Planty MCP Server

AI/ML

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed for comprehensive plant care management. Provides tools for tracking plant collections, watering schedules, growth measurements, and images with multi-user support through API key authentication.

TypeScriptPostgreSQLExpressMCP SDKNode.jsBiome

Challenge

Create a reliable and accessible plant care management system that integrates seamlessly with AI assistants through the Model Context Protocol, enabling natural language interactions with plant data.

Solution

Built a comprehensive MCP server using TypeScript and PostgreSQL, implementing standardized MCP tools for plant management, watering tracking, growth logging, and image references with robust multi-user authentication.

Results & Impact

Seamless integration with Claude Desktop and other MCP clients

Comprehensive plant care tracking across multiple users

Real-time watering schedule management

Historical growth data and analytics

Key Features

  • Plant collection management with detailed metadata

  • Watering tracking and scheduling system

  • Growth measurement logging with timestamps

  • Plant image reference storage

  • Multi-user support with API key authentication

  • RESTful API with Express server

Technical Implementation

  • MCP SDK implementation for Claude integration

  • PostgreSQL database with optimized schema

  • TypeScript for type-safe development

  • Express.js server architecture

  • Server-Sent Events (SSE) for real-time updates

  • Biome for code quality and formatting