World Monitor vs Apistatuscheck MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the World Monitor and Apistatuscheck MCP Server 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.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose World Monitor when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: 39 global intelligence tools, Curated global and regional news, Country Instability Index data.

Explore World Monitor Details

Choose Apistatuscheck MCP Server 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).
• You have access to required keys: ASC_BASE_URL.
• Primary tools included: Check status of specific APIs, List all monitored APIs with status, List service categories.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	World Monitor Monitoring	Apistatuscheck MCP Server shibley Monitoring
Summary	Live global intelligence: real-time markets, conflicts, country risk, chokepoints, energy. 39 tools.	Check real-time operational status of 114+ cloud services and APIs (AWS, GitHub, Stripe, OpenAI, Vercel, etc.) directly from AI assistants. Published on npm.
Category & Scope	Monitoring

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

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).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "world-monitor": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "worldmonitor"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shibley-apistatuscheck-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ASC_BASE_URL": "YOUR_ASC_BASE_URL_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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