) > 0;
   if (fclose(f) != 0)
     ok = 0;
   if (!ok) {
@@ -80,8 +114,7 @@ static void clear_pid(void) {
     remove(path);
 }
 
-int cst_parliament_daemon_running(void) {
-  int pid = read_pid();
+static int pid_alive(int pid) {
   if (pid <= 0)
     return 0;
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -95,6 +128,34 @@ int cst_parliament_daemon_running(void) {
 #endif
 }
 
+int cst_parliament_daemon_running(void) {
+  daemon_meta_t m;
+  if (read_meta(&m) != 0)
+    return 0;
+  if (!pid_alive(m.pid)) {
+    clear_pid();
+    return 0;
+  }
+  return 1;
+}
+
+int cst_parliament_daemon_info(int *pid_out, char *instance_out, size_t in_sz,
+                               int *port_out) {
+  daemon_meta_t m;
+  if (read_meta(&m) != 0 || !pid_alive(m.pid)) {
+    if (read_meta(&m) == 0 && !pid_alive(m.pid))
+      clear_pid();
+    return -1;
+  }
+  if (pid_out)
+    *pid_out = m.pid;
+  if (instance_out && in_sz)
+    snprintf(instance_out, in_sz, "%s", m.instance);
+  if (port_out)
+    *port_out = m.port;
+  return 0;
+}
+
 static void sleep_ms(int ms) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
   Sleep((DWORD)ms);
@@ -194,7 +255,8 @@ int cst_parliament_daemon_run(const char *password, const char *instance_id,
 #else
       (int)getpid()
 #endif
-  );
+      ,
+      instance_id, bound);
   fprintf(stderr, "parliament_service pid=%d port=%d id=%s realm=%s\n",
 #ifdef _WIN32
           (int)GetCurrentProcessId(),
@@ -273,8 +335,25 @@ int cst_parliament_daemon_start(const char *password, const char *instance_id,
                                 int peer_port, char *err, size_t err_sz) {
   if (err && err_sz)
     err[0] = 0;
-  if (cst_parliament_daemon_running())
-    return 0;
+  if (!instance_id || !instance_id[0]) {
+    if (err && err_sz)
+      snprintf(err, err_sz, "instance id required");
+    return -1;
+  }
+  int want_port = peer_port > 0 ? peer_port : 9100;
+  {
+    int cur_pid = 0, cur_port = 0;
+    char cur_id[64] = {0};
+    if (cst_parliament_daemon_info(&cur_pid, cur_id, sizeof(cur_id),
+                                   &cur_port) == 0) {
+      int same = (!cur_id[0] || strcmp(cur_id, instance_id) == 0) &&
+                 (cur_port <= 0 || cur_port == want_port);
+      if (same)
+        return 0;
+      /* Different seat or port: take over. */
+      (void)cst_parliament_daemon_stop();
+    }
+  }
 #ifdef _WIN32
   /* Windows: run in-process foreground loop under a detached console is
    * deferred; callers should use --service in a service manager. */
@@ -294,9 +373,13 @@ int cst_parliament_daemon_start(const char *password, const char *instance_id,
     return -1;
   }
   if (pid > 0) {
-    /* Parent: wait briefly for pidfile. */
+    /* Parent: wait briefly for matching pidfile. */
     for (int i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
-      if (cst_parliament_daemon_running())
+      int cur_pid = 0, cur_port = 0;
+      char cur_id[64] = {0};
+      if (cst_parliament_daemon_info(&cur_pid, cur_id, sizeof(cur_id),
+                                     &cur_port) == 0 &&
+          (!cur_id[0] || strcmp(cur_id, instance_id) == 0))
         return 0;
       sleep_ms(50);
     }
@@ -314,7 +397,7 @@ int cst_parliament_daemon_start(const char *password, const char *instance_id,
       close(fd);
   }
   char derr[256];
-  (void)cst_parliament_daemon_run(password, instance_id, peer_port, derr,
+  (void)cst_parliament_daemon_run(password, instance_id, want_port, derr,
                                   sizeof(derr));
   _exit(0);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/tui.c b/src/tui.c
index 1ca0e21..06408b2 100644
--- a/src/tui.c
+++ b/src/tui.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "cst_models.h"
 #include "cst_parliament.h"
 #include "cst_plugins.h"
+#include "cst_realm.h"
 #include "cst_provider_switch.h"
 #include "cst_skills.h"
 #include "cst_subagent.h"
@@ -4624,6 +4625,83 @@ static void cmd_max_steps(tui_t *t, char *arg, int *quit) {
   push_system_line(t, "(max steps per turn: %d)", cfg->max_steps);
 }
 
