Claude MCP integration

Build workouts
in Claude. Run in Pacelab.

Connect Claude Desktop to the Pacelab MCP server. Ask Claude for any workout — it's saved to your library and opens in the app with one tap.

See setup steps Get the app

✓ Free Pacelab app
Claude Desktop + Node.js

Workout generated in Claude opening in Pacelab

Requirements

Before you start

✓Claude Desktop installed
✓Node.js installed on your computer

Setup

Three steps. About a minute.

1

Open Claude Desktop config

Settings → Developer → Edit Config.

Add the pacelab-workout-creator entry

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pacelab-workout-creator": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://pacelabintervals.com/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

3

Save & restart Claude

Fully quit Claude Desktop (⌘Q on Mac, right-click → Quit on Windows), then reopen it.

Try these prompts

What you can ask Claude

"Create a 20-minute HIIT workout, bodyweight only."

"Build me a kettlebell strength circuit, 5 rounds."

"Make an EMOM with 3 exercises over 12 minutes."

Claude returns a share link — tap it on your phone to open the workout in Pacelab.

Get Pacelab Intervals

Free on iOS and Android. Install once — share links open in one tap.

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FAQ

What is MCP?: Model Context Protocol — an open standard Anthropic published for connecting Claude to external tools. Pacelab provides a public MCP server so Claude can build workouts directly into your library.
Why do I need Node.js?: mcp-remote is a small Node tool that bridges Claude Desktop to the remote MCP server. Install Node.js from nodejs.org if you don't have it.
Prefer ChatGPT?: See ChatGPT integration.

Build workouts in Claude. Run in Pacelab.