Good Sport vs Strava MCP

A side-by-side look at the Good Sport and Strava MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.

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Good SportSports · Remote HTTP/SSE
Sports-analytics research assistant that grades its own model and reports the losses. $9.99/mo.39FairAuth: oauth 2.0
Strava MCP logoStrava MCPSports · Local subprocess (stdio)A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects to Strava API, providing tools to access Strava data through LLMs65GreatAuth: oauth 2.0

Verdict: choose Good Sport for sports work over a hosted endpoint; choose Strava MCP for sports as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.

Which MCP server should you choose?

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Choose Good Sport when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
  • You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
  • Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
Explore Good Sport

Strava MCP logoChoose Strava MCP when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
  • Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
  • You want tools like get-athlete-profile, get-athlete-stats, get-activity-details.
Explore Strava MCP

Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

Spec
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Good Sport
Strava MCP logoStrava MCP
CategorySportsSports
Quality signal39/100 · Fair65/100 · Great
Install commandConfirmedConfirmed
TransportRemote HTTP/SSELocal subprocess (stdio)
AuthOAuth 2.0OAuth 2.0
PricingNot declaredBYOK (pay the provider)
Required env varsNone listedNone listed
Verified ownerCommunity listingCommunity listing
GitHub stars—501
Directory activity 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
ToolsNot listed24

Tools & capabilities

Good Sport tools

No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.

Strava MCP tools 24

  • get-athlete-profileFetches the profile information for the authenticated athlete, including their unique numeric ID needed for other tools like get-athlete-stats.
  • get-athlete-statsFetches the activity statistics (recent, YTD, all-time) for a specific athlete using their ID. Requires the athleteId obtained from the get-athlete-profile tool.
  • get-activity-detailsFetches detailed information about a specific activity using its ID.
  • get-recent-activitiesFetches the most recent activities for the authenticated athlete.
  • list-athlete-clubsLists the clubs the authenticated athlete is a member of.
  • list-starred-segmentsLists the segments starred by the authenticated athlete.
  • get-segmentFetches detailed information about a specific segment using its ID.
  • explore-segmentsSearches for popular segments within a given geographical area.
  • star-segmentStars or unstars a specific segment for the authenticated athlete.
  • get-segment-effortFetches detailed information about a specific segment effort using its ID.
  • list-segment-effortsLists the authenticated athlete's efforts on a specific segment, optionally filtering by date.
  • list-athlete-routesLists the routes created by the authenticated athlete, with pagination.
  • +12 more on the listing page

Ready-to-paste client configs

Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.

Good Sport

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "good-sport": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "good-sport"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Strava MCP

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "r-huijts-strava-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@r-huijts/strava-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

Good Sport is categorized under Sports and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Strava MCP belongs to Sports and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Good Sport for sports work and Strava MCP for sports.

Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.

Good Sport has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: oauth 2.0. Strava MCP is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: oauth 2.0. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.

Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add good-sport and r-huijts-strava-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

On AllMCPs, Good Sport has a quality signal of 39/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Strava MCP has 65/100 (Great) with 2 views, 0 installs and 501 GitHub stars.