πŸŽ“ Canvas LMS MCP Server πŸŽ“

MCP Server for the Canvas LMS API, enabling access to Canvas LMS resources for students. πŸš€

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What is the πŸŽ“ Canvas LMS MCP Server πŸŽ“ MCP Server?

πŸŽ“ Canvas LMS MCP Server πŸŽ“ is an MCP project maintained in the mistercommand/mcp-canvas-lms repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as β€œMCP Server for the Canvas LMS API, enabling access to Canvas LMS resources for students. πŸš€β€. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is mcp-canvas-lms. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN, CANVAS_BASE_URL. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation Β· Repository Β· Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the πŸŽ“ Canvas LMS MCP Server πŸŽ“ MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-canvas-lms"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        "CANVAS_BASE_URL": "https://..."
      },
      "transportType": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKENDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
CANVAS_BASE_URLDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation