It appears there is a slight mixing of technical terms in your query. There is no tool named “xCAT” used for automating MSN Messenger (or modern chat client) away statuses.
The confusion likely stems from two entirely separate eras and areas of technology:
xCAT (Extreme Cloud Administration Toolkit): This is a highly popular, modern open-source cluster management tool. It is used by server administrators to automate the deployment, scaling, and node status monitoring of massive bare-metal IT servers and virtual machines. It has nothing to do with personal chat messengers.
MSN Messenger “Auto Away” Tools: Back in the 2000s era of MSN Messenger and Windows Live Messenger, users frequently relied on third-party client add-ons (such as Messenger Plus!, Xfire, or various script packs) to automate custom “Away” statuses, display current music tracks, or log chat statistics.
Because MSN Messenger was completely shut down by Microsoft globally by 2014, these older automation utilities are entirely obsolete. Modern Alternatives for Chat Status Automation
If you are looking to automate your status settings or set up “Auto-Away” functions on contemporary chat platforms, here is how it is natively or externally handled today:
Microsoft Teams & Slack: Modern enterprise apps track your hardware input natively. On Teams, your status automatically flips to Away after a few minutes of mouse/keyboard inactivity or when your system locks.
Out of Office Automation: If you want a structured status, you can schedule “Out of Office” messages in Teams via your profile settings, which syncs directly with your Microsoft Outlook Calendar.
API & Workflow Automation: For advanced chat management, developers use cloud flow platforms like Microsoft Power Automate or Make.com. These tools can automatically parse inbound JSON payloads from messages, trigger responses, or temporarily adjust availability parameters across collaborative workspaces.
If you are trying to configure a status monitoring script for a server cluster using the actual xCAT toolkit, or if you meant a completely different chat application (like X/Twitter Chat or xat.com), please let me know so I can provide the exact steps you need! Change your status in Microsoft Teams
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