diff --git a/modules/mesh-build-go/cmd/mesh-build-go/asks.go b/modules/mesh-build-go/cmd/mesh-build-go/asks.go
index 2c796c1c..ac6bac89 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-build-go/cmd/mesh-build-go/asks.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-build-go/cmd/mesh-build-go/asks.go
@@ -91,9 +91,11 @@ func (m *Module) Puller(steps []StepTool, source buildstep.AskSource) *buildstep
 	// nothing new.
 	var cores func() float64
 	var hours func() (*buildstep.BuildWindow, string)
+	settings := ""
 	if capacity == nil {
 		hours = buildstep.NodeBuildHours(m.Settings, m.Node, m.Say)
 		capacity = buildstep.NodeCapacity(m.Settings, m.Node, m.Say)
+		settings = m.Settings
 		watch = buildstep.WatchConfigServed
 		cores = buildstep.NodeCoresPerStep(m.Settings, buildstep.DefaultCoresPerStep[delivery.AskGo], m.Say)
 	}
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ func (m *Module) Puller(steps []StepTool, source buildstep.AskSource) *buildstep
 		}
 	}
 	return &buildstep.Puller{Source: source, Language: delivery.AskGo, Node: m.Node, Put: m.Steps, PausePut: m.Pauses, Load: load,
-		Capacity: capacity, WatchConfig: watch, CoresPerStep: cores, BuildHours: hours, Logf: m.Say, Has: m.Has,
+		Capacity: capacity, SettingsFile: settings, WatchConfig: watch, CoresPerStep: cores, BuildHours: hours, Logf: m.Say, Has: m.Has,
 		Run: func(ctx context.Context, a delivery.StepAsk) (any, error) {
 			if err := m.Check(ctx); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
diff --git a/modules/mesh-build-go/cmd/mesh-build-go/module.go b/modules/mesh-build-go/cmd/mesh-build-go/module.go
index 7273eec6..3c9ea34c 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-build-go/cmd/mesh-build-go/module.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-build-go/cmd/mesh-build-go/module.go
@@ -148,7 +148,17 @@ func (m *Module) Health(ctx context.Context) health.Answer {
 	if err := m.room(); err != nil {
 		return health.Unhealthy(err.Error())
 	}
-	return health.Healthy(fmt.Sprintf("%s installed, the version the module builds with (recipe %s)", installed, m.Recipe.Version()))
+	note := ""
+	if m.Held != nil {
+		why, fault := m.Held.CapacityNote()
+		if fault {
+			return health.Unhealthy(why)
+		}
+		if why != "" {
+			note = "; " + why // a capacity set to 0 is a choice, said so a starved builder is seen
+		}
+	}
+	return health.Healthy(fmt.Sprintf("%s installed, the version the module builds with (recipe %s)", installed, m.Recipe.Version()) + note)
 }
 
 // Long is a tool that runs a long step (ADR 0469 §2): it answers at once with the step's id, and the step ends on
diff --git a/modules/mesh-build-image/cmd/mesh-build-image/asks.go b/modules/mesh-build-image/cmd/mesh-build-image/asks.go
index 204123d6..909f750a 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-build-image/cmd/mesh-build-image/asks.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-build-image/cmd/mesh-build-image/asks.go
@@ -47,9 +47,11 @@ func (m *Module) Puller(steps []StepTool, source buildstep.AskSource) *buildstep
 	// nothing new.
 	var cores func() float64
 	var hours func() (*buildstep.BuildWindow, string)
+	settings := ""
 	if capacity == nil {
 		hours = buildstep.NodeBuildHours(m.Settings, m.Node, m.Say)
 		capacity = buildstep.NodeCapacity(m.Settings, m.Node, m.Say)
+		settings = m.Settings
 		watch = buildstep.WatchConfigServed
 		cores = buildstep.NodeCoresPerStep(m.Settings, buildstep.DefaultCoresPerStep[delivery.AskImage], m.Say)
 	}
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ func (m *Module) Puller(steps []StepTool, source buildstep.AskSource) *buildstep
 		load = func(key string) ([]byte, error) { return m.ReadPauses.Get(key) }
 	}
 	return &buildstep.Puller{Source: source, Language: delivery.AskImage, Node: m.Node, Put: m.Steps, PausePut: m.Pauses, Load: load,
-		Capacity: capacity, WatchConfig: watch, CoresPerStep: cores, BuildHours: hours, Eligible: m.Eligible, Logf: m.Say,
+		Capacity: capacity, SettingsFile: settings, WatchConfig: watch, CoresPerStep: cores, BuildHours: hours, Eligible: m.Eligible, Logf: m.Say,
 		Run: func(ctx context.Context, a delivery.StepAsk) (any, error) {
 			if err := m.Check(ctx); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
diff --git a/modules/mesh-build-image/cmd/mesh-build-image/module.go b/modules/mesh-build-image/cmd/mesh-build-image/module.go
index 4fb2a146..38b87d60 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-build-image/cmd/mesh-build-image/module.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-build-image/cmd/mesh-build-image/module.go
@@ -187,7 +187,17 @@ func (m *Module) Health(ctx context.Context) health.Answer {
 		// Not eligible: the module runs, it takes no image ask here now, and says why; the capacity record says it too.
 		return health.Healthy("not eligible to build images, so it takes no image ask: " + err.Error())
 	}
-	return health.Healthy(fmt.Sprintf("buildah %s installed; %s holds %d subordinate uids and %d gids; a user namespace can be made; %s opens", l.Buildah, l.Account, l.UIDs, l.GIDs, m.tunPath()))
+	note := ""
+	if m.Held != nil {
+		why, fault := m.Held.CapacityNote()
+		if fault {
+			return health.Unhealthy(why)
+		}
+		if why != "" {
+			note = "; " + why // a capacity set to 0 is a choice, said so a starved builder is seen
+		}
+	}
+	return health.Healthy(fmt.Sprintf("buildah %s installed; %s holds %d subordinate uids and %d gids; a user namespace can be made; %s opens", l.Buildah, l.Account, l.UIDs, l.GIDs, m.tunPath()) + note)
 }
 
