diff --git a/src/cli/daemon-cli/shared.ts b/src/cli/daemon-cli/shared.ts
index cc520781d1c..525b04682b0 100644
--- a/src/cli/daemon-cli/shared.ts
+++ b/src/cli/daemon-cli/shared.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ import {
   resolveGatewaySystemdServiceName,
   resolveGatewayWindowsTaskName,
 } from "../../daemon/constants.js";
-import { resolveGatewayLogPaths } from "../../daemon/launchd.js";
 import { formatRuntimeStatus } from "../../daemon/runtime-format.js";
+import {
+  buildPlatformRuntimeLogHints,
+  buildPlatformServiceStartHints,
+} from "../../daemon/runtime-hints.js";
 import { getResolvedLoggerSettings } from "../../logging.js";
 import { colorize, isRich, theme } from "../../terminal/theme.js";
 import { formatCliCommand } from "../command-format.js";
@@ -144,41 +147,24 @@ export function renderRuntimeHints(
     if (fileLog) {
       hints.push(`File logs: ${fileLog}`);
     }
-    if (process.platform === "darwin") {
-      const logs = resolveGatewayLogPaths(env);
-      hints.push(`Launchd stdout (if installed): ${logs.stdoutPath}`);
-      hints.push(`Launchd stderr (if installed): ${logs.stderrPath}`);
-    } else if (process.platform === "linux") {
-      const unit = resolveGatewaySystemdServiceName(env.OPENCLAW_PROFILE);
-      hints.push(`Logs: journalctl --user -u ${unit}.service -n 200 --no-pager`);
-    } else if (process.platform === "win32") {
-      const task = resolveGatewayWindowsTaskName(env.OPENCLAW_PROFILE);
-      hints.push(`Logs: schtasks /Query /TN "${task}" /V /FO LIST`);
-    }
+    hints.push(
+      ...buildPlatformRuntimeLogHints({
+        env,
+        systemdServiceName: resolveGatewaySystemdServiceName(env.OPENCLAW_PROFILE),
+        windowsTaskName: resolveGatewayWindowsTaskName(env.OPENCLAW_PROFILE),
+      }),
+    );
   }
   return hints;
 }
 
 export function renderGatewayServiceStartHints(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): string[] {
-  const base = [
-    formatCliCommand("openclaw gateway install", env),
-    formatCliCommand("openclaw gateway", env),
-  ];
   const profile = env.OPENCLAW_PROFILE;
-  switch (process.platform) {
-    case "darwin": {
-      const label = resolveGatewayLaunchAgentLabel(profile);
-      return [...base, `launchctl bootstrap gui/$UID ~/Library/LaunchAgents/${label}.plist`];
-    }
-    case "linux": {
-      const unit = resolveGatewaySystemdServiceName(profile);
-      return [...base, `systemctl --user start ${unit}.service`];
-    }
-    case "win32": {
-      const task = resolveGatewayWindowsTaskName(profile);
-      return [...base, `schtasks /Run /TN "${task}"`];
-    }
-    default:
-      return base;
-  }
+  return buildPlatformServiceStartHints({
+    installCommand: formatCliCommand("openclaw gateway install", env),
+    startCommand: formatCliCommand("openclaw gateway", env),
+    launchAgentPlistPath: `~/Library/LaunchAgents/${resolveGatewayLaunchAgentLabel(profile)}.plist`,
+    systemdServiceName: resolveGatewaySystemdServiceName(profile),
+    windowsTaskName: resolveGatewayWindowsTaskName(profile),
+  });
 }
diff --git a/src/cli/node-cli/daemon.ts b/src/cli/node-cli/daemon.ts
index d16e0e09134..b293c88c15c 100644
--- a/src/cli/node-cli/daemon.ts
+++ b/src/cli/node-cli/daemon.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ import {
   resolveNodeSystemdServiceName,
   resolveNodeWindowsTaskName,
 } from "../../daemon/constants.js";
-import { resolveGatewayLogPaths } from "../../daemon/launchd.js";
 import { resolveNodeService } from "../../daemon/node-service.js";
+import {
+  buildPlatformRuntimeLogHints,
+  buildPlatformServiceStartHints,
+} from "../../daemon/runtime-hints.js";
 import type { GatewayServiceRuntime } from "../../daemon/service-runtime.js";
 import { loadNodeHostConfig } from "../../node-host/config.js";
 import { defaultRuntime } from "../../runtime.js";
@@ -55,39 +58,21 @@ type NodeDaemonStatusOptions = {
 };
 
 function renderNodeServiceStartHints(): string[] {
-  const base = [formatCliCommand("openclaw node install"), formatCliCommand("openclaw node start")];
-  switch (process.platform) {
