diff --git a/src/modes/server.rs b/src/modes/server.rs
index 84fa5d5..01780c0 100644
--- a/src/modes/server.rs
+++ b/src/modes/server.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ use tower_http::trace::TraceLayer;
 use crate::compression_engine::{CompressionType, get_compression_engine};
 use crate::db;
 use crate::Args;
+use crate::modes::status::{PathInfo, CompressionInfo, MetaPluginInfo, StatusInfo};
+use crate::compression_engine::{CompressionType as CompressionTypeEnum, COMPRESSION_PROGRAMS};
+use crate::compression_engine::program::CompressionEngineProgram;
+use crate::meta_plugin::{MetaPluginType, get_meta_plugin};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ServerConfig {
@@ -67,14 +71,6 @@ struct ItemInfo {
     metadata: HashMap<String, String>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
-struct StatusInfo {
-    version: String,
-    database_path: String,
-    data_directory: String,
-    compression_engines: Vec<String>,
-    meta_plugins: Vec<String>,
-}
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 struct TagsQuery {
@@ -199,26 +195,99 @@ async fn handle_status(
         return Err(StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED);
     }
     
+    // Create dummy command and args for compatibility with status mode functions
+    let mut cmd = Command::new("keep");
+    let args = Args::default(); // This will need to be properly initialized
+    
+    // Determine which meta plugins would be enabled for a save operation
+    let mut meta_plugin_types: Vec<MetaPluginType> = vec![]; // Empty for now, could be extended
+    
     let mut db_path = state.data_dir.clone();
     db_path.push("keep-1.db");
     
-    let status = StatusInfo {
-        version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string(),
-        database_path: db_path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
-        data_directory: state.data_dir.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
-        compression_engines: vec!["gzip".to_string(), "lz4".to_string(), "none".to_string()],
-        meta_plugins: vec![
-            "file_magic".to_string(),
-            "file_mime".to_string(),
-            "line_count".to_string(),
-            "word_count".to_string(),
-            "sha256".to_string(),
-        ],
+    let path_info = PathInfo {
+        data: state.data_dir.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+        database: db_path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+    };
+
+    let default_type = crate::compression_engine::default_compression_type();
+    let mut compression_info = Vec::new();
+
+    for compression_type in CompressionTypeEnum::iter() {
+        let compression_program: CompressionEngineProgram =
+            match &COMPRESSION_PROGRAMS[compression_type.clone()] {
+                Some(compression_program) => compression_program.clone(),
+                None => CompressionEngineProgram {
+                    program: "".to_string(),
+                    compress: Vec::new(),
+                    decompress: Vec::new(),
+                    supported: true,
+                },
+            };
+
+        let is_default = compression_type == default_type;
+        let binary = if compression_program.program.is_empty() {
+            "<INTERNAL>".to_string()
+        } else {
+            compression_program.program
+        };
+
+        compression_info.push(CompressionInfo {
+            compression_type: compression_type.to_string(),
+            found: compression_program.supported,
+            default: is_default,
+            binary,
+            compress: compression_program.compress.join(" "),
+            decompress: compression_program.decompress.join(" "),
+        });
+    }
+
+    let mut meta_plugin_info = Vec::new();
+
+    for meta_plugin_type in MetaPluginType::iter() {
+        let mut meta_plugin = get_meta_plugin(meta_plugin_type.clone());
+        let is_supported = meta_plugin.is_supported();
+        let is_enabled = meta_plugin_types.contains(&meta_plugin_type);
+        
+        let (binary_display, args_display) = if !is_supported {
+            ("<NOT FOUND>".to_string(), "".to_string())
+        } else {
+            match meta_plugin_type {
+                MetaPluginType::DigestSha256 | MetaPluginType::ReadTime | MetaPluginType::ReadRate |
+                MetaPluginType::Cwd | MetaPluginType::Uid | MetaPluginType::User | 
+                MetaPluginType::Gid | MetaPluginType::Group | MetaPluginType::Shell | 
+                MetaPluginType::ShellPid | MetaPluginType::KeepPid | MetaPluginType::Hostname | 
+                MetaPluginType::FullHostname => {
+                    ("<INTERNAL>".to_string(), "".to_string())
+                },
+                _ => {
+                    if let Some((program, args)) = meta_plugin.program_info() {
+                        (program.to_string(), args.join(" "))
+                    } else {
+                        ("<NOT FOUND>".to_string(), "".to_string())
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        meta_plugin_info.push(MetaPluginInfo {
+            meta_name: meta_plugin.meta_name(),
+            found: is_supported,
+            enabled: is_enabled,
+            binary: binary_display,
+            args: args_display,
+        });
+    }
+
+    let status_info = StatusInfo {
+        paths: path_info,
+        compression: compression_info,
+        meta_plugins: meta_plugin_info,
     };
     
     let response = ApiResponse {
         success: true,
-        data: Some(status),
+        data: Some(status_info),
         error: None,
     };
     
diff --git a/src/modes/status.rs b/src/modes/status.rs
index 8d088fb..6c105b5 100644
--- a/src/modes/status.rs
+++ b/src/modes/status.rs
@@ -287,31 +287,8 @@ struct StatusInfo {
     meta_plugins: Vec<MetaPluginInfo>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
-struct PathInfo {
-    data: String,
-    database: String,
-}
 
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
-struct CompressionInfo {
-    #[serde(rename = "type")]
-    compression_type: String,
-    found: bool,
-    default: bool,
-    binary: String,
-    compress: String,
-    decompress: String,
-}
 
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
-struct MetaPluginInfo {
-    meta_name: String,
-    found: bool,
-    enabled: bool,
-    binary: String,
-    args: String,
-}
 
 pub fn mode_status(
     _cmd: &mut Command,