Apple MCP Server

Unofficial local-first MCP server for Apple Health export data.

Local serverstdio

What is the Apple MCP server?

Apple MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Apple directly instead of describing what you should do. Unofficial local-first MCP server for Apple Health export data.

What you get

What the assistant can call

Once Apple is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • apple_health_connection_status — verify export path before reading data
  • apple_health_data_inventory — discover available record types, date coverage, sources count and stale export risk
  • apple_health_daily_summary — daily wellness brief from export data
  • apple_health_weekly_summary — weekly comparison and habit signals
  • apple_health_list_records — bounded records by type (e.g. HKQuantityTypeIdentifierStepCount), start, end, limit. limit caps the returned list only: in the default summary
  • apple_health_list_workouts — bounded workouts by start, end, limit. Same contract: limit caps the returned list only, and in summary privacy mode the aggregate totals
  • apple_health_reimport — re-scan the watch folder (APPLE_HEALTH_WATCH_PATH) and promote the newest export, refreshing summaries; pass check_only: true to preview without

Setting it up

delx-wellness-hermes on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Configuration and credentials

You will need 2 environment variables: APPLE_HEALTH_WATCH_PATH, APPLE_HEALTH_EXPORT_PATH. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

  • Node.js 20+ - An Apple Health export from your iPhone (Health app → profile → Export All Health Data)

Choosing this one

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Apple's toolset — apple_health_connection_status, apple_health_data_inventory, apple_health_daily_summary and 4 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by davidmosiah; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the apple mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
apple_health_connection_statusverify export path before reading data
apple_health_data_inventorydiscover available record types, date coverage, sources count and stale export risk
apple_health_daily_summarydaily wellness brief from export data
apple_health_weekly_summaryweekly comparison and habit signals
apple_health_list_recordsbounded records by type (e.g. HKQuantityTypeIdentifierStepCount), start, end, limit. limit caps the returned **list** only: in the default summary privacy mode the aggregate block (min/max/sum/average/count/date_range) i
apple_health_list_workoutsbounded workouts by start, end, limit. Same contract: limit caps the returned **list** only, and in summary privacy mode the aggregate totals (total_energy_kcal, total_duration_minutes, total_distance, count_by_activity,
apple_health_reimportre-scan the watch folder (APPLE_HEALTH_WATCH_PATH) and promote the newest export, refreshing summaries; pass check_only: true to preview without promoting

How to install the Apple MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-health": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "delx-wellness-hermes"],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_HEALTH_WATCH_PATH": "your-value",
        "APPLE_HEALTH_EXPORT_PATH": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • Node.js 20+ - An Apple Health export from your iPhone (Health app → profile → Export All Health Data)
VariableDescriptionRequired
APPLE_HEALTH_WATCH_PATHFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional
APPLE_HEALTH_EXPORT_PATHFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Apple to apple health connection status.
  • Use Apple to apple health data inventory.
  • Use Apple to apple health daily summary.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Apple to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 7 tools (apple_health_connection_status, apple_health_data_inventory, apple_health_daily_summary, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Apple directly.