{:status/%*s}  ", name_len, name, status_len, status);
+			xo_open_list("components");
+			xo_open_instance("components");
+			xo_emit("{P:/%*s}{d:compontent}\n", len, "", "N/A");
+			xo_close_instance("components");
 		}
+		xo_close_list("components");
 	}
+	xo_close_instance("status");
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1240,13 +1322,9 @@ std_status(struct gctl_req *req, unsigned flags __unused)
 	all = gctl_get_int(req, "all");
 	geoms = gctl_get_int(req, "geoms");
 	script = gctl_get_int(req, "script");
-	if (script) {
-		name_len = 0;
-		status_len = 0;
-	} else {
-		name_len = strlen("Name");
-		status_len = strlen("Status");
-	}
+	name_len = strlen("Name");
+	status_len = strlen("Status");
+
 	if (nargs > 0) {
 		for (i = 0, n = 0; i < nargs; i++) {
 			name = gctl_get_ascii(req, "arg%d", i);
@@ -1282,9 +1360,10 @@ std_status(struct gctl_req *req, unsigned flags __unused)
 			goto end;
 	}
 	if (!script) {
-		printf("%*s  %*s  %s\n", name_len, "Name", status_len, "Status",
-		    "Components");
+		xo_emit("{T:/%*s}  {T:/%*s}  {T:Components}\n",
+		    name_len, "Name", status_len, "Status");
 	}
+	xo_open_list("status");
 	if (nargs > 0) {
 		for (i = 0; i < nargs; i++) {
 			name = gctl_get_ascii(req, "arg%d", i);
@@ -1312,6 +1391,7 @@ std_status(struct gctl_req *req, unsigned flags __unused)
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	xo_close_list("status");
 end:
 	geom_deletetree(&mesh);
 }