diff --git a/FEDERATION_GUIDE.md b/FEDERATION_GUIDE.md
index 1aaef3c..9b9fb13 100644
--- a/FEDERATION_GUIDE.md
+++ b/FEDERATION_GUIDE.md
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ Features:
 How to run:
 ```bash
 cd frontend
-node federationStatusCLI.js
+node federationStatusCLI.js                              # defaults to http://localhost:5000
+BACKEND_URL=https://api.example.com node federationStatusCLI.js
 ```
 
 You’ll see a report like:
diff --git a/amplify.yml b/amplify.yml
index 3afba21..42b1bbe 100644
--- a/amplify.yml
+++ b/amplify.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ frontend:
     build:
       commands:
         - npm run build
+        - BACKEND_URL=$BACKEND_URL node ../federationStatusCLI.js
   artifacts:
     baseDirectory: frontend/chat-ui/dist
     files:
diff --git a/frontend/federationStatusCLI.js b/frontend/federationStatusCLI.js
index 9641d60..57ea8da 100644
--- a/frontend/federationStatusCLI.js
+++ b/frontend/federationStatusCLI.js
@@ -1,32 +1,30 @@
-const axios = require("axios");
-const chalk = require("chalk");
-const Table = require("cli-table3");
+const dns = require("dns");
 
-const BASE_URL = "http://localhost:5000/federation/status";
+dns.setDefaultResultOrder("ipv4first");
+
+const BASE_URL = process.env.BACKEND_URL || "http://127.0.0.1:5000";
+
+const colorize = (status) =>
+  status === "ONLINE" ? "\x1b[32mONLINE\x1b[0m" : "\x1b[31mOFFLINE\x1b[0m";
 
 (async function () {
   try {
-    const { data } = await axios.get(BASE_URL);
-    const table = new Table({
-      head: ["Node URL", "Status", "Listings", "Transactions", "Users", "Last Sync"],
-      colWidths: [35, 10, 12, 15, 10, 25],
-    });
+    const res = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/federation/status`);
+    if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${res.status}`);
+    const data = await res.json();
 
-    data.federationHealth.forEach((node) => {
-      const statusColor = node.status === "ONLINE" ? chalk.green : chalk.red;
-      table.push([
-        node.node,
-        statusColor(node.status),
-        node.listings || "-",
-        node.transactions || "-",
-        node.users || "-",
-        node.lastSync ? new Date(node.lastSync).toLocaleString() : "N/A",
-      ]);
-    });
+    const rows = data.federationHealth.map((node) => ({
+      "Node URL": node.node,
+      Status: colorize(node.status),
+      Listings: node.listings || "-",
+      Transactions: node.transactions || "-",
+      Users: node.users || "-",
+      "Last Sync": node.lastSync ? new Date(node.lastSync).toLocaleString() : "N/A",
+    }));
 
-    console.log(chalk.bold.cyan("\n🌍 Federation Node Status Report"));
-    console.log(table.toString());
+    console.log("\n🌍 Federation Node Status Report");
+    console.table(rows);
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error(chalk.red("Failed to fetch federation status:"), error.message);
+    console.error("Failed to fetch federation status:", error.message);
   }
 })();
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 48955c8..7fb4ba7 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
     "build": "next build",
     "start": "next start",
     "lint": "next lint",
-    "test": "next build"
+    "test": "next build",
+    "federation-status": "node federationStatusCLI.js",
+    "federation-status:ci": "BACKEND_URL=$BACKEND_URL node federationStatusCLI.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "next": "14.1.0",