diff --git a/src/commands/cliproxy/__tests__/proxy-lifecycle-control-panel.test.ts b/src/commands/cliproxy/__tests__/proxy-lifecycle-control-panel.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48aa735b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/cliproxy/__tests__/proxy-lifecycle-control-panel.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/**
+ * Tests for printControlPanelAccess: the Control Panel (API Management Center)
+ * URL + login-key surface shown by `ccs cliproxy status` / `start`.
+ *
+ * Why this matters:
+ *  - The Control Panel login screen only asks for a "Management Key" with no
+ *    hint. Users who don't know the default (`ccs`) cannot get in. This surface
+ *    is the fix, so it must print the panel URL on the active port and the
+ *    EFFECTIVE key (default `ccs`, or the user's custom management_secret).
+ */
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as os from 'os';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, spyOn } from 'bun:test';
+
+import { printControlPanelAccess } from '../proxy-lifecycle-subcommand';
+import { invalidateConfigCache, mutateConfig } from '../../../config/config-loader-facade';
+
+function createTestHome(): string {
+  const dir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'ccs-control-panel-test-'));
+  const ccsDir = path.join(dir, '.ccs');
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(ccsDir, 'cliproxy', 'auth'), { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(ccsDir, 'config.yaml'), 'version: 1\n', 'utf8');
+  return dir;
+}
+
+describe('printControlPanelAccess', () => {
+  let tempHome: string;
+  let originalCcsHome: string | undefined;
+  let logSpy: ReturnType<typeof spyOn>;
+  let lines: string[];
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tempHome = createTestHome();
+    originalCcsHome = process.env.CCS_HOME;
+    process.env.CCS_HOME = tempHome;
+    invalidateConfigCache();
+    lines = [];
+    logSpy = spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation((msg?: unknown) => {
+      lines.push(String(msg ?? ''));
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    logSpy.mockRestore();
+    if (originalCcsHome === undefined) {
+      delete process.env.CCS_HOME;
+    } else {
+      process.env.CCS_HOME = originalCcsHome;
+    }
+    invalidateConfigCache();
+    try {
+      fs.rmSync(tempHome, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    } catch {
+      /* best-effort cleanup */
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('prints the panel URL on the given port and the default key (ccs)', () => {
+    printControlPanelAccess(8317);
+    const out = lines.join('\n');
+    expect(out).toContain('http://127.0.0.1:8317/management.html');
+    expect(out).toContain('Panel login key:');
+    expect(out).toContain('ccs');
+  });
+
+  it('uses the active port in the URL', () => {
+    printControlPanelAccess(9000);
+    expect(lines.join('\n')).toContain('http://127.0.0.1:9000/management.html');
+  });
+
+  it('prints a custom management_secret when configured', () => {
+    mutateConfig((config) => {
+      if (!config.cliproxy) {
+        config.cliproxy = {};
+      }
+      if (!config.cliproxy.auth) {
+        config.cliproxy.auth = {};
+      }
+      config.cliproxy.auth.management_secret = 'my-custom-key';
+    });
+    invalidateConfigCache();
+
+    printControlPanelAccess(8317);
+    const out = lines.join('\n');
+    expect(out).toContain('Panel login key:');
+    expect(out).toContain('my-custom-key');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/commands/cliproxy/help-subcommand.ts b/src/commands/cliproxy/help-subcommand.ts
index 4049a616..9fb96480 100644
--- a/src/commands/cliproxy/help-subcommand.ts
+++ b/src/commands/cliproxy/help-subcommand.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ export async function showHelp(): Promise<void> {
       [
         ['start', 'Start CLIProxy instance in background'],
         ['restart', 'Restart CLIProxy instance'],
-        ['status [--verbose]', 'Show running CLIProxy status (--verbose adds uptime)'],
+        [
+          'status [--verbose]',
+          'Show CLIProxy status + Control Panel URL and login key (--verbose adds uptime)',
+        ],
         ['stop', 'Stop running CLIProxy instance'],
         ['doctor | diag', 'Quota diagnostics and shared project detection'],
       ],
diff --git a/src/commands/cliproxy/proxy-lifecycle-subcommand.ts b/src/commands/cliproxy/proxy-lifecycle-subcommand.ts
index 7c4e4462..6794260d 100644
--- a/src/commands/cliproxy/proxy-lifecycle-subcommand.ts
+++ b/src/commands/cliproxy/proxy-lifecycle-subcommand.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,23 @@ import { initUI, header, color, dim, ok, warn, info } from '../../utils/ui';
 import { getProxyStatus, startProxy, stopProxy } from '../../cliproxy/services';
 import { detectRunningProxy } from '../../cliproxy/proxy/proxy-detector';
 import { resolveLifecyclePort } from '../../cliproxy/config/port-manager';
+import { getEffectiveManagementSecret } from '../../cliproxy/auth/auth-token-manager';
+
+/**
+ * Print how to reach the local CLIProxy Control Panel (a.k.a. API Management
+ * Center) and the key needed to log in.
+ *
+ * The panel is served by CLIProxy at `/management.html` on the proxy port and
+ * its login is gated by the management secret (default `ccs`). The login screen
+ * only asks for a "Management Key" with no hint, so users frequently cannot get
+ * in. Surfacing the URL + resolved key here removes that guesswork.
+ */
+export function printControlPanelAccess(port: number): void {
+  const secret = getEffectiveManagementSecret();
+  console.log('');
+  console.log(`  Control Panel:    http://127.0.0.1:${port}/management.html`);
+  console.log(`  Panel login key:  ${secret}`);
+}
 
 export async function handleStart(verbose = false): Promise<void> {
   await initUI();
@@ -30,6 +47,9 @@ export async function handleStart(verbose = false): Promise<void> {
       console.log(ok(`CLIProxy started on port ${result.port}`));
     }
     console.log(dim('To stop: ccs cliproxy stop'));
+    if (result.port) {
+      printControlPanelAccess(result.port);
+    }
   } else {
     console.log(warn(result.error || 'Failed to start CLIProxy'));
   }
@@ -93,6 +113,7 @@ export async function handleProxyStatus(verbose = false): Promise<void> {
 
     console.log('');
     console.log(dim('To stop: ccs cliproxy stop'));
+    printControlPanelAccess(status.port ?? port);
   } else {
     // Fallback: detect untracked/orphaned proxy process (e.g. detached session without lock file).
     const detected = await detectRunningProxy(port);
@@ -109,6 +130,7 @@ export async function handleProxyStatus(verbose = false): Promise<void> {
       }
       console.log('');
       console.log(dim('To stop: ccs cliproxy stop'));
+      printControlPanelAccess(port);
     } else {
       console.log(`  Status:     ${color('Not running', 'warning')}`);
       console.log('');