Life Dashboard — Claude Code MCP server: features and setup
This MCP server reads health and screen-time history from a Life Dashboard Postgres database. Ask an AI client questions about your own records.
claude mcp add --env MCP_TRANSPORT=<MCP_TRANSPORT> --env PGHOST=<PGHOST> --env PGDATABASE=<PGDATABASE> --env PGUSER=<PGUSER> --env PGPASSWORD=<PGPASSWORD> --transport stdio mcp -- docker run -i --rm -e MCP_TRANSPORT -e PGHOST -e PGDATABASE -e PGUSER -e PGPASSWORD ghcr.io/owen282000/life-dashboard-mcp:1.2.0What Life Dashboard does
The server connects an MCP client to Life Dashboard data in Postgres. Its eight read-only tools let an AI answer questions about health records and app screen time. You could compare sleep patterns with activity over a chosen period.
Companion apps send data from Android or iPhone to the database; Grafana is also part of the stack for viewing that history. The MCP server is optional and stays off until you provide a token. Setup requires MCP transport and Postgres connection values, including a password. Without access to the database, the server cannot answer questions about its records.
What it helps with
- ask an AI about past health measurements
- compare sleep and activity across periods
- inspect screen-time history by app
Example prompts for the agent
- Compare my sleep during weeks when I walked more.
- Which apps took up the most screen time?
- How have my health records changed over the last period?
How to install Life Dashboard
Platform CLI
claude mcp add --env MCP_TRANSPORT=<MCP_TRANSPORT> --env PGHOST=<PGHOST> --env PGDATABASE=<PGDATABASE> --env PGUSER=<PGUSER> --env PGPASSWORD=<PGPASSWORD> --transport stdio mcp -- docker run -i --rm -e MCP_TRANSPORT -e PGHOST -e PGDATABASE -e PGUSER -e PGPASSWORD ghcr.io/owen282000/life-dashboard-mcp:1.2.0Replace <…> with your own values
Platform CLI
codex mcp add mcp --env MCP_TRANSPORT=<MCP_TRANSPORT> --env PGHOST=<PGHOST> --env PGDATABASE=<PGDATABASE> --env PGUSER=<PGUSER> --env PGPASSWORD=<PGPASSWORD> -- docker run -i --rm -e MCP_TRANSPORT -e PGHOST -e PGDATABASE -e PGUSER -e PGPASSWORD ghcr.io/owen282000/life-dashboard-mcp:1.2.0Replace <…> with your own values
Config file
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"MCP_TRANSPORT",
"-e",
"PGHOST",
"-e",
"PGDATABASE",
"-e",
"PGUSER",
"-e",
"PGPASSWORD",
"ghcr.io/owen282000/life-dashboard-mcp:1.2.0"
],
"env": {
"MCP_TRANSPORT": "<MCP_TRANSPORT>",
"PGHOST": "<PGHOST>",
"PGDATABASE": "<PGDATABASE>",
"PGUSER": "<PGUSER>",
"PGPASSWORD": "<PGPASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}Replace <…> with your own values
Config file
{
"servers": {
"mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"MCP_TRANSPORT",
"-e",
"PGHOST",
"-e",
"PGDATABASE",
"-e",
"PGUSER",
"-e",
"PGPASSWORD",
"ghcr.io/owen282000/life-dashboard-mcp:1.2.0"
],
"env": {
"MCP_TRANSPORT": "<MCP_TRANSPORT>",
"PGHOST": "<PGHOST>",
"PGDATABASE": "<PGDATABASE>",
"PGUSER": "<PGUSER>",
"PGPASSWORD": "<PGPASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}Replace <…> with your own values
Platform CLI
gemini mcp add -e MCP_TRANSPORT=<MCP_TRANSPORT> -e PGHOST=<PGHOST> -e PGDATABASE=<PGDATABASE> -e PGUSER=<PGUSER> -e PGPASSWORD=<PGPASSWORD> mcp docker run -i --rm -e MCP_TRANSPORT -e PGHOST -e PGDATABASE -e PGUSER -e PGPASSWORD ghcr.io/owen282000/life-dashboard-mcp:1.2.0Replace <…> with your own values
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Questions about Life Dashboard
How do I install Life Dashboard in Claude Code?
Replace the placeholders with your values, then run: `claude mcp add --env MCP_TRANSPORT=<MCP_TRANSPORT> --env PGHOST=<PGHOST> --env PGDATABASE=<PGDATABASE> --env PGUSER=<PGUSER> --env PGPASSWORD=<PGPASSWORD> --transport stdio mcp -- docker run -i --rm -e MCP_TRANSPORT -e PGHOST -e PGDATABASE -e PGUSER -e PGPASSWORD ghcr.io/owen282000/life-dashboard-mcp:1.2.0`.
What does Life Dashboard do?
It gives an MCP client read-only access to health and screen-time history stored in Life Dashboard's Postgres database. An AI can answer questions using those records.
What do I need to connect the MCP server?
Provide MCP transport settings and Postgres connection values: MCP_TRANSPORT, PGHOST, PGDATABASE, PGUSER, and PGPASSWORD. The server reads from the Life Dashboard database.
