Canvas Lms MCP

Name: Canvas Lms MCP
Author: bruchris

作者：bruchris版本 2.11.1i★ –i在你的电脑上运行

注册名称io.github.bruchris/canvas-lms-mcp

安装

概览

作者提供的说明（英文原文）

TypeScript MCP server for Canvas LMS — 187 tools across 42 domains.

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它能帮你做什么

我们还没有为它写通俗的介绍。下面是我们从注册中心读取到的事实。

连接方式: 在你的电脑上运行
传输方式: stdio
分类: 开发者工具
你需要填写：CANVAS_API_TOKEN, CANVAS_BASE_URL

安装

选择你使用的 AI 应用，然后复制设置。

安装之前

基础检查：1 项中通过 1 项
在你的电脑上运行，拥有你的用户账户的权限（文件、网络、应用）。
需要你自己填写： CANVAS_API_TOKEN, CANVAS_BASE_URL

标为机密的值是你账户的钥匙。千万不要分享给别人，也不要粘贴到聊天里。

你需要

npm已安装 Node.js（用于 npx 命令）

你用的是哪个应用？

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

在上方选择你的应用。我们会记住它，下次按钮会显示“安装到 …”。

打开 Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config，把下面的内容粘贴到 claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas-lms": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "canvas-lms-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANVAS_API_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "CANVAS_BASE_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

在终端中运行这条命令

claude mcp add canvas-lms --env CANVAS_API_TOKEN=your-value --env CANVAS_BASE_URL=your-value -- npx -y canvas-lms-mcp

运行前请先填写空着的值。

在 Cursor 中打开

或者自己复制设置

粘贴到项目中的 .cursor/mcp.json，或 ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas-lms": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "canvas-lms-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANVAS_API_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "CANVAS_BASE_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

浏览器会先询问是否打开应用，然后应用会显示设置并请你确认。密钥的值会留空，由你自己填写。

在 VS Code 中打开

或者自己复制设置

粘贴到项目中的 .vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "canvas-lms": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "canvas-lms-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANVAS_API_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "CANVAS_BASE_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

浏览器会先询问是否打开应用，然后应用会显示设置并请你确认。密钥的值会留空，由你自己填写。

这个服务器在你的电脑上运行，而 ChatGPT 只能连接互联网上的服务器。请选择其他应用。

你的选择通过 Cookie 保存在这台设备上，无需账户。

需要你填写的值

CANVAS_API_TOKEN 机密必填 env
Canvas personal access token (Account → Settings → Approved Integrations → New Access Token)
CANVAS_BASE_URL 必填 env
Canvas instance base URL, origin only with no path, e.g. https://school.instructure.com

这些设置是根据作者在注册中心的条目生成的。如果 README 的写法不同，请以 README 为准。

它能做什么

它在你的电脑上运行；安装后，工具列表会显示在你的 AI 应用中。

基础检查i

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与“开发者工具”中的其他服务器比较i

星标数多于此分类中其他 5565 个服务器的 0%
发布到注册中心的时间比此分类中其他 5565 个服务器的 66% 更新
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与注册中心里这个分类中所有活跃的服务器比较。只有当发布者拥有该仓库时，星标数才计入。

常见问题

Canvas Lms MCP 安全吗？

它在 1 项适用的基础检查中通过了 1 项。我们没有阅读代码。在添加密钥或令牌之前，请先看看这个服务器要求哪些权限，并使用只具备所需权限的密钥。

它需要哪些密钥或代码？

你需要填写：CANVAS_API_TOKEN, CANVAS_BASE_URL

它在我的电脑上运行还是在云端？

它在你的电脑上运行。你的 AI 应用会在需要时启动它，数据不会经过作者的服务器（除非它自己调用在线服务）。

它还在维护吗？

GitHub 仓库最后更新于–，最新版本（2.11.1）于12天前进入注册中心。

哪些应用可以使用它？

支持 MCP 的应用，例如 Claude Desktop、Claude Code、Cursor 和 VS Code。你的电脑上还需要有 Node.js。

有什么可以替代它？

同一分类中有：GitHub, Desktop Commander, Cloudflare MCP

替代选择

同一分类中其他作者的服务器，按星标数排序。

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Canvas LMS MCP Server

The TypeScript MCP server for Canvas LMS.

