diff --git a/mytoolkit/commands/git.py b/mytoolkit/commands/git.py
index bd01534..63ba7af 100644
--- a/mytoolkit/commands/git.py
+++ b/mytoolkit/commands/git.py
@@ -108,10 +108,53 @@ def _port_listening_on(host: str, port: int) -> bool:
         return False
 
 
+def _report_proxy_listen(port: int, ips: list[str] | None = None) -> None:
+    """Print loopback + Parallels listen state and guest proxy URLs."""
+    loop_ok = _port_listening_on("127.0.0.1", port)
+    click.secho("\nProxy listen check:", fg="cyan")
+    click.echo(
+        f"  127.0.0.1:{port}  {'OK' if loop_ok else 'DOWN'}  (Mac / git http.proxy)"
+    )
+    if ips is None:
+        ips = _parallels_host_ips()
+    if not ips:
+        click.secho(
+            "  (no Parallels Shared/Host-Only IPs auto-detected — "
+            "guest VMs cannot use this proxy via host IP; "
+            "override with XIAOHE_CI_PARALLELS_HOST_IP)",
+            fg="yellow",
+        )
+        return
+    click.echo("  Parallels guest → Mac (socat):")
+    for ip in ips:
+        ok = _port_listening_on(ip, port)
+        mark = "OK" if ok else "DOWN"
+        click.echo(f"    {ip}:{port}  {mark}  →  guest use http://{ip}:{port}")
+    down = [ip for ip in ips if not _port_listening_on(ip, port)]
+    if down:
+        click.secho(
+            "  WARN: some Parallels forwards are DOWN — Windows/Linux VMs "
+            "will time out reaching GitHub via the host proxy.",
+            fg="yellow",
+            err=True,
+        )
+    else:
+        click.secho(
+            "  Guest tip: curl -I -x http://<ip>:%d https://api.github.com" % port,
+            fg="cyan",
+        )
+
+
 def _start_parallels_forwards(port: int) -> list[subprocess.Popen]:
     """Forward Parallels host IPs:port → 127.0.0.1:port via socat (Mac only)."""
     ips = _parallels_host_ips()
     if not ips:
+        click.secho(
+            "WARN: no Parallels host IPs detected (ifconfig). "
+            "Set XIAOHE_CI_PARALLELS_HOST_IP if a VM needs the proxy.",
+            fg="yellow",
+            err=True,
+        )
         return []
     socat = shutil.which("socat")
     if not socat:
@@ -122,10 +165,12 @@ def _start_parallels_forwards(port: int) -> list[subprocess.Popen]:
             err=True,
         )
         return []
+    click.echo(f"socat: {socat}")
+    click.echo(f"Parallels host IPs (auto): {', '.join(ips)}")
     procs: list[subprocess.Popen] = []
     for ip in ips:
         if _port_listening_on(ip, port):
-            click.echo(f"Parallels forward already up: {ip}:{port}")
+            click.secho(f"Parallels forward already up: {ip}:{port}", fg="green")
             continue
         proc = subprocess.Popen(
             [
@@ -226,11 +271,19 @@ def proxy_status() -> None:
     click.echo(f"  http.proxy:  {http_proxy}")
     click.echo(f"  https.proxy: {https_proxy}")
 
-    ips = _parallels_host_ips()
-    if ips:
-        click.secho("\nParallels host IPs (auto):", fg="cyan")
-        for ip in ips:
-            click.echo(f"  {ip}")
+    port = (
+        _proxy_loopback_port(http_proxy)
+        if http_proxy != "(not set)"
+        else None
+    )
+    if port is not None:
+        _report_proxy_listen(port)
+    else:
+        ips = _parallels_host_ips()
+        if ips:
+            click.secho("\nParallels host IPs (auto):", fg="cyan")
+            for ip in ips:
+                click.echo(f"  {ip}")
 
     click.secho("\nAvailable proxies:", fg="cyan")
     for proxy_name, url in proxies.items():
@@ -347,6 +400,7 @@ def proxy_run(name: str, command: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
                 sys.exit(1)
 
             forward_procs = _start_parallels_forwards(port)
+            _report_proxy_listen(port)
             click.secho(
                 "Press Ctrl-C to stop and auto-unset proxy\n", fg="cyan"
             )