diff --git a/llarp/dht/bucket.hpp b/llarp/dht/bucket.hpp
index ab2e069e9..549011fbe 100644
--- a/llarp/dht/bucket.hpp
+++ b/llarp/dht/bucket.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace llarp
         util::StatusObject obj{};
         for(const auto& item : nodes)
         {
-          obj.Put(item.first.ToHex(), item.second.ExtractStatus());
+          obj[item.first.ToHex()] = item.second.ExtractStatus();
         }
         return obj;
       }
diff --git a/llarp/dht/tx.hpp b/llarp/dht/tx.hpp
index e8b4239fa..47b696b6b 100644
--- a/llarp/dht/tx.hpp
+++ b/llarp/dht/tx.hpp
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ namespace llarp
                          return item.ExtractStatus();
                        });
 
-        obj.Put("found", foundObjs);
+        obj["found"] = foundObjs;
         std::vector< std::string > asked;
         std::transform(
             peersAsked.begin(), peersAsked.end(), std::back_inserter(asked),
             [](const auto& item) -> std::string { return item.ToHex(); });
-        obj.Put("asked", asked);
+        obj["asked"] = asked;
         return obj;
       }
 
diff --git a/llarp/dht/txholder.hpp b/llarp/dht/txholder.hpp
index 3f57f465d..e8b31e32e 100644
--- a/llarp/dht/txholder.hpp
+++ b/llarp/dht/txholder.hpp
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ namespace llarp
                              {"owner", item.first.ExtractStatus()},
                              {"tx", item.second->ExtractStatus()}};
                        });
-        obj.Put("tx", txObjs);
+        obj["tx"] = txObjs;
         std::transform(
             timeouts.begin(), timeouts.end(), std::back_inserter(timeoutsObjs),
             [](const auto& item) -> util::StatusObject {
               return util::StatusObject{{"time", item.second},
                                         {"target", item.first.ToHex()}};
             });
-        obj.Put("timeouts", timeoutsObjs);
+        obj["timeouts"] = timeoutsObjs;
         std::transform(waiting.begin(), waiting.end(),
                        std::back_inserter(waitingObjs),
                        [](const auto& item) -> util::StatusObject {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace llarp
                              {"target", item.first.ToHex()},
                              {"whoasked", item.second.ExtractStatus()}};
                        });
-        obj.Put("waiting", waitingObjs);
+        obj["waiting"] = waitingObjs;
         return obj;
       }
 
diff --git a/llarp/exit/context.cpp b/llarp/exit/context.cpp
index b8560ba2c..fceafb040 100644
--- a/llarp/exit/context.cpp
+++ b/llarp/exit/context.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace llarp
       auto itr = m_Exits.begin();
       while(itr != m_Exits.end())
       {
-        obj.Put(itr->first, itr->second->ExtractStatus());
+        obj[itr->first] = itr->second->ExtractStatus();
         ++itr;
       }
       return obj;
diff --git a/llarp/exit/session.cpp b/llarp/exit/session.cpp
index 4d4296b90..2a0ecba36 100644
--- a/llarp/exit/session.cpp
+++ b/llarp/exit/session.cpp
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ namespace llarp
     util::StatusObject
     BaseSession::ExtractStatus() const
     {
-      auto obj = path::Builder::ExtractStatus();
-      obj.Put("lastExitUse", m_LastUse);
-      auto pub = m_ExitIdentity.toPublic();
-      obj.Put("exitIdentity", pub.ToString());
+      auto obj            = path::Builder::ExtractStatus();
+      obj["lastExitUse"]  = m_LastUse;
+      auto pub            = m_ExitIdentity.toPublic();
+      obj["exitIdentity"] = pub.ToString();
       return obj;
     }
 
diff --git a/llarp/handlers/exit.cpp b/llarp/handlers/exit.cpp
index 4ec317e00..8ce8ddc1f 100644
--- a/llarp/handlers/exit.cpp
+++ b/llarp/handlers/exit.cpp
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ namespace llarp
       util::StatusObject exitsObj{};
       for(const auto &item : m_ActiveExits)
       {
-        exitsObj.Put(item.first.ToHex(), item.second->ExtractStatus());
+        exitsObj[item.first.ToHex()] = item.second->ExtractStatus();
       }
-      obj.Put("exits", exitsObj);
+      obj["exits"] = exitsObj;
       return obj;
     }
 
diff --git a/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp b/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
index 2292ff1ee..ca54318e6 100644
--- a/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
+++ b/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ namespace llarp
     util::StatusObject
     TunEndpoint::ExtractStatus() const
     {
-      auto obj = service::Endpoint::ExtractStatus();
-      obj.Put("ifaddr", m_OurRange.ToString());
+      auto obj      = service::Endpoint::ExtractStatus();
+      obj["ifaddr"] = m_OurRange.ToString();
 
