diff --git a/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Prelude.hs b/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Prelude.hs
index fb8f599638..8d29b6de68 100644
--- a/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Prelude.hs
+++ b/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Prelude.hs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ module Urbit.Prelude
     , io, rio
     , logTrace
     , acquireWorker, acquireWorkerBound
+    , hark
     ) where
 
 import ClassyPrelude
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ import RIO (HasLogFunc, LogFunc, LogLevel(..), logDebug, logError, logFuncL,
             logInfo, logOptionsHandle, logOther, logWarn, mkLogFunc,
             setLogMinLevel, setLogUseLoc, setLogUseTime, withLogFunc)
 
+import qualified RIO
+
 io :: MonadIO m => IO a -> m a
 io = liftIO
 
@@ -47,6 +50,9 @@ rio = liftRIO
 logTrace :: HasLogFunc e => Utf8Builder -> RIO e ()
 logTrace = logOther "trace"
 
+-- | Composes a log message out of textual components.
+hark :: [Text] -> Utf8Builder
+hark = RIO.displayBytesUtf8 . foldMap encodeUtf8
 
 -- Utils for Spawning Worker Threads -------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Vere/Ames.hs b/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Vere/Ames.hs
index b83e187921..442bdd288e 100644
--- a/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Vere/Ames.hs
+++ b/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Vere/Ames.hs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import Urbit.King.App      (HasKingId(..), HasPierEnv(..))
 import Urbit.Vere.Ames.DNS (NetworkMode(..), ResolvServ(..))
 import Urbit.Vere.Ames.DNS (galaxyPort, resolvServ)
 import Urbit.Vere.Ames.UDP (UdpServ(..), fakeUdpServ, realUdpServ)
+import Urbit.Vere.Stat     (AmesStat(..))
 
 import qualified Urbit.Noun.Time as Time
 
@@ -125,13 +126,14 @@ udpPort isFake who = do
 udpServ :: (HasLogFunc e, HasNetworkConfig e, HasPortControlApi e)
         => Bool
         -> Ship
+        -> AmesStat
         -> RIO e UdpServ
-udpServ isFake who = do
+udpServ isFake who stat =  do
   mode <- netMode isFake
   port <- udpPort isFake who
   case modeAddress mode of
     Nothing   -> fakeUdpServ
-    Just host -> realUdpServ port host
+    Just host -> realUdpServ port host stat
 
 _bornFailed :: e -> WorkError -> IO ()
 _bornFailed env _ = runRIO env $ do
@@ -141,10 +143,11 @@ ames'
   :: HasPierEnv e
   => Ship
   -> Bool
+  -> AmesStat
   -> (Time.Wen -> Gang -> Path -> IO (Maybe (Term, Noun)))
   -> (Text -> RIO e ())
   -> RIO e ([Ev], RAcquire e (DriverApi NewtEf))
-ames' who isFake scry stderr = do
+ames' who isFake stat scry stderr = do
   -- Unfortunately, we cannot use TBQueue because the only behavior
   -- provided for when full is to block the writer. The implementation
   -- below uses materially the same data structures as TBQueue, however.
@@ -168,7 +171,7 @@ ames' who isFake scry stderr = do
       pure pM
 
   env <- ask
-  let (bornEvs, startDriver) = ames env who isFake scry enqueuePacket stderr
+  let (bornEvs, startDriver) = ames env who isFake stat scry enqueuePacket stderr
 
   let runDriver = do
         diOnEffect <- startDriver
@@ -195,11 +198,12 @@ ames
   => e
   -> Ship
   -> Bool
+  -> AmesStat
   -> (Time.Wen -> Gang -> Path -> IO (Maybe (Term, Noun)))
   -> (EvErr -> STM PacketOutcome)
   -> (Text -> RIO e ())
   -> ([Ev], RAcquire e (NewtEf -> IO ()))
-ames env who isFake scry enqueueEv stderr = (initialEvents, runAmes)
+ames env who isFake stat scry enqueueEv stderr = (initialEvents, runAmes)
  where
   king = fromIntegral (env ^. kingIdL)
 
@@ -221,7 +225,7 @@ ames env who isFake scry enqueueEv stderr = (initialEvents, runAmes)
     aDropped <- newTVarIO 0
     aVersion <- newTVarIO Nothing
     aVersTid <- trackVersionThread aVersion
-    aUdpServ <- udpServ isFake who
+    aUdpServ <- udpServ isFake who stat
     aResolvr <- resolvServ aTurfs (usSend aUdpServ) stderr
     aRecvTid <- queuePacketsThread
       aDropped
@@ -229,10 +233,19 @@ ames env who isFake scry enqueueEv stderr = (initialEvents, runAmes)
       cachedScryLane
       (send aUdpServ aResolvr mode)
       aUdpServ
+      stat
 
     pure (AmesDrv { .. })
 
