MCP server for the Canvas learning management system.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add canvas-plyght --env CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN='<CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN>' --env CANVAS_BASE_URL='<CANVAS_BASE_URL>' -- bun run /absolute/path/to/canvas/src/index.ts~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.canvas-plyght]
command = "bun"
args = ["run", "/absolute/path/to/canvas/src/index.ts"]
env = { CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN = "<CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN>", CANVAS_BASE_URL = "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>" }
# codex mcp add canvas-plyght --env CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN='<CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN>' --env CANVAS_BASE_URL='<CANVAS_BASE_URL>' -- bun run /absolute/path/to/canvas/src/index.ts~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"canvas-plyght": {
"command": "bun",
"args": [
"run",
"/absolute/path/to/canvas/src/index.ts"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"canvas-plyght": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "bun",
"args": [
"run",
"/absolute/path/to/canvas/src/index.ts"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"canvas-plyght": {
"command": "bun",
"args": [
"run",
"/absolute/path/to/canvas/src/index.ts"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"canvas-plyght": {
"command": "bun",
"args": [
"run",
"/absolute/path/to/canvas/src/index.ts"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"canvas-plyght": {
"command": "bun",
"args": [
"run",
"/absolute/path/to/canvas/src/index.ts"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKENCANVAS_BASE_URL
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.