Canvas API MCP

io.github.JohannsenLum/canvas-api-mcp · v1.1.0

MCP server exposing the Canvas LMS REST API (1,116 endpoints) for AI assistants

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Terminal

claude mcp add canvas-api-mcp -e CANVAS_BASE_URL=<CANVAS_BASE_URL> -e CANVAS_TOKEN=<CANVAS_TOKEN> -e CANVAS_MAX_PAGES=<CANVAS_MAX_PAGES> -- uvx canvas-api-mcp==1.1.0

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas-api-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "canvas-api-mcp==1.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>",
        "CANVAS_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_TOKEN>",
        "CANVAS_MAX_PAGES": "<CANVAS_MAX_PAGES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas-api-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "canvas-api-mcp==1.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>",
        "CANVAS_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_TOKEN>",
        "CANVAS_MAX_PAGES": "<CANVAS_MAX_PAGES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "canvas-api-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "canvas-api-mcp==1.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>",
        "CANVAS_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_TOKEN>",
        "CANVAS_MAX_PAGES": "<CANVAS_MAX_PAGES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

Name	Description
`CANVAS_BASE_URL` Required	Base URL of your Canvas LMS instance, e.g. https://yourschool.instructure.com
`CANVAS_TOKEN` Required, secret	Canvas API access token (Canvas: Account > Settings > New Access Token)
`CANVAS_MAX_PAGES` Optional	Optional cap on the number of pages fetched per paginated Canvas API call

Details

Package	`[email protected]` (PYPI, stdio)
First published	12 Aug 2026
Last updated	12 Aug 2026
Registry name	`io.github.JohannsenLum/canvas-api-mcp`

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