diff --git a/src/commands/cliproxy/index.ts b/src/commands/cliproxy/index.ts
index b269371b..02ae8bc5 100644
--- a/src/commands/cliproxy/index.ts
+++ b/src/commands/cliproxy/index.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {
   handleRoutingExplain,
   handleRoutingSet,
   handleRoutingAffinityStatus,
+  handleRoutingAffinityHelp,
   handleRoutingAffinitySet,
 } from './routing-subcommand';
 import {
@@ -196,6 +197,10 @@ export async function handleCliproxyCommand(args: string[]): Promise<void> {
       return;
     }
     if (subcommand === 'affinity') {
+      if (hasAnyFlag(remainingArgs.slice(2), ['--help', '-h'])) {
+        await handleRoutingAffinityHelp();
+        return;
+      }
       if (remainingArgs[2]) {
         await handleRoutingAffinitySet(remainingArgs.slice(2));
         return;
diff --git a/src/commands/cliproxy/routing-subcommand.ts b/src/commands/cliproxy/routing-subcommand.ts
index c2272597..ea63d9f2 100644
--- a/src/commands/cliproxy/routing-subcommand.ts
+++ b/src/commands/cliproxy/routing-subcommand.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,23 @@ export async function handleRoutingAffinityStatus(): Promise<void> {
   printSessionRecognitionGuide();
 }
 
+export async function handleRoutingAffinityHelp(): Promise<void> {
+  await initUI();
+  console.log('');
+  console.log(header('CLIProxy Session Affinity'));
+  console.log('');
+  console.log(subheader('Usage:'));
+  console.log(`  ${color('ccs cliproxy routing affinity', 'command')}`);
+  console.log(`  ${color('ccs cliproxy routing affinity on', 'command')}`);
+  console.log(`  ${color('ccs cliproxy routing affinity off', 'command')}`);
+  console.log(`  ${color('ccs cliproxy routing affinity on --ttl 1h', 'command')}`);
+  console.log('');
+  printSessionAffinityGuide();
+  console.log(`  ${dim('Accepted TTL examples: 30m, 1h, 2h30m')}`);
+  console.log('');
+  printSessionRecognitionGuide();
+}
+
 export async function handleRoutingAffinitySet(args: string[]): Promise<void> {
   const requested = normalizeCliproxySessionAffinityEnabled(args[0]);
   const extractedTtl = extractOption(args.slice(1), ['--ttl']);
diff --git a/ui/src/components/monitoring/proxy-status-widget.tsx b/ui/src/components/monitoring/proxy-status-widget.tsx
index 0c6e1ffa..cfa026df 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/monitoring/proxy-status-widget.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/monitoring/proxy-status-widget.tsx
@@ -169,19 +169,6 @@ export function ProxyStatusWidget() {
   const updateSessionAffinity = useUpdateCliproxySessionAffinity();
   const isSavingRoutingConfig = updateRouting.isPending || updateSessionAffinity.isPending;
   const routingConfigError = routingError instanceof Error ? routingError : null;
-  const effectiveSessionAffinityState =
-    sessionAffinityState ??
-    (sessionAffinityError instanceof Error
-      ? {
-          source: 'unsupported' as const,
-          target: (routingState?.target ?? (isRemoteMode ? 'remote' : 'local')) as
-            | 'local'
-            | 'remote',
-          reachable: false,
-          manageable: false,
-          message: sessionAffinityError.message,
-        }
-      : undefined);
   const startProxy = useStartProxy();
   const stopProxy = useStopProxy();
   const restartProxy = useRestartProxy();
@@ -213,6 +200,19 @@ export function ProxyStatusWidget() {
   // Determine if remote mode is enabled
   const remoteConfig = cliproxyConfig?.remote;
   const isRemoteMode = remoteConfig?.enabled && remoteConfig?.host;
+  const effectiveSessionAffinityState =
+    sessionAffinityState ??
+    (sessionAffinityError instanceof Error
+      ? {
+          source: 'unsupported' as const,
+          target: (routingState?.target ?? (isRemoteMode ? 'remote' : 'local')) as
+            | 'local'
+            | 'remote',
+          reachable: false,
+          manageable: false,
+          message: sessionAffinityError.message,
+        }
+      : undefined);
 
   const isRunning = status?.running ?? false;
   const isActioning =