diff --git a/pkg/urbit/include/c/motes.h b/pkg/urbit/include/c/motes.h
index 3e5a4108b3..ae710af467 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/include/c/motes.h
+++ b/pkg/urbit/include/c/motes.h
@@ -696,6 +696,7 @@
 #   define c3__look   c3_s4('l','o','o','k')
 #   define c3__loop   c3_s4('l','o','o','p')
 #   define c3__lorb   c3_s4('l','o','r','b')
+#   define c3__lord   c3_s4('l','o','r','d')
 #   define c3__lort   c3_s4('l','o','r','t')
 #   define c3__lose   c3_s4('l','o','s','e')
 #   define c3__loss   c3_s4('l','o','s','s')
diff --git a/pkg/urbit/include/vere/vere.h b/pkg/urbit/include/vere/vere.h
index 0641b59a43..6157bedd4d 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/include/vere/vere.h
+++ b/pkg/urbit/include/vere/vere.h
@@ -990,10 +990,15 @@
                      c3_d      key_d[4],
                      u3_lord_cb cb_u);
 
-      /* u3_lord_info(): print status info.
+      /* u3_lord_info(): status info as a $mass.
+      */
+        u3_noun
+        u3_lord_info(u3_lord* god_u);
+
+      /* u3_lord_slog(): print status info.
       */
         void
-        u3_lord_info(u3_lord* god_u);
+        u3_lord_slog(u3_lord* god_u);
 
       /* u3_lord_exit(): shutdown gracefully.
       */
@@ -1253,10 +1258,15 @@
         void
         u3_newt_read(u3_moat* mot_u);
 
-      /* u3_newt_moat_info(); print status info.
+      /* u3_newt_moat_info(): status info as $mass.
+      */
+        u3_noun
+        u3_newt_moat_info(u3_moat* mot_u);
+
+      /* u3_newt_moat_slog(); print status info.
       */
         void
-        u3_newt_moat_info(u3_moat* mot_u);
+        u3_newt_moat_slog(u3_moat* mot_u);
 
       /* u3_newt_moat_stop(); newt stop/close input stream.
       */
diff --git a/pkg/urbit/vere/lord.c b/pkg/urbit/vere/lord.c
index 89831e7d91..3428a1ff38 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/vere/lord.c
+++ b/pkg/urbit/vere/lord.c
@@ -1107,17 +1107,33 @@ _lord_on_serf_bail(void*       ptr_v,
   _lord_bail(god_u);
 }
 
-/* u3_lord_info(): print status info.
+/* u3_lord_info(): status info as $mass.
+*/
+u3_noun
+u3_lord_info(u3_lord* god_u)
+{
+  return u3_pier_mass(
+    c3__lord,
+    u3i_list(
+      u3_pier_mase("live",  god_u->liv_o),
+      u3_pier_mase("event", u3i_chub(god_u->eve_d)),
+      u3_pier_mase("mug",   god_u->mug_l),
+      u3_pier_mase("queue", u3i_word(god_u->dep_w)),
+      u3_newt_moat_info(&god_u->out_u),
+      u3_none));
+}
+
+/* u3_lord_slog(): print status info.
 */
 void
-u3_lord_info(u3_lord* god_u)
+u3_lord_slog(u3_lord* god_u)
 {
   u3l_log("  lord: live=%s, event=%" PRIu64 ", mug=%x, queue=%u\n",
           ( c3y == god_u->liv_o ) ? "&" : "|",
           god_u->eve_d,
           god_u->mug_l,
           god_u->dep_w);
-  u3_newt_moat_info(&god_u->out_u);
+  u3_newt_moat_slog(&god_u->out_u);
 }
 
 /* u3_lord_init(): instantiate child process.
diff --git a/pkg/urbit/vere/newt.c b/pkg/urbit/vere/newt.c
index e9cdff4720..02dd23b10a 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/vere/newt.c
+++ b/pkg/urbit/vere/newt.c
@@ -352,10 +352,28 @@ u3_newt_read(u3_moat* mot_u)
   _newt_read_init(mot_u, _newt_read_cb);
 }
 
-/* u3_newt_moat_info(); print status info.
+/* u3_newt_moat_info(): status info as $mass.
+*/
+u3_noun
+u3_newt_moat_info(u3_moat* mot_u)
+{
+  u3_meat*  met_u = mot_u->ext_u;
+  c3_w      len_w = 0;
+
+  while ( met_u ) {
+    len_w++;
+    met_u = met_u->nex_u;
+  }
+  return u3_pier_mass(
+    c3__moat,
+    u3i_list(u3_pier_mase("pending-inbound", u3i_word(len_w)),
+             u3_none));
+}
+
+/* u3_newt_moat_slog(); print status info.
 */
 void
-u3_newt_moat_info(u3_moat* mot_u)
+u3_newt_moat_slog(u3_moat* mot_u)
 {
   u3_meat* met_u = mot_u->ext_u;
   c3_w     len_w = 0;
diff --git a/pkg/urbit/vere/pier.c b/pkg/urbit/vere/pier.c
index b6cb18f742..2f389291a6 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/vere/pier.c
+++ b/pkg/urbit/vere/pier.c
@@ -1459,8 +1459,6 @@ u3_pier_info(u3_pier* pir_u)
 {
   u3_noun nat;
 
-  //  TODO  lord info
-  //
   switch (pir_u->sat_e) {
     default: {
       nat = u3_pier_mass(u3i_string("state-unknown"), u3_nul);
@@ -1519,6 +1517,7 @@ u3_pier_info(u3_pier* pir_u)
     u3i_list(
       nat,
       u3_disk_info(pir_u->log_u),
+      u3_lord_info(pir_u->god_u),
       u3_none));
 }
 
@@ -1592,7 +1591,7 @@ u3_pier_slog(u3_pier* pir_u)
   }
 
   if ( pir_u->god_u ) {
-    u3_lord_info(pir_u->god_u);
+    u3_lord_slog(pir_u->god_u);
   }
 }