diff --git a/live/operator-session/clawdie-join-hive.sh b/live/operator-session/clawdie-join-hive.sh
index d531a519..f27eaced 100755
--- a/live/operator-session/clawdie-join-hive.sh
+++ b/live/operator-session/clawdie-join-hive.sh
@@ -155,6 +155,19 @@ if provider_env_has_bw_creds; then
                     sleep 1
                     _t=$(( _t + 1 ))
                 done
+                # Confirm the auto-spawned Pi came up (colibri auto-spawn on boot).
+                if have colibri; then
+                    _p=0
+                    while [ "$_p" -lt 10 ]; do
+                        if colibri --socket "$SOCKET" status 2>/dev/null | grep -q '"agents":[1-9]'; then
+                            echo "       Pi agent is live."
+                            break
+                        fi
+                        sleep 1
+                        _p=$(( _p + 1 ))
+                    done
+                    [ "$_p" -lt 10 ] || echo "       NOTE: no Pi agent yet — check: colibri status"
+                fi
             else
                 echo "       WARNING: daemon restart failed."
                 echo "       Run: mdo -u root service colibri_daemon restart"