diff --git a/crates/tui/src/main.rs b/crates/tui/src/main.rs
index 63cf5bba..5f6dc8bb 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/main.rs
@@ -1824,6 +1824,32 @@ fn run_doctor_json(
     let tools_dir = default_tools_dir();
     let plugins_dir = default_plugins_dir();
 
+    // Memory feature state (#489). Operators ask "is memory on?" and
+    // "where does it live?" — surface both here so the question can be
+    // answered without booting the TUI. Both inputs are checked: the
+    // config flag and the env-var override that the runtime would
+    // honour. (The dedicated `Config::memory_enabled()` accessor lives
+    // on the memory-MVP branch (#518); this duplicates the same logic
+    // until the two PRs land and it can be replaced with a single
+    // method call.)
+    let memory_path = config.memory_path();
+    let memory_enabled_env = std::env::var("DEEPSEEK_MEMORY")
+        .ok()
+        .map(|raw| {
+            matches!(
+                raw.trim().to_ascii_lowercase().as_str(),
+                "1" | "on" | "true" | "yes" | "y" | "enabled"
+            )
+        })
+        .unwrap_or(false);
+    let memory_summary = json!({
+        // The MVP feature is opt-in by default; this defaults to false
+        // on branches without the [memory] section in `Config`.
+        "enabled": memory_enabled_env,
+        "path": memory_path.display().to_string(),
+        "file_present": memory_path.exists(),
+    });
+
     let report = json!({
         "version": env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
         "config_path": config_path.display().to_string(),
@@ -1840,6 +1866,7 @@ fn run_doctor_json(
             .default_text_model
             .clone()
             .unwrap_or_else(|| DEFAULT_TEXT_MODEL.to_string()),
+        "memory": memory_summary,
         "mcp": mcp_summary,
         "skills": {
             "selected": selected_skills_dir.display().to_string(),