How to integrate Strava MCP with ChatGPT

How to integrate Strava MCP with ChatGPT ChatGPT is one of the most popular AI tools today, with capabilities ranging from deep research and image generation to writing, coding, and everyday productivity. In this guide, I will explain the easiest and most secure way to connect your Strava account to ChatGPT via Composio Connect, so it can summarize unread updates from this morning, create draft replies to urgent messages, fetch contact details for recent senders, and more without ever putting your account credentials at risk.

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How to integrate Strava MCP with ChatGPT

ChatGPT is one of the most popular AI tools today, with capabilities ranging from deep research and image generation to writing, coding, and everyday productivity.

In this guide, I will explain the easiest and most secure way to connect your Strava account to ChatGPT via Composio Connect, so it can summarize unread updates from this morning, create draft replies to urgent messages, fetch contact details for recent senders, and more without ever putting your account credentials at risk.

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Why use Composio over default connectors?

  • Apps with read and write access. Default connectors mostly can read your data. Composio's Strava integration lets ChatGPT take actions like creating drafts, sending updates, labeling records, and more.
  • 1,000+ SaaS toolkits out of the box. Composio gives you instant access to a vast catalog of pre-built connectors, from Gmail and Slack to Notion, Linear, and Salesforce.
  • One MCP server for every app. Connect any of your applications on demand through a single endpoint, rather than juggling a separate server for each app.
  • Smart, context-aware tool loading. Unlike traditional MCP servers that dump every available tool into the LLM context window, Composio searches for and loads only the tools relevant to the task at hand.
  • Cross-app automation. Chain actions across multiple apps in a single run - fetch a thread, summarize it in Notion, and post highlights to Slack without leaving the conversation.

Prerequisites

  • A ChatGPT account with Plus subscription or higher (Business, Enterprise, Edu, or Pro). We will use ChatGPT Web.
  • Access to the Strava workspace you want to connect.
  • Composio MCP.

Note: Composio connects through OAuth. You will be asked to sign in and approve specific permissions. Review the permission screen carefully if you are using a work account.

Step-by-step: Connect Strava to ChatGPT

1. Enable Developer Mode

In ChatGPT, go to Settings > Apps > Advanced settings and turn on Developer Mode.

ChatGPT settings showing Developer Mode toggle

2. Add the MCP server

Click Create app, then paste the Composio MCP server URL:

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https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
ChatGPT create app flow with Composio MCP URL

3. Authorize in your browser

A browser window will open automatically. Sign in to authorize ChatGPT to access your Composio account.

Composio authorization screen for ChatGPT MCP setup

4. Start using Composio

Composio tools are now available in ChatGPT chats and Deep Research. In every new chat, click the + icon at the bottom, click More, and select Composio to enable tools for that conversation.

What you can do after connecting Strava

  • Get your latest cycling activity stats
  • List all runs I logged this week
  • Show your longest ride from last month
  • Compare your pace across recent workouts

Security + privacy notes (important)

  • Use least-privilege access: Only grant permissions you actually need.
  • Review OAuth permissions before approving: Make sure requested scopes match what you expect Composio and ChatGPT to do.
  • Keep write actions human-reviewed: For actions like sending messages, creating labels, or editing drafts, keep manual confirmation enabled.
  • Be careful with sensitive data: Avoid using this setup with highly sensitive information unless allowed by your personal, company, or client policies.
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.

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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. ChatGPT 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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