       std::vector< std::string > resolvers;
       for(const auto &addr : m_UpstreamResolvers)
         resolvers.emplace_back(addr.ToString());
-      obj.Put("ustreamResolvers", resolvers);
-      obj.Put("localResolver", m_LocalResolverAddr.ToString());
+      obj["ustreamResolvers"] = resolvers;
+      obj["localResolver"]    = m_LocalResolverAddr.ToString();
       util::StatusObject ips{};
       for(const auto &item : m_IPActivity)
       {
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ namespace llarp
           remoteStr = RouterID(addr.as_array()).ToString();
         else
           remoteStr = service::Address(addr.as_array()).ToString();
-        ipObj.Put("remote", remoteStr);
+        ipObj["remote"]    = remoteStr;
         std::string ipaddr = item.first.ToString();
-        ips.Put(ipaddr.c_str(), ipObj);
+        ips[ipaddr]        = ipObj;
       }
-      obj.Put("addrs", ips);
-      obj.Put("ourIP", m_OurIP.ToString());
-      obj.Put("nextIP", m_NextIP.ToString());
-      obj.Put("maxIP", m_MaxIP.ToString());
+      obj["addrs"]  = ips;
+      obj["ourIP"]  = m_OurIP.ToString();
+      obj["nextIP"] = m_NextIP.ToString();
+      obj["maxIP"]  = m_MaxIP.ToString();
       return obj;
     }
 
diff --git a/llarp/link/i_link_manager.hpp b/llarp/link/i_link_manager.hpp
index 7ba246980..8af30e7aa 100644
--- a/llarp/link/i_link_manager.hpp
+++ b/llarp/link/i_link_manager.hpp
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ namespace llarp
   struct IOutboundSessionMaker;
   struct RouterID;
 
-  namespace util
-  {
-    struct StatusObject;
-  }  // namespace util
-
   struct ILinkManager
   {
     virtual ~ILinkManager() = default;
diff --git a/llarp/path/path.cpp b/llarp/path/path.cpp
index 7b56876c2..e9021de50 100644
--- a/llarp/path/path.cpp
+++ b/llarp/path/path.cpp
@@ -272,30 +272,30 @@ namespace llarp
                      [](const auto& hop) -> util::StatusObject {
                        return hop.ExtractStatus();
                      });
-      obj.Put("hops", hopsObj);
+      obj["hops"] = hopsObj;
 
       switch(_status)
       {
         case ePathBuilding:
-          obj.Put("status", "building");
+          obj["status"] = "building";
           break;
         case ePathEstablished:
-          obj.Put("status", "established");
+          obj["status"] = "established";
           break;
         case ePathTimeout:
-          obj.Put("status", "timeout");
+          obj["status"] = "timeout";
           break;
         case ePathExpired:
-          obj.Put("status", "expired");
+          obj["status"] = "expired";
           break;
         case ePathFailed:
-          obj.Put("status", "failed");
+          obj["status"] = "failed";
           break;
         case ePathIgnore:
-          obj.Put("status", "ignored");
+          obj["status"] = "ignored";
           break;
         default:
-          obj.Put("status", "unknown");
+          obj["status"] = "unknown";
           break;
       }
       return obj;
diff --git a/llarp/path/pathbuilder.cpp b/llarp/path/pathbuilder.cpp
index 7b4bff011..a1026cca7 100644
--- a/llarp/path/pathbuilder.cpp
+++ b/llarp/path/pathbuilder.cpp
@@ -186,13 +186,11 @@ namespace llarp
       util::StatusObject obj{{"buildStats", m_BuildStats.ExtractStatus()},
                              {"numHops", uint64_t(numHops)},
                              {"numPaths", uint64_t(numPaths)}};
-      std::vector< util::StatusObject > pathObjs;
       std::transform(m_Paths.begin(), m_Paths.end(),
-                     std::back_inserter(pathObjs),
+                     std::back_inserter(obj["paths"]),
                      [](const auto& item) -> util::StatusObject {
                        return item.second->ExtractStatus();
                      });
-      obj.Put("paths", pathObjs);
       return obj;
     }
 
diff --git a/llarp/router/i_outbound_message_handler.hpp b/llarp/router/i_outbound_message_handler.hpp
index 4789c1bf9..931207c8b 100644
--- a/llarp/router/i_outbound_message_handler.hpp
+++ b/llarp/router/i_outbound_message_handler.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef LLARP_ROUTER_I_OUTBOUND_MESSAGE_HANDLER_HPP
 #define LLARP_ROUTER_I_OUTBOUND_MESSAGE_HANDLER_HPP
 
