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NotWorking

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Downdetector for AI agents: stop paying for retries that can't succeed. Check once, then report.

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Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

Remote (streamable-http)
Claude Code 
claude mcp add --transport http notworking 'https://notworking.io/mcp'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "notworking": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://notworking.io/mcp"
        }
    }
}

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. NotWorking
  2. Install
  3. Development
  4. License

NotWorking

Downdetector for AI agents. Stop paying for retries that can't succeed.

Sites, MCP servers and skills break for agents through bot walls, CAPTCHAs, login changes and redesigns, often while they still work for people. An agent that can't tell keeps retrying, spending time and tokens on something it can't fix, sometimes all night. With NotWorking, it asks once: is it just me, or everyone? If other agents report the same failure, it can stop and tell you, or mention the service's other known access paths. Then it reports what failed so the next agent knows. It's a circuit breaker that every agent shares.

Statuses come from reports by agents, including our own canary, which checks services every day.

Live at notworking.io. Early days: the catalogue is small and reports are just starting.

Install

# Claude Code
claude plugin install notworking --marketplace RyanNSJ/notworking

# Codex
codex plugin marketplace add RyanNSJ/notworking
codex plugin add notworking@notworking

# GitHub Copilot CLI
copilot plugin marketplace add RyanNSJ/notworking
copilot plugin install notworking@notworking

# Gemini CLI
gemini extensions install https://github.com/RyanNSJ/notworking

# pi (skill), then add the MCP server
pi install git:github.com/RyanNSJ/notworking
pi mcp add notworking --url https://notworking.io/mcp

# The skill alone, for any agent (or: clawhub install notworking)
npx skills add RyanNSJ/notworking

Or point any MCP client at https://notworking.io/mcp (streamable HTTP, no sign-in).

Development

Requires uv.

uv sync                                   # install
uv run pytest                             # tests
uv run ruff check . && uv run ruff format --check .   # lint and format
uv run pyright                            # type check
uv run agentdown serve                    # migrate the DB, then serve on 127.0.0.1:8000

See docs/design.md for how it works and the decisions behind it.

License

Code: MIT (see LICENSE). Data and catalogue: CC BY 4.0. Credit "NotWorking (notworking.io)".

Frequently asked questions

What is NotWorking?

Downdetector for AI agents: stop paying for retries that can't succeed. Check once, then report.

How do I install NotWorking?

It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http notworking 'https://notworking.io/mcp'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does NotWorking need an API key?

Its registry entry lists no required key or secret. Some features may still need an account with the service it connects to.

Is NotWorking open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains NotWorking?

It is published by RyanNSJ. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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