diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 348c30ddf..dca61878d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
     "e2e:ui": "playwright test --ui",
     "openapi:generate": "npx tsx scripts/generate-openapi.ts",
     "openapi:check": "npx tsx scripts/check-openapi.ts",
-    "check-env": "npx tsx scripts/check-env.ts"
+    "check-env": "npx tsx scripts/check-env.ts",
+    "mcp:stdio": "npx tsx src/cli/mcp-stdio.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.1048.0",
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@
     "@dnd-kit/sortable": "^10.0.0",
     "@dnd-kit/utilities": "^3.2.2",
     "@hookform/resolvers": "^5.4.0",
+    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.29.0",
     "@node-rs/argon2": "^2.0.2",
     "@parse/node-apn": "^8.1.0",
     "@prisma/adapter-pg": "^7.8.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 525664542..3d5b8b856 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ importers:
       '@hookform/resolvers':
         specifier: ^5.4.0
         version: 5.4.0(react-hook-form@7.78.0(react@19.2.7))
+      '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk':
+        specifier: ^1.29.0
+        version: 1.29.0(zod@4.4.3)
       '@node-rs/argon2':
         specifier: ^2.0.2
         version: 2.0.2
@@ -7867,6 +7870,28 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
+  '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.29.0(zod@4.4.3)':
+    dependencies:
+      '@hono/node-server': 1.19.14(hono@4.12.25)
+      ajv: 8.20.0
+      ajv-formats: 3.0.1(ajv@8.20.0)
+      content-type: 1.0.5
+      cors: 2.8.6
+      cross-spawn: 7.0.6
+      eventsource: 3.0.7
+      eventsource-parser: 3.1.0
+      express: 5.2.1
+      express-rate-limit: 8.5.2(express@5.2.1)
+      hono: 4.12.25
+      jose: 6.2.3
+      json-schema-typed: 8.0.2
+      pkce-challenge: 5.0.1
+      raw-body: 3.0.2
+      zod: 4.4.3
+      zod-to-json-schema: 3.25.2(zod@4.4.3)
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - supports-color
+
   '@mswjs/interceptors@0.41.9':
     dependencies:
       '@open-draft/deferred-promise': 2.2.0
@@ -13839,6 +13864,10 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       zod: 3.25.76
 
+  zod-to-json-schema@3.25.2(zod@4.4.3):
+    dependencies:
+      zod: 4.4.3
+
   zod-validation-error@4.0.2(zod@4.4.3):
     dependencies:
       zod: 4.4.3
diff --git a/src/cli/mcp-stdio.ts b/src/cli/mcp-stdio.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..880fc1efc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/mcp-stdio.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/**
+ * Local stdio entrypoint for the HealthLog MCP server.
+ *
+ * A power-user runs this in a plain Node process and points an MCP client
+ * (Claude Desktop, etc.) at it. Authentication is a pasted, scoped `hlk_<hex>`
+ * Bearer token — no OAuth infrastructure (REQ-T1). The token is read from the
+ * `HEALTHLOG_MCP_TOKEN` environment variable (preferred — keeps the secret out
+ * of the process argument list) or, as a fallback, the first CLI argument.
+ *
+ * Off by default: with no token the server refuses to start. Running it with a
+ * minted token IS the opt-in.
+ *
+ * Run it with tsx (the standalone production image strips tsx, so this is a
+ * local-only tool):
+ *
+ *   HEALTHLOG_MCP_TOKEN=hlk_... \
+ *   API_TOKEN_HMAC_KEY=... DATABASE_URL=... ENCRYPTION_KEYS=... \
+ *   pnpm dlx tsx src/cli/mcp-stdio.ts
+ *
+ * stdout is the JSON-RPC channel — every diagnostic goes to stderr so it can
+ * never corrupt the protocol stream.
+ */
+import { StdioServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js";
+
+import { createMcpServer } from "@/lib/mcp/server";
+import { resolveMcpAuthContext } from "@/lib/mcp/auth";
+
+function readToken(): string | null {
+  const fromEnv = process.env.HEALTHLOG_MCP_TOKEN?.trim();
+  if (fromEnv) return fromEnv;
+  const fromArg = process.argv[2]?.trim();
+  if (fromArg) return fromArg;
+  return null;
+}
+
+async function main(): Promise<void> {
+  const token = readToken();
+  if (!token) {
+    console.error(
+      "HealthLog MCP: no token. Set HEALTHLOG_MCP_TOKEN (a scoped hlk_ Bearer token) or pass it as the first argument.",
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  let ctx;
+  try {
+    ctx = await resolveMcpAuthContext(token);
+  } catch {
+    // Do not echo the token or the underlying reason to stderr.
