How to connect Strava MCP with VS Code

How to connect Strava MCP with VS Code VS Code is the most popular code editor out there. With its recent AI makeover, it can do more than just help you write code. You can connect your applications to it and let LLMs automate many of the mundane tasks in your workflow. In this guide, I will explain how to connect Strava with VS Code in the most secure and robust way possible via Composio.

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How to connect Strava MCP with VS Code

VS Code is the most popular code editor out there. With its recent AI makeover, it can do more than just help you write code. You can connect your applications to it and let LLMs automate many of the mundane tasks in your workflow.

In this guide, I will explain how to connect Strava with VS Code in the most secure and robust way possible via Composio.

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Why use Composio?

Composio provides:

  • Access to 1,000+ managed apps from a single MCP endpoint. This makes it convenient for agents to run cross-app workflows.
  • Programmatic tool calling. Allows LLMs to write its code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Large tool response handling outside the LLM context. This minimizes context bloat from large tool responses.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to thousands of tools across hundreds of apps. Composio loads the tools your agent needs, so LLMs are not overwhelmed by tools they do not need.

Integrate Strava MCP with VS Code

1. Install with one click

Click the button below to add Composio to VS Code. You will be prompted to authorize. This requires VS Code 1.99+ with GitHub Copilot.

+Install in VS Code

2. Or add manually

Open or create .vscode/mcp.json in your project root and add the following configuration:

bash
{
  "servers": {
    "composio": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://connect.composio.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

3. Authorize

Click the install button to authorize VS Code to connect to Composio. VS Code will detect OAuth and prompt you to sign in.

VS Code MCP server install screen for Composio

A browser window will open to authorize.

Composio authorization browser window

4. Authenticate Strava and start working

Back in VS Code chat, ask the agent to connect to Strava or give it any Strava-related task.

For example, ask it to:

  • "Get your latest cycling activity stats"
  • "List all runs I logged this week"
  • "Show your longest ride from last month"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access to Strava.

That is it. Composio tools are now available in VS Code, and your Strava account is ready to use.

Way Forward

Now that Strava is connected, extend your setup by connecting the other apps you already use every day, so your agent can run true cross-app workflows end to end.

  • Connect Calendar to turn threads into scheduled meetings automatically.
  • Connect Slack or Teams to post summaries, approvals, and alerts where your team works.
  • Connect Notion, Linear, Jira, or Asana to convert requests into tickets, tasks, and docs.
  • Connect Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive to fetch, file, and share attachments without manual steps.
  • Connect HubSpot or Salesforce to log customer context, update records, and draft follow-ups.

Start with one workflow you do repeatedly, then keep adding apps as you find new handoffs. With everything behind a single MCP endpoint, your agent can coordinate multiple tools safely and reliably in one conversation.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Strava action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Create an Activity

Creates a manual activity for an athlete.

Explore segments

Explore segments within a geographic bounding box.

Export Route as GPX

Exports a Strava route as a GPX (GPS Exchange Format) file.

Export Route as TCX

Exports a Strava route as a TCX (Training Center XML) file.

Get Activity

Retrieves detailed information about a specific activity by its ID.

Get activity streams

Retrieves time-series stream data for a specific activity.

Get Activity Zones

Returns the heart rate and power zones of a given activity.

Get athlete stats

Returns the activity stats of an athlete, including ride, run, and swim totals for recent (last 4 weeks), year-to-date, and all-time periods.

Get authenticated athlete

Retrieves the profile of the currently authenticated Strava athlete.

Get Club

Retrieves detailed information about a specific Strava club by its ID.

Get equipment

Retrieves detailed information about a specific piece of gear/equipment.

Get route

Retrieve detailed information about a specific Strava route.

Get route streams

Get detailed stream data for a route.

Get segment

Retrieve detailed information about a specific Strava segment.

Get segment effort

Retrieves detailed information about a specific segment effort by its unique ID.

Get segment effort streams

Returns stream data for a segment effort completed by the authenticated athlete.

Get segment streams

Get detailed stream data for a segment.

Get Upload Status

Retrieves the status of an upload by its ID.

Get zones

Retrieves the authenticated athlete's heart rate and power zones.

List activity comments

Retrieves comments on a specific Strava activity, sorted oldest first.

List activity kudoers

Returns the athletes who kudoed an activity identified by an identifier.

List activity laps

Retrieves lap data for a specific Strava activity.

List athlete activities

Retrieves a paginated list of activities for the authenticated athlete.

List athlete clubs

Retrieves a paginated list of Strava clubs the authenticated athlete is a member of.

List athlete routes

Lists routes created by a specific athlete.

List club activities

Retrieve recent activities from members of a specific club.

List club administrators

Returns a list of the administrators of a given Strava club.

List club members

Returns a list of the athletes who are members of a given club.

List segment efforts

List the authenticated athlete's efforts on a given segment.

List starred segments

Returns a list of the authenticated athlete's starred segments with summary details including segment name, distance, elevation, grade, and location.

Star segment

Stars/Unstars the given segment for the authenticated athlete.

Update Athlete

Update the currently authenticated athlete's profile.

Upload Activity

Uploads a new activity file (FIT, TCX, or GPX) to create an activity on Strava.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Strava MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Strava tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Strava and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. VS Code fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Strava tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Strava scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Strava data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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