diff --git a/src/commands.ts b/src/commands.ts
index cfdd473..e2e34e9 100644
--- a/src/commands.ts
+++ b/src/commands.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import type { ExtensionAPI, ExtensionCommandContext } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
-import type { ExtensionState, RuntimeFlags } from "./state.js";
+import { resolveDeliveryMode } from "./auto-compact.js";
+import { readSettings, type SkillReinjectSettings } from "./settings.js";
+import type { AutoCompactIntegration, ExtensionState, RuntimeFlags } from "./state.js";
 
 export interface SkillReinjectCommandDeps {
 	state: ExtensionState;
@@ -7,20 +9,93 @@ export interface SkillReinjectCommandDeps {
 	persistState: () => void;
 }
 
-export function registerSkillReinjectCommand(pi: ExtensionAPI, _deps: SkillReinjectCommandDeps): void {
+export function registerSkillReinjectCommand(pi: ExtensionAPI, deps: SkillReinjectCommandDeps): void {
 	pi.registerCommand("skill-reinject", {
 		description:
 			"Skill re-inject after compaction (usage: /skill-reinject [on|off|list|now|integration ...])",
-		handler: handleSkillReinjectCommand,
+		handler: async (args, ctx) => {
+			await handleSkillReinjectCommand(args, ctx, deps);
+		},
 	});
 }
 
+function formatEnabledLine(sessionOverride: boolean | null, settings: SkillReinjectSettings): string {
+	if (sessionOverride === true) {
+		return "skill-reinject: on (session)";
+	}
+	if (sessionOverride === false) {
+		return "skill-reinject: off (session override)";
+	}
+	if (settings.enabled) {
+		return "skill-reinject: on (global)";
+	}
+	return "skill-reinject: off (global)";
+}
+
+function formatDeliveryLine(
+	settings: SkillReinjectSettings,
+	runtime: RuntimeFlags,
+	sessionIntegrationOverride?: AutoCompactIntegration | null,
+): string {
+	const mode = resolveDeliveryMode(settings, runtime, sessionIntegrationOverride);
+	if (mode === "immediate") {
+		return "delivery: immediate";
+	}
+	if (runtime.autoCompactDetected) {
+		return "delivery: defer (pi-auto-compact detected)";
+	}
+	return "delivery: defer";
+}
+
+function formatTrackedLine(state: ExtensionState): string {
+	const count = state.skills.length;
+	const suffix = count === 1 ? "" : "s";
+	const names = state.skills.map((skill) => skill.name).join(", ");
+	if (count === 0) {
+		return "tracked: 0 skills";
+	}
+	return `tracked: ${count} skill${suffix} — ${names}`;
+}
+
+function formatLastCompactionLine(state: ExtensionState): string {
+	if (!state.lastCompactionSource) {
+		return "last compaction: none";
+	}
+	return `last compaction: ${state.lastCompactionSource}`;
+}
+
+/** Status text for bare `/skill-reinject` (SPEC §7.2). */
+export function formatSkillReinjectStatus(
+	state: ExtensionState,
+	settings: SkillReinjectSettings,
+	runtime: RuntimeFlags,
+	sessionIntegrationOverride?: AutoCompactIntegration | null,
+): string {
+	return [
+		formatEnabledLine(state.sessionOverride, settings),
+		formatDeliveryLine(settings, runtime, sessionIntegrationOverride),
+		formatTrackedLine(state),
+		`pending reinject: ${state.pendingReinject.length}`,
+		formatLastCompactionLine(state),
+	].join("\n");
+}
+
+function showSkillReinjectStatus(ctx: ExtensionCommandContext, deps: SkillReinjectCommandDeps): void {
+	if (!ctx.hasUI) {
+		return;
+	}
+	const settings = readSettings(ctx);
+	ctx.ui.notify(formatSkillReinjectStatus(deps.state, settings, deps.runtime), "info");
+}
+
 async function handleSkillReinjectCommand(
 	args: string,
 	ctx: ExtensionCommandContext,
+	deps: SkillReinjectCommandDeps,
 ): Promise<void> {
 	const trimmed = args.trim();
 	if (!trimmed) {
+		showSkillReinjectStatus(ctx, deps);
 		return;
 	}