diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b7bc379..a230645 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ Methods:
 - `system.capabilities` returns gateway protocol and node policy snapshot.
 
 Companion runtime helper:
-- `src/companion/runtimeClient.ts` provides a typed Node/WebSocket client for companion runtimes (macOS/iOS/Android workers) with wrappers for `node.register`, `node.capabilities.get`, `node.location.set/get`, `node.status.set`, `node.push_token.set`, `system.capabilities`, `system.nodes`, and canvas artifact RPCs (`canvas.put/get/list/delete/clear`), plus convenience helpers (`bootstrapNode`, optional `autoConnect`, `dispose()`, `waitForIdle()` for pending-work drain synchronization) and event helpers (`subscribeEvents()`, `subscribeEvent()`, `subscribeAgentStream()`, `subscribeAgentTyping()`, `subscribeContextWarning()`, `waitForEvent()` with timeout/predicate/abort support, non-empty event-name validation, and deterministic teardown cancellation (including socket-close rejection), `waitForAnyEvent()` (with non-empty event-name-list validation), `waitForAgentStream()`, `waitForAgentTyping()`, `waitForContextWarning()`, `clearEventSubscriptions()`, `listKnownEventNames()`, `eventSubscriptionCount`) plus in-flight observability via `pendingRequestCount`, `pendingEventWaitCount`, `hasPendingWork`, and `getPendingWorkSnapshot()`.
+- `src/companion/runtimeClient.ts` provides a typed Node/WebSocket client for companion runtimes (macOS/iOS/Android workers) with wrappers for `node.register`, `node.capabilities.get`, `node.location.set/get`, `node.status.set`, `node.push_token.set`, `system.capabilities`, `system.nodes`, and canvas artifact RPCs (`canvas.put/get/list/delete/clear`), plus convenience helpers (`bootstrapNode`, optional `autoConnect`, `dispose()`, `waitForIdle()` for pending-work drain synchronization) and event helpers (`subscribeEvents()`, `subscribeEvent()`, `subscribeAgentStream()`, `subscribeAgentTyping()`, `subscribeContextWarning()`, `waitForEvent()` with timeout/predicate/abort support, non-empty event-name validation, and deterministic teardown cancellation (including socket-close rejection), `waitForAnyEvent()` (with non-empty event-name-list validation), `waitForAgentStream()`, `waitForAgentTyping()`, `waitForContextWarning()`, `clearEventSubscriptions()`, `listKnownEventNames()`, `eventSubscriptionCount`) plus in-flight observability via `pendingRequestCount`, `pendingEventWaitCount`, `hasPendingWork`, `idle`, and `getPendingWorkSnapshot()`.
 - `src/companion/platformClients.ts` provides platform-focused wrappers:
   - `MacOSCompanionClient` (`platform: "macos"`, APNs push registration)
   - `IOSCompanionClient` (`platform: "ios"`, APNs push registration)
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ Companion runtime helper:
   - optional `defaultSessionId` for canvas helper calls so `sessionId` can be omitted per call
   - lifecycle passthroughs for connection state/teardown (`connected`, `dispose(code?, reason?)`)
   - stream passthrough helpers (`subscribeEvents`, `subscribeEvent`, `clearEventSubscriptions`, `listKnownEventNames`, `eventSubscriptionCount`, `subscribeAgentStream/Typing/ContextWarning`, `waitForEvent`, `waitForAnyEvent`, `waitForAgentStream/Typing/ContextWarning`)
-  - runtime observability/control passthroughs (`pendingRequestCount`, `pendingEventWaitCount`, `hasPendingWork`, `getPendingWorkSnapshot()`, `connected`, `waitForIdle()`)
+  - runtime observability/control passthroughs (`pendingRequestCount`, `pendingEventWaitCount`, `hasPendingWork`, `idle`, `getPendingWorkSnapshot()`, `connected`, `waitForIdle()`)
 - `src/companion/heartbeatLoop.ts` provides `CompanionHeartbeatLoop` for periodic heartbeat scheduling (`publishHeartbeat`) with start/stop safety, optional interval jitter (`jitterRatio`) to spread load (with safe normalization for invalid random samples), `tickNow()` for manual sends, success/error hooks, loop observability (`successCount`, `lastSuccessAt`, `failureCount`, `lastFailure`, `getState()`), and optional auto-stop after repeated failures.
 
