diff --git a/lib/microwaveprop_web/live/status_live.ex b/lib/microwaveprop_web/live/status_live.ex
index 3fa6eb96..92402f75 100644
--- a/lib/microwaveprop_web/live/status_live.ex
+++ b/lib/microwaveprop_web/live/status_live.ex
@@ -85,11 +85,12 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.StatusLive do
   end
 
   defp count_unprocessed_raw do
-    # Previously issued 7 separate `SELECT COUNT(*) FROM contacts WHERE
-    # <field> IN (...)` queries. Postgres ran 7 index scans over the
-    # same 58k+ row table on every 2s status refresh; collapse into a
-    # single scan that returns every needed count via FILTER clauses.
-    %{rows: [[total, terrain, hrrr, weather, iemre, radar, all_done]]} =
+    # One scan over the contacts table returns every per-type pending
+    # count via FILTER clauses. Cheaper than N separate COUNT queries
+    # and cheaper than N index scans. Keep the FILTER list in lockstep
+    # with the progress-bar list in the template — missing a field
+    # here means the progress bar will deny-count its own column.
+    %{rows: [[total, terrain, hrrr, weather, iemre, radar, mechanism, all_done]]} =
       Repo.query!("""
       SELECT
         COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE pos1 IS NOT NULL),
@@ -103,6 +104,8 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.StatusLive do
           AND iemre_status::text IN ('pending','queued','processing','failed')),
         COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE pos1 IS NOT NULL
           AND radar_status::text IN ('pending','queued','processing','failed')),
+        COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE pos1 IS NOT NULL
+          AND mechanism_status::text IN ('pending','queued','processing','failed')),
         COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE pos1 IS NOT NULL
           AND hrrr_status::text IN ('complete','unavailable')
           AND weather_status::text IN ('complete','unavailable')
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.StatusLive do
       weather: weather,
       iemre: iemre,
       radar: radar,
+      mechanism: mechanism,
       narr_candidates: narr_candidates,
       narr_done: narr_done,
       remaining: max(terrain, max(hrrr, max(weather, iemre))),
@@ -461,6 +465,7 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.StatusLive do
               {"terrain", "Terrain", @unprocessed.total - @unprocessed.terrain, @unprocessed.total},
               {"iemre", "IEMRE", @unprocessed.total - @unprocessed.iemre, @unprocessed.total},
               {"radar", "Radar", @unprocessed.total - @unprocessed.radar, @unprocessed.total},
+              {"mechanism", "Mechanism", @unprocessed.total - @unprocessed.mechanism, @unprocessed.total},
               {"narr", "NARR", @unprocessed.narr_done, @unprocessed.narr_candidates}
             ] do %>
               <% pct = if denom > 0, do: round(complete * 100 / denom), else: 0 %>