diff --git a/rust/crates/commands/src/lib.rs b/rust/crates/commands/src/lib.rs
index ea825003..f63c1ea3 100644
--- a/rust/crates/commands/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/crates/commands/src/lib.rs
@@ -2806,7 +2806,11 @@ fn render_mcp_report_json_for(
                         runtime_config.mcp().get(server_name),
                     );
                     if let Some(map) = value.as_object_mut() {
-                        map.insert("status".to_string(), Value::String("ok".to_string()));
+                        // Only override status to "ok" if the server was found;
+                        // render_mcp_server_report_json already sets status:"error" for not-found.
+                        if map.get("found") == Some(&Value::Bool(true)) {
+                            map.insert("status".to_string(), Value::String("ok".to_string()));
+                        }
                         map.insert("config_load_error".to_string(), Value::Null);
                     }
                     Ok(value)
@@ -3890,6 +3894,7 @@ fn render_mcp_server_report_json(
         Some(server) => json!({
             "kind": "mcp",
             "action": "show",
+            "status": "ok",
             "working_directory": cwd.display().to_string(),
             "found": true,
             "server": mcp_server_json(server_name, server),
@@ -3897,6 +3902,8 @@ fn render_mcp_server_report_json(
         None => json!({
             "kind": "mcp",
             "action": "show",
+            "status": "error",
+            "error_kind": "server_not_found",
             "working_directory": cwd.display().to_string(),
             "found": false,
             "server_name": server_name,
diff --git a/rust/crates/rusty-claude-cli/src/main.rs b/rust/crates/rusty-claude-cli/src/main.rs
index 4cc4a1eb..602b9d0f 100644
--- a/rust/crates/rusty-claude-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/rust/crates/rusty-claude-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -5872,7 +5872,8 @@ impl LiveCli {
                 // Propagate ok:false → non-zero exit so automation callers
                 // can rely on exit code instead of inspecting the envelope.
                 // (#68: mcp error envelopes previously always exited 0.)
-                let is_error = value.get("ok").and_then(|v| v.as_bool()) == Some(false);
+                let is_error = value.get("ok").and_then(|v| v.as_bool()) == Some(false)
+                    || value.get("status").and_then(|v| v.as_str()) == Some("error");
                 println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&value)?);
                 if is_error {
                     std::process::exit(1);