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README

Strava MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the Strava API. It allows language models to query athlete activities data from the Strava API.

Available Tools

The server exposes the following tools:

Activities Queries

get_activities(limit: int = 10): Get the authenticated athlete's recent activities
get_activities_by_date_range(start_date: str, end_date: str, limit: int = 30): Get activities within a specific date range
get_activity_by_id(activity_id: int): Get detailed information about a specific activity
get_recent_activities(days: int = 7, limit: int = 10): Get activities from the past X days

Dates should be provided in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD).

Activity Data Format

The server returns activity data with consistent field names and units:

| Field | Description | Unit | |-------|-------------|------| | name | Activity name | - | | sport_type | Type of sport | - | | start_date | Start date and time | ISO 8601 | | distance_metres | Distance | meters | | elapsed_time_seconds | Total elapsed time | seconds | | moving_time_seconds | Moving time | seconds | | average_speed_mps | Average speed | meters per second | | max_speed_mps | Maximum speed | meters per second | | total_elevation_gain_metres | Total elevation gain | meters | | elev_high_metres | Highest elevation | meters | | elev_low_metres | Lowest elevation | meters | | calories | Calories burned | kcal | | start_latlng | Start coordinates | [lat, lng] | | end_latlng | End coordinates | [lat, lng] |

Authentication

To use this server, you'll need to authenticate with the Strava API. Follow these steps:

Create a Strava API application:
- Go to Strava API Settings
- Create an application to get your Client ID and Client Secret
- Set the Authorization Callback Domain to localhost
Get your refresh token:
- Use the included get_strava_token.py script:
```
python get_strava_token.py
```
- Follow the prompts to authorize your application
- The script will save your tokens to a .env file
Set environment variables: The server requires the following environment variables:
- STRAVA_CLIENT_ID: Your Strava API Client ID
- STRAVA_CLIENT_SECRET: Your Strava API Client Secret
- STRAVA_REFRESH_TOKEN: Your Strava API Refresh Token

Usage

Claude for Desktop

Update your claude_desktop_config.json (located in ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS and %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Windows) to include the following:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "strava": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "strava-mcp-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "STRAVA_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
                "STRAVA_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET",
                "STRAVA_REFRESH_TOKEN": "YOUR_REFRESH_TOKEN"
            }
        }
    }
}

Claude Web

For Claude Web, you can run the server locally and connect it using the MCP extension.

Example Queries

Once connected, you can ask Claude questions like:

"What are my recent activities?"
"Show me my activities from last week"
"What was my longest run in the past month?"
"Get details about my latest cycling activity"

Error Handling

The server provides human-readable error messages for common issues:

Invalid date formats
API authentication errors
Network connectivity problems

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

strava-mcp-server