+    console.error("HealthLog MCP: token rejected.");
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const server = createMcpServer(ctx);
+  const transport = new StdioServerTransport();
+  await server.connect(transport);
+  console.error(
+    `HealthLog MCP server running on stdio (session ${ctx.binding}).`,
+  );
+}
+
+main().catch((error) => {
+  console.error("HealthLog MCP: fatal error during startup.", error);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/mcp/__tests__/admin-boundary.test.ts b/src/lib/mcp/__tests__/admin-boundary.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1f329aea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/mcp/__tests__/admin-boundary.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/**
+ * Guard: the MCP / Bearer wire can never reach an admin surface (REQ-SEC-7,
+ * ADR-005).
+ *
+ * `requireAdmin()` authorises off a cookie session ONLY. The MCP transports
+ * authenticate by Bearer token and never mint a cookie session, so in an MCP
+ * process `getSession()` is always null and `requireAdmin()` always rejects —
+ * regardless of the token's scope (even `["*"]`). This test pins that structural
+ * boundary so a future change that softens it fails loudly.
+ */
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/db", () => ({
+  prisma: {
+    apiToken: { findUnique: vi.fn(), update: vi.fn() },
+    user: { findUnique: vi.fn() },
+  },
+}));
+vi.mock("@/lib/auth/session", () => ({ getSession: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock("@/lib/auth/hmac", () => ({ hashToken: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock("@/lib/auth/audit", () => ({
+  auditLog: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+}));
+vi.mock("@/lib/logging/transports", () => ({ emitIfSampled: vi.fn() }));
+
+const headersGet = vi.fn<(name: string) => string | null>();
+vi.mock("next/headers", () => ({
+  headers: vi.fn(async () => ({ get: headersGet })),
+  cookies: vi.fn(async () => ({
+    get: () => undefined,
+    set: () => {},
+    delete: () => {},
+  })),
+}));
+
+import { requireAdmin } from "@/lib/api-handler";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/db";
+import { getSession } from "@/lib/auth/session";
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.resetAllMocks();
+});
+
+describe("requireAdmin is cookie-only — MCP/Bearer cannot elevate", () => {
+  it("rejects with 401 when there is no cookie session (the MCP reality)", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(getSession).mockResolvedValue(null);
+    // Even with a Bearer header present, requireAdmin must not consult it.
+    headersGet.mockImplementation((name) =>
+      name.toLowerCase() === "authorization"
+        ? `Bearer hlk_${"a".repeat(64)}`
+        : null,
+    );
+
+    await expect(requireAdmin()).rejects.toMatchObject({ statusCode: 401 });
+    // The token table is never touched — admin auth ignores Bearer entirely.
+    expect(prisma.apiToken.findUnique).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a non-admin cookie session with 403", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(getSession).mockResolvedValue({
+      session: { id: "sess-1", expiresAt: new Date(Date.now() + 3600_000) },
+      user: { id: "user-1", role: "USER" },
+    } as never);
+
+    await expect(requireAdmin()).rejects.toMatchObject({ statusCode: 403 });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/mcp/__tests__/auth.test.ts b/src/lib/mcp/__tests__/auth.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c73861031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/mcp/__tests__/auth.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/auth/bearer", () => ({
+  resolveBearerToken: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+import { resolveMcpAuthContext } from "../auth";
+import { resolveBearerToken } from "@/lib/auth/bearer";
+
+const FAKE_USER = { id: "user-1", role: "USER" } as never;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.resetAllMocks();
+});
+
+describe("resolveMcpAuthContext", () => {
+  it("binds the session to <userId>:<tokenId> (REQ-SEC-11) via the canonical Bearer path", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(resolveBearerToken).mockResolvedValue({
+      user: FAKE_USER,
+      tokenId: "token-9",
+      permissions: ["health:read"],
+      expiresAt: new Date(),
+    });
+
+    const ctx = await resolveMcpAuthContext("  hlk_abc  ");
+
+    // Trimmed token resolved through the shared validator (no requiredPermission for reads).