 // Status is what the module reports of itself.
diff --git a/modules/mesh-build-node/cmd/mesh-build-node/asks.go b/modules/mesh-build-node/cmd/mesh-build-node/asks.go
index 2e8b26cf..bcb23ef4 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-build-node/cmd/mesh-build-node/asks.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-build-node/cmd/mesh-build-node/asks.go
@@ -55,9 +55,11 @@ func (m *Module) Puller(steps []StepTool, source buildstep.AskSource) *buildstep
 	// nothing new.
 	var cores func() float64
 	var hours func() (*buildstep.BuildWindow, string)
+	settings := ""
 	if capacity == nil {
 		hours = buildstep.NodeBuildHours(m.Settings, m.Node, m.Say)
 		capacity = buildstep.NodeCapacity(m.Settings, m.Node, m.Say)
+		settings = m.Settings
 		watch = buildstep.WatchConfigServed
 		cores = buildstep.NodeCoresPerStep(m.Settings, buildstep.DefaultCoresPerStep[delivery.AskNode], m.Say)
 	}
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ func (m *Module) Puller(steps []StepTool, source buildstep.AskSource) *buildstep
 		load = func(key string) ([]byte, error) { return m.ReadPauses.Get(key) }
 	}
 	return &buildstep.Puller{Source: source, Language: delivery.AskNode, Node: m.Node, Put: m.Steps, PausePut: m.Pauses, Load: load,
-		Capacity: capacity, WatchConfig: watch, CoresPerStep: cores, BuildHours: hours, Logf: m.Say,
+		Capacity: capacity, SettingsFile: settings, WatchConfig: watch, CoresPerStep: cores, BuildHours: hours, Logf: m.Say,
 		Run: func(ctx context.Context, a delivery.StepAsk) (any, error) {
 			if err := m.Prepare(ctx); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
diff --git a/modules/mesh-build-node/cmd/mesh-build-node/module.go b/modules/mesh-build-node/cmd/mesh-build-node/module.go
index a6ec0aed..3bc5ec09 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-build-node/cmd/mesh-build-node/module.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-build-node/cmd/mesh-build-node/module.go
@@ -159,7 +159,17 @@ func (m *Module) Health(ctx context.Context) health.Answer {
 	if err := m.room(); err != nil {
 		return health.Unhealthy(err.Error())
 	}
-	return health.Healthy(fmt.Sprintf("node %s installed, the version the module builds with (recipe %s)", installed, m.recipe().Version()))
+	note := ""
+	if m.Held != nil {
+		why, fault := m.Held.CapacityNote()
+		if fault {
+			return health.Unhealthy(why)
+		}
+		if why != "" {
+			note = "; " + why // a capacity set to 0 is a choice, said so a starved builder is seen
+		}
+	}
+	return health.Healthy(fmt.Sprintf("node %s installed, the version the module builds with (recipe %s)", installed, m.recipe().Version()) + note)
 }
 
 // Long is a tool that runs a long step (ADR 0469 §2): it answers at once with the step's id, and the step ends on