diff --git a/eve_orehold_watcher.py b/eve_orehold_watcher.py
index e0329a1..08cb76a 100644
--- a/eve_orehold_watcher.py
+++ b/eve_orehold_watcher.py
@@ -624,6 +624,26 @@ def main():
         notify(cp, "Eve watcher test",
                "If you got this on phone + toast, delivery works.")
         return
+    if "--read" in sys.argv:                       # one-shot: print current hold cur/cap/%
+        import pytesseract
+        tcmd = cp.get("ocr", "tesseract_cmd", fallback="").strip()
+        if tcmd:
+            pytesseract.pytesseract.tesseract_cmd = tcmd
+        rs = cp.get("ocr", "region", fallback="").strip()
+        region = [int(x) for x in rs.split(",")] if rs else auto_region(cp)
+        if not region:
+            print("READ none — Ore Hold readout not visible (open your Ore Hold window)")
+            return
+        img = grab_region(region)
+        img = img.resize((img.width * 2, img.height * 2))
+        text = pytesseract.image_to_string(img, config="--psm 7")
+        parsed = parse_orehold_text(text)
+        if parsed:
+            cur, cap = parsed
+            print(f"READ {cur}/{cap} m3 ({100.0*cur/cap:.1f}%)")
+        else:
+            print(f"READ fail — raw OCR={text!r}")
+        return
     mode = cp.get("watcher", "mode", fallback="ocr").strip().lower()
     print(f"=== eve_orehold_watcher starting (mode={mode}) ===")
     heartbeat(cp, "orehold")