+#include <util/status.hpp>
+
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <functional>
 
@@ -19,11 +21,6 @@ namespace llarp
   struct ILinkMessage;
   struct RouterID;
 
-  namespace util
-  {
-    struct StatusObject;
-  }
-
   using SendStatusHandler = std::function< void(SendStatus) >;
 
   struct IOutboundMessageHandler
diff --git a/llarp/router/i_outbound_session_maker.hpp b/llarp/router/i_outbound_session_maker.hpp
index e5bb1ce98..746897d2e 100644
--- a/llarp/router/i_outbound_session_maker.hpp
+++ b/llarp/router/i_outbound_session_maker.hpp
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
 #ifndef LLARP_ROUTER_I_OUTBOUND_SESSION_MAKER_HPP
 #define LLARP_ROUTER_I_OUTBOUND_SESSION_MAKER_HPP
 
+#include <util/status.hpp>
 #include <util/types.hpp>
 
 #include <functional>
 
 namespace llarp
 {
-  namespace util
-  {
-    struct StatusObject;
-  }  // namespace util
-
   struct ILinkSession;
   struct RouterID;
   struct RouterContact;
diff --git a/llarp/router/router.cpp b/llarp/router/router.cpp
index 5fae4bc3c..22841d17f 100644
--- a/llarp/router/router.cpp
+++ b/llarp/router/router.cpp
@@ -110,13 +110,11 @@ namespace llarp
   util::StatusObject
   Router::ExtractStatus() const
   {
-    util::StatusObject obj{{"dht", _dht->impl->ExtractStatus()},
-                           {"services", _hiddenServiceContext.ExtractStatus()},
-                           {"exit", _exitContext.ExtractStatus()}};
-
-    obj.Put("links", _linkManager.ExtractStatus());
-
-    return obj;
+    return util::StatusObject{
+        {"dht", _dht->impl->ExtractStatus()},
+        {"services", _hiddenServiceContext.ExtractStatus()},
+        {"exit", _exitContext.ExtractStatus()},
+        {"links", _linkManager.ExtractStatus()}};
   }
 
   bool
diff --git a/llarp/router_contact.cpp b/llarp/router_contact.cpp
index 7ab78174d..7428a1359 100644
--- a/llarp/router_contact.cpp
+++ b/llarp/router_contact.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ namespace llarp
                            {"publicRouter", IsPublicRouter()},
                            {"identity", pubkey.ToHex()}};
     if(HasNick())
-      obj.Put("nickname", Nick());
+      obj["nickname"] = Nick();
     return obj;
   }
 
diff --git a/llarp/router_contact.hpp b/llarp/router_contact.hpp
index e7eb10bc7..8ec3730da 100644
--- a/llarp/router_contact.hpp
+++ b/llarp/router_contact.hpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace llarp
     nlohmann::json
     ToJson() const
     {
-      return ExtractStatus().get();
+      return ExtractStatus();
     }
 
     bool
diff --git a/llarp/rpc/rpc.cpp b/llarp/rpc/rpc.cpp
index 8760aeece..c7cb7a1b8 100644
--- a/llarp/rpc/rpc.cpp
+++ b/llarp/rpc/rpc.cpp
@@ -197,8 +197,7 @@ namespace llarp
       Response
       DumpState() const
       {
-        const util::StatusObject dump = router->ExtractStatus();
-        return dump.get();
+        return router->ExtractStatus();
       }
 
       Response
diff --git a/llarp/service/context.cpp b/llarp/service/context.cpp
index 6afaa75a5..072f178d1 100644
--- a/llarp/service/context.cpp
+++ b/llarp/service/context.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace llarp
       auto itr = m_Endpoints.begin();
       while(itr != m_Endpoints.end())
       {
-        obj.Put(itr->first, itr->second->ExtractStatus());
+        obj[itr->first] = itr->second->ExtractStatus();
         ++itr;
       }
       return obj;
diff --git a/llarp/service/endpoint.cpp b/llarp/service/endpoint.cpp
index c8ff71eef..67e300995 100644
--- a/llarp/service/endpoint.cpp
+++ b/llarp/service/endpoint.cpp
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ namespace llarp
     util::StatusObject
     Endpoint::ExtractStatus() const
     {
-      auto obj = path::Builder::ExtractStatus();
-      obj.Put("identity", m_Identity.pub.Addr().ToString());
+      auto obj        = path::Builder::ExtractStatus();
+      obj["identity"] = m_Identity.pub.Addr().ToString();
       return m_state->ExtractStatus(obj);
     }
 
