strava-mcp MCP Server

Automated setup tool for integrating Strava data with Claude Desktop via Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Local serverstdio

What is the strava-mcp Server?

strava-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the theagilepadawan/strava-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “Automated setup tool for integrating Strava data with Claude Desktop via Model Context Protocol (MCP)”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using python. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares STRAVA_CLIENT_ID, STRAVA_CLIENT_SECRET, STRAVA_REFRESH_TOKEN, STRAVA_DB_PATH. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the strava-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "strava-mcp": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/strava-mcp/strava-mcp.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "STRAVA_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id",
        "STRAVA_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_STRAVA_CLIENT_SECRET",
        "STRAVA_REFRESH_TOKEN": "YOUR_STRAVA_REFRESH_TOKEN",
        "STRAVA_DB_PATH": "/path/to/strava_data.db"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
STRAVA_CLIENT_IDDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
STRAVA_CLIENT_SECRETDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
STRAVA_REFRESH_TOKENDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
STRAVA_DB_PATHDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation