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 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.
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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
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