-  hearFailed _ = pure ()
+  hearFailed AmesStat {..} = runRIO env . \case
+    RunSwap{} -> atomically $ modifyTVar' asSwp (+ 1)
+    RunBail gs -> do
+      for gs \(t, es) ->
+        for es \e ->
+          logWarn $ hark
+            ["ames: goof: ", unTerm t, ": ", tankToText e]
+      atomically $ modifyTVar' asBal (+ 1)
+    RunOkay{} -> atomically $ modifyTVar' asOky (+ 1)
 
   trackVersionThread :: HasLogFunc e => TVar (Maybe Version) -> RIO e (Async ())
   trackVersionThread versSlot = async $ forever do
@@ -254,12 +267,15 @@ ames env who isFake scry enqueueEv stderr = (initialEvents, runAmes)
                      -> (Ship -> RIO e (Maybe [AmesDest]))
                      -> (AmesDest -> ByteString -> RIO e ())
                      -> UdpServ
+                     -> AmesStat
                      -> RIO e (Async ())
-  queuePacketsThread dropCtr vers lan forward UdpServ{..} = async $ forever $ do
+  queuePacketsThread dropCtr vers lan forward UdpServ{..} s@(AmesStat{..}) = async $ forever $ do
       -- port number, host address, bytestring
-    (p, a, b) <- atomically usRecv
+    (p, a, b) <- atomically (modifyTVar' asRcv (+ 1) >> usRecv)
     ver <- readTVarIO vers
-
+    serfsUp p a b
+    -- TODO make this make sense with stats
+    {-
     case decode b of
       Right (pkt@Packet {..}) | ver == Nothing || ver == Just pktVersion -> do
         logDebug $ displayShow ("ames: bon packet", pkt, showUD $ bytesAtom b)
@@ -294,10 +310,11 @@ ames env who isFake scry enqueueEv stderr = (initialEvents, runAmes)
       --    they cannot be filtered, as we do not know their semantics
       --
       Left e -> logInfo $ displayShow ("ames: dropping malformed", e)
+      -}
 
     where
       serfsUp p a b =
-        atomically (enqueueEv (EvErr (hearEv p a b) hearFailed)) >>= \case
+        atomically (enqueueEv (EvErr (hearEv p a b) (hearFailed s))) >>= \case
           Intake -> pure ()
           Ouster -> do
             d <- atomically $ do
diff --git a/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Vere/Ames/UDP.hs b/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Vere/Ames/UDP.hs
index a0175b8292..90bc8bffac 100644
--- a/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Vere/Ames/UDP.hs
+++ b/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Vere/Ames/UDP.hs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ where
 
 import Urbit.Prelude
 import Urbit.Vere.Ports
+import Urbit.Vere.Stat
 
 import Network.Socket
 
@@ -156,8 +157,9 @@ realUdpServ
    . (HasLogFunc e, HasPortControlApi e)
   => PortNumber
   -> HostAddress
+  -> AmesStat
   -> RIO e UdpServ
-realUdpServ por hos = do
+realUdpServ por hos sat = do
   logInfo $ displayShow ("AMES", "UDP", "Starting real UDP server.")
 
   env <- ask
@@ -239,6 +241,7 @@ realUdpServ por hos = do
             pure ()
           Right (Just (b, p, a)) -> do
             logDebug "AMES: UDP: Received packet."
+            atomically $ modifyTVar' (asUdp sat) (+ 1)
             enqueueRecvPacket p a b
 
   let shutdown = do
diff --git a/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Vere/Pier.hs b/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Vere/Pier.hs
index 8f1169e88e..d56bb69a38 100644
--- a/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Vere/Pier.hs
+++ b/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Vere/Pier.hs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import RIO.Directory
 import Urbit.Arvo
 import Urbit.King.App
 import Urbit.Vere.Pier.Types
+import Urbit.Vere.Stat
 