diff --git a/llarp/service/endpoint_state.cpp b/llarp/service/endpoint_state.cpp
index 0e0e31c00..d60e5d566 100644
--- a/llarp/service/endpoint_state.cpp
+++ b/llarp/service/endpoint_state.cpp
@@ -116,31 +116,40 @@ namespace llarp
     util::StatusObject
     EndpointState::ExtractStatus(util::StatusObject& obj) const
     {
-      obj.Put("lastPublished", m_LastPublish);
-      obj.Put("lastPublishAttempt", m_LastPublishAttempt);
-      obj.Put("introset", m_IntroSet.ExtractStatus());
+      obj["lastPublished"]      = m_LastPublish;
+      obj["lastPublishAttempt"] = m_LastPublishAttempt;
+      obj["introset"]           = m_IntroSet.ExtractStatus();
 
       if(!m_Tag.IsZero())
-        obj.Put("tag", m_Tag.ToString());
-      static auto getSecond = [](const auto& item) -> const auto&
       {
-        return item.second;
+        obj["tag"] = m_Tag.ToString();
+      }
+
+      static auto getSecond = [](const auto& item) -> auto
+      {
+        return item.second->ExtractStatus();
       };
-      obj.PutContainer("deadSessions", m_DeadSessions, getSecond);
-      obj.PutContainer("remoteSessions", m_RemoteSessions, getSecond);
-      obj.PutContainer("lookups", m_PendingLookups, getSecond);
-      obj.PutContainer("snodeSessions", m_SNodeSessions,
-                       [](const auto& item) { return item.second.first; });
+
+      std::transform(m_DeadSessions.begin(), m_DeadSessions.end(),
+                     std::back_inserter(obj["deadSessions"]), getSecond);
+      std::transform(m_RemoteSessions.begin(), m_RemoteSessions.end(),
+                     std::back_inserter(obj["remoteSessions"]), getSecond);
+      std::transform(m_PendingLookups.begin(), m_PendingLookups.end(),
+                     std::back_inserter(obj["lookups"]), getSecond);
+      std::transform(
+          m_SNodeSessions.begin(), m_SNodeSessions.end(),
+          std::back_inserter(obj["snodeSessions"]),
+          [](const auto& item) { return item.second.first->ExtractStatus(); });
 
       util::StatusObject sessionObj{};
 
       for(const auto& item : m_Sessions)
       {
         std::string k = item.first.ToHex();
-        sessionObj.Put(k, item.second.ExtractStatus());
+        sessionObj[k] = item.second.ExtractStatus();
       }
 
-      obj.Put("converstations", sessionObj);
+      obj["converstations"] = sessionObj;
       return obj;
     }
   }  // namespace service
diff --git a/llarp/service/intro_set.cpp b/llarp/service/intro_set.cpp
index 5f9ae1fd7..cc403856b 100644
--- a/llarp/service/intro_set.cpp
+++ b/llarp/service/intro_set.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ namespace llarp
                      [](const auto& intro) -> util::StatusObject {
                        return intro.ExtractStatus();
                      });
-      obj.Put("intros", introsObjs);
+      obj["intros"] = introsObjs;
       if(!topic.IsZero())
-        obj.Put("topic", topic.ToString());
+        obj["topic"] = topic.ToString();
       return obj;
     }
 
diff --git a/llarp/service/outbound_context.cpp b/llarp/service/outbound_context.cpp
index f975c486c..2b6c708e7 100644
--- a/llarp/service/outbound_context.cpp
+++ b/llarp/service/outbound_context.cpp
@@ -213,27 +213,25 @@ namespace llarp
     util::StatusObject
     OutboundContext::ExtractStatus() const
     {
-      auto obj = path::Builder::ExtractStatus();
-      obj.Put("currentConvoTag", currentConvoTag.ToHex());
-      obj.Put("remoteIntro", remoteIntro.ExtractStatus());
-      obj.Put("sessionCreatedAt", createdAt);
-      obj.Put("lastGoodSend", lastGoodSend);
-      obj.Put("seqno", sequenceNo);
-      obj.Put("markedBad", markedBad);
-      obj.Put("lastShift", lastShift);
-      obj.Put("remoteIdentity", remoteIdent.Addr().ToString());
-      obj.Put("currentRemoteIntroset", currentIntroSet.ExtractStatus());
-      obj.Put("nextIntro", m_NextIntro.ExtractStatus());
-      std::vector< util::StatusObject > badIntrosObj;
+      auto obj                     = path::Builder::ExtractStatus();
+      obj["currentConvoTag"]       = currentConvoTag.ToHex();
+      obj["remoteIntro"]           = remoteIntro.ExtractStatus();
+      obj["sessionCreatedAt"]      = createdAt;
+      obj["lastGoodSend"]          = lastGoodSend;
+      obj["seqno"]                 = sequenceNo;
+      obj["markedBad"]             = markedBad;
+      obj["lastShift"]             = lastShift;
+      obj["remoteIdentity"]        = remoteIdent.Addr().ToString();
+      obj["currentRemoteIntroset"] = currentIntroSet.ExtractStatus();
+      obj["nextIntro"]             = m_NextIntro.ExtractStatus();
+
       std::transform(m_BadIntros.begin(), m_BadIntros.end(),
-                     std::back_inserter(badIntrosObj),
+                     std::back_inserter(obj["badIntros"]),
                      [](const auto& item) -> util::StatusObject {
-                       util::StatusObject o{
+                       return util::StatusObject{
                            {"count", item.second},
                            {"intro", item.first.ExtractStatus()}};
-                       return o;
                      });
-      obj.Put("badIntros", badIntrosObj);
       return obj;
     }
 