+    expect(resolveBearerToken).toHaveBeenCalledWith("hlk_abc");
+    expect(ctx.userId).toBe("user-1");
+    expect(ctx.tokenId).toBe("token-9");
+    expect(ctx.binding).toBe("user-1:token-9");
+    expect(ctx.canRead).toBe(true);
+    expect(ctx.canWrite).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("grants write capability only when the token carries health:write", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(resolveBearerToken).mockResolvedValue({
+      user: FAKE_USER,
+      tokenId: "token-w",
+      permissions: ["health:write"],
+      expiresAt: new Date(),
+    });
+    const ctx = await resolveMcpAuthContext("hlk_xyz");
+    expect(ctx.canWrite).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects an empty token without calling the validator", async () => {
+    await expect(resolveMcpAuthContext("   ")).rejects.toThrow();
+    expect(resolveBearerToken).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("propagates a rejection from the Bearer validator (invalid / revoked / expired)", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(resolveBearerToken).mockRejectedValue(new Error("revoked"));
+    await expect(resolveMcpAuthContext("hlk_bad")).rejects.toThrow();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/mcp/__tests__/resources.test.ts b/src/lib/mcp/__tests__/resources.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94b25e3f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/mcp/__tests__/resources.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/db", () => ({
+  prisma: {
+    user: { findUnique: vi.fn() },
+    medication: { findMany: vi.fn() },
+  },
+}));
+vi.mock("@/lib/logging/context", () => ({ annotate: vi.fn() }));
+
+import { MCP_RESOURCES, MCP_RESOURCE_URIS } from "../resources";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/db";
+import type { McpAuthContext } from "../auth";
+
+const CTX: McpAuthContext = {
+  userId: "user-1",
+  tokenId: "token-1",
+  scopes: ["health:read"],
+  binding: "user-1:token-1",
+  canRead: true,
+  canWrite: false,
+};
+
+function resource(uri: string) {
+  const def = MCP_RESOURCES.find((r) => r.uri === uri);
+  if (!def) throw new Error(`resource ${uri} not registered`);
+  return def;
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.resetAllMocks();
+});
+
+describe("MCP resource surface", () => {
+  it("registers exactly the Phase-1 resources, none admin", () => {
+    expect([...MCP_RESOURCE_URIS].sort()).toEqual([
+      "healthlog://medications",
+      "healthlog://profile",
+    ]);
+    for (const uri of MCP_RESOURCE_URIS) {
+      expect(uri).not.toMatch(/admin/i);
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe("healthlog://profile", () => {
+  it("returns minimised, health-relevant profile data and omits identifiers", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(prisma.user.findUnique).mockResolvedValue({
+      heightCm: 180,
+      dateOfBirth: new Date("1990-01-01T00:00:00Z"),
+      gender: "MALE",
+      timezone: "Europe/Berlin",
+      unitPreference: "metric",
+      glucoseUnit: "mmol/L",
+    } as never);
+
+    const result = (await resource("healthlog://profile").read(CTX)) as Record<
+      string,
+      unknown
+    >;
+
+    // userId is narrowed from the session, never a caller argument.
+    expect(prisma.user.findUnique).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ where: { id: "user-1" } }),
+    );
+    expect(result.present).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.heightCm).toBe(180);
+    expect(typeof result.ageYears).toBe("number");
+    expect(result.glucoseUnit).toBe("mmol/L");
+    // No direct identifiers leak to the assistant.
+    expect(Object.keys(result)).not.toContain("email");
+    expect(Object.keys(result)).not.toContain("username");
+    expect(Object.keys(result)).not.toContain("role");
+  });
+
+  it("returns { present: false } when the user row is missing", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(prisma.user.findUnique).mockResolvedValue(null as never);
+    const result = (await resource("healthlog://profile").read(CTX)) as {
+      present: boolean;
+    };
+    expect(result.present).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("healthlog://medications", () => {
+  it("lists medications + schedules scoped to the session user", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(prisma.medication.findMany).mockResolvedValue([
+      {
+        name: "Med A",
+        dose: "10mg",
+        treatmentClass: "GENERIC",
+        asNeeded: false,
+        pausedAt: null,
+        startsOn: null,
+        endsOn: null,
+        schedules: [
+          {
+            label: "Morning",
+            dose: null,
+            windowStart: "08:00",
+            windowEnd: "10:00",
+            timesOfDay: ["08:00"],
+            daysOfWeek: null,
+            rrule: null,
+            rollingIntervalDays: null,
+            scheduleType: "SCHEDULED",
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ] as never);
+
+    const result = (await resource("healthlog://medications").read(
+      CTX,
+    )) as Record<string, unknown>;
+
+    expect(prisma.medication.findMany).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ where: { userId: "user-1" } }),
+    );
+    expect(result.present).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.count).toBe(1);
+    expect(Array.isArray(result.medications)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("returns { present: false } when no medications are tracked", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(prisma.medication.findMany).mockResolvedValue([] as never);
+    const result = (await resource("healthlog://medications").read(CTX)) as {
+      present: boolean;
+      count: number;
+    };
+    expect(result.present).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.count).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/mcp/__tests__/tools.test.ts b/src/lib/mcp/__tests__/tools.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..454290f23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/mcp/__tests__/tools.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+
+// --- Mocks hoisted before importing the module under test. ---
+vi.mock("@/lib/ai/coach/tools/executor", () => ({
+  executeCoachTool: vi.fn(),
+}));
+vi.mock("@/lib/ai/coach/tools/inventory", () => ({
+  buildCoachDataInventory: vi.fn(),
+}));
+vi.mock("@/lib/logging/context", () => ({
+  annotate: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+import { MCP_TOOLS, MCP_TOOL_NAMES } from "../tools";
+import { executeCoachTool } from "@/lib/ai/coach/tools/executor";
+import { buildCoachDataInventory } from "@/lib/ai/coach/tools/inventory";
+import type { McpAuthContext } from "../auth";
+
+const CTX: McpAuthContext = {
+  userId: "user-1",
+  tokenId: "token-1",
