diff --git a/inventory.yml b/inventory.yml
index da6ea32..1d15ab5 100644
--- a/inventory.yml
+++ b/inventory.yml
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ query_filters:
   - role: 'firewall'
   - role: 'switch'
   - role: 'server'
+  - status: 'active' # everything except 'inventory' and 'failed'
+  - status: 'offline'
+  - status: 'planned'
+  - status: 'staged'