Garmin Connect Pro

The most comprehensive Garmin Connect skill for OpenClaw. Retrieve activities, health data, sleep analysis, heart rate, stress, body battery, training readiness, VO2 max, and more from your Fenix, Forerunner, Index scales, or other Garmin devices.

Security & Privacy

⚠️ Important Security Information:

Credential Options

Option 1: Environment Variables (Recommended for cron jobs)

export GARMIN_EMAIL="your-email@example.com"
export GARMIN_PASSWORD="your-password"

• - More secure for automated/scheduled usage
• Not stored on disk
• Works with cron jobs without leaving plaintext files

Option 2: Credentials File

mkdir -p ~/.config/garmin-connect
echo '{"email": "your-email@example.com", "password": "your-password"}' > ~/.config/garmin-connect/credentials.json
chmod 600 ~/.config/garmin-connect/credentials.json

• - Stored in plaintext (any process with file access can read it)
• File permissions set to 600 (owner read/write only)
• Consider excluding from backups

Third-Party Library

This skill uses the garminconnect Python library for all Garmin API communication.

• - Source code: https://github.com/cyberjunkie/garminconnect
• Trust boundary: All API calls go through this library
• Recommendation: Audit the library if you have strict security requirements

Data Flow

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No data is transmitted to any third parties other than Garmin via the official garminconnect library.

Setup

First-time Login

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Features

Quick Start

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Commands

Natural Language

Daily Metrics

Activities

Training & Performance

Trends

Example Output

Natural Language Response

Weekly Comparison

ASCII Chart

Cron Job Setup

⚠️ Security Note: Using environment variables is more secure than storing credentials on disk.

Option A: Environment Variables (Recommended)

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Option B: Credentials File

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Note: Cron jobs that run scripts with access to stored credentials increase the attack surface. Consider:

• - Using a dedicated Garmin account with limited permissions
• Using environment variables instead of credential files
• Running on a secure, isolated system

Data Available

JSON Output

Add --json to any command for scripting:

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Requirements

• - Python 3.7+
• INLINECODE2 library (pip install garminconnect)
• Garmin Connect account with devices synced

Troubleshooting

"Authentication failed"

• - Verify email and password in credentials file or environment variables
• Delete tokens: INLINECODE4
• Re-run login

"No data for date"

• - Device may not have synced yet
• Sleep data appears after morning sync
• Some metrics (HRV, training readiness) require overnight processing

Rate Limits

• - Garmin may rate-limit excessive API calls
• Add delays between bulk requests

The Honest Truth

This won't make you fitter. But it will make it harder to ignore the data. Your Garmin already knows you skipped leg day—now OpenClaw can remind you too.