-    case "darwin":
-      return [
-        ...base,
-        `launchctl bootstrap gui/$UID ~/Library/LaunchAgents/${resolveNodeLaunchAgentLabel()}.plist`,
-      ];
-    case "linux":
-      return [...base, `systemctl --user start ${resolveNodeSystemdServiceName()}.service`];
-    case "win32":
-      return [...base, `schtasks /Run /TN "${resolveNodeWindowsTaskName()}"`];
-    default:
-      return base;
-  }
+  return buildPlatformServiceStartHints({
+    installCommand: formatCliCommand("openclaw node install"),
+    startCommand: formatCliCommand("openclaw node start"),
+    launchAgentPlistPath: `~/Library/LaunchAgents/${resolveNodeLaunchAgentLabel()}.plist`,
+    systemdServiceName: resolveNodeSystemdServiceName(),
+    windowsTaskName: resolveNodeWindowsTaskName(),
+  });
 }
 
 function buildNodeRuntimeHints(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): string[] {
-  if (process.platform === "darwin") {
-    const logs = resolveGatewayLogPaths(env);
-    return [
-      `Launchd stdout (if installed): ${logs.stdoutPath}`,
-      `Launchd stderr (if installed): ${logs.stderrPath}`,
-    ];
-  }
-  if (process.platform === "linux") {
-    const unit = resolveNodeSystemdServiceName();
-    return [`Logs: journalctl --user -u ${unit}.service -n 200 --no-pager`];
-  }
-  if (process.platform === "win32") {
-    const task = resolveNodeWindowsTaskName();
-    return [`Logs: schtasks /Query /TN "${task}" /V /FO LIST`];
-  }
-  return [];
+  return buildPlatformRuntimeLogHints({
+    env,
+    systemdServiceName: resolveNodeSystemdServiceName(),
+    windowsTaskName: resolveNodeWindowsTaskName(),
+  });
 }
 
 function resolveNodeDefaults(
diff --git a/src/commands/doctor-format.ts b/src/commands/doctor-format.ts
index fea545e5b54..c41ba5a017f 100644
--- a/src/commands/doctor-format.ts
+++ b/src/commands/doctor-format.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import {
   resolveGatewaySystemdServiceName,
   resolveGatewayWindowsTaskName,
 } from "../daemon/constants.js";
-import { resolveGatewayLogPaths } from "../daemon/launchd.js";
 import { formatRuntimeStatus } from "../daemon/runtime-format.js";
+import { buildPlatformRuntimeLogHints } from "../daemon/runtime-hints.js";
 import type { GatewayServiceRuntime } from "../daemon/service-runtime.js";
 import {
   isSystemdUnavailableDetail,
@@ -68,17 +68,14 @@ export function buildGatewayRuntimeHints(
     if (fileLog) {
       hints.push(`File logs: ${fileLog}`);
     }
-    if (platform === "darwin") {
-      const logs = resolveGatewayLogPaths(env);
-      hints.push(`Launchd stdout (if installed): ${logs.stdoutPath}`);
-      hints.push(`Launchd stderr (if installed): ${logs.stderrPath}`);
-    } else if (platform === "linux") {
-      const unit = resolveGatewaySystemdServiceName(env.OPENCLAW_PROFILE);
-      hints.push(`Logs: journalctl --user -u ${unit}.service -n 200 --no-pager`);
-    } else if (platform === "win32") {
-      const task = resolveGatewayWindowsTaskName(env.OPENCLAW_PROFILE);
-      hints.push(`Logs: schtasks /Query /TN "${task}" /V /FO LIST`);
-    }
+    hints.push(
+      ...buildPlatformRuntimeLogHints({
+        platform,
+        env,
+        systemdServiceName: resolveGatewaySystemdServiceName(env.OPENCLAW_PROFILE),
+        windowsTaskName: resolveGatewayWindowsTaskName(env.OPENCLAW_PROFILE),
+      }),
+    );
   }
   return hints;
 }
diff --git a/src/daemon/runtime-hints.test.ts b/src/daemon/runtime-hints.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..725edc48dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/daemon/runtime-hints.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { buildPlatformRuntimeLogHints, buildPlatformServiceStartHints } from "./runtime-hints.js";
+
+describe("buildPlatformRuntimeLogHints", () => {
+  it("renders launchd log hints on darwin", () => {
+    expect(
+      buildPlatformRuntimeLogHints({
+        platform: "darwin",
+        env: {
+          OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR: "/tmp/openclaw-state",
+          OPENCLAW_LOG_PREFIX: "gateway",
+        },
