diff --git a/article_server.py b/article_server.py
index 2296e08..1efabc5 100644
--- a/article_server.py
+++ b/article_server.py
@@ -948,13 +948,32 @@ h1{color:#c0392b;}p{color:#888;}</style></head>
                 # Generate alias from title
                 alias = re.sub(r'[^a-z0-9]+', '-', title.lower().strip())[:100]
 
-                # ── Inject VG-Wort pixel ───────────────────────────────────
-                if VG_WORT_PIXEL_HTML and VG_WORT_COUNTER_ID:
-                    # Insert pixel right before closing </article> or at the end of body
-                    if '</article>' in article_body:
-                        article_body = article_body.replace('</article>', f'{VG_WORT_PIXEL_HTML}\n</article>')
+                # ── VG-Wort Zählmarke aus Pool holen & einbauen ─────────
+                vgwort_pixel_html = ""
+                try:
+                    import subprocess
+                    result = subprocess.run(
+                        ["python3", os.path.expanduser("~/.hermes/vgwort_pool.py"), "get"],
+                        capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30
+                    )
+                    if result.returncode == 0:
+                        pixel_data = json.loads(result.stdout)
+                        if pixel_data.get("ok"):
+                            vgwort_pixel_html = pixel_data.get("pixel_html", "")
+                            print(f"[VG-Wort] Zählmarke {pixel_data.get('public_id')} eingebaut, "
+                                  f"Pool: {pixel_data.get('pool_remaining')} übrig", flush=True)
+                        else:
+                            print(f"[VG-Wort] FEHLER: {pixel_data.get('error', 'unbekannt')}", flush=True)
                     else:
-                        article_body = article_body.rstrip() + f'\n{VG_WORT_PIXEL_HTML}\n'
+                        print(f"[VG-Wort] Pool-Script fehlgeschlagen: {result.stderr}", flush=True)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print(f"[VG-Wort] Ausnahme: {e}", flush=True)
+
+                if vgwort_pixel_html:
+                    if '</article>' in article_body:
+                        article_body = article_body.replace('</article>', f'{vgwort_pixel_html}\n</article>')
+                    else:
+                        article_body = article_body.rstrip() + f'\n{vgwort_pixel_html}\n'
 
                 # ── Joomla API call ─────────────────────────────────────────
                 headers = {