Your Move Exercise Video API README | AllMCPs

ymove-exercise-mcp

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the YMove Exercise Video API. Use 1,413+ HD exercise videos, workout generation, and program building directly from Claude.

Setup

Hosted (no install)

Clients that support remote MCP servers can connect to the hosted endpoint directly. Send your API key in the X-API-Key header.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http ymove https://exercise-api.ymove.app/mcp --header "X-API-Key: your_api_key"

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json):

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ymove": {
      "url": "https://exercise-api.ymove.app/mcp",
      "headers": { "X-API-Key": "your_api_key" }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ymove": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["ymove-exercise-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "YMOVE_API_KEY": "your_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (local)

Terminal

claude mcp add ymove -e YMOVE_API_KEY=your_api_key -- npx ymove-exercise-mcp

Get your API key from the docs at ymove.app/exercise-api (free trial).

Available Tools

Tool	Description
`search_exercises`	Search and filter 1,413+ exercises by muscle group, equipment, difficulty, type
`get_exercise`	Get detailed exercise info with video URLs, instructions, muscles
`generate_workout`	Generate a structured workout with sets, reps, and rest times
`generate_program`	Generate a multi-week training program with periodization
`list_muscle_groups`	List all muscle groups with exercise counts
`list_exercise_types`	List all exercise types with counts

Example Prompts

Once connected, you can ask Claude things like:

"Show me all chest exercises with dumbbells"
"Generate an intermediate back workout with 6 exercises"
"Create a 4-week muscle building program, 4 days per week"
"What bodyweight exercises are available for core?"
"Get details on the barbell squat exercise"