diff --git a/tools/orchestrator/session-status.sh b/tools/orchestrator/session-status.sh
index ae6e608..9ee4859 100755
--- a/tools/orchestrator/session-status.sh
+++ b/tools/orchestrator/session-status.sh
@@ -38,10 +38,91 @@ _require_jq
 
 lock_data=""
 if ! lock_data="$(session_lock_read "$PROJECT")"; then
-  if [[ "$FORMAT" == "json" ]]; then
-    echo '{"status":"no-session"}'
+  # No active session — but check if a mission exists
+  mp="$(mission_path "$PROJECT")"
+  if [[ -f "$mp" ]]; then
+    m_status="$(jq -r '.status // "inactive"' "$mp")"
+    m_name="$(jq -r '.name // "unnamed"' "$mp")"
+    m_id="$(jq -r '.mission_id // ""' "$mp")"
+    m_total="$(jq '.milestones | length' "$mp")"
+    m_done="$(jq '[.milestones[] | select(.status == "completed")] | length' "$mp")"
+    m_current="$(jq -r '[.milestones[] | select(.status == "active" or .status == "pending")][0].name // "none"' "$mp")"
+
+    # Task counts if TASKS.md exists
+    task_json="$(count_tasks_md "$PROJECT")"
+    t_total="$(echo "$task_json" | jq '.total')"
+    t_done="$(echo "$task_json" | jq '.done')"
+    t_pending="$(echo "$task_json" | jq '.pending')"
+    t_inprog="$(echo "$task_json" | jq '.in_progress')"
+
+    if [[ "$FORMAT" == "json" ]]; then
+      jq -n \
+        --arg status "no-session" \
+        --arg mission_status "$m_status" \
+        --arg mission_name "$m_name" \
+        --arg mission_id "$m_id" \
+        --argjson milestones_total "$m_total" \
+        --argjson milestones_done "$m_done" \
+        --argjson tasks_total "$t_total" \
+        --argjson tasks_done "$t_done" \
+        '{
+          status: $status,
+          mission: {
+            status: $mission_status,
+            name: $mission_name,
+            id: $mission_id,
+            milestones_total: $milestones_total,
+            milestones_done: $milestones_done,
+            tasks_total: $tasks_total,
+            tasks_done: $tasks_done
+          }
+        }'
+    else
+      echo ""
+      echo -e "  ${C_DIM}No active agent session.${C_RESET}"
+      echo ""
+
+      # Mission info
+      case "$m_status" in
+        active)    ms_color="${C_GREEN}ACTIVE${C_RESET}" ;;
+        paused)    ms_color="${C_YELLOW}PAUSED${C_RESET}" ;;
+        completed) ms_color="${C_CYAN}COMPLETED${C_RESET}" ;;
+        *)         ms_color="${C_DIM}${m_status}${C_RESET}" ;;
+      esac
+
+      echo -e "  ${C_BOLD}Mission:${C_RESET}       $m_name"
+      echo -e "  ${C_CYAN}Status:${C_RESET}        $ms_color"
+      echo -e "  ${C_CYAN}ID:${C_RESET}            $m_id"
+      echo -e "  ${C_CYAN}Milestones:${C_RESET}    $m_done / $m_total completed"
+      [[ "$m_current" != "none" ]] && echo -e "  ${C_CYAN}Current:${C_RESET}       $m_current"
+
+      if (( t_total > 0 )); then
+        echo -e "  ${C_CYAN}Tasks:${C_RESET}         $t_done / $t_total done ($t_pending pending, $t_inprog in-progress)"
+      fi
+      echo ""
+
+      if [[ "$m_status" == "active" || "$m_status" == "paused" ]]; then
+        echo -e "  ${C_BOLD}Next steps:${C_RESET}"
+        echo "    mosaic coord continue     Generate continuation prompt"
+        echo "    mosaic yolo claude        Launch agent session"
+      elif [[ "$m_status" == "completed" ]]; then
+        echo -e "  ${C_DIM}Mission completed. Start a new one with: mosaic coord init${C_RESET}"
+      else
+        echo -e "  ${C_DIM}Initialize with: mosaic coord init --name \"Mission Name\"${C_RESET}"
+      fi
+      echo ""
+    fi
   else
-    echo -e "${C_DIM}No active session.${C_RESET}"
+    if [[ "$FORMAT" == "json" ]]; then
+      echo '{"status":"no-session","mission":null}'
+    else
+      echo ""
+      echo -e "  ${C_DIM}No active session.${C_RESET}"
+      echo -e "  ${C_DIM}No mission found.${C_RESET}"
+      echo ""
+      echo "  Initialize with: mosaic coord init --name \"Mission Name\""
+      echo ""
+    fi
   fi
   exit 4
 fi