How do I connect Canvas Api MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add canvas-api-mcp -- uvx canvas-api-mcp` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.

Is Canvas Api MCP Server free?

The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Canvas Api MCP Server do?

Canvas Api MCP Server documents 16 tools to the agent, including course_announcements, course_content, get_assignment. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Canvas Api MCP

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Canvas MCP server for Canvas LMS: 16 curated student tools plus a gateway reaching all 1,116 Canvas API endpoints

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01 / Choose your client

02 / Before you connect

Authentication is not specified. Check the project instructions before connecting.

Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

Project instructionsEnvironment variable names (optional)

Use names from the project instructions, separated by commas. Enter names only, never secret values.

03 / Add the configuration

Source: generated from public install instructions

claude mcp add --transport stdio 'canvas-api-mcp' -- 'uvx' 'canvas-api-mcp'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

Open your client’s MCP settings and confirm the server connects and lists its tools. A copied configuration does not confirm a working connection.

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16 of 16 tools

Documented tools (16)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

course_announcements

Recent announcements

course_content

Modules and their contents

get_assignment

One assignment in full, with rubric

get_calendar_feed_url

Your private calendar .ics link (only when you ask for it)

get_page

A Canvas wiki page by slug

get_syllabus

A course's syllabus

list_assignments

A course's assignments and submission state

list_files

Files in a course

my_courses

Active courses with code, term, role

my_grades

Current score per course

my_submission

Your submission, score, and feedback

read_discussion

Topics, or one topic's replies

read_file

Extract text from PDF/DOCX/PPTX/text

search_canvas_api

Find any endpoint by keyword (gateway)

whats_due

Everything due, soonest first

whoami

Identity and your role in each course

Tool change history

Compared across complete checks of the same configuration. Tools were listed, not invoked. Input-schema changes are not measured here.

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Questions about Canvas Api MCP Server

How do I connect Canvas Api MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add canvas-api-mcp -- uvx canvas-api-mcp` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is Canvas Api MCP Server free?: The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Canvas Api MCP Server do?: Canvas Api MCP Server documents 16 tools to the agent, including course_announcements, course_content, get_assignment. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.