whoop-cli

CLI for WHOOP health data. All commands output JSON when piped, pretty text when interactive.

Both whoop and whoop-cli work as commands.

Install

npm install -g @tomasward/whoop-cli

Requires Node.js 22+.

Auth

A human must complete OAuth once (requires browser). After that, tokens auto-refresh.

whoop auth login      # Opens browser for OAuth
whoop auth status     # Check auth (exit code 2 = not authenticated)
whoop auth refresh    # Force token refresh
whoop auth logout     # Clear tokens
whoop auth keepalive  # Install cron for auto-refresh (every 45 min)

First-time setup

The CLI prompts for WHOOP API credentials on first login:

1. Go to https://developer.whoop.com
2. Create an application (apps with <10 users need no review)
3. Set Redirect URI to http://localhost:8787/callback
4. Enter Client ID and Client Secret when prompted

Credentials are stored in ~/.whoop-cli/config.json. Env vars WHOOP_CLIENT_ID and WHOOP_CLIENT_SECRET override the config file.

Headless setup (servers / CI)

mkdir -p ~/.whoop-cli && chmod 700 ~/.whoop-cli
cat > ~/.whoop-cli/config.json << 'EOF'
{"client_id":"<id>","client_secret":"<secret>","redirect_uri":"http://localhost:8787/callback"}
EOF
chmod 600 ~/.whoop-cli/config.json
whoop auth login       # Shows URL — open on any machine, paste callback back
whoop auth keepalive   # Keep tokens fresh automatically

Agent quick start

# Single-call health snapshot (flat JSON)
whoop check
# → {"ok":true,"checked_at":"...","recovery_score":72,"hrv_rmssd_milli":45.2,"sleep_hours":7.1,"strain":8.3}

# Auth pre-flight
whoop auth status
echo $?  # 0 = ok, 2 = needs login

Commands

check — single-call health snapshot

whoop check                    # today's metrics
whoop check --date 2026-03-01  # specific date

Returns: {ok, checked_at, date, recovery_score, hrv_rmssd_milli, resting_heart_rate, sleep_performance, sleep_hours, sleep_efficiency, strain, calories, workout_count}

summary — one-liner status

whoop summary                  # JSON when piped, text when interactive
whoop summary --color          # color-coded with status indicators
whoop summary --format json    # force JSON

Data commands — sleep, recovery, workout, cycle, profile, body

whoop recovery                                          # today
whoop sleep --date 2026-03-01                           # specific date
whoop workout -s 2026-01-01 -e 2026-03-01 -a           # date range, all pages
whoop cycle --format json                               # force JSON

multi — multiple data types in one call

whoop multi --sleep --recovery --workout                            # today
whoop multi --sleep --recovery -s 2026-01-01 -e 2026-03-01 -a      # date range

trends — multi-day analysis

whoop trends              # 7-day trends
whoop trends --days 30    # 30-day trends (1-90)
whoop trends --json       # force JSON

insights — health recommendations

whoop insights                            # today
whoop insights --date 2026-03-01 --json   # specific date, JSON

Output behavior

• Piped (no TTY): JSON to stdout. Errors as {"error":"...","code":2} to stdout.
• Interactive (TTY): human-readable text. Errors as plain text to stderr.
• --format json|pretty|auto on all data commands (default: auto).
• --pretty shorthand for --format pretty.
• --json shorthand on trends/insights.

Exit codes

Error handling for agents

• Exit code 2: Auth failed. Tell the user to run whoop auth login manually (requires browser).
• Exit code 3: Rate limited. Wait and retry.
• Exit code 4: Network issue. Retry after a few seconds.
• If whoop is not found, tell the user to install: npm install -g @tomasward/whoop-cli.

Date handling

• Default: WHOOP day (4am local time cutoff).
• --date YYYY-MM-DD for specific dates.
• --start / --end for range queries on data and multi commands.
• --all / -a to paginate through all results.

When not to use

• This skill requires the CLI to be installed and authenticated. It cannot query the WHOOP API directly.
• If the user needs real-time streaming data or webhook integrations, this CLI does not support that.

Links

• GitHub
• WHOOP Developer Portal