Connect Strava to Claude: Strava's official connector, and the Garmin route to send workouts to your watch

Is there an official Strava connector for Claude?

Yes: on June 1, 2026 Strava launched the Strava MCP, an official connector that gives Claude read-only access to your Strava account. According to Strava's Help Center, it is included with the Strava subscription, the Strava + Runna bundle, the Family and Student plans, and the military, educator and medical discounts. It works on claude.ai, in the Claude desktop app and in Claude Code. Gemini supports it too, but only in the US at launch; ChatGPT is not listed.

Add Strava to Claude in three steps

The Strava MCP is added from Claude's connector directory, on claude.ai or in the desktop app. These are the steps from Strava's help page:

• — In Claude, open Customize, then Connectors.
• — Open Discover, search for Strava and select Connect to Claude.
• — Sign in to Strava and approve access.

In Claude Code, Strava gives a command: claude mcp add --transport http strava-mcp https://mcp.strava.com/mcp. You can revoke access at any time, in Strava's settings (My Apps) or in Claude's connectors.

What the Strava connector does not do: write to your watch

The Strava MCP cannot write anything: according to Strava, the connection is read-only, and the assistant cannot upload, edit or delete activities. Claude can comment on your week, compare your long runs or spot a drop in pace, but the workout it suggests stays as text: you have to copy it into Garmin Connect yourself.

Running Workout does the other half. Connected to Claude, it reads your activities in Garmin Connect, your MAS, your maximum heart rate and your training load, then sends the structured workout, with warm-up, intervals and target paces, to your Garmin Connect calendar. Your watch gets it at the next sync and guides you step by step.

Both in Claude: Strava to read, Running Workout for the watch

You can turn on both connectors in the same conversation: according to Anthropic, several connectors can be enabled together from Claude's + menu. Running Workout is also in Claude's connector directory, open to all users including the free plan: it does not use up the free plan's single custom connector.

• — If your runs reach Strava from a Garmin, both connectors see the same runs: Running Workout reads them at the source, in Garmin Connect.
• — Strava brings its own data: clubs, gear, best efforts, streaks, and runs recorded with the Strava phone app.
• — For tomorrow's workout, ask Claude explicitly to use Running Workout: it is the only one of the two that writes to Garmin Connect.

Running Workout does not read Strava and writes nothing to it: the link between your Garmin and Strava keeps working as before.

Without a Strava subscription, or without a Garmin

Without a Strava subscription but with a Garmin, Running Workout is enough: Claude reads your runs in Garmin Connect and sends your workouts to the watch. Running Workout is free to start, with unlimited reading of your activities and 4 workouts per 30 days sent to the watch; Running Workout Pro (€4.90 a month or €35 a year, no commitment) removes the limit. With a watch from another brand, Running Workout won't help: it only works with Garmin, and the Strava MCP remains the way to get analysis.

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