Garmin Connect CLI

This skill provides access to Garmin Connect health and fitness data through the gc CLI.

Setup

1. Install via Homebrew tap:

   brew tap voydz/homebrew-tap
   brew install garmin-cli
   

2. Authentication:

   gc login --email user@example.com --password secret
   # With MFA:
   gc login --email user@example.com --password secret --mfa 123456
   

3. Verify connection:

   gc status
   

Date Shortcuts

Most commands accept a date shortcut as first argument:

• today — current date
• yesterday — previous date
• week — last 7 days (returns a date range)
• month — last 30 days (returns a date range)
• YYYY-MM-DD — specific date

For command groups with subcommands (activities, body, stress, heart, menstrual), use --date on the parent command to avoid argument conflicts. Alternatively use --date, --start/--end flags.

Output

All data commands support:

• --format json for machine-readable output (default: table)
• --output FILE to write to a file

Always use --format json when parsing output programmatically.

Usage

# Authentication
gc login --email EMAIL --password PASS [--mfa CODE | --wait-mfa]
gc logout
gc status
gc status --profile

# Daily Health
gc health today
gc steps today
gc steps week
gc steps --weekly --weeks N
gc steps --start DATE --end DATE
gc floors today
gc intensity today
gc intensity --weekly --weeks N
gc events today

# Heart Rate
gc heart --date today
gc heart resting --date today

# Sleep
gc sleep today

# Stress & Body Battery
gc stress --date today
gc stress --weekly --weeks N
gc stress all-day --date today
gc battery today
gc battery --start DATE --end DATE
gc battery --events today

# Vitals
gc respiration today
gc spo2 today
gc blood-pressure today [--end DATE]
gc lifestyle today

# Hydration
gc hydration today

# Activities
gc activities                                     # List recent (default 20)
gc activities --limit N --offset N --type TYPE
gc activities --start DATE --end DATE [--type TYPE]
gc activities --date today                        # Activities for a date
gc activities last                                # Most recent activity
gc activities get ID                              # Activity summary by ID
gc activities count                               # Total count
gc activities details ID
gc activities splits ID
gc activities typed-splits ID
gc activities split-summaries ID
gc activities weather ID
gc activities hr-zones ID
gc activities power-zones ID
gc activities exercise-sets ID
gc activities types                               # List all activity types
gc activities gear ID                             # Gear used for activity
gc activities progress --start DATE --end DATE --metric distance|duration|elevation
gc activities download ID --format fit|tcx|gpx|kml|csv [-o FILE]
gc activities upload FILE                         # .fit, .gpx, .tcx

# Body & Weight
gc body --date today [--end DATE]
gc body weighins --date today
gc body weighins --start DATE --end DATE

# Advanced Metrics
gc metrics                                       # Metrics summary
gc metrics --date today
gc metrics vo2max today
gc metrics hrv today
gc metrics training-readiness today
gc metrics morning-readiness today
gc metrics training-status today
gc metrics fitness-age today
gc metrics race-predictions
gc metrics race-predictions --start DATE --end DATE --type daily|monthly
gc metrics endurance-score today [--end DATE]
gc metrics hill-score today [--end DATE]
gc metrics lactate-threshold                      # Latest
gc metrics lactate-threshold --no-latest --start DATE --end DATE --aggregation daily|weekly|monthly|yearly
gc metrics cycling-ftp

# Note: `gc metrics` summary resolves `vo2max` from daily maxmet first and
# falls back to `training-status.mostRecentVO2Max` when the selected date has
# no new maxmet sample.

# Devices
gc devices                                        # List all devices
gc devices last-used
gc devices primary
gc devices settings DEVICE_ID
gc devices alarms
gc devices solar DEVICE_ID today [--end DATE]

# Goals, Records, Badges & Challenges
gc records
gc goals [--status active|future|past] [--limit N]
gc badges earned
gc badges available
gc badges in-progress
gc challenges adhoc [--start N --limit N]
gc challenges badge [--start N --limit N]
gc challenges available [--start N --limit N]
gc challenges non-completed [--start N --limit N]
gc challenges virtual [--start N --limit N]

# Gear
gc gear --user-profile USER_PROFILE_NUMBER        # List gear (profile number from gc status --profile)
gc gear defaults USER_PROFILE_NUMBER
gc gear stats GEAR_UUID
gc gear activities GEAR_UUID [--limit N]

# Workouts & Training Plans
gc workouts [--start N --limit N]
gc workouts get WORKOUT_ID
gc workouts download WORKOUT_ID [-o FILE]
gc workouts scheduled WORKOUT_ID
gc workouts create --file workout.json
gc workouts create --name "Workout Name" --sport cycling --steps '[{"type":"warmup","duration":600},{"type":"interval","duration":1200,"target":"hr_zone:2"},{"type":"cooldown","duration":600}]'
gc workouts update WORKOUT_ID --file workout.json
gc workouts update WORKOUT_ID --name "Workout Name" --sport cycling --steps '[{"type":"warmup","duration":600},{"type":"interval","duration":1200},{"type":"cooldown","duration":600}]'
gc workouts delete WORKOUT_ID
gc training-plans
gc training-plans get PLAN_ID
gc training-plans adaptive PLAN_ID

## Workouts Steps JSON Schema (`--steps`)

`--steps` expects a JSON array of step objects. Each step can be shorthand or Garmin-shaped.

