What is the key difference between Statuscraft and Sentinel?

Statuscraft belongs to the Monitoring category with local stdio execution, while Sentinel belongs to the Monitoring category with cloud HTTP/SSE execution.

How do I install Statuscraft or Sentinel in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are Statuscraft and Sentinel free or paid?

Statuscraft operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). Sentinel operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Statuscraft lists 5 tools with 1 views and 1 GitHub stars. Sentinel lists 17 tools with 0 views and 1 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Statuscraft and Sentinel together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

Statuscraft vs Sentinel

In-depth architectural comparison of the Statuscraft and Sentinel MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

Statuscraft

Monitoring · Local stdio

Quality: 53/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required

Sentinel

Monitoring · Remote HTTP/SSE

Quality: 55/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose Statuscraft if you need specialized Monitoring tools running via a local process. Choose Sentinel if your workspace requires Monitoring integration with remote web transport. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Statuscraft when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Primary tools included: Access normalized live status for 3355 major software services, Fetch structured incident details automatically for non-operational services, Cache status data with 60-second expiry and option to bypass cache.

Explore Statuscraft Details

Choose Sentinel when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Primary tools included: get-uptime-summary-tool, get-attention-items-tool, list-monitors-tool.

Explore Sentinel Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Statuscraft jabbawocky Monitoring	S Sentinel Monitoring
Summary	MCP server that checks the live status of 3831 software services in real time. Ask your AI agent "is GitHub down?" or "what's wrong with Sentry?" — and get a live answer pulled directly from official status pages, including full incident detail when something is broken. npx -y github:jabbawocky/statuscraft	Uptime, SSL, DNS and domain monitoring you can talk to from Claude or any MCP client.
Category & Scope	Monitoring

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Statuscraft Tools (5)

Access normalized live status for 3355 major software services

Fetch structured incident details automatically for non-operational services

Cache status data with 60-second expiry and option to bypass cache

Provide service metadata including IDs, tags, and categories

No API key required for installation and usage

Sentinel Tools (17)

get-uptime-summary-tool

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

Statuscraft Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jabbawocky-statuscraft": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "github"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Sentinel Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sentinel-2": {
      "url": "https://sentinel.rootstuff.io/mcp/sentinel"
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Statuscraft is categorized under Monitoring and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Sentinel belongs to Monitoring using remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. Select Statuscraft when you need capabilities focused on monitoring and Sentinel when you require tools for monitoring.

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