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Claude Canvas MCP

by johnnyrobot

Education & ResearchCanvas LMSClaudeAPIEducation

The Claude Canvas MCP server enables Claude to interact with Canvas LMS. It provides tools for managing courses, announcements, assignments, students, and more through the Canvas API.

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Claude Canvas MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables Claude to interact with Canvas LMS. This server provides tools for managing courses, announcements, assignments, students, and more through the Canvas API.

Features

  • List active courses and their details
  • Retrieve course modules, pages, and content
  • View assignments, quizzes, and discussions
  • Access student enrollment information
  • Post announcements and comments
  • View submission details and grades
  • Upload and download files
  • Manage rubrics and grades

Prerequisites

  • Node.js (v16 or higher)
  • A Canvas API token
  • Canvas instance URL (defaults to "http://canvas.docker/")
  • Claude Desktop application

Installation

  1. Clone this repository and install dependencies:
git clone https://github.com/johnnyrobot/claude-canvas-mcp.git
cd claude-canvas-mcp
npm install
  1. Build the TypeScript project:
npm run build
  1. Configure your environment variables:
# Copy the example environment file
cp .env.example .env

# Edit the .env file with your Canvas information
nano .env

Claude Desktop Integration

  1. Open Claude Desktop's configuration file:

MacOS:

code ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows:

code %AppData%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
  1. Add the Canvas MCP server configuration:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/claude-canvas-mcp/build/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANVAS_API_TOKEN": "your_token_here",
        "CANVAS_DOMAIN": "http://canvas.docker/"
      }
    }
  }
}
  1. Restart Claude Desktop to apply changes

Available Tools

list-courses

Lists all active courses for the authenticated user

  • No required parameters
  • Returns course names, IDs, and term information

get-course

Gets detailed information about a specific course

  • Required parameters:
    • courseId: string

list-modules

Lists all modules in a course

  • Required parameters:
    • courseId: string

list-module-items

Lists all items in a module

  • Required parameters:
    • courseId: string
    • moduleId: string

list-assignments

Gets all assignments in a course

  • Required parameters:
    • courseId: string
  • Optional parameters:
    • includeContent: boolean (default: false)

get-assignment

Gets detailed information about an assignment

  • Required parameters:
    • courseId: string
    • assignmentId: string

list-students

Gets a complete list of students enrolled in a course

  • Required parameters:
    • courseId: string
  • Optional parameters:
    • includeEmail: boolean (default: false)

post-announcement

Posts an announcement to a specific course

  • Required parameters:
    • courseId: string
    • title: string
    • message: string

list-submissions

Gets all student submissions for an assignment

  • Required parameters:
    • courseId: string
    • assignmentId: string

get-submission

Gets a specific student's submission for an assignment

  • Required parameters:
    • courseId: string
    • assignmentId: string
    • studentId: string

post-submission-comment

Posts a comment on a student's submission

  • Required parameters:
    • courseId: string
    • assignmentId: string
    • studentId: string
    • comment: string

list-files

Lists files in a course

  • Required parameters:
    • courseId: string
  • Optional parameters:
    • folderId: string

upload-file

Uploads a file to a course

  • Required parameters:
    • courseId: string
    • fileName: string
    • fileContent: string
  • Optional parameters:
    • folderId: string

License

MIT License