GoKawiilEdi Life OS launches as self-hosted dashboard with built-in MCP server for AI assistants
A new open-source project called Edi Life OS combines ten workspaces—including habit tracking, Kanban boards, a Pomodoro timer, finance tracking and goal planning—into a single self-hosted dashboard built on PHP and MySQL. The tool includes a built-in MCP server that lets AI assistants like Claude read dashboard data, plan goals, log habits and track expenses on the user's behalf.
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By running on cheap shared hosting with no subscription or tracking, the project targets users wary of vendor lock-in and recurring SaaS fees for productivity tools. Its MCP server integration reflects a broader trend of personal software exposing structured data to AI assistants, which could let language models act as an automated personal-assistant layer over everyday life data rather than just answering questions.
- Edi Life OS unifies ten previously separate productivity tools (habits, tasks, calendar, finance, focus timer) under one login and database.
- It is self-hosted on standard PHP/MySQL infrastructure, avoiding subscriptions and third-party data tracking.
- A built-in MCP server lets AI assistants like Claude directly interact with the dashboard to plan goals, log habits and track expenses.
Source: github.com, 2026-10-09
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