Garmin Connect China MCP

A local, read-only MCP server for a China-region Garmin Connect account. Every Garmin client is hard-locked to garmin.cn; API reads go to https://connectapi.garmin.cn and the corresponding China SSO/DI-auth hosts.

This uses Garmin Connect's unofficial consumer web API through garminconnect. It is suitable for private personal use, can break when Garmin changes its services, and is not a substitute for the approved Garmin Health API for commercial products.

Requirements

• Python 3.12+

• uv

• A Garmin Connect China account

Related MCP server: health-mcp

Install and authenticate

From this directory:

uv sync
uv run garmin-cn-auth

The auth command prompts for email, password, and MFA directly in your terminal. Passwords and MFA codes never become MCP arguments. Refreshable tokens are stored by default under ~/.config/garmin-cn-mcp/ with owner-only permissions.

Treat that token directory like a password. If it may have been copied, remove it and revoke account access from Garmin's account/security settings.

Add to Codex / ChatGPT desktop

With Codex CLI:

codex mcp add garmin-cn -- \
  uv --directory /absolute/path/to/garmincn-mcp run garmin-cn-mcp

Or add this to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.garmin-cn]
command = "uv"
args = [
  "--directory",
  "/absolute/path/to/garmincn-mcp",
  "run",
  "garmin-cn-mcp",
]
startup_timeout_sec = 20
tool_timeout_sec = 60

The ChatGPT desktop app, Codex CLI, and Codex IDE extension share MCP configuration for the same Codex host. In ChatGPT desktop you can also open Settings → MCP servers → Add server, select STDIO, and use the same command. Restart the client after adding it, then use /mcp to confirm garmin-cn is connected.

ChatGPT web does not read local Codex MCP configuration. Web use would require a separately hosted remote MCP/plugin with a multi-user authorization and privacy design; that is intentionally outside this project.

Tools

• get_connection_status

• get_daily_summary

• get_sleep

• get_heart_rate

• get_hrv

• get_training_readiness

• get_morning_training_readiness

• get_body_battery

• list_activities

• get_activity_details

• get_activity_exercise_sets

• get_activity_supplementary

Every tool is read-only and non-destructive. Date ranges are capped at 31 days and activity lists at 100 results. No raw API-path or Garmin write tool is exposed.

Custom token-store path

Set GARMIN_CN_TOKEN_STORE for both auth and MCP processes, or pass --token-store to either command. Keep the path outside a Git repository.

Development checks

uv sync --group dev
uv run pytest
uv run ruff check .
uv run mypy

Tests use fabricated providers and never contact Garmin.