 import Control.Monad.STM      (retry)
 import System.Environment     (getExecutablePath)
@@ -429,9 +430,11 @@ drivers
   -> Site.KingSubsite
   -> RAcquire e ([Ev], RAcquire e Drivers)
 drivers env who isFake plan scry termSys stderr serfSIGINT sub = do
+  stat@Stat{..} <- newStat
+
   (behnBorn, runBehn) <- rio Behn.behn'
-  (termBorn, runTerm) <- rio (Term.term' termSys serfSIGINT)
-  (amesBorn, runAmes) <- rio (Ames.ames' who isFake scry stderr)
+  (termBorn, runTerm) <- rio (Term.term' termSys (renderStat stat) serfSIGINT)
+  (amesBorn, runAmes) <- rio (Ames.ames' who isFake statAmes scry stderr)
   (httpBorn, runEyre) <- rio (Eyre.eyre' who isFake stderr sub)
   (clayBorn, runClay) <- rio Clay.clay'
   (irisBorn, runIris) <- rio Iris.client'
diff --git a/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Vere/Stat.hs b/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Vere/Stat.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8549f2fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Vere/Stat.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+module Urbit.Vere.Stat where
+
+import Urbit.Prelude
+
+data Stat = Stat
+  { statAmes :: AmesStat
+  }
+
+data AmesStat = AmesStat
+  { asUdp :: TVar Word
+  , asRcv :: TVar Word
+  , asSwp :: TVar Word
+  , asBal :: TVar Word
+  , asOky :: TVar Word
+  }
+
+newStat :: MonadIO m => m Stat
+newStat = do
+  asUdp <- newTVarIO 0
+  asRcv <- newTVarIO 0
+  asSwp <- newTVarIO 0
+  asBal <- newTVarIO 0
+  asOky <- newTVarIO 0
+  pure Stat{statAmes = AmesStat{..}}
+
+type RenderedStat = [Text]
+
+renderStat :: MonadIO m => Stat -> m RenderedStat
+renderStat Stat{statAmes = AmesStat{..}} =
+  sequence
+    [ pure "stat:"
+    , pure "  ames:"
+    ,     ("    udp: " <>) <$> tshow <$> readTVarIO asUdp
+    ,     ("    rcv: " <>) <$> tshow <$> readTVarIO asRcv
+    ,     ("    swp: " <>) <$> tshow <$> readTVarIO asSwp
+    ,     ("    bal: " <>) <$> tshow <$> readTVarIO asBal
+    ,     ("    oky: " <>) <$> tshow <$> readTVarIO asOky
+    ]
+
diff --git a/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Vere/Term.hs b/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Vere/Term.hs
index a5ab80b92e..2bf6327e4e 100644
--- a/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Vere/Term.hs
+++ b/pkg/hs/urbit-king/lib/Urbit/Vere/Term.hs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import Urbit.Vere.Pier.Types
 import Data.List           ((!!))
 import RIO.Directory       (createDirectoryIfMissing)
 import Urbit.King.API      (readPortsFile)
+import Urbit.Vere.Stat     (RenderedStat)
 import Urbit.TermSize      (TermSize(TermSize))
 import Urbit.Vere.Term.API (Client(Client), ClientTake(..))
 
@@ -556,11 +557,15 @@ localClient doneSignal = fst <$> mkRAcquire start stop
                 loop rd
               else if w == 3 then do
                 -- ETX (^C)
-                logInfo $ displayShow "Ctrl-c interrupt"
+                logInfo $ "Ctrl-c interrupt"
                 atomically $ do
                   writeTQueue wq [Term.Trace "interrupt\r\n"]
                   writeTQueue rq $ Ctl $ Cord "c"
                 loop rd
+              else if w == 20 then do
+                -- DC4 (^T)
+                atomically $ writeTQueue wq [Term.Trace "<stat>\r\n"]
+                loop rd
               else if w <= 26 then do
                 case pack [BS.w2c (w + 97 - 1)] of
                     "d" -> atomically doneSignal
@@ -597,9 +602,10 @@ localClient doneSignal = fst <$> mkRAcquire start stop
 term'
   :: HasPierEnv e
   => (TermSize, Client)
+  -> IO RenderedStat
   -> IO ()
   -> RIO e ([Ev], RAcquire e (DriverApi TermEf))
-term' (tsize, client) serfSIGINT = do
+term' (tsize, client) stat serfSIGINT = do
   let TermSize wi hi = tsize
       initEv = [blewEvent wi hi, initialHail]
 
@@ -608,7 +614,7 @@ term' (tsize, client) serfSIGINT = do
   runDriver = do
     env <- ask
     ventQ :: TQueue EvErr <- newTQueueIO
-    diOnEffect <- term env (tsize, client) (writeTQueue ventQ) serfSIGINT
+    diOnEffect <- term env (tsize, client) (writeTQueue ventQ) stat serfSIGINT
 
     let diEventSource = fmap RRWork <$> tryReadTQueue ventQ
 
@@ -621,9 +627,10 @@ term :: forall e. (HasPierEnv e)
      => e
      -> (TermSize, Client)
      -> (EvErr -> STM ())
+     -> IO RenderedStat
      -> IO ()
      -> RAcquire e (TermEf -> IO ())
-term env (tsize, Client{..}) plan serfSIGINT = runTerm
+term env (tsize, Client{..}) plan stat serfSIGINT = runTerm
   where
     runTerm :: RAcquire e (TermEf -> IO ())
     runTerm = do