diff --git a/.agents/skills/multi-agent-mux-status/scripts/status.sh b/.agents/skills/multi-agent-mux-status/scripts/status.sh
index 6a2dd1b..9026fe8 100755
--- a/.agents/skills/multi-agent-mux-status/scripts/status.sh
+++ b/.agents/skills/multi-agent-mux-status/scripts/status.sh
@@ -127,6 +127,17 @@ def _sanitize(n):
         return n
     return f"{n[:16]}-{n[-15:]}"[:32]
 
+def is_alive(name, server):
+    if f"{name}|{server}" in alive or f"{_sanitize(name)}|{server}" in alive:
+        return True
+    prefix = name[:14]
+    suffix = name[-12:]
+    for item in alive:
+        a_name, a_srv = item.split("|", 1) if "|" in item else (item, "default")
+        if a_srv == server and a_name.startswith(prefix) and a_name.endswith(suffix):
+            return True
+    return False
+
 for s in d.get('herdr_sessions', []):
     name = s.get('name', '?')
     server = s.get('herdr_session') or s.get('herdr_server') or s.get('herdr_workspace') or 'default'
@@ -139,7 +150,7 @@ for s in d.get('herdr_sessions', []):
         'name': name,
         'server': server,
         'status': s.get('status', '?'),
-        'herdr_alive': f"{name}|{server}" in alive or f"{_sanitize(name)}|{server}" in alive,
+        'herdr_alive': is_alive(name, server),
         'cmd': pane.get('cmd'),
         'role': s.get('role'),
         'resume_state': resume_on_disk(s),
@@ -236,11 +247,22 @@ print(f"{'NAME':<44} {'WORKSPACE':<12} {'YAML':<10} {'HERDR':<6} {'CMD':<6} {'RE
 print("-" * 136)
 if not sessions:
     print("(no sessions registered)")
+def is_alive(name, server):
+    if f"{name}|{server}" in alive or f"{_sanitize(name)}|{server}" in alive:
+        return True
+    prefix = name[:14]
+    suffix = name[-12:]
+    for item in alive:
+        a_name, a_srv = item.split("|", 1) if "|" in item else (item, "default")
+        if a_srv == server and a_name.startswith(prefix) and a_name.endswith(suffix):
+            return True
+    return False
+
 for s in sessions:
     name = s.get('name', '?')
     server = s.get('herdr_session') or s.get('herdr_server') or s.get('herdr_workspace') or 'default'
     status = s.get('status', '?')
-    herdr = 'alive' if (f"{name}|{server}" in alive or f"{_sanitize(name)}|{server}" in alive) else 'dead'
+    herdr = 'alive' if is_alive(name, server) else 'dead'
     cmd = (s.get('pane') or {}).get('cmd', '?')
     res = resume_on_disk(s)
     jid, jstatus = get_job_status(s)