+static void cmd_realm(tui_t *t, char *arg, int *quit) {
+  (void)quit;
+  const char *sub = arg && arg[0] ? arg : "status";
+  if (!strcmp(sub, "status") || !strcmp(sub, "show")) {
+    char *pst = cst_parliament_status_text();
+    if (pst && pst[0]) {
+      push_system_line(t, "Realm / Parliament:");
+      char *p = pst;
+      while (*p) {
+        char *nl = strchr(p, '\n');
+        if (nl)
+          *nl = 0;
+        if (p[0])
+          push_system_line(t, "  %s", p);
+        if (!nl)
+          break;
+        p = nl + 1;
+      }
+    } else {
+      push_system_line(t, "(no realm status)");
+    }
+    free(pst);
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!strcmp(sub, "stop")) {
+    if (cst_parliament_daemon_stop() != 0)
+      push_system_line(t, "Error: could not stop parliament service");
+    else
+      push_system_line(t, "(parliament service stopped)");
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!strncmp(sub, "login", 5)) {
+    char dir[OS_PATH_MAX];
+    if (cst_realm_dir(dir, sizeof(dir)) != 0 ||
+        !cst_realm_is_password_mode(dir)) {
+      push_system_line(t, "No password Realm yet. Outside TUI run:");
+      push_system_line(t, "  cst-agent --realm-password-init");
+      return;
+    }
+    char pw[256];
+    if (secret_input_run(t, "Realm password",
+                         "Unlocks this device as chair; starts the service",
+                         pw, sizeof(pw)) != 0) {
+      push_system_line(t, "(login cancelled)");
+      return;
+    }
+    const char *iid = getenv("CST_INSTANCE_ID");
+    if (!iid || !iid[0])
+      iid = "chair-local";
+    char err[256];
+    char *hand = cst_parliament_login(pw, iid, NULL, err, sizeof(err));
+    if (!hand) {
+      memset(pw, 0, sizeof(pw));
+      push_system_line(t, "Login failed: %s", err[0] ? err : "unknown");
+      return;
+    }
+    /* Show a short summary, not the full handover blob. */
+    push_system_line(t, "(logged in as chair %s)", iid);
+    if (strstr(hand, "handover_from=") &&
+        !strstr(hand, "handover_from=\n") &&
+        !strstr(hand, "handover_from=\r"))
+      push_system_line(t, "(took chair from previous device)");
+    free(hand);
+    {
+      char serr[256];
+      if (cst_parliament_daemon_start(pw, iid, 9100, serr, sizeof(serr)) != 0)
+        push_system_line(t, "warning: service: %s",
+                         serr[0] ? serr : "start failed");
+      else if (cst_parliament_daemon_running())
+        push_system_line(t, "(parliament service running)");
+    }
+    memset(pw, 0, sizeof(pw));
+    return;
+  }
+  push_system_line(t, "Usage: /realm [status|login|stop]");
+}
+
 static void cmd_status(tui_t *t, char *arg, int *quit) {
   (void)arg;
   (void)quit;
@@ -5605,6 +5683,8 @@ static const slash_cmd_t SLASH[] = {
      cmd_mouse},
     {"max-steps", "", "[N]", "tool steps allowed per turn", 1, cmd_max_steps},
     {"status", "", "", "session, model, context and settings", 1, cmd_status},
+    {"realm", "parliament login", "[status|login|stop]",
+     "Realm / parliament chair status, login, or stop service", 1, cmd_realm},
     {"cost", "usage", "", "tokens, cache hit rate and estimated cost", 1,
      cmd_cost},
     {"todo", "tasks", "", "show the agent's task list", 1, cmd_todo},
diff --git a/tests/test_parliament.c b/tests/test_parliament.c
index d521370..963e44e 100644
--- a/tests/test_parliament.c
+++ b/tests/test_parliament.c
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@ int main(void) {
 
   char *st = cst_parliament_status_text();
   assert(st && strstr(st, "parliament"));
+  assert(strstr(st, "service"));
   free(st);
   assert(cst_parliament_is_active());
+  assert(cst_parliament_daemon_info(NULL, NULL, 0, NULL) != 0);
 
   test_rmrf(dir);
   puts("test_parliament: OK");