Apple Health MCP Server vs Memory (Knowledge Graph)

A side-by-side comparison of two AI, Data & Knowledge servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Apple Health MCP Server Query your Apple Health data with natural language via Elasticsearch, ClickHouse, or DuckDB. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python	Memory (Knowledge Graph) Official MCP server providing persistent, file-backed knowledge-graph memory across sessions. Verified stdio (local) No auth TypeScript
Category	AI, Data & Knowledge	AI, Data & Knowledge
Language	Python	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	213	74k
Last commit	4 months ago	5 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`git clone https://github.com/the-momentum/apple-health-mcp-server`	`npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Apple Health MCP Server if you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick Memory (Knowledge Graph) if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Add Apple Health MCP Server

Install / run

git clone https://github.com/the-momentum/apple-health-mcp-server

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-health-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--init",
        "--mount",
        "type=bind,source=<project-path>/{xml-file-name}.xml,target=/root_project/raw.xml",
        "--mount",
        "type=bind,source=<project-path>/config/.env,target=/root_project/config/.env",
        "-e",
        "ES_HOST=host.docker.internal",
        "mcp-server:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires Docker to be installed and running.

Add Memory (Knowledge Graph)

Install / run

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory-knowledge-graph": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MEMORY_FILE_PATH": "/absolute/path/to/memory.jsonl"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Apple Health MCP Server or Memory (Knowledge Graph) — which is better?

Pick Apple Health MCP Server if you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Memory (Knowledge Graph) if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both Apple Health MCP Server and Memory (Knowledge Graph)?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Apple Health MCP Server and Memory (Knowledge Graph) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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