diff --git a/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py b/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py
index 821a343..4f9130c 100644
--- a/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py
+++ b/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py
@@ -296,6 +296,18 @@ class AnswerEngine:
                         key_facts = _merge_fact_lines(metric_facts, key_facts)
                         if self._settings.debug_pipeline:
                             _debug_log("metric_facts_selected", {"facts": metric_facts})
+                if classify.get("question_type") in {"metric", "diagnostic"} and not metric_facts:
+                    for line in summary_lines:
+                        if "hardware_usage_top:" in line:
+                            metric_facts = [seg.strip() for seg in line.split(" | ") if seg.strip().startswith("hardware_usage_top:")]
+                            break
+                    if not metric_facts:
+                        for line in summary_lines:
+                            if "hardware_usage_avg:" in line:
+                                metric_facts = [seg.strip() for seg in line.split(" | ") if seg.strip().startswith("hardware_usage_avg:")]
+                                break
+                    if metric_facts:
+                        key_facts = _merge_fact_lines(metric_facts, key_facts)
                 if self._settings.debug_pipeline:
                     scored_preview = sorted(
                         [{"id": c["id"], "score": scored.get(c["id"], 0.0), "summary": c["summary"]} for c in chunks],