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canvas mcp for VS Code

io.github.admin978/canvas-mcp

Local-first MCP server for Canvas LMS. Stdio transport, no third-party broker.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install canvas mcp in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json 

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "canvas-base-url",
      "description": "CANVAS_BASE_URL",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "canvas-token",
      "description": "CANVAS_TOKEN",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "canvas-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "canvas-local-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANVAS_BASE_URL": "${input:canvas-base-url}",
        "CANVAS_TOKEN": "${input:canvas-token}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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