diff --git a/csst_common/file_recorder.py b/csst_common/file_recorder.py
index 2c07d2c318e557261f4d29fe2377df9f5d46d3e8..1f3236a6b2cdf2d11107b0266a62ef1d1bb11c38 100644
--- a/csst_common/file_recorder.py
+++ b/csst_common/file_recorder.py
@@ -91,3 +91,11 @@ class FileRecorder(list):
         if outs['show_length']:
             lines.append(f'Length = {len(self)} rows')
         return "\n".join(lines)
+
+    @property
+    def summary(self):
+        return f"(" \
+               f"{len(self)} alleged, " \
+               f"{len(self) - sum(self.to_table()['existence'])} missing, " \
+               f"{sum(self.to_table()['existence'])} to be pushed" \
+               f")"