Strava MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that connects Claude to the Strava API, giving Claude direct access to your training data.

Features

• Athlete Profile — Get your Strava profile info

• Athlete Stats — Lifetime and recent totals (runs, rides, swims)

• Activities — List recent activities or filter by date range

• Activity Details — Deep dive into any single activity

• Activity Streams — Time-series data: GPS, heartrate, power, cadence, altitude

• Segments — Starred segments and segment details

Setup

1. Create a Strava API Application

1. Go to strava.com/settings/api

2. Create an application — use http://localhost as the redirect URI

3. Note your Client ID and Client Secret

2. Get a Refresh Token

Open this URL in your browser (replace CLIENT_ID):

https://www.strava.com/oauth/authorize?client_id=CLIENT_ID&response_type=code&redirect_uri=http://localhost&scope=read_all,activity:read_all

After authorizing, you'll be redirected to http://localhost?code=AUTHORIZATION_CODE. Copy the code and exchange it:

curl -s -X POST 'https://www.strava.com/oauth/token' \
  -F 'client_id=CLIENT_ID' \
  -F 'client_secret=CLIENT_SECRET' \
  -F 'code=REFRESH_TOKEN' \
  -F 'grant_type=authorization_code'

Save the refresh_token from the response.

3. Install & Build

npm install
npm run build

4. Configure Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.xx:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "strava": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/Users/USERNAME/Apps/StravaMCP/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "STRAVA_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id",
        "STRAVA_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret",
        "STRAVA_REFRESH_TOKEN": "your_refresh_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. You should see the Strava tools available in the tools menu (hammer icon).

Available Tools

Example Prompts

Once connected, try asking Claude:

• "What were my activities this week?"

• "Analyze my running performance over the past month"

• "Compare my cycling times in January vs February"

• "Show me my heartrate data from my last run"

• "What are my all-time stats?"

Development

# Run in dev mode (no build step)
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build
npm start

License

MIT