diff --git a/services/comms/scripts/atlasbot/bot.py b/services/comms/scripts/atlasbot/bot.py
index 739019c..f7cfd82 100644
--- a/services/comms/scripts/atlasbot/bot.py
+++ b/services/comms/scripts/atlasbot/bot.py
@@ -1102,6 +1102,15 @@ def snapshot_metric_answer(
         pending = metrics.get("pods_pending")
         failed = metrics.get("pods_failed")
         succeeded = metrics.get("pods_succeeded")
+        if "pending" in q and pending is not None:
+            return _format_confidence(f"Pending pods: {pending:.0f}.", "high")
+        if "failed" in q and failed is not None:
+            return _format_confidence(f"Failed pods: {failed:.0f}.", "high")
+        if "succeeded" in q or "completed" in q:
+            if succeeded is not None:
+                return _format_confidence(f"Succeeded pods: {succeeded:.0f}.", "high")
+        if "running" in q and running is not None:
+            return _format_confidence(f"Running pods: {running:.0f}.", "high")
         parts = []
         if running is not None:
             parts.append(f"running {running:.0f}")
@@ -1254,6 +1263,10 @@ def structured_answer(
             if missing:
                 msg += f" Missing: {', '.join(missing)}."
             return _format_confidence(msg, "high")
+        if only_ready is True:
+            return _format_confidence(f"Ready nodes: {len(names)}.", "high")
+        if only_ready is False:
+            return _format_confidence(f"Not ready nodes: {len(names)}.", "high")
         if not (include_hw or exclude_hw or nodes_in_query or only_workers or role_filters):
             return _format_confidence(f"Atlas has {len(names)} nodes.", "high")
         return _format_confidence(f"Matching nodes: {len(names)}.", "high")