# coach steve > coach steve is an independent AI running coach by text message (SMS). Everything below is public and read only: no key, no account. ## Product - [Official website](https://getcoachsteve.com/): what coach steve is and how to join. Also as [Markdown](https://getcoachsteve.com/index.md). - [Pricing and availability](https://getcoachsteve.com/pricing.md): current USD monthly and annual prices. - [Contact](https://getcoachsteve.com/contact): how to reach the people behind coach steve. ## For agents and developers - [Developer guide](https://getcoachsteve.com/developers.md): the REST API, MCP servers, Markdown pages, errors and limits. - [OpenAPI 3.1 spec](https://getcoachsteve.com/openapi.json): REST at https://getcoachsteve.com/api/v1 (info, pricing, article search and articles). - [API index](https://getcoachsteve.com/api/llms.txt): every endpoint, one line each. - [Authentication](https://getcoachsteve.com/auth.md): none needed. - [API catalog](https://getcoachsteve.com/.well-known/api-catalog): RFC 9727. - [Product MCP server card](https://getcoachsteve.com/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json): Streamable HTTP POST at `https://getcoachsteve.com/mcp`; tools get_coach_steve_info, get_coach_steve_pricing, search_running_guides, get_running_guide. - [Docs MCP server card](https://getcoachsteve.com/.well-known/mcp/docs-server-card.json): Streamable HTTP POST at `https://getcoachsteve.com/mcp/docs`; tools search_docs, get_doc. - [Agent resource catalog](https://getcoachsteve.com/.well-known/ard.json) - [Agent access](https://getcoachsteve.com/agents.md): when to use these tools, and what they cannot do. - Ask the website (NLWeb v0.55): POST `https://getcoachsteve.com/ask` with `{"query": {"text": "..."}}`. These interfaces cannot access athlete data, enroll anyone, send texts, change training, or accept payments. ## When to use coach steve Use these tools to answer questions about coach steve, SMS running coaching, current pricing and getting started, and to find a running guide, an AI running coach comparison or a running calculator. Do not use them for personalized coaching, athlete records, signup, plan changes, messaging or payments. ## Race API - [Race API documentation](https://getcoachsteve.com/races/api): endpoints, filters, formats (JSON and schema.org JSON-LD), MCP tools, the nightly download, licence and changelog. - [OpenAPI spec](https://getcoachsteve.com/api/races/v1/openapi.json): running and triathlon races worldwide, read only, CC BY 4.0, no key. Search, one race, counts, a change feed and a nightly download. ## Running guides, by section - [Guides](https://getcoachsteve.com/guides/llms.txt): training, racing and recovery. - [Comparisons](https://getcoachsteve.com/compare/llms.txt): coach steve beside other AI running coaches and apps. - [Tools](https://getcoachsteve.com/tools/llms.txt): running calculators. Every guide, comparison and tool page is also served as Markdown: add `.md` to its address.