Senechal MCP Server

Provides a standardized interface for Large Language Models to access health data from the Senechal API.

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Senechal MCP server?

Provides a standardized interface for Large Language Models to access health data from the Senechal API. The senechal 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

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that acts as a companion to the Senechal project, providing health data from the Senechal API to LLM applications.

Adding it to your client

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Its toolset

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

  • fetch_health_summary — Fetch a health summary for a specific period
  • Parameters — - period (required): day, week, month, year
  • fetch_health_profile — Fetch the user's health profile
  • fetch_current_health — Fetch the latest health measurements
  • fetch_health_trends — Fetch health trend data
  • fetch_health_stats — Fetch statistical analysis of health metrics

Configuration

You will need 2 environment variables: SENECHAL_API_KEY, SENECHAL_API_BASE_URL. 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.

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 senechal mcp server does with a few real requests.

When to reach for it

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Senechal's toolset — fetch_health_summary, Parameters, fetch_health_profile and 3 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by mattjoyce; 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.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
fetch_health_summaryFetch a health summary for a specific period
Parameters- period (required): day, week, month, year
fetch_health_profileFetch the user's health profile
fetch_current_healthFetch the latest health measurements
fetch_health_trendsFetch health trend data
fetch_health_statsFetch statistical analysis of health metrics

How to install the Senechal MCP server

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "senechal-health": {
            "command": "C:\\path\\to\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe",
            "args": [
                "C:\\path\\to\\senechal_mcp_server.py"
            ],
            "env": {
                "SENECHAL_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
            }
        }
    }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
SENECHAL_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
SENECHAL_API_BASE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Senechal to fetch health summary.
  • Use Senechal to Parameters.
  • Use Senechal to fetch health profile.

Frequently asked questions

Senechal is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides a standardized interface for Large Language Models (LLMs) to access health data from the Senechal API.