diff --git a/gateway/status.py b/gateway/status.py
index 0f812c23e34..a27d8c7c02e 100644
--- a/gateway/status.py
+++ b/gateway/status.py
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ def _read_process_cmdline(pid: int) -> Optional[str]:
     return None
 
 
-def looks_like_gateway_command_line(command: str | None) -> bool:
-    """Return True only for a real ``gateway run`` process command line.
+def _gateway_command_subcommand(command: str | None) -> str | None:
+    """Return the Hermes gateway lifecycle subcommand from a command line.
 
     Lifecycle decisions (is the gateway up? did restart relaunch it?) must not
     fire on loose substring matches.  The previous ``"... gateway" in cmdline``
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def looks_like_gateway_command_line(command: str | None) -> bool:
     either side of the ``gateway`` subcommand.
     """
     if not command:
-        return False
+        return None
 
     try:
         raw_tokens = shlex.split(command, posix=False)
@@ -220,15 +220,15 @@ def looks_like_gateway_command_line(command: str | None) -> bool:
     # Strip surrounding quotes, normalize slashes + case per token.
     tokens = [t.strip("\"'").replace("\\", "/").lower() for t in raw_tokens]
     if not tokens:
-        return False
+        return None
 
     # Gateway-dedicated entrypoints carry no subcommand to inspect.
     for token in tokens:
         if token == "gateway/run.py" or token.endswith("/gateway/run.py"):
-            return True
+            return "run"
         basename = token.rsplit("/", 1)[-1]
         if basename in ("hermes-gateway", "hermes-gateway.exe"):
-            return True
+            return "run"
 
     joined = " ".join(tokens)
     has_gateway_entry = (
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def looks_like_gateway_command_line(command: str | None) -> bool:
         or any(t.rsplit("/", 1)[-1] in ("hermes", "hermes.exe") for t in tokens)
     )
     if not has_gateway_entry:
-        return False
+        return None
 
     # Drop profile selectors anywhere: --profile X / -p X / --profile=X / -p=X.
     # This consumes a profile VALUE of "gateway" too, so the real subcommand
@@ -259,9 +259,28 @@ def looks_like_gateway_command_line(command: str | None) -> bool:
         if token != "gateway":
             continue
         if i + 1 >= len(filtered):
-            return True  # bare `hermes gateway` defaults to `run`
-        return filtered[i + 1] == "run"
-    return False
+            return "run"  # bare `hermes gateway` defaults to `run`
+        return filtered[i + 1]
+    return None
+
+
+def looks_like_gateway_command_line(command: str | None) -> bool:
+    """Return True only for a real ``gateway run`` process command line."""
+    return _gateway_command_subcommand(command) == "run"
+
+
+def looks_like_gateway_runtime_command_line(command: str | None) -> bool:
+    """Return True for command lines that can host the gateway runtime.
+
+    ``gateway restart`` is normally a management command, not the gateway
+    runtime. On hosts without a service manager, though, the manual restart
+    fallback executes ``run_gateway()`` in that same process, so its argv stays
+    as ``gateway restart`` while it owns the webhook port and writes runtime
+    state. Keep the public ``looks_like_gateway_command_line()`` strict, and
+    use this broader matcher only when validating Hermes-owned runtime records
+    or no-supervisor cleanup scans.
+    """
+    return _gateway_command_subcommand(command) in {"run", "restart"}
 
 
 def _looks_like_gateway_process(pid: int) -> bool:
@@ -282,7 +301,7 @@ def _record_looks_like_gateway(record: dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
         return False
 
     cmdline = " ".join(str(part) for part in argv)
-    return looks_like_gateway_command_line(cmdline)
+    return looks_like_gateway_runtime_command_line(cmdline)
 
 
 def _build_pid_record() -> dict:
@@ -1213,6 +1232,10 @@ def get_running_pid(
     resolved_lock_path = _get_gateway_lock_path(resolved_pid_path)
     lock_active = is_gateway_runtime_lock_active(resolved_lock_path)
     if not lock_active:
+        if pid_path is None:
+            runtime_pid = get_runtime_status_running_pid()
+            if runtime_pid is not None:
+                return runtime_pid
         _cleanup_invalid_pid_path(resolved_pid_path, cleanup_stale=cleanup_stale)
         return None
 
@@ -1236,6 +1259,10 @@ def get_running_pid(
             return pid
 
     _cleanup_invalid_pid_path(resolved_pid_path, cleanup_stale=cleanup_stale)
+    if pid_path is None:
+        runtime_pid = get_runtime_status_running_pid()
+        if runtime_pid is not None:
+            return runtime_pid
     return None
 
 
diff --git a/hermes_cli/gateway.py b/hermes_cli/gateway.py
index 03435eac028..64d7f71f3e4 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/gateway.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/gateway.py
@@ -308,7 +308,11 @@ def _append_unique_pid(
     pids.append(pid)
 
 
-def _scan_gateway_pids(exclude_pids: set[int], all_profiles: bool = False) -> list[int]:
+def _scan_gateway_pids(
+    exclude_pids: set[int],
+    all_profiles: bool = False,
+    include_restart_managers: bool = False,
+) -> list[int]:
     """Best-effort process-table scan for gateway PIDs.
 
