strava-mcp-server

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.