A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for academic tools, integrating with Canvas and Gradescope platforms.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for academic tools, integrating with Canvas and Gradescope platforms. That is what the school mcp mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.
The server publishes 7 tools. What each one is for:
get_deadlines — Fetch upcoming assignment deadlines from Canvas and Gradescopeadd_to_reminders — Add assignments to macOS Reminderslist_courses — List all available Canvas coursesdownload_course_files — Download files from a Canvas courseset_download_path — Configure where downloaded files are savedget_download_path_info — Check the current download locationInstallation — The Installation tool exposed by this server@smithery/cli on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.
This sits in the planning and project tracking group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. School MCP's toolset — get_deadlines, add_to_reminders, list_courses and 4 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by 54yyyu; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| get_deadlines | Fetch upcoming assignment deadlines from Canvas and Gradescope |
| add_to_reminders | Add assignments to macOS Reminders |
| list_courses | List all available Canvas courses |
| download_course_files | Download files from a Canvas course |
| set_download_path | Configure where downloaded files are saved |
| get_download_path_info | Check the current download location |
| Installation | The Installation tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"school": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@smithery/cli"]
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
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