+  scopes: ["health:read"],
+  binding: "user-1:token-1",
+  canRead: true,
+  canWrite: false,
+};
+
+function tool(name: string) {
+  const def = MCP_TOOLS.find((t) => t.name === name);
+  if (!def) throw new Error(`tool ${name} not registered`);
+  return def;
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.resetAllMocks();
+});
+
+describe("MCP tool registry — surface", () => {
+  it("registers exactly the Phase-1 read tools", () => {
+    expect([...MCP_TOOL_NAMES].sort()).toEqual(
+      [
+        "get_correlations",
+        "get_labs",
+        "get_medication_compliance",
+        "get_metric_series",
+        "list_metrics",
+      ].sort(),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("exposes no admin / write tool", () => {
+    for (const name of MCP_TOOL_NAMES) {
+      expect(name).not.toMatch(/admin/i);
+      expect(name).not.toMatch(
+        /^(log_|create_|update_|delete_|export_|write_)/,
+      );
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe("list_metrics", () => {
+  it("enumerates available metrics with coverage from the inventory", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(buildCoachDataInventory).mockResolvedValue({
+      entries: [
+        {
+          tool: "get_metric_series",
+          metric: "bp",
+          domain: "blood pressure",
+          present: true,
+          count: 42,
+        },
+        {
+          tool: "get_metric_series",
+          metric: "weight",
+          domain: "weight",
+          present: false,
+        },
+      ],
+      restMode: false,
+      cycleEnabled: false,
+      window: "last30days",
+      probeScope: { sources: [], window: "last30days" },
+    } as never);
+
+    const result = (await tool("list_metrics").run(CTX, {})) as {
+      present: boolean;
+      window: string;
+      metrics: unknown[];
+    };
+
+    expect(buildCoachDataInventory).toHaveBeenCalledWith("user-1", undefined);
+    expect(result.present).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.window).toBe("last30days");
+    expect(result.metrics).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("get_metric_series", () => {
+  it("forwards validated args + session userId to the F1 executor and returns the grounded result", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(executeCoachTool).mockResolvedValue({
+      present: true,
+      data: { metric: "bp", section: { unit: "mmHg" } },
+      grounding: "Population band 120/80 mmHg.",
+    });
+
+    const result = (await tool("get_metric_series").run(CTX, {
+      metric: "bp",
+      window: "last90days",
+    })) as { present: boolean; grounding?: string };
+
+    expect(executeCoachTool).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      userId: "user-1",
+      name: "get_metric_series",
+      rawArguments: JSON.stringify({ metric: "bp", window: "last90days" }),
+    });
+    expect(result.present).toBe(true);
+    // Units / reference bands ride the result (ADR-004).
+    expect(result.grounding).toContain("mmHg");
+  });
+
+  it("returns { present: false } for an absent metric (never a silent zero)", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(executeCoachTool).mockResolvedValue({
+      present: false,
+      reason: "no_data",
+    });
+    const result = (await tool("get_metric_series").run(CTX, {
+      metric: "weight",
+    })) as { present: boolean; reason?: string };
+    expect(result.present).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.reason).toBe("no_data");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("get_medication_compliance", () => {
+  it("forwards to the F1 executor under its name", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(executeCoachTool).mockResolvedValue({
+      present: true,
+      data: { compliance: { short: { rate: 90 } } },
+    });
+    const result = (await tool("get_medication_compliance").run(CTX, {})) as {
+      present: boolean;
+    };
+    expect(executeCoachTool).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        userId: "user-1",
+        name: "get_medication_compliance",
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(result.present).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("get_labs", () => {
+  it("forwards the optional analyte filter and returns readings with units + bands", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(executeCoachTool).mockResolvedValue({
+      present: true,
+      data: {
+        recent: [
+          {
+            analyte: "LDL",
+            value: 120,
+            unit: "mg/dL",
+            referenceHigh: 116,
+            rangeStatus: "above",
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+    const result = (await tool("get_labs").run(CTX, { analyte: "LDL" })) as {
+      present: boolean;
+    };
+    expect(executeCoachTool).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      userId: "user-1",
+      name: "get_labs",
+      rawArguments: JSON.stringify({ analyte: "LDL" }),
+    });
+    expect(result.present).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("get_correlations", () => {
+  it("forwards to the F1 executor and returns FDR-controlled drivers", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(executeCoachTool).mockResolvedValue({
+      present: true,
+      data: { drivers: [], pairsTested: 20, windowDays: 180 },
+    });
+    const result = (await tool("get_correlations").run(CTX, {})) as {
+      present: boolean;
+    };
+    expect(executeCoachTool).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ userId: "user-1", name: "get_correlations" }),
+    );
+    expect(result.present).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("no prose verdict (ADR-004 / REQ-SEC-2)", () => {
+  it("every tool result is a structured object without verdict/diagnosis fields", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(executeCoachTool).mockResolvedValue({ present: true, data: {} });
+    vi.mocked(buildCoachDataInventory).mockResolvedValue({
+      entries: [],
+      restMode: false,
+      cycleEnabled: false,
+      window: "last30days",
+      probeScope: { sources: [] },
+    } as never);
+
+    for (const def of MCP_TOOLS) {
+      const args = def.name === "get_metric_series" ? { metric: "bp" } : {};
+      const result = await def.run(CTX, args);
+      expect(typeof result).toBe("object");
+      const keys = Object.keys(result as object);
+      expect(keys).not.toContain("verdict");
+      expect(keys).not.toContain("diagnosis");
+      expect(keys).not.toContain("advice");
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/mcp/auth.ts b/src/lib/mcp/auth.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d6fb57dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/mcp/auth.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/**
+ * MCP auth context.
