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Life & fun · July 23, 2025

Apple Health MCP Server

Hey HN, This is an MCP server to chat with Apple Health data. I built it because I'm working on (yet another) personal trainer tool that keeps track of my workout goals, etc. and does scheduling for me. Part of that is weekly check-ins. I thought pairing those check-ins with sensor data could be useful, so here we are. It seems there isn't a way to automate access to Apple Health data, so this relies on an iOS app that can quickly/easily export key data to CSV. So the process at the moment is to export the data every Sunday before doing a check-in. More steps than I'd like, but in…

Apple Health MCP Server launched on July 23, 2025 with 199 votes, #167 of 9,223 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

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In plain words

Apple Health MCP Server is a tool that enables conversational access to Apple Health data through an MCP server interface. Built for personal trainers and fitness enthusiasts, it allows users to analyze workout metrics and health data during weekly check-ins by exporting Apple Health information to CSV format. The server uses DuckDB to process and query the exported data, bridging Apple Health with AI assistants for more informed fitness planning and goal tracking.

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From the sources

Local-first Apple Health MCP server. Lets AI assistants answer questions about your sleep, workouts, activity and heart data from a local export. - neiltron/apple-health-mcp

Query Apple Health data from an MCP client using SQL and DuckDB. The server runs locally, reads CSV exports on demand, and provides tools for schema discovery, read-only queries, and health summaries. The native Apple Health export.xml format is not currently supported. For Claude Desktop, add the following to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json : { "mcpServers" : { "apple-health" : { "command" : " npx " , "args" : [ " -y " , " @neiltron/apple-health-mcp " ], "env" : { "HEALTH_DATA_DIR" : " /path/to/your/unzipped/health-export " } } } } Restart the client after changing its configuration. Other MCP clients can use the same command, arguments, environment, and…from github.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hey HN, This is an MCP server to chat with Apple Health data. I built it because I'm working on (yet another) personal trainer tool that keeps track of my workout goals, etc. and does scheduling for me. Part of that is weekly check-ins. I thought pairing those check-ins with sensor data could be useful, so here we…

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