Canvas MCP

Name: Canvas MCP
Author: vishalsachdev

vishalsachdev

Canvas LMS server with up to 102 tools and 8 agent skills for students and educators working with courses and assignments.

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

claude mcp add canvas -- uvx canvas-mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.canvas]
command = "uvx"
args = ["canvas-mcp"]

# codex mcp add canvas -- uvx canvas-mcp

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "canvas-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "canvas": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "canvas-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "canvas-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "canvas-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "canvas-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}