Coach MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 756 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 6 Nov 2026.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add coach-mcp -e 'GARMIN_EMAIL=<GARMIN_EMAIL>' -e 'GARMIN_PASSWORD=<GARMIN_PASSWORD>' -- uvx garmin-coach-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"coach-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"garmin-coach-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GARMIN_EMAIL": "<GARMIN_EMAIL>",
"GARMIN_PASSWORD": "<GARMIN_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.coach-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["garmin-coach-mcp"]
env = { GARMIN_EMAIL = "<GARMIN_EMAIL>", GARMIN_PASSWORD = "<GARMIN_PASSWORD>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"coach-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"garmin-coach-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GARMIN_EMAIL": "<GARMIN_EMAIL>",
"GARMIN_PASSWORD": "<GARMIN_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"coach-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"garmin-coach-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GARMIN_EMAIL": "<GARMIN_EMAIL>",
"GARMIN_PASSWORD": "<GARMIN_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<GARMIN_EMAIL> (Garmin Connect account email), <GARMIN_PASSWORD> (Garmin Connect account password).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
COACH_DATA_DIR (Directory for athlete data files (defaults to the git-checkout data/ dir when run from a checkout, otherwise a per-user data directory)).
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