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# Garmin → Claude MCP server
> Analyze your own Garmin Connect data — activities, sleep, HRV, Body Battery,
> training readiness — right inside Claude Desktop.
A **fully local**, **read-only** MCP server that lets you analyze your **own**
Garmin Connect data in **Claude Desktop**. The server runs as a local child process
of Claude Desktop and talks to it over **stdio**.
## Guiding principles
- **100% local** — nothing is hosted or exposed to the network (stdio).
- **Read-only** — there is no write endpoint to Garmin.
- **No third party** — the only network contact is Garmin. No telemetry, no external logging.
- **Passwordless at runtime** — the password is **never** stored; after the one-time login only local tokens are used.
## Requirements
- **Node.js ≥ 20** (tested with Node 22 LTS), npm.
- A Garmin Connect account.
## Setup (4 steps)
```bash
# 1) Install dependencies
npm install
# 2) Milestone test: does the client get through Garmin's Cloudflare protection?
npm run smoke
# Expectation: "Status 200" and "Challenge: no".
# 3) One-time interactive login (prompts for email, hidden password, MFA if enabled)
npm run login
# Creates ~/.garmin-mcp/tokens.json (mode 0600). The password is NOT stored.
# 4) Compile TypeScript to build/
npm run build
```
## Connecting Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop → **Settings → Developer → Edit Config**. Add the server with its
**absolute path** (`claude_desktop_config.json`):
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"garmin": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/garmin-mcp/build/mcp/server.js"]
}
}
}
```
Then **restart** Claude Desktop. Try it in chat, e.g.:
> "Am I logged in to Garmin? Use `whoami`."
> "Show me my daily summary and my recent activities."
## Available tools
**13 read-only tools.** Date parameters are `YYYY-MM-DD` (default = today); ranges
default to the last ~4 weeks. Several tools take a `metrics[]` / `include[]` selector,
so one tool covers many data types (this keeps the tool list small for good tool
selection). Long time series in responses are truncated to stay compact.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| `whoami` | Connection check + account profile |
| `get_daily_health` | Daily wellness for a date — `metrics[]`: summary, sleep, stress, heart_rate, hrv, spo2, respiration, hydration, steps, floors, intensity_minutes, body_battery, body_battery_events, stats_and_body |
| `get_training` | Training for a date — `metrics[]`: readiness, morning_readiness, status, vo2max, fitness_age |
| `get_fitness` | Fitness/performance — `metrics[]`: race_predictions, cycling_ftp, lactate_threshold, personal_records, endurance_score, hill_score, resting_heart_rate, weekly_intensity_minutes (`startDate`/`endDate`) |
| `get_weight` | Body weight & composition over a range (`include_raw` also returns weigh-ins) |
| `get_steps_history` | Step totals over a range — `granularity`: daily or weekly |
| `get_activity` | One activity by `activityId` — `include[]`: summary, splits, weather, details, hr_zones, exercise_sets |
| `list_activities` | Recent activities, or by date range/type (`limit`/`startDate`/`endDate`/`type`) |
| `get_devices` | Paired Garmin devices |
| `get_user_profile` | User profile & settings (units, preferences) |
| `get_goals` | Goals (`status`: active/future/past) |
| `get_workouts` | Saved workouts (`limit`) |
| `get_scheduled_workouts` | Scheduled workouts / calendar (`year`/`month`) |
## How it works
The server registers each Garmin data method as an MCP tool and talks to Claude
Desktop over stdio. Every call goes through a generic `connectapi()` request to
`connectapi.garmin.com` with a bearer token, sent via
[`cycletls`](https://github.com/Danny-Dasilva/CycleTLS) so the TLS fingerprint looks
like a real browser (Garmin sits behind Cloudflare).
Authentication happens once (`npm run login`): a login cascade — mobile iOS JSON
login first, the classic widget/CSRF flow as fallback — yields a CAS service ticket,
which is exchanged in Garmin's DI-OAuth2 flow for an access + refresh token. The
tokens are cached locally and the access token is refreshed automatically on expiry;
your password is never stored.
## Security model
- The **password is never** stored — it is only used for the one-time login.
- Tokens live at `~/.garmin-mcp/tokens.json` with file mode **`0600`** (only you can read them).
- The access token is renewed automatically via the refresh token when it expires.
- **Read-only**: there is no code path that changes anything on Garmin.
- No telemetry, no external logging. Diagnostics go to `stderr` only (never over the stdio MCP channel).
## Architecture (layers)
- `src/http/impersonate.ts` — TLS impersonation via [`cycletls`](https://github.com/Danny-Dasilva/CycleTLS) (JA3 fingerprint) + cookie jar, so Garmin's bot protection lets us through.
- `src/http/smoke.ts` — milestone test against `sso/embed`.
- `src/garmin/auth.ts` — login cascade (mobile iOS JSON login → widget/CSRF fallback) + MFA + DI-OAuth2 ticket exchange + refresh.
- `src/garmin/tokens.ts` — local token cache (0600).
- `src/garmin/client.ts` — generic `connectapi()` + typed, read-only data methods.
- `src/mcp/server.ts` — MCP server, tool registration, stdio transport.
- `src/cli/login.ts` — one-time interactive login.
## Maintenance & risks (named honestly)
This uses Garmin's **unofficial** internal API, ported from the open-source Python
package [`python-garminconnect`](https://github.com/cyberjunky/python-garminconnect).
Expected breakage points and how to fix them:
- **Unofficial API** — endpoint paths can change. On errors, compare the paths in `src/garmin/client.ts` against the current `python-garminconnect` source.
- **JA3 / User-Agent** — on a `403` or a "Just a moment …" Cloudflare page, update the JA3/User-Agent pair in `src/http/impersonate.ts` to a current Chrome (both together).
- **Client ids** — the DI-OAuth2 client ids (`GARMIN_CONNECT_MOBILE_ANDROID_DI_*`) rotate; update the list in `src/garmin/auth.ts` on auth errors.
- **`garth` is discontinued** — the previously common auth library `garth` is no longer maintained; the authoritative reference is `python-garminconnect`.
- **Keep the token folder private** — `~/.garmin-mcp/` holds valid session tokens; don't share it, don't commit it.
- **Terms of service** — access via the unofficial API may be in tension with Garmin's terms of service. Intended for **private personal use** with your **own** data.
## Troubleshooting
- **`403` or a "Just a moment …" page** — Garmin's Cloudflare is blocking the TLS fingerprint. Update the JA3/User-Agent pair in `src/http/impersonate.ts` to a current Chrome (both together), then re-run `npm run smoke`.
- **`🔒 Not logged in` / session expired** — run `npm run login` again.
- **`⏳` rate limited (HTTP 429)** — Garmin is throttling; wait a bit and retry.
- **First run is slow / cycletls errors** — `cycletls` downloads a small Go helper binary on first use; make sure it can execute and isn't blocked by the OS.
## Re-login
If tools report `🔒 Not logged in` (token expired/invalid):
```bash
npm run login
```
## License
[MIT](LICENSE) © Marcel Fortmann
## Disclaimer
This is an unofficial, community project. It is **not affiliated with, endorsed by,
or sponsored by Garmin**. Garmin® and Garmin Connect™ are trademarks of Garmin Ltd.
or its subsidiaries.
