diff --git a/tests/unit/handlers/metrics.handlers.test.js b/tests/unit/handlers/metrics.handlers.test.js
index 4252943..568583c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/handlers/metrics.handlers.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/handlers/metrics.handlers.test.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const {
   calculateGroupedEfficiencySummary,
   getMinerStatus,
   getMinersByContainer,
+  getMinerCountsByContainer,
   getInventorySummary,
   processMinerStatusData,
   processGroupedMinerStatusData,
@@ -2133,6 +2134,30 @@ test('getMinersByContainer - no data returns empty container map', async (t) =>
   t.pass()
 })
 
+test('getMinerCountsByContainer - fetches only count fields and sums them per container', async (t) => {
+  let payload = null
+  const mockCtx = withDataProxy({
+    conf: { orks: [{ rpcPublicKey: 'a' }, { rpcPublicKey: 'b' }] },
+    net_r0: {
+      jRequest: async (key, method, p) => {
+        payload = p
+        return key === 'a'
+          ? [[{ ts: 1, offline_cnt: { c1: 3 }, power_mode_normal_cnt: { c1: 10, c2: 4 } }]]
+          : [[{ ts: 1, error_cnt: { c1: 1 } }]]
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+  const result = await getMinerCountsByContainer(mockCtx)
+
+  t.is(payload.keys[0].key, 'stat-rtd', 'should read the realtime snapshot')
+  t.absent(payload.aggrFields.hashrate_mhs_5m_container_group_sum_aggr, 'should not request hashrate')
+  t.absent(payload.aggrFields.temperature_c_group_max_aggr, 'should not request temperature')
+  t.absent(payload.aggrFields.hashrate_mhs_5m_active_container_group_cnt, 'should not request active count')
+  t.alike(result.containers, { c1: { minerCount: 14 }, c2: { minerCount: 4 } }, 'should sum status counts across orks per container')
+  t.pass()
+})
+
 // ==================== Inventory Summary Tests ====================
 
 test('getInventorySummary - rolls up miner and spare-part counts by status/location', async (t) => {
@@ -3831,7 +3856,9 @@ test('getInventoryMinerDistribution - builds per-type rows with locations and ca
             [{ miner_inventory_location_group_cnt_aggr: { 'site.warehouse': 1 } }]
           ]
         }
-        if (method === 'tailLogMulti') return [[{}]]
+        if (method === 'tailLogMulti') {
+          return [[{ offline_cnt: { c1: 1 }, power_mode_normal_cnt: { c1: 1 } }]]
+        }
         return []
       }
     }
@@ -3846,6 +3873,22 @@ test('getInventoryMinerDistribution - builds per-type rows with locations and ca
     { 'info.site': { $eq: 'site-a' } },
     'should scope miners to the configured site'
   )
+  t.absent(minerListCall.payload.status, 'should not request snap data for miners')
+
+  const containerCountCall = calls.find(c => c.method === 'tailLogMulti' && !c.payload.aggrFields.miner_inventory_location_group_cnt_aggr)
+  t.alike(
+    Object.keys(containerCountCall.payload.aggrFields).sort(),
+    [
+      'error_cnt',
+      'not_mining_cnt',
+      'offline_cnt',
+      'power_mode_high_cnt',
+      'power_mode_low_cnt',
+      'power_mode_normal_cnt',
+      'power_mode_sleep_cnt'
+    ],
+    'should only request per-container count fields'
+  )
 
   const locationCall = calls.find(c => c.method === 'tailLogMulti' && c.payload.aggrFields.miner_inventory_location_group_cnt_aggr)
   t.alike(
@@ -3859,6 +3902,7 @@ test('getInventoryMinerDistribution - builds per-type rows with locations and ca
   t.is(s19Row.locations['miner.room'], 1, 'should report aggregated locations')
   t.is(s19Row.locations.unknown, 1, 'unknown = count minus located miners')
   t.is(s19Row.totalPositions, 3, 'capacity from container miner tag')
+  t.is(s19Row.freePositions, 1, 'free = capacity minus connected miner counts')
 
   const m53Row = result.rows.find(r => r.type === 'miner-wm-m53s')
   t.is(m53Row.locations.unknown, 0, 'located miners leave no unknowns')
diff --git a/workers/lib/server/handlers/metrics.handlers.js b/workers/lib/server/handlers/metrics.handlers.js
index 7ffb545..3611bfe 100644
--- a/workers/lib/server/handlers/metrics.handlers.js
+++ b/workers/lib/server/handlers/metrics.handlers.js
@@ -1060,6 +1060,39 @@ function processMinersByType (results) {
   return { types }
 }
 
+const CONTAINER_MINER_COUNT_AGGR_FIELDS = {
+  [AGGR_FIELDS.OFFLINE_CNT]: 1,
+  [AGGR_FIELDS.ERROR_CNT]: 1,
+  [AGGR_FIELDS.NOT_MINING_CNT]: 1,
+  [AGGR_FIELDS.SLEEP_CNT]: 1,
+  [AGGR_FIELDS.POWER_MODE_LOW_CNT]: 1,
+  [AGGR_FIELDS.POWER_MODE_NORMAL_CNT]: 1,
+  [AGGR_FIELDS.POWER_MODE_HIGH_CNT]: 1
+}
+
+async function getMinerCountsByContainer (ctx) {
+  const results = await ctx.dataProxy.requestDataMap(RPC_METHODS.TAIL_LOG_MULTI, {
+    keys: [{ key: LOG_KEYS.STAT_RTD, type: WORKER_TYPES.MINER, tag: WORKER_TAGS.MINER }],
+    limit: 1,
+    aggrFields: CONTAINER_MINER_COUNT_AGGR_FIELDS
+  })
+
+  const counts = {}
+  for (const orkResult of results) {
+    const entry = extractKeyEntry(orkResult, 0)
+    if (!entry) continue
+    for (const field of Object.keys(CONTAINER_MINER_COUNT_AGGR_FIELDS)) {
+      mergeGroupedField(counts, entry[field])
+    }
+  }
+
+  const containers = {}
+  for (const [id, minerCount] of Object.entries(counts)) {
+    containers[id] = { minerCount }
+  }
+  return { containers }
+}
+
 const CONTAINER_MINER_TAG_REGEX = /container_miner-[^_]+_(.+)/
 
 function computeInstalledCapacity (containers, byContainer) {
@@ -1092,15 +1125,13 @@ async function getInventoryMinerDistribution (ctx, req) {
   const [minerResults, containerResults, byContainer] = await Promise.all([
     ctx.dataProxy.requestDataAllPages(RPC_METHODS.LIST_THINGS, {
       query: minersQuery,
-      fields: { id: 1, type: 1 },
-      status: 1
+      fields: { id: 1, type: 1 }
     }),
     ctx.dataProxy.requestDataAllPages(RPC_METHODS.LIST_THINGS, {
       query: { tags: { $in: [WORKER_TAGS.CONTAINER] } },
-      fields: { id: 1, tags: 1, 'info.container': 1, 'info.nominalMinerCapacity': 1 },
-      status: 1
+      fields: { id: 1, tags: 1, 'info.container': 1, 'info.nominalMinerCapacity': 1 }
     }),
-    getMinersByContainer(ctx, req)
+    getMinerCountsByContainer(ctx)
   ])
 
   const miners = flattenRpcResults(minerResults)
@@ -1754,6 +1785,7 @@ module.exports = {
   processGroupedMinerStatusData,
   getMinersByContainer,
   processMinersByContainer,
+  getMinerCountsByContainer,
   getInventorySummary,
   processInventorySummary,
   getMinersByType,