+ *
+ * Resolves a pasted `hlk_<hex>` Bearer token to a session-narrowed identity for
+ * the MCP transports. Authentication is delegated to the canonical
+ * `resolveBearerToken` (`@/lib/auth/bearer`) — the SAME validation the HTTP edge
+ * runs — so revoked / expired / scope semantics are identical across both wires
+ * (REQ-T1, REQ-SEC-5).
+ *
+ * Security properties:
+ *   - The id is narrowed to one `userId`; tools and resources feed it straight
+ *     into the Prisma `where`, never accepting a caller-supplied user id.
+ *   - The session is bound to `<user_id>:<token_id>` (REQ-SEC-11), never to a
+ *     cookie session — the MCP wire carries no cookie.
+ *   - Admin is unreachable by construction: `requireAdmin()` is cookie-only and
+ *     this path never mints a cookie session, so no MCP context can elevate
+ *     (REQ-SEC-7 / ADR-005). The guard test pins it.
+ */
+import { resolveBearerToken } from "@/lib/auth/bearer";
+import { sessionBinding, tokenAllowsRead, tokenAllowsWrite } from "./scopes";
+
+export interface McpAuthContext {
+  /** The single user this session acts as. Feeds every Prisma `where`. */
+  userId: string;
+  /** The presented `ApiToken` id (the token half of the binding). */
+  tokenId: string;
+  /** The token's granted scopes. */
+  scopes: string[];
+  /** `<user_id>:<token_id>` — the session binding (REQ-SEC-11). */
+  binding: string;
+  /** Whether this session may read (always true for a valid token). */
+  canRead: boolean;
+  /** Whether this session may write (requires `health:write`; no write tools yet). */
+  canWrite: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolve a raw Bearer token into an `McpAuthContext`, or throw on an invalid /
+ * revoked / expired token. Reads require no special scope (the underlying reads
+ * are unscoped), so no `requiredPermission` is passed.
+ */
+export async function resolveMcpAuthContext(
+  rawToken: string,
+): Promise<McpAuthContext> {
+  const trimmed = rawToken.trim();
+  if (!trimmed) {
+    throw new Error("Missing MCP Bearer token");
+  }
+
+  const { user, tokenId, permissions } = await resolveBearerToken(trimmed);
+
+  return {
+    userId: user.id,
+    tokenId,
+    scopes: permissions,
+    binding: sessionBinding(user.id, tokenId),
+    canRead: tokenAllowsRead(),
+    canWrite: tokenAllowsWrite(permissions),
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/mcp/index.ts b/src/lib/mcp/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82fc91438
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/mcp/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/**
+ * HealthLog MCP server — barrel.
+ *
+ * A read-only-by-default Model Context Protocol surface that re-exports
+ * HealthLog's existing server-authoritative read paths over the MCP wire, so a
+ * user can query their own health data from any MCP-capable assistant. The tool
+ * / resource layer here is transport-agnostic; transports (stdio now, remote
+ * `/mcp` later) attach to `createMcpServer(ctx)`.
+ */
+export { createMcpServer, MCP_SERVER_NAME, MCP_SERVER_VERSION } from "./server";
+export { resolveMcpAuthContext, type McpAuthContext } from "./auth";
+export { MCP_TOOLS, MCP_TOOL_NAMES, type McpToolDefinition } from "./tools";
+export {
+  MCP_RESOURCES,
+  MCP_RESOURCE_URIS,
+  type McpResourceDefinition,
+} from "./resources";
+export {
+  SCOPE_HEALTH_READ,
+  SCOPE_HEALTH_WRITE,
+  SCOPE_WILDCARD,
+  tokenAllowsRead,
+  tokenAllowsWrite,
+  sessionBinding,
+} from "./scopes";
diff --git a/src/lib/mcp/resources.ts b/src/lib/mcp/resources.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10c010851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/mcp/resources.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/**
+ * Transport-agnostic MCP resource registry.
+ *
+ * Resources expose read-only context the assistant can surface alongside tool
+ * results (REQ-R10). Like the tools, they are server-authoritative reads of the
+ * canonical tables scoped to the session `userId` — no new analytics, no
+ * caller-supplied id. Absence is explicit via `{ present: false }` (REQ-SEC-4).
+ *
+ * The profile resource is deliberately data-minimised: it ships only the
+ * health-relevant context an assistant needs (age in whole years, gender,
+ * height, timezone, unit preferences) and omits direct identifiers (email,
+ * username, role, insurance number) — narrowing the surface on the
+ * external-assistant boundary.
