strava-mcp 0.5.0
Strava integration for MCP
License: MIT
Requires Python: >=3.13
Keywords: api, mcp, strava

# Strava MCP Server

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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the Strava API.

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</a>

## User Guide

### Installation

You can easily install Strava MCP with `uvx`:

```bash
uvx strava-mcp
```

### Setting Up Strava Credentials

1. **Create a Strava API Application**:
   - Go to [https://www.strava.com/settings/api](https://www.strava.com/settings/api)
   - Create a new application to obtain your Client ID and Client Secret
   - For "Authorization Callback Domain", enter `localhost`

2. **Configure Your Credentials**:
   Create a credentials file (e.g., `~/.ssh/strava.sh`):

   ```bash
   export STRAVA_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
   export STRAVA_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret
   ```

3. **Configure Claude Desktop**:
   Add the following to your Claude configuration (`/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`):

   ```json
   "strava": {
       "command": "bash",
       "args": [
           "-c",
           "source ~/.ssh/strava.sh && uvx strava-mcp"
       ]
   }
   ```

### Authentication

The first time you use the Strava MCP tools:

1. An authentication flow will automatically start
2. Your browser will open to the Strava authorization page
3. After authorizing, you'll be redirected back to a local page
4. Your refresh token will be saved automatically for future use

### Available Tools

#### Get User Activities
Retrieves activities for the authenticated user.

**Parameters:**
- `before` (optional): Epoch timestamp for filtering
- `after` (optional): Epoch timestamp for filtering
- `page` (optional): Page number (default: 1)
- `per_page` (optional): Number of items per page (default: 30)

#### Get Activity
Gets detailed information about a specific activity.

**Parameters:**
- `activity_id`: The ID of the activity
- `include_all_efforts` (optional): Include segment efforts (default: false)

#### Get Activity Segments
Retrieves segments from a specific activity.

**Parameters:**
- `activity_id`: The ID of the activity

#### Get Segment Leaderboard
Gets the leaderboard for a specific segment.

**Parameters:**
- `segment_id`: The ID of the segment
- Various optional filters (gender, age group, etc.)

## Developer Guide

### Project Setup

1. Clone the repository:
   ```bash
   git clone <repository-url>
   cd strava
   ```

2. Install dependencies:
   ```bash
   uv install
   ```

3. Set up environment variables:
   ```bash
   export STRAVA_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
   export STRAVA_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret
   ```
   Alternatively, create a `.env` file with these variables.

### Running in Development Mode

Run the server with MCP CLI:
```bash
mcp dev strava_mcp/main.py
```

### Manual Authentication

You can get a refresh token manually by running:
```bash
python get_token.py
```

### Project Structure

- `strava_mcp/`: Main package directory
  - `__init__.py`: Package initialization
  - `config.py`: Configuration settings using pydantic-settings
  - `models.py`: Pydantic models for Strava API entities
  - `api.py`: Low-level API client for Strava
  - `auth.py`: Strava OAuth authentication implementation
  - `oauth_server.py`: Standalone OAuth server implementation
  - `service.py`: Service layer for business logic
  - `server.py`: MCP server implementation
- `tests/`: Unit tests
- `strava_mcp/main.py`: Main entry point to run the server
- `get_token.py`: Utility script to get a refresh token manually

### Running Tests

```bash
pytest
```

### Publishing to PyPI

#### Building the package
```bash
# Build both sdist and wheel
uv build
```

#### Publishing to PyPI
```bash
# Publish to Test PyPI first
uv publish --index testpypi

# Publish to PyPI
uv publish
```

## License

[MIT License](LICENSE)

## Acknowledgements

- [Strava API](https://developers.strava.com/)
- [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/)