diff --git a/scripts/podx-tools.sh b/scripts/podx-tools.sh
index a81b490..2cd2a69 100755
--- a/scripts/podx-tools.sh
+++ b/scripts/podx-tools.sh
@@ -168,14 +168,40 @@ EOF
 
 # ------------------------------ Redis toggles ------------------------------
 _redis_cli() {
-  if command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 && docker compose ps redis >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    docker compose exec -T redis redis-cli "$@"
-  elif command -v redis-cli >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    redis-cli -h "${REDIS_HOST:-127.0.0.1}" -p "${REDIS_PORT:-6379}" "$@"
-  else
-    echo "redis-cli not found and no docker compose redis service available." >&2
-    return 1
+  # Allow explicit override with PODX_REDIS_CLI, e.g.:
+  #   PODX_REDIS_CLI="docker exec -i myredis redis-cli"
+  if [ -n "${PODX_REDIS_CLI:-}" ]; then
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    ${PODX_REDIS_CLI} "$@"
+    return $?
   fi
+
+  # Defaults (overridable via .env)
+  : "${PODX_REDIS_SERVICE:=redis}"
+  : "${PODX_REDIS_HOST:=${REDIS_HOST:-127.0.0.1}}"
+  : "${PODX_REDIS_PORT:=${REDIS_PORT:-6379}}"
+
+  if command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 && command -v docker compose >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    # If the configured service exists, use it
+    if docker compose ps --services 2>/dev/null | grep -qx "$PODX_REDIS_SERVICE"; then
+      docker compose exec -T "$PODX_REDIS_SERVICE" redis-cli "$@"
+      return $?
+    fi
+    # Auto-detect a redis-like service name (redis, redis-*, *-redis, *_redis)
+    auto_srv="$(docker compose ps --services 2>/dev/null | grep -Ei '(^redis$)|(^redis[-_])|([-_]redis$)' | head -n1)"
+    if [ -n "$auto_srv" ]; then
+      docker compose exec -T "$auto_srv" redis-cli "$@"
+      return $?
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if command -v redis-cli >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    redis-cli -h "$PODX_REDIS_HOST" -p "$PODX_REDIS_PORT" "$@"
+    return $?
+  fi
+
+  echo "Could not find a way to run redis-cli.\n- Set PODX_REDIS_CLI to a full command (e.g. 'docker exec -i <container> redis-cli')\n- Or set PODX_REDIS_SERVICE to your compose service name\n- Or install redis-cli / set PODX_REDIS_HOST & PODX_REDIS_PORT" >&2
+  return 1
 }
 
 # --- Redis key utilities --------------------------------------------------
@@ -204,6 +230,28 @@ _redis_llen() { # usage: _redis_llen <key>
   _redis_cli LLEN "$1" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\r' || echo 0
 }
 
+_redis_type() { # usage: _redis_type <key>
+  _redis_cli TYPE "$1" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\r' || echo none
+}
+
+_redis_size() { # usage: _redis_size <key>
+  local k="$1"
+  local t; t="$(_redis_type "$k")"
+  case "$t" in
+    list)   _redis_cli LLEN  "$k" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\r' || echo 0 ;;
+    set)    _redis_cli SCARD "$k" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\r' || echo 0 ;;
+    zset)   _redis_cli ZCARD "$k" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\r' || echo 0 ;;
+    hash)   _redis_cli HLEN  "$k" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\r' || echo 0 ;;
+    string) _redis_cli STRLEN "$k" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\r' || echo 0 ;;
+    stream) _redis_cli XLEN  "$k" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\r' || echo 0 ;;
+    none)   echo 0 ;;
+    *)      # unknown or module-specific; try LLEN, then ZCARD, then HLEN
+            _redis_cli LLEN "$k" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\r' || \
+            _redis_cli ZCARD "$k" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\r' || \
+            _redis_cli HLEN "$k" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\r' || echo 0 ;;
+  esac
+}
+
 _transcribe_key="podx:transcribe:paused"
 
 # Queue namespace & patterns (override in .env if your deployment differs)
@@ -272,11 +320,11 @@ case "$cmd" in
     echo "[workers] namespace: ${PODX_QUEUE_NS}"
     for q in ${PODX_WORKER_QUEUES}; do
       base="${PODX_QUEUE_NS}:${q}"
-      printf "%-28s %6s\n" "$base" "$(_redis_llen "$base")"
+      printf "%-28s %6s\n" "$base" "$(_redis_size "$base")"
       for suf in ${PODX_QUEUE_SUFFIXES}; do
         k="${base}${suf}"
         if [ -n "$(_redis_keys "$k")" ]; then
-          printf "%-28s %6s\n" "$k" "$(_redis_llen "$k")"
+          printf "%-28s %6s\n" "$k" "$(_redis_size "$k")"
         fi
       done
     done
@@ -302,7 +350,7 @@ case "$cmd" in
     for pat in ${OPENWEBUI_QUEUE_PATTERNS}; do
       mapfile -t keys < <(_redis_keys "$pat")
       for k in "${keys[@]}"; do
-        printf "%-40s %6s\n" "$k" "$(_redis_llen "$k")"
+        printf "%-40s %6s\n" "$k" "$(_redis_size "$k")"
       done
     done
     ;;