MCP server for Canvas LMS. Read courses, assignments, submissions, rubrics, quizzes; grade, comment, manage course content, and handle Canvas admin workflows from any AI agent.

187 tools across Canvas courses, assignments, submissions, gradebook history, rubrics, quizzes, New Quizzes (LTI), files, users, groups, enrollments, discussions, modules, pages, calendar, conversations, peer reviews, accounts, analytics, outcomes, grading standards, grade projection, link audit, accessibility audit, content exports, content migrations, quiz accommodations, appointment groups, student workflows, student search, dashboard, instructor attention workflows, and health checks. Three deployment modes: stdio, HTTP, and library import.

One-click install (Claude Desktop)

[Download `canvas-lms-mcp.mcpb`](https://github.com/bruchris/canvas-lms-mcp/releases/latest/download/canvas-lms-mcp.mcpb) from the latest release.
Double-click the file (or drag it into Claude Desktop's Extensions settings).
When prompted, paste your Canvas API token and Canvas base URL — your institution's origin only, e.g. https://school.instructure.com (do not append /api/v1). Teachers and staff handling student data can also flip FERPA mode — pseudonymize students on in the same dialog (what it does).

No terminal, no Node.js install, no config-file editing — Claude Desktop bundles the runtime and handles config for you. The same .mcpb works in Claude Code and MCP for Windows.

Prefer the terminal? Use the Quick Start below.

One-click install (Cursor / VS Code)

Click a badge to open Cursor or VS Code with canvas-lms-mcp pre-configured (placeholder credentials filled in — replace with your actual Canvas API token and base URL after install). For manual config-file setup, see docs/manual-setup.md.

One-click install (Claude Code plugin)

/plugin marketplace add bruchris/canvas-lms-mcp

/plugin install canvas-lms-mcp

Installs the MCP server (via npx canvas-lms-mcp) and all 17 Agent Skills in a single step, versioned and updatable through Claude Code's plugin manager. On enable, Claude Code prompts for your Canvas API token and base URL (and the optional FERPA pseudonymization settings). See the Claude Code plugins reference for how marketplaces and plugin manifests work.

Comparison

	canvas-lms-mcp	vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp	DMontgomery40/mcp-canvas-lms
Language	TypeScript	Python	TypeScript
Tools	187	80+	54
License
Last commit

Quick Start

1. Get a Canvas API Token

Log in to your Canvas instance
Go to Account > Settings
Scroll to Approved Integrations and click + New Access Token
Give it a name (e.g., "MCP Server") and click Generate Token
Copy the token immediately -- you won't see it again

2. Run the Setup Wizard

npx canvas-lms-mcp init

The wizard detects your installed AI clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Codex, Continue, Claude Code), prompts for your Canvas token and base URL, validates the credentials against your Canvas instance, and writes the config for every client you select.

add-mcp is also supported as a generic alternative: npx add-mcp canvas-lms-mcp.

For clients not yet supported by the wizard, or if you prefer editing config files by hand, see docs/manual-setup.md.

Agent Skills

Install reusable Canvas workflows into Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Cline, and 40+ other AI agents:

npx skills add bruchris/canvas-lms-mcp

Skill	Description
`canvas-at-risk-students`	Surface students with missing assignments or declining grades and send targeted outreach
`canvas-gradebook-audit`	Inspect the full grade-change audit trail — who changed what grade, when, and by how much
`canvas-outcome-tracker`	Track learning outcome mastery and class-wide proficiency for accreditation and program review
`canvas-accessibility-sweep`	Pre-launch WCAG accessibility and broken-link sweep of a course, with a prioritised remediation list
`canvas-office-hours`	Create, publish, and manage Canvas Scheduler office-hour sign-up slots and see who reserved

Skills are markdown workflow files (no extra dependencies). They work with the MCP server you already have installed. See the skills/ directory for the full list.

