AI & Garmin data
Use Garmin data with Claude, AI prompts, MCP, Intervals.icu, and practical tools for deeper training insights.
EXTRA16Connect Your Garmin to Claude Safely: No Password Needed
Garmin now gives you a Personal API key, so Claude can read your own Garmin data without you ever sharing your password. Here's how to set it up in three steps with my open-source Claude extension.
Day 14960Garmin Connect Isn't Terrible. Here's How to Make It Clean
Garmin Connect looks messy because it has to support every watch, bike computer, scale and sport. Whoop only shows health data, so its app looks clean. Switch on Essentials and tidy up Home, and yours can look just as clean.
Day 148625The 5 Garmin Prompts I Use Most in Claude
Once your Garmin is connected to Claude or ChatGPT, these are the five prompts worth copying: a training plan that checks in every morning, a sleep analysis, a hard-run breakdown, a VO2 max diagnosis and a daily illness score.
Day 14355Your Garmin Knows Your Period Is Coming: Why HRV Drops Every Month
My wife's HRV drops every single month, in the week before her period. Here's the hormone behind it, why Garmin Connect makes the pattern hard to spot, and a Claude prompt that charts four months of your HRV so the pattern finally shows.
Day 1392674The Easiest Way to Connect Your Garmin to Claude or ChatGPT
MissingMCP is a free, hosted connector that links your Garmin Connect account to Claude or ChatGPT in about a minute, with no terminal and no code. Here's the setup for both, and what to ask once it's connected.
Day 1361500Claude Checks My Garmin Every Morning and Tells Me If I'm Getting Sick
Four metrics shift before you feel anything — HRV, resting heart rate, respiration and blood oxygen. Here's the connector setup and the exact scheduled prompt that turns them into a daily illness score.
Day 129306Analyse Your Garmin Data With AI — Without Setting Up MCP
The MCP route gives Claude live access to your Garmin account, but it takes a terminal and a bit of patience. Here's the simpler way — export your data once, point Claude at the folder, and run one of two ready-made prompts: a 90+ sleep score protocol, or a VO2max plateau diagnosis.
Day 12335Stop Paying for Route Planning — Garmin Connect Already Does It Free
Komoot now costs about €60 a year, and since 2025 new users have to subscribe just to send a route to their watch. Garmin Connect builds the same community-based routes for nothing — and you don't need a watch with maps.
Day 114617Turn Claude Into a Daily Coach That Re-Evaluates Your Garmin Data Automatically
Building one training plan is easy. The useful part is having it re-check your Garmin data every morning and tell you whether to push, hold, or back off — automatically, with Claude Cowork's scheduled tasks.
Day 11054Garmin Gear Tracking: The Complete Guide to Tracking Shoes, Bikes and More
Garmin counts the distance, hours and days on every pair of shoes, bike and board you own, and warns you before worn-out kit turns into an injury. The full setup guide, including the 2026 update that brought gear tracking onto the watch.
Day 109893I Use This Garmin + Claude Setup Every Day — Here's an Example
Once Claude can read your Garmin data through MCP, you can ask it anything — not just a one-off analysis. Here's the exact prompt I use to turn two weeks of training data into a real plan.
Day 107266Build a Single Garmin Workout With Claude, Then Upload It in One Click
Describing a workout in Garmin Connect's builder is tedious. Describe it to Claude instead, download the JSON it creates, and upload it straight to your Garmin calendar with the Garmin School workout tool.
Day 1051071Don't Use the Strava MCP for Garmin Data — Use This Instead
Strava's official MCP connector only covers activities and training trends. The Garmin MCP server also exposes your sleep, HRV, stress, and Body Battery — the full recovery picture Strava doesn't have.
Day 1022286Connect Your Garmin to Claude in 3 Steps (No Coding Required)
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server lets Claude read your Garmin Connect data directly — no data export, no copy-pasting. Install it as a Claude Desktop extension in three steps, then ask Claude anything about your training, sleep, or recovery.
Day 1001014Is Your VO2max Stuck? Analyse Your Garmin Data With Claude AI
Training multiple times a week but your VO2max won't budge? Export your Garmin data and let Claude AI dig through your training, sleep, and recovery to pinpoint exactly what's holding it back.
Day 9963How to Set Up Voice Pace Alerts on Your Garmin
Stop glancing at your wrist mid-run. Set up Garmin audio prompts so your watch tells you in your ears when you're running too fast or too slow.
Day 96110How to Create a Running or Cycling Course in Garmin Connect
Use Garmin Connect's Course Creator and Trendline Popularity Routing to plan a new route, then send it to a compatible watch or Edge.
Day 9157Garmin Active vs Resting Calories Explained
Active calories cover movement beyond rest, while resting calories estimate the energy your body uses throughout the day. Together they form Garmin's total calories.
Day 891234Analyse Your Garmin Sleep Data With Claude
Export your Garmin history and let Claude compare sleep, HRV, stress, and activity trends to find personal patterns instead of giving generic sleep advice.
Day 8773Find the Right Garmin Watch With the Compare Tool
Garmin's catalogue is crowded. Describe your activities, required features, and budget to get a focused shortlist, then compare the watches side by side.
Day 8652How to Import a GPX File Into Garmin Connect
Start with 10 useful websites for free and paid GPX routes, then import the file into Garmin Connect and send the course to a compatible watch or Edge.
Day 84385Import Your Own Training Plan Into Garmin With Intervals.icu
If you already have a training schedule, you can turn it into calendar workouts for Garmin by using Intervals.icu and the Garmin School schedule uploader.
Day 7377Garmin Connect+: What You Actually Get and Whether It's Worth $6.99/Month
Connect+ isn't taking away free features — it's adding AI-powered coaching, nutrition tracking, and deeper insights on top. Here's what you actually get, what I use, and what's still missing.
Day 711348Claude AI Can Build Your Training Schedule From Your Actual Garmin Data
Export your Garmin data, describe your goal, and let Claude analyse YOUR numbers to create a personalised training plan — not a generic template. Here's the exact 3-step process.
Day 67277Import Your Own Training Schedule to Garmin With Intervals.icu
Not convinced by Garmin Coach? You can create your own schedule with AI, convert it to upload-ready JSON, send it to Intervals.icu, and sync it back to Garmin Connect.
Day 623523Can You Hit a 90+ Sleep Score Every Night With Claude AI and Your Garmin?
Yes — and here's how. Export your Garmin data, run this prompt through Claude Code or Claude Cowork, and get a personalised 30-day plan to consistently hit 90+ sleep scores, built from your actual data.
Day 61693Which Garmin Should You Buy? Let the Compare Tool Decide
After five years of testing Garmin watches, I built a free tool that takes your preferences and budget and tells you exactly which Garmin fits — then lets you compare them spec by spec.
Day 542170Can You Optimise Your VO2max in One Month With Claude AI and Your Garmin?
Yes — and here's how. Export your Garmin data, run this prompt through Claude Code or Claude Cowork, and get a personalised 4-week VO2max plan built from your actual numbers.
Day 4067Build Your Own Interval Training on Garmin — Step by Step
Custom interval workouts on Garmin are easier than you think — and a bit hidden. Here's exactly how to build one on Garmin Connect and get it on your watch.
Day 382922Replace Your Personal Trainer With Claude AI — Using Your Garmin Data
I exported my Garmin data, fed it to Claude, and got a personalised marathon training plan based on MY actual numbers. Here's the exact step-by-step — including the prompt.
Day 531The Laziest Garmin Watchface Ever Created
Every fitness watch tells you to move more. This one rewards you for doing absolutely nothing. Built with AI agents — and completely free.