diff --git a/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py b/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py
index a8e7fd9..a9e6e85 100644
--- a/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py
+++ b/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py
@@ -328,6 +328,12 @@ class AnswerEngine:
                 if hottest_facts and not hardware_facts and focus_entity != "class" and not hotspot_request:
                     metric_facts = hottest_facts
                     key_facts = _merge_fact_lines(metric_facts, key_facts)
+                if "namespace" in lowered_q and any(term in lowered_q for term in ("hotspot", "hot spot", "hottest")):
+                    for line in summary_lines:
+                        if line.startswith("node_pods_top:"):
+                            metric_facts = _merge_fact_lines([line], metric_facts)
+                            key_facts = _merge_fact_lines([line], key_facts)
+                            break
                 if classify.get("question_type") in {"metric", "diagnostic"} and not hottest_facts and not hardware_facts:
                     metric_candidates = _metric_candidate_lines(summary_lines, keyword_tokens)
                     selected_facts = await _select_metric_facts(call_llm, normalized, metric_candidates, plan)