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status: distinguish API down from unreachable #170

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distinguish API down from unreachable in status command
jarugupj May 28, 2026
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fall back to /health on non-2xx to distinguish API down from /status …
jarugupj May 29, 2026
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9 changes: 8 additions & 1 deletion cmd/status.go
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Expand Up @@ -50,7 +50,14 @@ func runStatus(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
defer resp.Body.Close()

if resp.StatusCode < 200 || resp.StatusCode >= 300 {
pterm.Error.Println("Could not reach Kernel API. Check https://status.kernel.sh for updates.")
if h, err := client.Get(util.GetBaseURL() + "/health"); err == nil {
h.Body.Close()
if h.StatusCode >= 200 && h.StatusCode < 300 {
pterm.Error.Println("Kernel API is responding but /status is unavailable. Check https://status.kernel.sh for updates.")
return nil
}
}
pterm.Error.Println("Kernel API is down. Check https://status.kernel.sh for updates.")
return nil
}

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