canvas_describe_canvas — mcp MCP Tool
canvas_describe_canvas
(canvas describe canvas) is one of 36 tools on the
mcp
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call canvas_describe_canvas from your client
- Claude Code mcp canvas_describe_canvas run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop mcp canvas_describe_canvas ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor mcp canvas_describe_canvas ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code mcp canvas_describe_canvas .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed mcp canvas_describe_canvas ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf mcp canvas_describe_canvas ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline mcp canvas_describe_canvas ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI mcp canvas_describe_canvas ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok mcp canvas_describe_canvas .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT mcp canvas_describe_canvas Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai mcp canvas_describe_canvas Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain mcp canvas_describe_canvas pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://datadef.io/mcp
Other tools on this server
- get_design_guide
- canvas_inspect_nodes
- canvas_measure_canvas
- canvas_suggest_simplifications
- canvas_search_icons
- canvas_add_nodes
- canvas_add_standalone_node
- canvas_update_nodes
- canvas_replace_node
- canvas_remove_nodes
- canvas_connect_nodes
- canvas_update_edges
- canvas_disconnect_nodes
- canvas_set_columns
- canvas_group_nodes
- canvas_move_to_group
- canvas_add_lineage
- canvas_add_text
- canvas_add_shape
- canvas_add_flow_arrow
- canvas_add_region
- canvas_move_nodes
- canvas_resize_nodes
- canvas_align_nodes
- canvas_collapse_nodes
- canvas_layout_canvas
- canvas_validate_canvas
- create_diagram
- create_blank_diagram
- list_diagrams
- get_diagram
- edit_diagram
- export_diagram
- repo_status
- repo_refresh
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.