Canvas MCP server for Canvas LMS: 16 curated student tools plus a gateway reaching all 1,116 Canvas API endpoints
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add canvas-api --env CANVAS_BASE_URL='<CANVAS_BASE_URL>' --env CANVAS_TOKEN='<CANVAS_TOKEN>' -- uvx canvas-api-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.canvas-api]
command = "uvx"
args = ["canvas-api-mcp"]
env = { CANVAS_BASE_URL = "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>", CANVAS_TOKEN = "<CANVAS_TOKEN>" }
# codex mcp add canvas-api --env CANVAS_BASE_URL='<CANVAS_BASE_URL>' --env CANVAS_TOKEN='<CANVAS_TOKEN>' -- uvx canvas-api-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"canvas-api": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"canvas-api-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>",
"CANVAS_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"canvas-api": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"canvas-api-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>",
"CANVAS_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"canvas-api": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"canvas-api-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>",
"CANVAS_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"canvas-api": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"canvas-api-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>",
"CANVAS_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"canvas-api": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"canvas-api-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>",
"CANVAS_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
CANVAS_BASE_URLCANVAS_TOKEN
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.