+        systemdServiceName: "openclaw-gateway",
+        windowsTaskName: "OpenClaw Gateway",
+      }),
+    ).toEqual([
+      "Launchd stdout (if installed): /tmp/openclaw-state/logs/gateway.log",
+      "Launchd stderr (if installed): /tmp/openclaw-state/logs/gateway.err.log",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("renders systemd and windows hints by platform", () => {
+    expect(
+      buildPlatformRuntimeLogHints({
+        platform: "linux",
+        systemdServiceName: "openclaw-gateway",
+        windowsTaskName: "OpenClaw Gateway",
+      }),
+    ).toEqual(["Logs: journalctl --user -u openclaw-gateway.service -n 200 --no-pager"]);
+    expect(
+      buildPlatformRuntimeLogHints({
+        platform: "win32",
+        systemdServiceName: "openclaw-gateway",
+        windowsTaskName: "OpenClaw Gateway",
+      }),
+    ).toEqual(['Logs: schtasks /Query /TN "OpenClaw Gateway" /V /FO LIST']);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("buildPlatformServiceStartHints", () => {
+  it("builds platform-specific service start hints", () => {
+    expect(
+      buildPlatformServiceStartHints({
+        platform: "darwin",
+        installCommand: "openclaw gateway install",
+        startCommand: "openclaw gateway",
+        launchAgentPlistPath: "~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.openclaw.gateway.plist",
+        systemdServiceName: "openclaw-gateway",
+        windowsTaskName: "OpenClaw Gateway",
+      }),
+    ).toEqual([
+      "openclaw gateway install",
+      "openclaw gateway",
+      "launchctl bootstrap gui/$UID ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.openclaw.gateway.plist",
+    ]);
+    expect(
+      buildPlatformServiceStartHints({
+        platform: "linux",
+        installCommand: "openclaw gateway install",
+        startCommand: "openclaw gateway",
+        launchAgentPlistPath: "~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.openclaw.gateway.plist",
+        systemdServiceName: "openclaw-gateway",
+        windowsTaskName: "OpenClaw Gateway",
+      }),
+    ).toEqual([
+      "openclaw gateway install",
+      "openclaw gateway",
+      "systemctl --user start openclaw-gateway.service",
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/daemon/runtime-hints.ts b/src/daemon/runtime-hints.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..037e5163c39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/daemon/runtime-hints.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { resolveGatewayLogPaths } from "./launchd.js";
+
+export function buildPlatformRuntimeLogHints(params: {
+  platform?: NodeJS.Platform;
+  env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
+  systemdServiceName: string;
+  windowsTaskName: string;
+}): string[] {
+  const platform = params.platform ?? process.platform;
+  const env = params.env ?? process.env;
+  if (platform === "darwin") {
+    const logs = resolveGatewayLogPaths(env);
+    return [
+      `Launchd stdout (if installed): ${logs.stdoutPath}`,
+      `Launchd stderr (if installed): ${logs.stderrPath}`,
+    ];
+  }
+  if (platform === "linux") {
+    return [`Logs: journalctl --user -u ${params.systemdServiceName}.service -n 200 --no-pager`];
+  }
+  if (platform === "win32") {
+    return [`Logs: schtasks /Query /TN "${params.windowsTaskName}" /V /FO LIST`];
+  }
+  return [];
+}
+
+export function buildPlatformServiceStartHints(params: {
+  platform?: NodeJS.Platform;
+  installCommand: string;
+  startCommand: string;
+  launchAgentPlistPath: string;
+  systemdServiceName: string;
+  windowsTaskName: string;
+}): string[] {
+  const platform = params.platform ?? process.platform;
+  const base = [params.installCommand, params.startCommand];
+  switch (platform) {
+    case "darwin":
+      return [...base, `launchctl bootstrap gui/$UID ${params.launchAgentPlistPath}`];
+    case "linux":
+      return [...base, `systemctl --user start ${params.systemdServiceName}.service`];
+    case "win32":
+      return [...base, `schtasks /Run /TN "${params.windowsTaskName}"`];
+    default:
+      return base;
+  }
+}