diff --git a/scripts/nym/status.sh b/scripts/nym/status.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Probe koopa-nym container + local HTTP API
+set -euo pipefail
+HTTP="${NYM_HTTP:-http://127.0.0.1:9080}"
+echo "=== podman ==="
+podman ps -a --filter name=koopa-nym --format 'table {{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}\t{{.Ports}}' || true
+echo "=== listen ==="
+ss -lntp 2>/dev/null | grep -E '9080|1789|1790|19000|51822' || true
+echo "=== api /roles ==="
+curl -sS -m 5 "${HTTP}/api/v1/roles" 2>/dev/null | head -c 500 || echo "(unreachable)"
+echo
+echo "=== api /health (if present) ==="
+curl -sS -m 3 -o /dev/null -w "http=%{http_code}\n" "${HTTP}/api/v1/health" 2>/dev/null || true