diff --git a/services/comms/atlasbot-deployment.yaml b/services/comms/atlasbot-deployment.yaml
index f4883c4..377a076 100644
--- a/services/comms/atlasbot-deployment.yaml
+++ b/services/comms/atlasbot-deployment.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         app: atlasbot
       annotations:
-        checksum/atlasbot-configmap: manual-atlasbot-30
+        checksum/atlasbot-configmap: manual-atlasbot-31
         vault.hashicorp.com/agent-inject: "true"
         vault.hashicorp.com/role: "comms"
         vault.hashicorp.com/agent-inject-secret-turn-secret: "kv/data/atlas/comms/turn-shared-secret"
diff --git a/services/comms/scripts/atlasbot/bot.py b/services/comms/scripts/atlasbot/bot.py
index a91744d..3f05529 100644
--- a/services/comms/scripts/atlasbot/bot.py
+++ b/services/comms/scripts/atlasbot/bot.py
@@ -723,24 +723,55 @@ def facts_context(
         "workloads": _workloads_for_facts(workloads or []),
     }
 
+    summary_lines: list[str] = []
+    nodes_info = facts.get("nodes") if isinstance(facts.get("nodes"), dict) else {}
+    if nodes_info.get("total") is not None:
+        summary_lines.append(
+            f"nodes_total={nodes_info.get('total')}, ready={nodes_info.get('ready')}, not_ready={nodes_info.get('not_ready')}"
+        )
+    hottest = facts.get("metrics", {}).get("hottest_nodes") if isinstance(facts.get("metrics"), dict) else {}
+    if isinstance(hottest, dict) and hottest:
+        for key in ("cpu", "ram", "net", "io"):
+            entry = hottest.get(key) if isinstance(hottest.get(key), dict) else {}
+            node = entry.get("node")
+            value = entry.get("value")
+            if node and value is not None:
+                summary_lines.append(f"hottest_{key}={node} ({value})")
+    postgres = facts.get("metrics", {}).get("postgres_connections") if isinstance(facts.get("metrics"), dict) else {}
+    if isinstance(postgres, dict) and postgres:
+        used = postgres.get("used")
+        max_conn = postgres.get("max")
+        if used is not None and max_conn is not None:
+            summary_lines.append(f"postgres_used={used}, postgres_max={max_conn}")
+        hottest_db = postgres.get("hottest_db") if isinstance(postgres.get("hottest_db"), dict) else {}
+        if hottest_db.get("label"):
+            summary_lines.append(f"postgres_hottest_db={hottest_db.get('label')} ({hottest_db.get('value')})")
+
     rendered = json.dumps(facts, ensure_ascii=False)
-    if len(rendered) <= MAX_FACTS_CHARS:
-        return "Facts (live snapshot):\n" + rendered
+    rendered_parts = []
+    if summary_lines:
+        rendered_parts.append("Facts summary:\n" + "\n".join(f"- {line}" for line in summary_lines))
+    rendered_parts.append("Facts (live snapshot JSON):\n" + rendered)
+    combined = "\n\n".join(rendered_parts)
+    if len(combined) <= MAX_FACTS_CHARS:
+        return combined
 
     trimmed = dict(facts)
     trimmed.pop("workloads", None)
     rendered = json.dumps(trimmed, ensure_ascii=False)
-    if len(rendered) <= MAX_FACTS_CHARS:
-        return "Facts (live snapshot):\n" + rendered
+    combined = "\n\n".join(rendered_parts[:-1] + ["Facts (live snapshot JSON):\n" + rendered])
+    if len(combined) <= MAX_FACTS_CHARS:
+        return combined
 
     trimmed_metrics = dict(trimmed.get("metrics") or {})
     trimmed_metrics.pop("node_usage", None)
     trimmed["metrics"] = trimmed_metrics
     rendered = json.dumps(trimmed, ensure_ascii=False)
-    if len(rendered) <= MAX_FACTS_CHARS:
-        return "Facts (live snapshot):\n" + rendered
+    combined = "\n\n".join(rendered_parts[:-1] + ["Facts (live snapshot JSON):\n" + rendered])
+    if len(combined) <= MAX_FACTS_CHARS:
+        return combined
 
-    return "Facts (live snapshot):\n" + rendered[:MAX_FACTS_CHARS]
+    return combined[:MAX_FACTS_CHARS]
 
 def _inventory_sets(inventory: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> dict[str, Any]:
     names = [node["name"] for node in inventory]
@@ -1724,6 +1755,7 @@ def _ollama_call(hist_key, prompt: str, *, context: str) -> str:
         "System: You are Atlas, the Titan lab assistant for Atlas/Othrys. "
         "Be helpful, direct, and concise. "
         "Use the provided context and facts as your source of truth. "
+        "Treat 'hottest' as highest utilization (CPU/RAM/NET/IO) rather than temperature. "
         "If you infer or synthesize, say 'Based on the snapshot' and keep it brief. "
         "Prefer exact repo paths and Kubernetes resource names when relevant. "
         "Never include or request secret values. "