MCP for Oura vs Marrow
A side-by-side look at the MCP for Oura and Marrow MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP for Oura for biology, medicine and bioinformatics work; choose Marrow for biology, medicine and bioinformatics over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose MCP for Oura when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics domain.
- Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
- You have the keys it needs:
OURA_CLIENT_ID, OURA_CLIENT_SECRET, ENCRYPTION_SECRET.
Choose Marrow when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You want tools like
health_summary, list_metrics, metric_daily.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics | Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics |
| Quality signal | 36/100 · Fair | 52/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | OAuth 2.0 | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | OURA_CLIENT_IDOURA_CLIENT_SECRETENCRYPTION_SECRET | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 3 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 7 |
| Full listing | View MCP for Oura | View Marrow |
Tools & capabilities
MCP for Oura tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Marrow tools 7
health_summaryRecent days across activity, heart, sleep and nutritionlist_metricsEvery metric in the mirror, with units and coveragemetric_dailyDaily values for any metric, up to 400 daysmetric_samplesRaw records with timestamps and source devicesworkoutsWorkouts, including set-by-set strength detailnutrition_logThe meal diary: every logged food with full nutrient detail, by daystrength_logEvery lifting set with estimated 1RM, per-exercise progression, and volume per muscle group
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
MCP for Oura
No confirmed install command for MCP for Oura yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Marrow
{
"mcpServers": {
"marrow-4": {
"url": "https://skeletonarmy.tech/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
MCP for Oura is categorized under Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Marrow belongs to Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick MCP for Oura for biology, medicine and bioinformatics work and Marrow for biology, medicine and bioinformatics.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. MCP for Oura has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
MCP for Oura has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: oauth 2.0. Marrow has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add mcp-for-oura and marrow-4 as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, MCP for Oura has a quality signal of 36/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Marrow has 52/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 3 GitHub stars.