{"slug": "show-hn-use-strava-s-official-mcp-with-other-chatbots", "title": "Show HN: Use Strava's official MCP with other chatbots", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "# [Strava](https://support.strava.com/en-us/articles/15401531-strava-mcp-connector) MCP gateway\n\nConnect ChatGPT to [Strava](https://support.strava.com/en-us/articles/15401531-strava-mcp-connector) with a stateless TypeScript gateway. No application secrets, database, or local server required.\n\nWarning\n\n**Unofficial.** Not affiliated with or endorsed by Strava, ChatGPT (OpenAI), Cloudflare, or Vercel. Strictly a workaround for Strava users who do not use Claude.\n\nEnable [developer mode](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/developer-mode) in ChatGPT before connecting.\n\n1. Choose a deployment option above.\n2. Open your deployment's homepage and follow the instructions to connect Strava. It displays the correct MCP URL automatically.\n\nFor ChatGPT Sites, paste the [deployment prompt](/leecjohnny/strava-mcp-gateway/blob/main/prompts/deploy-sites.md) into ChatGPT. Requires a ChatGPT subscription with Sites enabled; see the [Sites docs](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/sites).\n\nSee [setup and troubleshooting](/leecjohnny/strava-mcp-gateway/blob/main/docs/setup.md) for details.\n\nRequires Node.js 22.18+ (22.x) or 24.x.\n\n```\nnpm ci\nnpm run dev\n```\n\nOpen [https://127.0.0.1:8787](https://127.0.0.1:8787) and accept the development certificate.\n\n```\nnpm run check       # Types, ESLint, Prettier, and unit/runtime tests\nnpm run format      # Format files\nnpm run lint:fix    # Apply lint fixes\n```\n\nChecks run locally. Deployment uses the buttons above or the Sites prompt.\n\n[MIT](/leecjohnny/strava-mcp-gateway/blob/main/LICENSE) © 2026 Johnny Lee.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-use-strava-s-official-mcp-with-other-chatbots", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/leecjohnny/strava-mcp-gateway", "published_at": "2026-09-08 07:53:36+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-08 08:02:27.615509+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Johnny Lee", "Strava", "ChatGPT", "OpenAI", "Cloudflare", "Vercel", "GitHub"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-use-strava-s-official-mcp-with-other-chatbots", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-use-strava-s-official-mcp-with-other-chatbots.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-use-strava-s-official-mcp-with-other-chatbots.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-use-strava-s-official-mcp-with-other-chatbots.jsonld"}}