diff --git a/workspaces.py b/workspaces.py
index 3d9bdd8..d8ae44a 100755
--- a/workspaces.py
+++ b/workspaces.py
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ def list_workspaces(
 
 
 @app.command("create")
+@app.command("new", hidden=True)
 def create_workspace(
     ctx: typer.Context,
     name: Optional[str] = typer.Option(
@@ -515,6 +516,7 @@ def pick_repo_with_iterfzf(repos: List[Path]) -> Optional[Path]:
 
 
 @app.command("add-repo")
+@app.command("add", hidden=True)
 def add_repo(
     ctx: typer.Context,
     workspace: Optional[str] = typer.Option(
@@ -1015,5 +1017,75 @@ def push_workspace(
             )
 
 
+# ---------------- status (current workspace) ----------------
+
+
+@app.command("status")
+def status_workspace(
+    ctx: typer.Context,
+    workspace: Optional[str] = typer.Option(
+        None,
+        "--workspace",
+        "-w",
+        help=(
+            "Workspace directory name to show status for. "
+            "If omitted, uses the workspace containing the current directory."
+        ),
+    ),
+):
+    """
+    Show detailed status for the current (or specified) workspace.
+
+    For each repo in the workspace:
+    - repo directory name
+    - branch
+    - ahead/behind/dirty indicator
+    - number of changed files
+    """
+    _settings, _repos_dir, workspaces_dir = get_ctx_paths(ctx)
+    ws_dir = find_workspace_dir(workspaces_dir, workspace)
+    if not ws_dir.exists():
+        console.print(f"[red]Workspace '{ws_dir.name}' does not exist at {ws_dir}[/red]")
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+    title, desc = read_workspace_readme(ws_dir)
+
+    table = Table(
+        title=f"Status for workspace '{title}' (dir: {ws_dir.name})",
+        show_lines=False,
+    )
+    table.add_column("Repo (dir)", style="bold")
+    table.add_column("Branch")
+    table.add_column("Ahead/Behind/Dirty")
+    table.add_column("Changed Files", justify="right")
+
+    worktrees: List[Path] = []
+    for child in sorted(p for p in ws_dir.iterdir() if p.is_dir()):
+        if child.name.lower() == "readme.md":
+            continue
+        if not ensure_git_repo(child):
+            continue
+        worktrees.append(child)
+
+    if not worktrees:
+        console.print(f"[yellow]No repos in workspace {ws_dir.name}[/yellow]")
+        raise typer.Exit(0)
+
+    for wt in worktrees:
+        branch = get_current_branch(wt) or "?"
+        status = get_git_status(wt)
+        changes = git_status_porcelain(wt)
+        table.add_row(
+            wt.name,
+            branch,
+            status.indicator,
+            str(len(changes)),
+        )
+
+    console.print(table)
+
+    if desc:
+        console.print(Panel(desc, title="Workspace description"))
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app()