+ */
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/db";
+import { annotate } from "@/lib/logging/context";
+import type { McpAuthContext } from "./auth";
+
+export interface McpResourceDefinition {
+  name: string;
+  /** Fixed resource URI (e.g. `healthlog://profile`). */
+  uri: string;
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  mimeType: string;
+  read: (ctx: McpAuthContext) => Promise<unknown>;
+}
+
+/** Whole-year age from a date of birth, or null when unknown. */
+function ageYears(dateOfBirth: Date | null): number | null {
+  if (!dateOfBirth) return null;
+  const now = new Date();
+  let age = now.getUTCFullYear() - dateOfBirth.getUTCFullYear();
+  const monthDelta = now.getUTCMonth() - dateOfBirth.getUTCMonth();
+  if (
+    monthDelta < 0 ||
+    (monthDelta === 0 && now.getUTCDate() < dateOfBirth.getUTCDate())
+  ) {
+    age -= 1;
+  }
+  return age >= 0 && age < 150 ? age : null;
+}
+
+export const MCP_RESOURCES: McpResourceDefinition[] = [
+  {
+    name: "profile",
+    uri: "healthlog://profile",
+    title: "User profile",
+    description:
+      "The user's health-relevant profile context: age, gender, height, timezone, and unit preferences. Identifiers are omitted.",
+    mimeType: "application/json",
+    async read(ctx) {
+      const user = await prisma.user.findUnique({
+        where: { id: ctx.userId },
+        select: {
+          heightCm: true,
+          dateOfBirth: true,
+          gender: true,
+          timezone: true,
+          unitPreference: true,
+          glucoseUnit: true,
+        },
+      });
+      annotate({
+        action: { name: "mcp.resource.read" },
+        meta: { resource: "profile", present: user !== null },
+      });
+      if (!user) return { present: false };
+      return {
+        present: true,
+        ageYears: ageYears(user.dateOfBirth),
+        gender: user.gender ?? null,
+        heightCm: user.heightCm ?? null,
+        timezone: user.timezone,
+        unitPreference:
+          user.unitPreference === "imperial" ? "imperial" : "metric",
+        glucoseUnit: user.glucoseUnit ?? "mg/dL",
+      };
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: "medications",
+    uri: "healthlog://medications",
+    title: "Medications",
+    description:
+      "The user's tracked medications with their schedules (dose, cadence, time windows). Read-only list; use get_medication_compliance for adherence figures.",
+    mimeType: "application/json",
+    async read(ctx) {
+      const medications = await prisma.medication.findMany({
+        where: { userId: ctx.userId },
+        include: { schedules: true },
+        orderBy: { createdAt: "desc" },
+      });
+      annotate({
+        action: { name: "mcp.resource.read" },
+        meta: { resource: "medications", present: medications.length > 0 },
+      });
+      if (medications.length === 0) return { present: false, count: 0 };
+      return {
+        present: true,
+        count: medications.length,
+        medications: medications.map((med) => ({
+          name: med.name,
+          dose: med.dose,
+          treatmentClass: med.treatmentClass,
+          asNeeded: med.asNeeded,
+          paused: med.pausedAt !== null,
+          startsOn: med.startsOn ? med.startsOn.toISOString() : null,
+          endsOn: med.endsOn ? med.endsOn.toISOString() : null,
+          schedules: med.schedules.map((s) => ({
+            label: s.label ?? null,
+            dose: s.dose ?? null,
+            windowStart: s.windowStart,
+            windowEnd: s.windowEnd,
+            timesOfDay: s.timesOfDay,
+            daysOfWeek: s.daysOfWeek ?? null,
+            rrule: s.rrule ?? null,
+            rollingIntervalDays: s.rollingIntervalDays ?? null,
+            scheduleType: s.scheduleType,
+          })),
+        })),
+      };
+    },
+  },
+];
+
+/** Stable list of the registered resource URIs. */
+export const MCP_RESOURCE_URIS: readonly string[] = MCP_RESOURCES.map(
+  (r) => r.uri,
+);
diff --git a/src/lib/mcp/scopes.ts b/src/lib/mcp/scopes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b04d57d7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/mcp/scopes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/**
+ * MCP scope model.
+ *
+ * The MCP wire reuses the existing `hlk_<hex>` Bearer tokens as its auth
+ * substrate (no parallel identity system). Two scope handles frame the
+ * least-privilege contract:
+ *
+ *   - `health:read`  — read the user's own health data. The default MCP posture.
+ *   - `health:write` — mutate (log a measurement / intake / mood). Reserved for
+ *     the write tools, which are NOT registered in this milestone phase.
+ *
+ * Read tools impose no scope requirement of their own: every underlying read
+ * path is already an unscoped authenticated route, so a narrow-scope token works
+ * and a wildcard token is never required (REQ-SEC-5). The strong "read-only by
+ * default" guarantee (REQ-SEC-1 / ADR-003) is structural — only read tools are
+ * registered — not a runtime flag a future token could flip. Write registration
+ * (a later phase) gates on `health:write` via `tokenAllowsWrite`.
