
MusclesWorked
Connects Claude to the musclesworked.com API for exercise and muscle data. You get six tools: look up which muscles an exercise hits (primary, secondary, stabilizer), search 856 exercises by target muscle or equipment type, analyze full workouts for coverage gaps and imbalances, find alternative exercises ranked by muscle overlap, and search both exercises and muscles by name. The workout analysis tool is the standout here. Tell it your routine and it maps out what you're hitting, what you're missing, and where you might be creating imbalances. Requires an API key from musclesworked.com. Useful if you're building fitness apps, planning programs, or just want Claude to understand exercise mechanics beyond generic advice.
- GitHub stars
- 2
- tools
- 6
- auth
- Secret needed
- transport
- STDIO
- env var
- 1
- last updated
- Feb 17, 2026
Tools
6 toolsPublic tool metadata for what this MCP can expose to an agent.
get_muscles_workedGet primary, secondary, and stabilizer muscles for an exercise
Get primary, secondary, and stabilizer muscles for an exercise
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find_exercisesFind exercises targeting a specific muscle with optional filters
Find exercises targeting a specific muscle with optional filters
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analyze_workoutAnalyze a workout for coverage, gaps, and imbalances
Analyze a workout for coverage, gaps, and imbalances
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
get_alternativesFind alternative exercises ranked by muscle overlap
Find alternative exercises ranked by muscle overlap
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
search_exercisesSearch exercises by name to discover IDs
Search exercises by name to discover IDs
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
search_musclesSearch muscles by name to discover IDs
Search muscles by name to discover IDs
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Configuration
MUSCLESWORKED_API_KEY*secretYour MusclesWorked API key (get one at musclesworked.com/dashboard)
Readme
musclesworked-mcp
MCP server for the musclesworked.com exercise-to-muscle mapping API.
Connects Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and other MCP clients to 856 exercises and 65 muscles with detailed primary/secondary/stabilizer activation data across 14 muscle groups.
Setup
Get an API key at musclesworked.com/dashboard.
Claude Desktop
Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"musclesworked": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "musclesworked-mcp"],
"env": {
"MUSCLESWORKED_API_KEY": "mw_live_..."
}
}
}
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add musclesworked -- npx -y musclesworked-mcp --api-key mw_live_...
Or add to .mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"musclesworked": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "musclesworked-mcp", "--api-key", "mw_live_..."]
}
}
}
Cursor
Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
Details
- Repository
- github.com/csjoblom/musclesworked-mcp
- Package
musclesworked-mcp- Transport
- STDIO
- Auth
- Required
- Registry
- MCP registry, active