diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7fa6119..5549b8f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2496,6 +2496,12 @@ The checksum is the sum of the first four bytes modulo 256. Firmware and Python
 ### Finding your USB↔UART adapter “description” (port filtering)
 If you have multiple serial/COM devices, you can filter which ports the bridge will consider using the port **description** (or vendor/product text) shown by the OS.
 
+Run `uv run controller-uart-bridge --list-ports` to print port names,
+descriptions, and manufacturers, then exit without opening any ports or starting
+controller discovery. This uses the same USB-only default and port filters as
+the bridge; add `--all-ports` to include non-USB serial devices, or
+`--include-port-desc CP210` to preview a description filter.
+
 - **macOS/Linux (terminal)**:
   - Quick list with descriptions: `python -m serial.tools.list_ports -v`
   - Then run the bridge with a filter, for example: `controller-uart-bridge --interactive --include-port-desc CP210`
@@ -2653,6 +2659,7 @@ Options:
 - `--map index:PORT` (repeatable) to pin controller index to serial (e.g., `--map 0:/dev/cu.usbserial-0001` or `--map 0:COM5`).
 - `--ports PORTS...` or `--interactive` for auto/interactive pairing.
 - `--all-ports` to include non-USB serial devices in discovery.
+- `--list-ports` to print serial port names, descriptions, and manufacturers, then exit (respects port filters and `--all-ports`).
 - `--ignore-port-desc SUBSTR` / `--include-port-desc SUBSTR` to filter serial ports by description (repeatable).
 - `--include-controller-name SUBSTR` to only open controllers whose name matches (repeatable).
 - `--list-controllers` to print detected controllers and their GUIDs, then exit (useful for GUID-based options).
diff --git a/src/switch_pico_bridge/controller_uart_bridge.py b/src/switch_pico_bridge/controller_uart_bridge.py
index 907385c..8a29484 100644
--- a/src/switch_pico_bridge/controller_uart_bridge.py
+++ b/src/switch_pico_bridge/controller_uart_bridge.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import sdl3
 from rich.console import Console
 from rich.prompt import Prompt
 from rich.table import Table
+from rich.text import Text
 
 from .switch_pico_uart import (
     UART_BAUD,
@@ -641,6 +642,11 @@ def build_arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         action="store_true",
         help="Include non-USB serial ports when listing devices.",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--list-ports",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="List serial ports, descriptions, and manufacturers, then exit. Uses port filters and --all-ports.",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--frequency",
         type=float,
@@ -1002,6 +1008,32 @@ def list_controllers_with_guids(
     console.print(table)
 
 
+def list_serial_ports(console: Console, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+    """Show available UART ports without opening them or initializing SDL."""
+    ports = discover_serial_ports(
+        include_non_usb=args.all_ports,
+        ignore_descriptions=args.ignore_port_desc,
+        include_descriptions=args.include_port_desc,
+        include_manufacturers=args.include_port_manufacturer,
+    )
+    if not ports:
+        console.print("No matching serial ports found.")
+        if not args.all_ports:
+            console.print("Use --all-ports to include non-USB serial devices.")
+        return
+    table = Table(title="Serial Ports")
+    table.add_column("Port", no_wrap=True)
+    table.add_column("Description")
+    table.add_column("Manufacturer")
+    for port in sorted(ports, key=lambda info: info["device"]):
+        table.add_row(
+            Text(port["device"]),
+            Text(port["description"]),
+            Text(port["manufacturer"] or "Unknown"),
+        )
+    console.print(table)
+
+
 def prepare_pairing_state(
     args: argparse.Namespace,
     console: Console,
@@ -1665,6 +1697,9 @@ def main() -> None:
     parser = build_arg_parser()
     args = parser.parse_args()
     console = Console()
+    if args.list_ports:
+        list_serial_ports(console, args)
+        return
     config = build_bridge_config(console, args)
     initialize_sdl(parser)
     contexts: Dict[int, ControllerContext] = {}