+ */
+
+/** Wildcard scope — grants every capability the token model can express. */
+export const SCOPE_WILDCARD = "*";
+
+/** Read the authenticated user's own health data over MCP. */
+export const SCOPE_HEALTH_READ = "health:read";
+
+/** Mutate the authenticated user's data over MCP (reserved; no write tools yet). */
+export const SCOPE_HEALTH_WRITE = "health:write";
+
+/**
+ * Whether a token's scopes admit the read surface. Any valid token qualifies —
+ * the underlying reads are unscoped — so this is permissive by design and exists
+ * to document the contract and to give a single place to tighten later.
+ */
+export function tokenAllowsRead(): boolean {
+  return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Whether a token's scopes admit the write surface. A token must carry the
+ * explicit `health:write` scope (or the wildcard). Used to decide whether write
+ * tools are registered for a session.
+ */
+export function tokenAllowsWrite(permissions: readonly string[]): boolean {
+  return (
+    permissions.includes(SCOPE_WILDCARD) ||
+    permissions.includes(SCOPE_HEALTH_WRITE)
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * The `<user_id>:<token_id>` binding (REQ-SEC-11). Identifies a session by the
+ * user AND the specific token presented — never the user alone — so audit,
+ * annotation, and (later phases) rate-limit buckets are keyed to the credential
+ * actually in use.
+ */
+export function sessionBinding(userId: string, tokenId: string): string {
+  return `${userId}:${tokenId}`;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/mcp/server.ts b/src/lib/mcp/server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52905c5af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/mcp/server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/**
+ * MCP server factory.
+ *
+ * Composes an `McpServer` from the official SDK and registers the read tools +
+ * resources from the transport-agnostic registries, bound to one resolved
+ * session context. This factory is intentionally transport-free: the stdio
+ * adapter (this phase) and the future remote `/mcp` adapter both call
+ * `createMcpServer(ctx)` and then attach their own transport, so the tool /
+ * resource surface is identical across wires (ADR-002).
+ *
+ * Only read tools are registered (REQ-SEC-1 / ADR-003). There is no admin
+ * surface here and none can be added structurally — `requireAdmin()` is
+ * cookie-only and the MCP context carries no cookie (REQ-SEC-7 / ADR-005).
+ */
+import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
+
+import type { McpAuthContext } from "./auth";
+import { MCP_TOOLS } from "./tools";
+import { MCP_RESOURCES } from "./resources";
+
+export const MCP_SERVER_NAME = "healthlog";
+export const MCP_SERVER_VERSION = "1.0.0";
+
+/**
+ * Build an MCP server for one authenticated session. The returned server is not
+ * yet connected to a transport — the caller attaches stdio (or, later, the
+ * Streamable-HTTP transport).
+ */
+export function createMcpServer(ctx: McpAuthContext): McpServer {
+  const server = new McpServer({
+    name: MCP_SERVER_NAME,
+    version: MCP_SERVER_VERSION,
+  });
+
+  for (const tool of MCP_TOOLS) {
+    server.registerTool(
+      tool.name,
+      {
+        title: tool.title,
+        description: tool.description,
+        inputSchema: tool.inputShape,
+      },
+      async (args: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+        const result = await tool.run(ctx, args ?? {});
+        return {
+          content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: JSON.stringify(result) }],
+        };
+      },
+    );
+  }
+
+  for (const resource of MCP_RESOURCES) {
+    server.registerResource(
+      resource.name,
+      resource.uri,
+      {
+        title: resource.title,
+        description: resource.description,
+        mimeType: resource.mimeType,
+      },
+      async (uri: URL) => {
+        const data = await resource.read(ctx);
+        return {
+          contents: [
+            {
+              uri: uri.href,
+              mimeType: resource.mimeType,
+              text: JSON.stringify(data),
+            },
+          ],
+        };
+      },
+    );
+  }
+
+  return server;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/mcp/tools.ts b/src/lib/mcp/tools.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac44f5426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/mcp/tools.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+/**
+ * Transport-agnostic MCP read-tool registry.
+ *
+ * Each tool is a THIN wrapper over an existing server-authoritative read path —
+ * the Coach F1 retrieval layer (`@/lib/ai/coach/tools`). No new analytics is
+ * computed here (REQ-WONT-2); the MCP wire only re-exports what HealthLog
+ * already computes. The same registry feeds both transports: the stdio adapter
+ * (this phase) and the remote `/mcp` adapter (a later phase) register from it,
+ * so the tool contract can never fork between wires (ADR-002).
+ *
+ * Grounding contract (REQ-SEC-2/3/4, ADR-004): every tool returns structured
+ * values + units + reference bands + provenance and uses `{ present: false }`
+ * for absence — never a silent zero, never a prose verdict or diagnosis. The
+ * assistant narrates; the server only ships facts it computed.
