diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 0ed9ac1b2..57b729ac4 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -2955,14 +2955,27 @@ print_completion() {
     echo "  Uninstall:  curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rcourtman/Pulse/main/install.sh | bash -s -- --uninstall"
 
     local proxy_status="Not installed"
-    if [[ -S /run/pulse-sensor-proxy/pulse-sensor-proxy.sock ]]; then
-        proxy_status="Installed (host socket present)"
+    local pending_file="/etc/pulse-sensor-proxy/pending-control-plane.env"
+    local control_token_file="/etc/pulse-sensor-proxy/.pulse-control-token"
+
+    if [[ "$HOST_PROXY_INSTALLED" == true ]]; then
+        if [[ -f "$control_token_file" ]]; then
+            proxy_status="Installed (control-plane sync active)"
+        elif [[ -f "$pending_file" ]]; then
+            proxy_status="Installed (waiting for Pulse to register host)"
+        else
+            proxy_status="Installed (local allow list)"
+        fi
     elif [[ "$HOST_PROXY_REQUESTED" == true ]]; then
         proxy_status="Install requested (pending)"
     fi
     echo
     echo -e "${YELLOW}Temperature proxy:${NC} ${proxy_status}"
 
+    if [[ "$HOST_PROXY_INSTALLED" == true && -f "$pending_file" ]]; then
+        echo "  Add this host in Pulse (Settings → Nodes) and the proxy will auto-register."
+    fi
+
     if [[ "$IN_CONTAINER" == "true" ]]; then
         local proxy_ctid="${DETECTED_CTID:-<your-container-id>}"
         echo
diff --git a/scripts/install-sensor-proxy.sh b/scripts/install-sensor-proxy.sh
index 4f8a0468c..6f111b7ce 100755
--- a/scripts/install-sensor-proxy.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-sensor-proxy.sh
@@ -322,6 +322,34 @@ write_inline_allowed_nodes() {
         return
     fi
 
+    python3 - "$CONFIG_FILE" <<'PY'
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+path = Path(sys.argv[1])
+if not path.exists():
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+lines = path.read_text().splitlines()
+result = []
+skip = False
+seen = False
+for line in lines:
+    stripped = line.strip()
+    if stripped.startswith("allowed_nodes:"):
+        if seen:
+            skip = True
+            continue
+        seen = True
+    if skip:
+        if stripped.startswith("#") or stripped.startswith("-") or stripped == "" or line.startswith((" ", "\t")):
+            continue
+        skip = False
+    result.append(line)
+
+path.write_text("\n".join(result).rstrip() + "\n")
+PY
+
     python3 - "$CONFIG_FILE" "$comment_line" "${nodes[@]}" <<'PY'
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path