Oura MCP Server

Unofficial local-first Oura MCP server for AI health, sleep and activity agents.

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What is the Oura MCP server?

Unofficial local-first Oura MCP server for AI health, sleep and activity agents. The oura mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it through 6 defined tools rather than through you.

What it actually does

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

  • oura_demo — realistic synthetic readiness/sleep/activity payloads (no account needed; see Quickstart)
  • oura_quickstart — personalized 3-step setup walkthrough that adapts to your current state
  • oura_connection_status — verify local setup before calling Oura
  • oura_data_inventory — inventory supported data domains, scopes, privacy modes and recommended first calls without calling Oura APIs
  • oura_daily_summary — readiness, sleep, activity and SpO2 brief for today
  • oura_weekly_summary — scorecard, comparison vs prior week, next-week plan

Configuration

You will need 4 environment variables: OURA_CLIENT_ID, OURA_CLIENT_SECRET, OURA_TOKEN_PATH, OURA_CACHE_PATH. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

Adding it to your client

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at delx-wellness-hermes on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

When to reach for it

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. Oura's toolset — oura_demo, oura_quickstart, oura_connection_status and 3 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by davidbatista; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Caveats

  • 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.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the oura mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
oura_demorealistic synthetic readiness/sleep/activity payloads (no account needed; see [Quickstart](#quickstart-see-the-data-before-you-connect))
oura_quickstartpersonalized 3-step setup walkthrough that adapts to your current state
oura_connection_statusverify local setup before calling Oura
oura_data_inventoryinventory supported data domains, scopes, privacy modes and recommended first calls without calling Oura APIs.
oura_daily_summaryreadiness, sleep, activity and SpO2 brief for today
oura_weekly_summaryscorecard, comparison vs prior week, next-week plan

How to install the Oura MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oura": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "oura-mcp-unofficial"]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
OURA_CLIENT_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
OURA_CLIENT_SECRETCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
OURA_TOKEN_PATHCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
OURA_CACHE_PATHFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Oura to oura demo.
  • Use Oura to oura quickstart.
  • Use Oura to oura connection status.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Oura to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 6 tools (oura_demo, oura_quickstart, oura_connection_status, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Oura directly.