     This supplements the profile-scoped PID file so status views can still spot
@@ -325,7 +329,10 @@ def _scan_gateway_pids(exclude_pids: set[int], all_profiles: bool = False) -> li
     # scan no longer false-matches ``gateway status``/``dashboard`` siblings or
     # unrelated processes like ``python -m tui_gateway``. Lazy import mirrors the
     # circular-import avoidance used elsewhere in this module.
-    from gateway.status import looks_like_gateway_command_line
+    from gateway.status import (
+        looks_like_gateway_command_line,
+        looks_like_gateway_runtime_command_line,
+    )
     current_home = str(get_hermes_home().resolve())
     current_home_lc = current_home.lower()
     current_profile_arg = _profile_arg(current_home)
@@ -357,6 +364,11 @@ def _scan_gateway_pids(exclude_pids: set[int], all_profiles: bool = False) -> li
             return False
         return True
 
+    def _matches_gateway_runtime(command: str) -> bool:
+        if looks_like_gateway_command_line(command):
+            return True
+        return include_restart_managers and looks_like_gateway_runtime_command_line(command)
+
     try:
         if is_windows():
             # Prefer wmic when present (fast, stable output format).  On
@@ -420,7 +432,7 @@ def _scan_gateway_pids(exclude_pids: set[int], all_profiles: bool = False) -> li
                     current_cmd = line[len("CommandLine=") :]
                 elif line.startswith("ProcessId="):
                     pid_str = line[len("ProcessId=") :]
-                    if looks_like_gateway_command_line(current_cmd) and (
+                    if _matches_gateway_runtime(current_cmd) and (
                         all_profiles or _matches_current_profile(current_cmd)
                     ):
                         try:
@@ -445,7 +457,7 @@ def _scan_gateway_pids(exclude_pids: set[int], all_profiles: bool = False) -> li
                             with open(f"/proc/{pid}/cmdline", "rb") as _f:
                                 cmdline = _f.read().decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
                             cmdline = cmdline.replace("\x00", " ")
-                            if looks_like_gateway_command_line(cmdline) and (
+                            if _matches_gateway_runtime(cmdline) and (
                                 all_profiles or _matches_current_profile(cmdline)
                             ):
                                 _append_unique_pid(pids, pid, exclude_pids)
@@ -488,7 +500,7 @@ def _scan_gateway_pids(exclude_pids: set[int], all_profiles: bool = False) -> li
 
                     if pid is None:
                         continue
-                    if looks_like_gateway_command_line(command) and (
+                    if _matches_gateway_runtime(command) and (
                         all_profiles or _matches_current_profile(command)
                     ):
                         _append_unique_pid(pids, pid, exclude_pids)
@@ -567,7 +579,15 @@ def find_gateway_pids(
             pass
     for pid in _get_service_pids():
         _append_unique_pid(pids, pid, _exclude)
-    for pid in _scan_gateway_pids(_exclude, all_profiles=all_profiles):
+    try:
+        include_restart_managers = not supports_systemd_services()
+    except Exception:
+        include_restart_managers = False
+    for pid in _scan_gateway_pids(
+        _exclude,
+        all_profiles=all_profiles,
+        include_restart_managers=include_restart_managers,
+    ):
         _append_unique_pid(pids, pid, _exclude)
     return pids
 
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_gateway_command_line_matcher.py b/tests/gateway/test_gateway_command_line_matcher.py
index bc8113b91a0..6482c2f86f2 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_gateway_command_line_matcher.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_gateway_command_line_matcher.py
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import pytest
 
-from gateway.status import looks_like_gateway_command_line as matches
+from gateway.status import (
+    looks_like_gateway_command_line as matches,
+    looks_like_gateway_runtime_command_line as matches_runtime,
+)
 
 
 ACCEPT = [
@@ -58,3 +61,9 @@ def test_accepts_real_gateway_run(cmd):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("cmd", REJECT)
 def test_rejects_non_gateway_run(cmd):
     assert matches(cmd) is False
+
+
+def test_runtime_matcher_accepts_no_supervisor_restart_process():
+    assert matches("python -m hermes_cli.main gateway restart") is False
+    assert matches_runtime("python -m hermes_cli.main gateway restart") is True
+    assert matches_runtime("python -m hermes_cli.main gateway status") is False
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_status.py b/tests/gateway/test_status.py
index 0a6129b2bb5..a70c028ca15 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_status.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_status.py
@@ -174,6 +174,54 @@ class TestGatewayPidState:
         assert status.get_running_pid() is None
         assert not pid_path.exists()
 
