Simply put, it's a way to plug StatusNow's API into an LLM

Cursor

Or manually: Cmd + Shift + J to open Cursor Settings.
Select Tools and Integrations.
Select New MCP Server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "statusnow": {
        "url": "https://mcp.statusnow.dev/sse"
        }
    }
}

                        

Claude Code

Open your terminal to access the CLI.

claude mcp add --transport http statusnow https://mcp.statusnow.dev/sse

Windsurf

Open Windsurf Settings.
Under Cascade, you'll find Model Context Protocol Servers.
Select Add Server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "statusnow": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": [
                "-y",
                "mcp-remote@latest",
                "https://mcp.statusnow.dev/sse"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Visual Studio Code

CMD + P and search for MCP: Add Server.
Select HTTP (HTTP or Server-Sent Events).
Enter the following configuration, and hit enter https://mcp.statusnow.dev/sse

Enter the name StatusNow and hit enter.

Activate the server using MCP: List Servers and selecting StatusNow, and selecting Start Server.

Note: MCP is supported in VSCode 1.99 and above.

Zed

CMD + , to open Zed settings.

{
    "context_servers": {
        "statusnow": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "mcp-remote@latest",
                    "https://mcp.statusnow.dev/sse"
                    ]
            },
        "settings": {}
    }
}