Student-focused Canvas LMS: 237 tools for grades, deadlines, planning, submissions and study plans.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add canvas-lms-mcp-local -e CANVAS_API_TOKEN=<CANVAS_API_TOKEN> -e CANVAS_BASE_URL=<CANVAS_BASE_URL> -- npx -y [email protected]
{
"mcpServers": {
"canvas-lms-mcp-local": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_API_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_API_TOKEN>",
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"canvas-lms-mcp-local": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_API_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_API_TOKEN>",
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"canvas-lms-mcp-local": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_API_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_API_TOKEN>",
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
CANVAS_API_TOKENRequired, secret | Canvas personal access token (Account > Settings > Approved Integrations > New Access Token) |
CANVAS_BASE_URLRequired | Your school's Canvas address, e.g. https://yourschool.instructure.com |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 8 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 8 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.Fireiscoolsolo/canvas-lms-mcp-local |
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