The same 17 workflows are also served over MCP as prompts, so a host without a skill-file loader — Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, or an application embedding this server in-process — can list them with prompts/list and fetch one with prompts/get. Each prompt advertises optional course_id-style arguments a host can prefill, and marks the workflows that reach write tools. Prompts are inert templates the user chooses: selecting one grants the model no tool authority it did not already have.

Example Prompts

Once configured, try these prompts with your AI client:

"List all my active courses"
"Show me the assignments for course 12345"
"What's the average grade on the midterm exam?"
"Grade Alice's essay submission with a B+ and add feedback"
"Show me the rubric for the final project"
"What discussions are happening in my Biology course?"
"List all upcoming calendar events for course 12345"
"Send a message to student 67890 about their missing assignment"

Tool Inventory

All Registered Tools (187)

Category	Tools
Health	`health_check`
Courses	`list_courses`, `get_course`, `get_syllabus`, `list_sections`, `create_course`, `update_course`
Assignments	`list_assignments`, `get_assignment`, `list_assignment_groups`, `create_assignment_group`, `update_assignment_group`, `create_assignment`, `update_assignment`, `delete_assignment`
Assignment Overrides	`list_assignment_overrides`, `create_assignment_override`, `set_student_assignment_dates`
Submissions	`list_submissions`, `get_submission`, `grade_submission`, `comment_on_submission`
Submissions Awaiting Grading	`list_submissions_awaiting_grading`
Submission Files	`list_course_submission_files`
Assignment Submission (opt-in)	`upload_submission_file`, `submit_assignment` — registered only when `CANVAS_ENABLE_ASSIGNMENT_SUBMISSION=true` (see Student assignment submission)
Rubrics	`list_rubrics`, `get_rubric`, `get_rubric_assessment`, `submit_rubric_assessment`, `create_rubric`, `attach_rubric`, `delete_rubric`
Quizzes	`list_quizzes`, `get_quiz`, `list_quiz_submissions`, `list_quiz_questions`, `get_quiz_submission_answers`, `score_quiz_question`, `get_quiz_submission_events`, `delete_quiz`, `delete_quiz_question`
Quiz Question Responses	`get_quiz_question_responses`
Quiz Accommodations	`list_student_quiz_accommodations`, `set_student_quiz_accommodation`
New Quizzes (LTI)	`create_new_quiz`, `update_new_quiz`, `delete_new_quiz`, `list_new_quiz_items`, `get_new_quiz_item`, `create_new_quiz_item`, `update_new_quiz_item`, `delete_new_quiz_item`
New Quiz Accommodations	`list_student_new_quiz_accommodations`, `set_student_new_quiz_accommodation`
Files	`list_files`, `list_folders`, `get_file`, `upload_file`, `download_file`, `delete_file`, `find_duplicate_files`
Gradebook History	`list_gradebook_history_days`, `get_gradebook_history_day`, `list_gradebook_history_submissions`, `get_gradebook_history_feed`
Grade Explanation	`explain_grade`
Grading Policy	`explain_grading_policy`
Grade Projection	`project_grade`
Grading Standards	`list_grading_standards`, `create_grading_standard`, `apply_grading_standard_to_course`
Users	`list_students`, `get_user`, `get_profile`, `search_users`, `list_course_users`
Groups	`list_groups`, `list_group_members`, `list_group_categories`, `create_group_category`, `create_group`, `delete_group`, `add_group_member`, `remove_group_member`
Enrollments	`list_enrollments`, `list_course_enrollments`, `enroll_user`, `remove_enrollment`
Discussions	`list_discussions`, `get_discussion`, `list_group_discussions`, `get_group_discussion`, `list_announcements`, `post_discussion_entry`, `create_discussion`, `update_discussion`, `delete_discussion`
Modules	`list_modules`, `get_module`, `list_module_items`, `get_course_structure`, `view_course_structure`, `create_module`, `update_module`, `delete_module`, `create_module_item`, `update_module_item`, `delete_module_item`
Pages	`list_pages`, `get_page`, `create_page`, `update_page`, `delete_page`
Calendar	`list_calendar_events`, `create_calendar_event`, `update_calendar_event`

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