Open Health Sync vs Apple Health MCP Server
A side-by-side look at the Open Health Sync and Apple Health MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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Open Health SyncBiology & BioinformaticsRead-only access to self-hosted health data: samples, sleep, workouts, nutrition, daily summaries.35FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Open Health Sync for biology & bioinformatics work; choose Apple Health MCP Server for biology & bioinformatics. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
OChoose Open Health Sync when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Biology & Bioinformatics domain.
Choose Apple Health MCP Server when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Biology & Bioinformatics domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | O Open Health Sync | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Biology & Bioinformatics | Biology & Bioinformatics |
| Quality signal | 35/100 · Fair | 39/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | — | — |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 5 | 279 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Open Health Sync | View Apple Health MCP Server |
Tools & capabilities
Open Health Sync tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Apple Health MCP Server tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
Open Health Sync
No confirmed install command for Open Health Sync yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Apple Health MCP Server
No confirmed install command for Apple Health MCP Server yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Open Health Sync is categorized under Biology & Bioinformatics and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Apple Health MCP Server belongs to Biology & Bioinformatics and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Open Health Sync for biology & bioinformatics work and Apple Health MCP Server for biology & bioinformatics.
Neither server has a confirmed install command yet, so we don't publish a guessed config. Follow each project's own setup instructions, linked from its listing page.
Open Health Sync is listed as free. Apple Health MCP Server is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. 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 open-health-sync and the-momentum-apple-health-mcp-server as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Open Health Sync has a quality signal of 35/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 5 GitHub stars. Apple Health MCP Server has 39/100 (Fair) with 3 views, 0 installs and 279 GitHub stars.