+ *
+ * Read-only contract (REQ-SEC-1, ADR-003): the registry contains read tools
+ * only. `userId` is always taken from the resolved session context, never from a
+ * tool argument (REQ-SEC-5).
+ */
+import { z } from "zod/v4";
+
+import { annotate } from "@/lib/logging/context";
+import { executeCoachTool } from "@/lib/ai/coach/tools/executor";
+import { buildCoachDataInventory } from "@/lib/ai/coach/tools/inventory";
+import {
+  coachScopeSourceSchema,
+  coachScopeWindowSchema,
+} from "@/lib/ai/coach/types";
+import type { McpAuthContext } from "./auth";
+
+/**
+ * A registry entry. `inputShape` is a zod/v4 raw shape handed straight to the
+ * SDK's `registerTool` for argument validation; `run` receives the validated
+ * arguments and the session context and returns a plain structured object.
+ */
+export interface McpToolDefinition {
+  name: string;
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  inputShape: z.ZodRawShape;
+  run: (ctx: McpAuthContext, args: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise<unknown>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Run one Coach F1 retrieval tool through its executor. The executor re-parses
+ * and re-validates the arguments against its own Zod schema, runs the
+ * server-authoritative snapshot builder scoped to the requested domain, and
+ * returns the grounded `{ present, reason?, data?, grounding? }` result. It
+ * never throws and never widens scope.
+ */
+async function runCoachTool(
+  ctx: McpAuthContext,
+  name: string,
+  args: Record<string, unknown>,
+): Promise<unknown> {
+  const result = await executeCoachTool({
+    userId: ctx.userId,
+    name,
+    rawArguments: JSON.stringify(args ?? {}),
+  });
+  annotate({
+    action: { name: "mcp.tool.invoked" },
+    meta: { tool: name, present: result.present },
+  });
+  return result;
+}
+
+export const MCP_TOOLS: McpToolDefinition[] = [
+  {
+    name: "list_metrics",
+    title: "List available metrics",
+    description:
+      "Enumerate which of the user's health data exists and how to fetch it: one row per domain with whether data is present, an approximate sample count, and the tool that retrieves it. Call this first to discover what is available before fetching figures.",
+    inputShape: {},
+    async run(ctx) {
+      const inventory = await buildCoachDataInventory(ctx.userId, undefined);
+      annotate({
+        action: { name: "mcp.tool.invoked" },
+        meta: { tool: "list_metrics", present: true },
+      });
+      return {
+        present: true,
+        window: inventory.window,
+        restMode: inventory.restMode,
+        cycleEnabled: inventory.cycleEnabled,
+        metrics: inventory.entries,
+      };
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: "get_metric_series",
+    title: "Get a metric time series",
+    description:
+      "Fetch the user's own time series for ONE metric (e.g. bp, weight, pulse, hrv, resting_hr, steps, sleep, body composition, vo2_max). Returns an aggregate (count, min, max, mean, slope) plus recent-daily and weekly timelines, with units and population reference bands for safe phrasing. Returns { present: false } when the user has no data for that metric.",
+    inputShape: {
+      metric: coachScopeSourceSchema,
+      window: coachScopeWindowSchema.optional(),
+    },
+    run(ctx, args) {
+      return runCoachTool(ctx, "get_metric_series", args);
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: "get_medication_compliance",
+    title: "Get medication compliance",
+    description:
+      "Fetch the user's cadence-aware medication adherence: the dose-weighted compliance rate, expected vs taken/missed counts, current-cycle status, and any GLP-1 titration context. Returns { present: false } when no medications are tracked.",
+    inputShape: {
+      window: coachScopeWindowSchema.optional(),
+    },
+    run(ctx, args) {
+      return runCoachTool(ctx, "get_medication_compliance", args);
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: "get_labs",
+    title: "Get lab results",
+    description:
+      "Fetch the user's most recent lab results — the latest reading per biomarker over the last 12 months, optionally filtered to one named analyte. Each reading carries its value, unit, reference range, and in-range/below/above status. Returns { present: false } when no labs are on file.",
+    inputShape: {
+      analyte: z.string().min(1).max(80).optional(),
+    },
+    run(ctx, args) {
+      return runCoachTool(ctx, "get_labs", args);
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: "get_correlations",
+    title: "Get discovered correlations",
+    description:
+      "Fetch the user's statistically-vetted (FDR-controlled) day-to-next-day driver pairs between behaviours (daylight, mood, glucose, blood pressure, steps) and outcomes (sleep, HRV, resting HR, weight), each with direction, lag, sample size, and a descriptive — never causal — note over a fixed trailing window. Returns { present: false } when too little paired data exists.",
+    inputShape: {},
+    run(ctx, args) {
+      return runCoachTool(ctx, "get_correlations", args);
+    },
+  },
+];
+
+/** Stable list of the registered tool names. */
+export const MCP_TOOL_NAMES: readonly string[] = MCP_TOOLS.map((t) => t.name);