Shorthand step example:
```json
{"type":"interval","duration":1200,"target":"hr_zone:2"}

Supported shorthand fields:

• type: warmup, interval, recovery, cooldown, rest, repeat
• duration: seconds (implies endCondition = time)
• target: hr_zone:2, power_zone:3, pace_zone:4, heart_rate:150, power:220, cadence:90, no_target

Garmin-shaped fields (optional):

• stepType: {"stepTypeKey":"warmup"} (or any Garmin stepType object)
• stepOrder: integer
• endCondition: {"conditionTypeKey":"time|distance|calories|heart_rate|cadence|power|iterations"}
• endConditionValue: number
• targetType: {"workoutTargetTypeKey":"no.target|heart.rate|power|speed|cadence|open|heart.rate.zone|power.zone|pace.zone"}
• targetValue: number

For advanced Garmin payloads (repeat groups, nested steps, etc.), prefer --file with the full Garmin schema.

Menstrual Cycle

gc menstrual --date today gc menstrual calendar --start DATE --end DATE gc menstrual pregnancy

Raw API

gc api /biometric-service/biometric/latestFunctionalThresholdPower/CYCLING gc api /metrics-service/metrics/maxmet/daily/DATE/DATE gc api /metrics-service/metrics/trainingstatus/aggregated/DATE gc api --method POST --body '{"foo":"bar"}' /some/endpoint

## Examples

**Get today's health summary as JSON:**
```bash
gc health today --format json

Get last week's steps as JSON for analysis:

gc steps week --format json

Find the user's most recent run:

gc activities --limit 5 --type running --format json

Call a raw Garmin Connect API endpoint:

gc api /biometric-service/biometric/latestFunctionalThresholdPower/CYCLING
gc api /metrics-service/metrics/maxmet/daily/2026-03-03/2026-03-03
gc api /metrics-service/metrics/trainingstatus/aggregated/2026-03-03
gc api --method POST --body '{"foo":"bar"}' /some/endpoint

Get detailed info about a specific activity:

gc activities get 12345678 --format json

Download an activity as GPX:

gc activities download 12345678 --format gpx -o run.gpx

Check training readiness and HRV:

gc metrics training-readiness today --format json
gc metrics hrv today --format json

Get sleep and body battery for yesterday:

gc sleep yesterday --format json
gc battery yesterday --format json

Workout creation (concise)

• Prefer --file with a Garmin-shaped JSON payload.
• Get a valid payload by exporting an existing workout:

  gc workouts get WORKOUT_ID --format json > workout.json
  

• If using flags, --steps can be the exact workoutSteps JSON array from the API or a shorthand array with type, duration (seconds), and optional target (e.g. hr_zone:2).
• --sport-id is optional when --sport is provided; the CLI resolves the id from activity types.

Garmin workout shape (minimal example):

{
  "workoutName": "Zone 2 Ride",
  "sportType": {
    "sportTypeKey": "cycling",
    "sportTypeId": 17
  },
  "workoutSegments": [
    {
      "segmentOrder": 1,
      "sportType": {
        "sportTypeKey": "cycling",
        "sportTypeId": 17
      },
      "workoutSteps": [
        {
          "stepOrder": 1,
          "stepType": { "stepTypeKey": "warmup" },
          "endCondition": { "conditionTypeKey": "time" },
          "endConditionValue": 600
        },
        {
          "stepOrder": 2,
          "stepType": { "stepTypeKey": "interval" },
          "endCondition": { "conditionTypeKey": "time" },
          "endConditionValue": 3600
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Example creations:

# Create from file (recommended)
gc workouts create --file workout.json

# Create with flags using exact Garmin steps JSON
gc workouts create \
  --name "Zone 2 Ride" \
  --sport cycling \
  --sport-id 17 \
  --steps '[{"stepOrder":1,"stepType":{"stepTypeKey":"warmup"},"endCondition":{"conditionTypeKey":"time"},"endConditionValue":600},{"stepOrder":2,"stepType":{"stepTypeKey":"interval"},"endCondition":{"conditionTypeKey":"time"},"endConditionValue":3600}]'

How to discover format and valid values for workout creation:

• Sport type keys/ids (used in sportType):
  • gc activities types --format json
• Workout step/target enums are not hardcoded in the CLI.
  • Export an existing workout and reuse the exact values:

    gc workouts get WORKOUT_ID --format json
    

  • Use the returned stepType, endCondition, and targetType fields verbatim.

List devices and get solar data:

gc devices --format json
gc devices solar DEVICE_ID today --format json