     msg.send "I'm watching: " + projects.join(", ")
 
   robot.respond /status on ?(.+)?/i, (msg) ->
-    # unimplemented
-    msg.send "someday... bug Ben about implementing this if you're impatient"
+    load_issue robot, msg.match[1], (issue) ->
+      msg.send issue_summary(issue)
 
   robot.brain.on 'loaded', =>
     if !has_started_watching_projects

    ticket = project + "-" + mention.match[1]

    load_issue robot, ticket, (issue) ->
      mention.send(issue.key + ": " + issue.fields.summary + " (status: " + issue.fields.status.name + ")")

load_issue = (robot, issueNumber, completion) ->
  credentials = process.env.HUBOT_JIRA_READER_USERNAME + ":" + process.env.HUBOT_JIRA_READER_PASSWORD

    .get() (err, res, body) ->
      issue = JSON.parse(body)
      completion(issue)

issue_summary = (issue) ->
  issue.key + ": " + issue.fields.summary + " (status: " + issue.fields.status.name + ")"
