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Canvas API MCP

An MCP server for Canvas LMS that provides 16 curated tools for student workflows and a gateway to access all 1,116 Canvas API endpoints. It allows AI assistants to check assignment deadlines, retrieve grades, read syllabus content, manage discussion replies, and execute arbitrary API requests via a search-and-call mechanism.

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Canvas API MCP logo, by JohannsenLumCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by JohannsenLum
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  • Popularity 3 GitHub stars

What you can do with it

  • Check assignment deadlines and submission status
  • Retrieve course grades and syllabus content
  • Read lecture notes and view submission feedback
  • Post replies to discussion threads

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.1.0MIT
mcp-registry: io.github.JohannsenLum/canvas-api-mcp@1.1.0Source repository
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v1.1.0
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canvas-api-mcp 1.1.0

pypiuvx
canvas-api-mcp package definition
{
  "version": "1.1.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "canvas-api-mcp",
  "runtimeHint": "uvx",
  "registryType": "pypi",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://pypi.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "CANVAS_BASE_URL",
      "format": "string",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Base URL of your Canvas LMS instance, e.g. https://yourschool.instructure.com"
    },
    {
      "name": "CANVAS_TOKEN",
      "format": "string",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Canvas API access token (Canvas: Account > Settings > New Access Token)"
    },
    {
      "name": "CANVAS_MAX_PAGES",
      "format": "number",
      "description": "Optional cap on the number of pages fetched per paginated Canvas API call"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas-api-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "canvas-api-mcp==1.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_CANVAS_BASE_URL>",
        "CANVAS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_CANVAS_TOKEN>",
        "CANVAS_MAX_PAGES": "<YOUR_CANVAS_MAX_PAGES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas-api-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "canvas-api-mcp==1.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_CANVAS_BASE_URL>",
        "CANVAS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_CANVAS_TOKEN>",
        "CANVAS_MAX_PAGES": "<YOUR_CANVAS_MAX_PAGES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "canvas-api-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "canvas-api-mcp==1.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_CANVAS_BASE_URL>",
        "CANVAS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_CANVAS_TOKEN>",
        "CANVAS_MAX_PAGES": "<YOUR_CANVAS_MAX_PAGES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas-api-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "canvas-api-mcp==1.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_CANVAS_BASE_URL>",
        "CANVAS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_CANVAS_TOKEN>",
        "CANVAS_MAX_PAGES": "<YOUR_CANVAS_MAX_PAGES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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