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Show HN: Use Strava's official MCP with other chatbots

Johnny Lee released an unofficial open-source TypeScript gateway that lets ChatGPT connect to Strava's official MCP connector without requiring application secrets, a database, or a local server. The tool, available on GitHub under the MIT license, requires Node.js 22.18+ or 24.x and works by deploying to Cloudflare or Vercel, with ChatGPT developer mode enabled. It is not affiliated with Strava, OpenAI, Cloudflare, or Vercel.

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Show HN: Use Strava's official MCP with other chatbots
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Connect ChatGPT to Strava with a stateless TypeScript gateway. No application secrets, database, or local server required.

Warning

Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Strava, ChatGPT (OpenAI), Cloudflare, or Vercel. Strictly a workaround for Strava users who do not use Claude.

Enable developer mode in ChatGPT before connecting.

  1. Choose a deployment option above.
  2. Open your deployment's homepage and follow the instructions to connect Strava. It displays the correct MCP URL automatically.

For ChatGPT Sites, paste the deployment prompt into ChatGPT. Requires a ChatGPT subscription with Sites enabled; see the Sites docs.

See setup and troubleshooting for details.

Requires Node.js 22.18+ (22.x) or 24.x.

npm ci
npm run dev

Open https://127.0.0.1:8787 and accept the development certificate.

npm run check       # Types, ESLint, Prettier, and unit/runtime tests
npm run format      # Format files
npm run lint:fix    # Apply lint fixes

Checks run locally. Deployment uses the buttons above or the Sites prompt.

MIT © 2026 Johnny Lee.

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