diff --git a/llarp/util/status.cpp b/llarp/util/status.cpp
index 14d533d97..15c76b583 100644
--- a/llarp/util/status.cpp
+++ b/llarp/util/status.cpp
@@ -1,64 +1 @@
 #include <util/status.hpp>
-
-#include <util/traits.hpp>
-
-namespace llarp
-{
-  namespace util
-  {
-    struct StatusVisitor
-    {
-      std::string name;
-      std::reference_wrapper< nlohmann::json > data;
-
-      StatusVisitor(StatusObject::String_t n, nlohmann::json& d)
-          : name(n), data(d)
-      {
-      }
-      void
-      operator()(uint64_t val)
-      {
-        data.get()[name] = val;
-      }
-      void
-      operator()(const std::string& val)
-      {
-        data.get()[name] = val;
-      }
-      void
-      operator()(bool val)
-      {
-        data.get()[name] = val;
-      }
-      void
-      operator()(const StatusObject& obj)
-      {
-        data.get()[name] = obj.Impl;
-      }
-      void
-      operator()(const std::vector< std::string >& val)
-      {
-        data.get()[name] = val;
-      }
-      void
-      operator()(const std::vector< StatusObject >& val)
-      {
-        auto arr = nlohmann::json::array();
-        std::transform(val.begin(), val.end(), std::back_inserter(arr),
-                       [](const auto& x) { return x.Impl; });
-        data.get()[name] = arr;
-      }
-    };
-    void
-    StatusObject::Put(const value_type& val)
-    {
-      Put(std::get< 0 >(val), std::get< 1 >(val));
-    }
-
-    void
-    StatusObject::Put(String_t name, const Variant& data)
-    {
-      absl::visit(StatusVisitor{name, Impl}, data);
-    }
-  }  // namespace util
-}  // namespace llarp
diff --git a/llarp/util/status.hpp b/llarp/util/status.hpp
index f9fda5d4f..6e70e9c2c 100644
--- a/llarp/util/status.hpp
+++ b/llarp/util/status.hpp
@@ -14,50 +14,7 @@ namespace llarp
 {
   namespace util
   {
-    struct StatusVisitor;
-    struct StatusObject
-    {
-      using String_t = string_view;
-      using Variant  = absl::variant< uint64_t, std::string, bool, StatusObject,
-                                     std::vector< std::string >,
-                                     std::vector< StatusObject > >;
-      using value_type = std::pair< String_t, Variant >;
-
-      StatusObject(std::initializer_list< value_type > vals)
-      {
-        std::for_each(vals.begin(), vals.end(),
-                      [&](const value_type& item) { Put(item); });
-      }
-
-      void
-      Put(String_t name, const Variant& value);
-
-      void
-      Put(const value_type& value);
-
-      template < typename Container, typename Getter >
-      void
-      PutContainer(String_t keyname, const Container& container, Getter get)
-      {
-        std::vector< util::StatusObject > objs;
-        std::transform(container.begin(), container.end(),
-                       std::back_inserter(objs),
-                       [get](const auto& item) -> util::StatusObject {
-                         return get(item)->ExtractStatus();
-                       });
-        Put(keyname, objs);
-      }
-
-      nlohmann::json
-      get() const
-      {
-        return Impl;
-      }
-
-     private:
-      friend struct StatusVisitor;
-      nlohmann::json Impl;
-    };
+    using StatusObject = nlohmann::json;
   }  // namespace util
 }  // namespace llarp