MCP Server for the Canvas LMS API, enabling access to Canvas LMS resources for students. π
π Canvas LMS MCP Server π is an MCP project maintained in the mistercommand/mcp-canvas-lms repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as βMCP Server for the Canvas LMS API, enabling access to Canvas LMS resources for students. πβ. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The documented npm package is mcp-canvas-lms. The configuration below comes from the maintainerβs example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.
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.
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{
"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.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN | Declared in the maintainerβs client configuration. | Check documentation |
| CANVAS_BASE_URL | Declared in the maintainerβs client configuration. | Check documentation |
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