+    def test_get_running_pid_accepts_no_supervisor_restart_runtime(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+        """WSL/no-systemd restart fallback runs the gateway in a restart argv process."""
+        monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(tmp_path))
+        pid_path = tmp_path / "gateway.pid"
+        record = {
+            "pid": os.getpid(),
+            "kind": "hermes-gateway",
+            "argv": ["python", "-m", "hermes_cli.main", "gateway", "restart"],
+            "start_time": 123,
+        }
+        pid_path.write_text(json.dumps(record))
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(status.os, "kill", lambda pid, sig: None)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(status, "_get_process_start_time", lambda pid: 123)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            status,
+            "_read_process_cmdline",
+            lambda pid: "python -m hermes_cli.main gateway restart",
+        )
+
+        assert status.acquire_gateway_runtime_lock() is True
+        try:
+            assert status.get_running_pid() == os.getpid()
+        finally:
+            status.release_gateway_runtime_lock()
+
+    def test_get_running_pid_falls_back_to_no_supervisor_runtime_state(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+        """A live gateway_state.json PID should keep status accurate without a pidfile."""
+        monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(tmp_path))
+        state_path = tmp_path / "gateway_state.json"
+        state_path.write_text(json.dumps({
+            "gateway_state": "running",
+            "pid": os.getpid(),
+            "kind": "hermes-gateway",
+            "argv": ["python", "-m", "hermes_cli.main", "gateway", "restart"],
+            "start_time": 123,
+        }))
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(status.os, "kill", lambda pid, sig: None)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(status, "_get_process_start_time", lambda pid: 123)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            status,
+            "_read_process_cmdline",
+            lambda pid: "python -m hermes_cli.main gateway restart",
+        )
+
+        assert status.get_running_pid() == os.getpid()
+
     def test_get_running_pid_cleans_stale_metadata_from_dead_foreign_pid(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
         """Stale PID file from a *different* PID (crashed process) must still be cleaned.
 
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway.py
index 8f9e49c4957..ba29d2f3347 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway.py
@@ -821,6 +821,23 @@ def test_find_gateway_pids_falls_back_to_pid_file_when_process_scan_fails(monkey
     assert gateway.find_gateway_pids() == [321]
 
 
+def test_find_gateway_pids_includes_restart_managers_without_systemd(monkeypatch):
+    calls = []
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gateway, "_get_service_pids", lambda: set())
+    monkeypatch.setattr("gateway.status.get_running_pid", lambda: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gateway, "supports_systemd_services", lambda: False)
+
+    def fake_scan(exclude_pids, all_profiles=False, include_restart_managers=False):
+        calls.append((set(exclude_pids), all_profiles, include_restart_managers))
+        return [708] if include_restart_managers else []
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gateway, "_scan_gateway_pids", fake_scan)
+
+    assert gateway.find_gateway_pids(all_profiles=True) == [708]
+    assert calls == [(set(), True, True)]
+
+
 def test_scan_gateway_pids_detects_windows_hermes_exe_case_variants(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(gateway, "is_windows", lambda: True)
     monkeypatch.setattr(gateway, "_get_ancestor_pids", lambda: set())
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_proc_fallback.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_proc_fallback.py
index 6b5bb15a97e..e5cad661770 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_proc_fallback.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_proc_fallback.py
@@ -77,6 +77,43 @@ class TestProcFallback:
         assert 99999 not in pids
         mock_ps.assert_not_called()  # ps must NOT be called when /proc worked
 
+    def test_detects_no_supervisor_restart_process_only_when_enabled(self):
+        entries = {
+            12345: "python -m hermes_cli.main gateway restart",
+            99999: _OTHER_CMD,
+        }
+        _isdir, _listdir, _open = _fake_proc_dir(entries)
+
+        with (
+            patch("hermes_cli.gateway.is_windows", return_value=False),
+            patch("os.path.isdir", side_effect=_isdir),
+            patch("os.listdir", side_effect=_listdir),
+            patch("builtins.open", side_effect=_open),
+            patch("hermes_cli.gateway._get_ancestor_pids", return_value=set()),
+            patch("subprocess.run") as mock_ps,
+        ):
+            strict_pids = gateway_mod._scan_gateway_pids(set(), all_profiles=True)
+
+        _isdir, _listdir, _open = _fake_proc_dir(entries)
+        with (
+            patch("hermes_cli.gateway.is_windows", return_value=False),
+            patch("os.path.isdir", side_effect=_isdir),
+            patch("os.listdir", side_effect=_listdir),
+            patch("builtins.open", side_effect=_open),
+            patch("hermes_cli.gateway._get_ancestor_pids", return_value=set()),
+            patch("subprocess.run") as mock_ps_enabled,
+        ):
+            fallback_pids = gateway_mod._scan_gateway_pids(
+                set(),
+                all_profiles=True,
+                include_restart_managers=True,
+            )
+
+        assert strict_pids == []
+        assert fallback_pids == [12345]
+        mock_ps.assert_not_called()
+        mock_ps_enabled.assert_not_called()
+
     def test_excludes_own_pid_from_proc_scan(self):
         my_pid = os.getpid()
         entries = {my_pid: _GATEWAY_CMD}