Apple Health MCP
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLE_HEALTH_MCP_PORT | No | Port for HTTP transport (default 3000) | |
| APPLE_HEALTH_TIMEZONE | No | Timezone for local-day summaries (e.g., America/Fortaleza) | UTC |
| APPLE_HEALTH_WATCH_PATH | No | Optional directory to watch for new exports and auto-reimport | |
| APPLE_HEALTH_EXPORT_PATH | No | Path to Apple Health export file or folder (export.zip, export.xml, or apple_health_export/) | |
| APPLE_HEALTH_PRIVACY_MODE | No | Privacy mode: summary, structured, or raw | summary |
| APPLE_HEALTH_MCP_TRANSPORT | No | Transport type (e.g., http) for optional HTTP mode |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| resources | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| apple_health_agent_manifestB | Machine-readable install, runtime and privacy guidance for AI agents operating Apple Health export data. |
| apple_health_capabilitiesB | Explain supported Apple Health export data, unavailable live HealthKit access, privacy modes and recommended agent workflow. |
| apple_health_connection_statusA | Check local Apple Health export path, Node version, privacy mode and Hermes client posture without reading full export data. |
| apple_health_quickstartA | Personalized 3-step setup walkthrough for the human user. Adapts to current state (is APPLE_HEALTH_EXPORT_PATH set? does the export file exist and parse?). Call this first when the user asks 'how do I connect Apple Health?'. This connector is local-first and never touches Apple servers or cloud APIs. |
| apple_health_demoA | Returns realistic example payloads of apple_health_daily_summary, apple_health_weekly_summary, and apple_health_wellness_context with Apple-Watch-style values, so agents see the contract before parsing a real export. |
| apple_health_privacy_auditA | Return the local privacy and export-file posture without revealing health data. |
| apple_health_list_recordsA | List bounded records from a local Apple Health export.xml. Use type/start/end filters to keep output small. |
| apple_health_list_workoutsA | List bounded workouts from a local Apple Health export.xml. |
| apple_health_export_freshnessA | Check how recently the local Apple Health export file/directory was written. Returns mtime, days_since_export, an is_stale flag, and a recommendation. Considered stale if the export is older than 30 days, or older than 7 days with no recent records (the inventory's latest-record date is also older than 7 days). Use before relying on apple_health_daily_summary or apple_health_wellness_context to confirm the export is fresh. |
| apple_health_data_inventoryA | Scan the local Apple Health export once and report available record types, workouts, date coverage, freshness and safe next calls. |
| apple_health_daily_summaryA | Build a daily wellness summary from local Apple Health export data. It is not live HealthKit and not medical advice. |
| apple_health_wellness_contextB | Normalize local Apple Health export sleep, workout and activity data into the shared wellness_context shape for recommendation engines. |
| apple_health_weekly_summaryB | Build a weekly wellness summary from local Apple Health export data. It is not live HealthKit and not medical advice. |
| apple_health_profile_getA | Read the shared Delx Wellness profile from ~/.delx-wellness/profile.json. Returns preferred name, goals, devices, training/nutrition/exercise/agent preferences and safety flags. NEVER contains OAuth tokens or API secrets — this connector is local-export and has no cloud auth, but the profile contract is the same across every Delx Wellness MCP. Read-only. |
| apple_health_profile_updateA | Persist a partial patch to ~/.delx-wellness/profile.json. Requires explicit_user_intent=true (otherwise returns USER_ACTION_REQUIRED). Rejects secret-like fields (oauth, token, secret, password, cookie, refresh, api_key, session) at write time. Use to record preferred name, goals, devices, training context, nutrition context, exercise preferences, agent preferences, and safety flags. |
| apple_health_clear_incremental_cacheA | Manually clear the incremental import cache at ~/.apple-health-mcp/incremental-cache.json. The cache tracks the latest parsed timestamp per HealthKit category so subsequent |
| apple_health_reimportA | Re-scan the configured watch folder (APPLE_HEALTH_WATCH_PATH or |
| apple_health_onboardingA | Return the 11-question onboarding flow plus the current profile state and missing fields. Read-only — does NOT persist anything. Pair with apple_health_profile_update once the user answers. Cross-connector: the same profile is shared by every Delx Wellness MCP (whoop, garmin, oura, fitbit, strava, polar, withings, apple-health, samsung-health, google-health, nourish, cycle-coach, cgm, air). |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| apple_health_daily_review | Review a day of Apple Health export data with non-medical wellness framing. |
| apple_health_weekly_review | Review a week of Apple Health export data with practical habit signals. |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| apple_health_agent_manifest | Machine-readable install and operating instructions for AI agents. |
| apple_health_capabilities | Static capabilities, data boundary, privacy modes and recommended agent workflow. |
| apple_health_data_inventory_resource | Available record types, workouts, date coverage and data freshness for the configured export. |
| apple_health_daily_summary_resource | Daily Apple Health export summary for the current UTC day. |
| apple_health_weekly_summary_resource | Weekly Apple Health export summary for the current UTC week window. |
TDQS
Scored across 18 tools
Each tool has a clearly distinct purpose, from listing records and workouts to summaries, profile management, and meta-inspection (privacy audit, capabilities, freshness). Even closely related tools like quickstart and onboarding are differentiated: quickstart is a 3-step setup walkthrough, while onboarding is an 11-question flow paired with profile updates. No two tools appear to do the same thing.
All tools share the 'apple_health_' prefix and snake_case convention, creating a strong recognizable pattern. However, there is a mix of verb_noun names (list_records, profile_get, clear_incremental_cache) and noun-only names (capabilities, quickstart, demo, export_freshness), which breaks strict consistency but remains predictable and readable.
18 tools is on the high end of the acceptable range for a health data connector, but each tool addresses a distinct aspect of the domain—setup, status, privacy, data listing, summaries, profiles, cache management, and reimport. The count feels justified given the breadth of functionality, though it could be streamlined by consolidating some meta/status tools.
The tool surface covers the core lifecycle of working with Apple Health export data: onboarding, listing, summaries, wellness context, profile management, freshness checks, and cache/reimport operations. Minor gaps exist (e.g., no direct tool for specific metric queries like heart rate or steps beyond list_records with filters), but agents can achieve these via the available tools. Overall, it supports the primary workflows without dead ends.