How do I get WHOOP API credentials?

Visit [**developer.whoop.com**](https://developer.whoop.com/), create an app to get a Client ID and Client Secret. Then complete the OAuth2 flow to obtain an Access Token. All three are required for API access.

What is a WHOOP cycle?

A WHOOP cycle represents a 24-hour period combining your sleep, strain and recovery data. Each cycle starts when you wake up and includes the previous night's sleep, the day's strain, and your recovery score for the next day.

How much historical data can I access?

You can access all historical data recorded by your WHOOP device. Use the start and end date parameters (ISO 8601 format) to filter results. Pagination returns up to 25 records per request; use the nextToken to retrieve more.

Does the API include heart rate data?

Yes! Heart rate data (average and max) is included in the cycle, workout and recovery responses. There's no dedicated heart rate endpoint, but the data is nested within these resources.

WHOOP MCP Server for Claude Desktop 11 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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Claude Desktop is Anthropic's native application for interacting with Claude AI models on macOS and Windows. It was the first consumer application to ship with built-in MCP support, making it the reference implementation for the Model Context Protocol standard.

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whoop": {
      // Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About WHOOP MCP Server

Connect your WHOOP account to any AI agent and access your personal health data through natural conversation.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect WHOOP to your AI workflow. Add the Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 11 tools in the chat interface — ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

What you can do

Profile — View your WHOOP profile and body measurements (height, weight, max HR)
Cycles — Browse your 24-hour WHOOP cycles combining sleep, strain and recovery
Sleep — Analyze sleep data with stages (light, deep, REM), duration and performance
Recovery — Track recovery scores, HRV, resting heart rate and sleep balance
Workouts — Review workout data with strain, heart rate zones, duration and calories
Pagination — Navigate through historical data with date ranges and pagination tokens

The WHOOP MCP Server exposes 11 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect WHOOP to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the WHOOP MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json

Add the MCP Server

Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server

Start using WHOOP

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat — your 11 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the WHOOP MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with WHOOP through the Model Context Protocol.

Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client — it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available

Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface

Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions

Enterprise-grade security with local config storage — your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to the Vinkius Edge network

WHOOP + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the WHOOP MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation

Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies — all through natural language

Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary

Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation

WHOOP MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (11)

These 11 tools become available when you connect WHOOP to Claude Desktop via MCP:

get_body_measurement

Useful for tracking physical metrics alongside your WHOOP data. Get your body measurement data

get_cycle

Includes sleep, recovery, strain and heart rate metrics for that 24-hour period. Get a specific WHOOP cycle by ID

get_cycle_recovery

Includes recovery score, resting heart rate, HRV (heart rate variability), sleep balance and strain balance. Get recovery data for a specific WHOOP cycle

get_cycle_sleep

Includes sleep duration, stages (light, deep, REM, awake), disturbances and sleep performance percentage. Get sleep data for a specific WHOOP cycle

get_cycles

Cycles represent 24-hour periods of recovery and strain data. Each cycle includes sleep, recovery, strain and heart rate metrics. Supports date range filtering with start/end in ISO 8601 format. Pagination: max 25 results, use nextToken for more. Get your WHOOP cycle data

get_profile

Use this to verify your authentication is working and get your user ID for other endpoints. Get your WHOOP profile info

get_recovery

Supports date range filtering. Pagination: max 25 results per request. Get your WHOOP recovery data

get_sleep

Supports date range filtering. Pagination: max 25 results. Get your WHOOP sleep data

get_sleep_by_id

Includes full sleep stages, disturbances, respiratory rate and sleep performance. Get a specific WHOOP sleep record by ID

get_workout

Includes strain score, duration, heart rate zones, calories burned and GPS data if available. Get a specific WHOOP workout by ID

get_workouts

Supports date range filtering. Pagination: max 25 results. Get your WHOOP workout data

Example Prompts for WHOOP in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with WHOOP immediately.

"Show me my recovery score from today."

"How did I sleep last night?"

"Show me my workouts from this week."

Troubleshooting WHOOP MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting WHOOP to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting — wait a few seconds.

WHOOP + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating WHOOP MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully — if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL — Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.