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Strava MCP

Strava MCP

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github.com/JonoCXHealth3Updated 81w ago

About Strava MCP

Strava MCP connects Strava activity data to Claude Desktop so users can ask about their activities in conversation. It uses credentials from a Strava developer app to establish the connection.

Key features

  1. 01Query Strava activity information
  2. 02Use through Claude Desktop
  3. 03Connect with Strava API credentials

Use cases

  1. 01Ask about the latest activity
  2. 02Review personal activity records conversationally

MCP support

The MCP server connects to Strava and lets Claude Desktop query the user's activity information.

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

No install method listed yet

We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.

Repository

Tools

No tool list yet

Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.

Details

From the project README

Strava MCP

This repository contains a Strava MCP which you can add to your Claude Desktop client. Once installed, you'll be able to ask Claude all about your activities!

Checkout my blog post here

Setup

Dependencies
  • Claude Desktop
  • uv
  • A Stava account with a develop app setup
Connecting to Strava

Once you have an app setup on your Strava profile and you've cloned this repository, create an .env file at the root with the following contents:

STRAVA_CLIENT_ID=<fill-me-in>
STRAVA_CLIENT_SECRET=<fill-me-in>
STRAVA_ACCESS_TOKEN=<fill-me-in>
STRAVA_REFRESH_TOKEN=<fill-me-in>
Connecting the MCP to Claude

You can add the server to your Claude config by running the following:

uv run mcp install main.py

If you make changes to the server, you will need to restart your Claude desktop client.

Once installed, you should see a hammer icon at the bottom of the text box on your Claude app. If you click on it, it should show the following:

Available MCP tools showing that Strava has been installed

Running

Now the server is added, Claude should be able to use it.

Try: "tell me about my latest activity".

The output of claude when asking about a specific activity

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