Core exercise data via API

Sample core exercises

• 3/4 Sit-Uprectus abdominis · body only · beginner
• 360 Degree Jumpsrectus abdominis, obliques external · body only · advanced
• Ab Crunch Machinerectus abdominis · machine · intermediate
• Ab Rollerrectus abdominis · other · intermediate
• Advanced Kettlebell Windmillrectus abdominis, obliques internal, obliques external · kettlebell · intermediate
• Air Bikerectus abdominis, obliques internal, obliques external · body only · beginner

Fetch core exercises

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.exerciseapi.dev/v1/exercises?muscle=core&limit=20"

Use it from your AI coding agent

Add the MCP server to Claude Code or Cursor, then ask your agent for exercises directly. Paste the snippet into your MCP config, or paste it into the agent and ask it to install the server.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exerciseapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@exerciseapi/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "EXERCISEAPI_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}