diff --git a/server/src/http/mcp/status_tools.rs b/server/src/http/mcp/status_tools.rs
index f370b9e9..be7cf19e 100644
--- a/server/src/http/mcp/status_tools.rs
+++ b/server/src/http/mcp/status_tools.rs
@@ -202,6 +202,29 @@ pub(super) async fn tool_status(args: &Value, ctx: &AppContext) -> Result<String
         {
             front_matter.insert("review_hold".to_string(), json!(rh));
         }
+        if let Some(deps) = &meta.depends_on
+            && !deps.is_empty()
+        {
+            front_matter.insert("depends_on".to_string(), json!(deps));
+        }
+    }
+
+    // --- CRDT view fields (claimed_by, claimed_at, is_deleted) ---
+    // read_item uses the visible index, so is_deleted is always false here;
+    // we include it only when true (which cannot happen for stories that
+    // pass the read_typed / 2_current check above, but the code is present
+    // for completeness and future-proofing).
+    if let Some(view) = crate::crdt_state::read_item(story_id) {
+        if let Some(cb) = &view.claimed_by
+            && !cb.is_empty()
+        {
+            front_matter.insert("claimed_by".to_string(), json!(cb));
+        }
+        if let Some(ca) = view.claimed_at
+            && ca > 0.0
+        {
+            front_matter.insert("claimed_at".to_string(), json!(ca));
+        }
     }
 
     // --- AC checklist ---
@@ -336,6 +359,29 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(result.unwrap_err().contains("not found in work/2_current/"));
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn tool_status_returns_blocked_retry_count_and_depends_on() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+
+        crate::crdt_state::init_for_test();
+        crate::db::ensure_content_store();
+        let story_content = "---\nname: Blocked Story\nblocked: true\nretry_count: 3\ndepends_on: [100, 200]\n---\n\n## Acceptance Criteria\n\n- [ ] Do the thing\n";
+        crate::db::write_item_with_content("9887_story_blocked_test", "2_current", story_content);
+
+        let ctx = crate::http::context::AppContext::new_test(tmp.path().to_path_buf());
+        let result = tool_status(&json!({"story_id": "9887_story_blocked_test"}), &ctx)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let parsed: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&result).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(parsed["front_matter"]["blocked"], true);
+        assert_eq!(parsed["front_matter"]["retry_count"], 3);
+        let depends_on = parsed["front_matter"]["depends_on"].as_array().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(depends_on.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(depends_on[0], 100);
+        assert_eq!(depends_on[1], 200);
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn tool_status_returns_story_data() {
         let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();