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MCP Strava Server

by atikant-sql
flowchart TD A[Start in VS Code] --> B[Write server.py with MCP tools and env based config] B --> C["Install deps in venv: mcp[cli], requests, anyio"] C --> D["Strava app settings: Authorisation Callback Domain = localhost, Website = http://localhost"] D --> E["In Claude Desktop add server env vars:<br/>STRAVA_CLIENT_ID, STRAVA_CLIENT_SECRET,<br/>STRAVA_REDIRECT_URI, STRAVA_TOKEN_PATH, STRAVA_SCOPES"] E --> F[Claude launches MCP server via venv python and args server.py] F --> G{You run oauth_login in Claude} G --> H[Server starts local callback on http://localhost:8723/callback and opens browser] H --> I[You sign in to Strava and authorise] I --> J[Strava redirects back with code] J --> K["Server POST /oauth/token with client_id, client_secret, code"] K --> |200 OK| L["Server saves access_token, refresh_token, expires_at to STRAVA_TOKEN_PATH"] L --> M[You call list_activities or get_activity from Claude] M --> N{Is access_token expired soon} N -- Yes --> O["Server POST /oauth/token with refresh_token to get new tokens"] O --> L N -- No --> P["Server calls Strava API with Authorization: Bearer access_token"] P --> Q[JSON returns to MCP server] Q --> R[Claude replies to you with a summary] %% Error branch during login K --> |401 or other error| S{Error type} S --> |client_secret invalid| T[Fix STRAVA_CLIENT_SECRET in Claude env then run oauth_login again] S --> |client_id invalid| U[Fix STRAVA_CLIENT_ID then run oauth_login again] S --> |redirect_uri mismatch| V[Keep STRAVA_REDIRECT_URI = http://localhost:8723/callback and dashboard domain = localhost] S --> |code invalid or expired| W[Run oauth_login again and authorise promptly]

MCP Strava Server

A small Python MCP server that lets Claude Desktop read your Strava activities. Ask things like: show my last 10 runs with distance and average pace.

What it does

  • Tools: oauth_login, list_activities, get_activity

  • Local OAuth with automatic token refresh

  • Tokens saved to a local JSON file that is not committed

Prereqs

  • Windows 10 or 11 on x64

  • Python 3.10 or newer

  • Claude Desktop installed

Setup

cd C:\Users\AtikantJain\mcp-strava python -m venv .venv . .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1 pip install -r requirements.txt
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local-only server

The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.

Enables Claude to access and analyze your Strava activities through OAuth authentication. Supports retrieving activity lists and detailed workout data for fitness tracking and analysis.

  1. What it does
    1. Prereqs
      1. Setup

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