diff --git a/custodian_cli.py b/custodian_cli.py
index 56b7fe6..361a1ec 100644
--- a/custodian_cli.py
+++ b/custodian_cli.py
@@ -560,10 +560,16 @@ def cmd_status(_args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
     print(f"API: {health.get('status', '?')}  DB: {health.get('db', '?')}")
     summary = _api_get("/state/summary")
     t = summary["totals"]
-    print(f"Topics: {t['topics']['active']} active")
-    print(f"Workstreams: {t['workstreams']['active']} active, {t['workstreams']['blocked']} blocked")
-    print(f"Tasks: {t['tasks']['in_progress']} in-progress, {t['tasks']['todo']} todo, {t['tasks']['blocked']} blocked")
-    print(f"Decisions: {t['decisions']['open']} open, {t['decisions']['escalated']} escalated")
+    topics = t.get("topics", {})
+    workplans = t.get("workplans") or t.get("workstreams", {})
+    tasks = t.get("tasks", {})
+    decisions = t.get("decisions", {})
+    print(f"API base: {API_BASE}")
+    print(f"Topics: {topics.get('active', 0)} active")
+    print(f"Workplans: {workplans.get('active', 0)} active, {workplans.get('blocked', 0)} blocked")
+    # Task statuses are wait|todo|progress|done|cancel (see workplan-convention.md).
+    print(f"Tasks: {tasks.get('progress', 0)} in-progress, {tasks.get('todo', 0)} todo, {tasks.get('wait', 0)} waiting")
+    print(f"Decisions: {decisions.get('open', 0)} open, {decisions.get('escalated', 0)} escalated")
     blocking = summary.get("blocking_decisions", [])
     if blocking:
         print(f"\nBlocking decisions ({len(blocking)}):")