 ## Canvas / A2UI Foundation
diff --git a/docs/plans/state.json b/docs/plans/state.json
index 7d5dff1..64656f8 100644
--- a/docs/plans/state.json
+++ b/docs/plans/state.json
@@ -1012,6 +1012,21 @@
       ],
       "test_status": "pnpm test:run src/companion/runtimeClient.test.ts src/companion/platformClients.test.ts src/companion/heartbeatLoop.test.ts src/companion/platformClients.integration.test.ts + pnpm typecheck passing"
     },
+    "companion-runtime-idle-alias-observability": {
+      "status": "completed",
+      "date": "2026-02-17",
+      "updated": "2026-02-17",
+      "summary": "Added runtime `idle` convenience alias (`!hasPendingWork`) with platform passthrough getters for clearer readiness checks in companion app code.",
+      "files_modified": [
+        "src/companion/runtimeClient.ts",
+        "src/companion/runtimeClient.test.ts",
+        "src/companion/platformClients.ts",
+        "src/companion/platformClients.test.ts",
+        "README.md",
+        "docs/plans/state.json"
+      ],
+      "test_status": "pnpm test:run src/companion/runtimeClient.test.ts src/companion/platformClients.test.ts src/companion/heartbeatLoop.test.ts src/companion/platformClients.integration.test.ts + pnpm typecheck passing"
+    },
     "browser-tools-activation-clarity": {
       "status": "completed",
       "date": "2026-02-17",
diff --git a/src/companion/platformClients.test.ts b/src/companion/platformClients.test.ts
index b8fab46..6e5e4cd 100644
--- a/src/companion/platformClients.test.ts
+++ b/src/companion/platformClients.test.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ function createRuntimeMock(): {
   pendingRequestCount: number;
   pendingEventWaitCount: number;
   hasPendingWork: boolean;
+  idle: boolean;
   connected: boolean;
 } {
   const connect = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ function createRuntimeMock(): {
   const pendingRequestCount = 2;
   const pendingEventWaitCount = 1;
   const hasPendingWork = true;
+  const idle = false;
   const connected = true;
 
   const runtime = {
@@ -137,6 +139,9 @@ function createRuntimeMock(): {
     get hasPendingWork() {
       return hasPendingWork;
     },
+    get idle() {
+      return idle;
+    },
     get connected() {
       return connected;
     },
@@ -179,6 +184,7 @@ function createRuntimeMock(): {
     pendingRequestCount,
     pendingEventWaitCount,
     hasPendingWork,
+    idle,
     connected,
   };
 }
@@ -345,6 +351,13 @@ describe('platform companion clients', () => {
     expect(client.hasPendingWork).toBe(mock.hasPendingWork);
   });
 
+  it('platform idle forwards runtime getter value', async () => {
+    const mock = createRuntimeMock();
+    const client = new IOSCompanionClient({ runtime: mock.runtime, nodeId: 'ios-node' });
+
+    expect(client.idle).toBe(mock.idle);
+  });
+
   it('platform waitForIdle forwards options to runtime client', async () => {
     const mock = createRuntimeMock();
     const client = new IOSCompanionClient({ runtime: mock.runtime, nodeId: 'ios-node' });
diff --git a/src/companion/platformClients.ts b/src/companion/platformClients.ts
index 53c4fa4..43c218e 100644
--- a/src/companion/platformClients.ts
+++ b/src/companion/platformClients.ts
@@ -289,6 +289,10 @@ export class MacOSCompanionClient {
     return this.runtime.hasPendingWork;
   }
 
+  get idle(): boolean {
+    return this.runtime.idle;
+  }
+
   getPendingWorkSnapshot(): PendingWorkSnapshot {
     return this.runtime.getPendingWorkSnapshot();
   }
@@ -551,6 +555,10 @@ export class IOSCompanionClient {
     return this.runtime.hasPendingWork;
   }
 
+  get idle(): boolean {
+    return this.runtime.idle;
+  }
+
   getPendingWorkSnapshot(): PendingWorkSnapshot {
     return this.runtime.getPendingWorkSnapshot();
   }
@@ -811,6 +819,10 @@ export class AndroidCompanionClient {
     return this.runtime.hasPendingWork;
   }
 
+  get idle(): boolean {
+    return this.runtime.idle;
+  }
+
   getPendingWorkSnapshot(): PendingWorkSnapshot {
     return this.runtime.getPendingWorkSnapshot();
   }
diff --git a/src/companion/runtimeClient.test.ts b/src/companion/runtimeClient.test.ts
index 1dd01c4..5b70189 100644
--- a/src/companion/runtimeClient.test.ts
+++ b/src/companion/runtimeClient.test.ts
@@ -632,15 +632,18 @@ describe('CompanionRuntimeClient', () => {
     await client.connect();
     expect(client.pendingRequestCount).toBe(0);
     expect(client.hasPendingWork).toBe(false);
+    expect(client.idle).toBe(true);
 
     const pending = client.call('system.capabilities');
     expect(client.pendingRequestCount).toBe(1);
     expect(client.hasPendingWork).toBe(true);
+    expect(client.idle).toBe(false);
 
     client.disconnect();
     await expect(pending).rejects.toThrow('Disconnected');
     expect(client.pendingRequestCount).toBe(0);
     expect(client.hasPendingWork).toBe(false);
+    expect(client.idle).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('returns pending work snapshot', async () => {
diff --git a/src/companion/runtimeClient.ts b/src/companion/runtimeClient.ts
index bbfb313..c470feb 100644
--- a/src/companion/runtimeClient.ts
+++ b/src/companion/runtimeClient.ts
@@ -326,6 +326,10 @@ export class CompanionRuntimeClient {
     return this.pendingRequestCount > 0 || this.pendingEventWaitCount > 0;
   }
 
+  get idle(): boolean {
+    return !this.hasPendingWork;
+  }
+
   getPendingWorkSnapshot(): PendingWorkSnapshot {
     return {
       pendingRequestCount: this.pendingRequestCount,