22 New Garmin Data Points Just Landed in Garmin Chat Connector
Your watch was already judging you. Now it can explain why.
When I launched Garmin Chat Connector, it gave you 16 ways to ask questions about your Garmin data — sleep, Body Battery, HRV, training status, nutrition, and more. Today’s update more than doubles that.
I just shipped 22 new data tools, unlocking deeper activity analysis, advanced performance metrics, body and health tracking, weekly trends, personal records, gear tracking, device info, and per-meal nutrition. Here’s everything that’s new.
What Was Added
Gear Tracking — Know When to Replace Your Shoes
Five new tools give you full visibility into the gear you’ve logged in Garmin Connect.
Try asking: “How many miles are on my running shoes?” or “What gear have I been using most this month?”
Activity Details — Go Beyond the Summary Card
Your activity summary tells you how far and how fast. These six tools tell you everything else.
Try asking: “How much of my long run was in Zone 2?” or “Show me the lap splits from my race on Saturday.”
Advanced Performance Metrics — Your Physiological Fingerprint
These seven tools surface metrics that most athletes only find buried deep in the Garmin Connect app — now available in a single question.
Try asking: “What does Garmin predict my marathon time would be?” or “What is my lactate threshold pace?”
Body & Health Tracking — Data Beyond the Workout
Four new tools bring your day-to-day health measurements into the conversation.
Try asking: “Has my resting heart rate been trending up or down this month?” or “Show me my weight over the last 30 days.”
Weekly Trends — See the Arc, Not Just the Day
Three new tools shift the view from daily snapshots to multi-week trends — the context that makes individual data points meaningful.
Try asking: “How has my weekly stress changed over the last 3 months?” or “Am I consistently hitting my intensity minute goals week over week?”
Goals & Achievements — Your All-Time Best
Two new tools surface your personal records and earned badges.
Try asking: “What are my personal records for running?” or “What badges have I earned in Garmin Connect?”
Connected Devices — Know Your Kit
One new tool gives you a summary of the hardware tied to your account.
Try asking: “What Garmin devices do I have connected?” or “When did my watch last sync?”
Per-Meal Nutrition — Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Snacks
The existing get_nutrition_log returns your daily totals. This new tool breaks them down by meal.
Try asking: “How were my calories distributed across meals today?” or “Was my protein intake front-loaded or back-loaded today?”
The Full Picture: 38 Tools, One Connector
With today’s update, Garmin Chat Connector now exposes 38 data tools across 13 categories — every major data type that Garmin Connect tracks, accessible through natural language in Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI assistant that supports remote MCP connectors.
No setup changes required. If you already have Garmin Chat Connector installed in Claude or ChatGPT, all 22 new tools are available immediately — just start asking.
Not Connected Yet?
Getting set up takes about 60 seconds:
Visit the setup page and sign in with your Garmin Connect credentials
Copy your personal MCP URL
Paste it into Claude (Settings → Connectors) or ChatGPT (Settings → Beta → MCP Servers)
That’s it. Your connector is tied to your account, not your device — add it once in a browser and it’s instantly available in the Claude and ChatGPT apps on your phone too.
Links
Community & support: Garmin Chat Forums
Desktop companion app: Garmin Chat for Windows
Support the project: buy.stripe.com/bJe9AUeaYcdT46z1F75os00
More example prompts for the new Garmin data points
Activity Details (need an activity ID first)
“Show me my last 3 activities and give me the activity ID for the most recent one.”
“Get the lap splits for activity [ID].”
“How much time did I spend in each heart rate zone during activity [ID]?”
“Show me the power zone breakdown for activity [ID].” (cycling only)
“What exercises and sets did I do in activity [ID]?” (strength training)
“What was the weather like during activity [ID]?”
Advanced Performance
“What are my predicted race times for 5K, 10K, half marathon, and marathon?”
“What is my current Garmin endurance score?”
“What is my hill score over the last 28 days?”
“What is my lactate threshold heart rate and pace?”
“What is my current FTP for cycling?”
“How has my running tolerance trended over the last 4 weeks?”
“What is my Garmin fitness age today?”
Body & Health
“What was my resting heart rate today?”
“Show me the body battery charge and drain events from today.”
“Show me my weight log for the last 30 days.”
“Do I have any blood pressure readings logged in the last month?”
Weekly Trends
“Show me my weekly step totals for the last 12 weeks.”
“How has my weekly stress level trended over the past 3 months?”
“Show me my weekly intensity minutes over the last 12 weeks and compare them to the WHO recommendation.”
Goals & Achievements
“What are my all-time personal records?”
“What badges have I earned in Garmin Connect?”
Devices
“What Garmin devices do I have connected to my account?”
Nutrition Details
“Break down my nutrition by meal for today.”
Good end-to-end prompts (multi-tool chaining):
“Get my most recent run, then show me the splits and HR zones for it.”
“Compare my race predictions to my personal records — am I close to a new PR?”
“Give me a full performance overview: VO2 max, fitness age, endurance score, lactate threshold, and race predictions.”
“How has my weekly stress correlated with my training load over the last 8 weeks?”