canvas lms mcp for VS Code
io.github.bruchris/canvas-lms-mcp
TypeScript MCP server for Canvas LMS — 165 tools across 42 domains.
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install canvas lms mcp in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "canvas-api-token",
"description": "CANVAS_API_TOKEN",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "canvas-base-url",
"description": "CANVAS_BASE_URL",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"canvas-lms-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"canvas-lms-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_API_TOKEN": "${input:canvas-api-token}",
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "${input:canvas-base-url}"
}
}
}
}VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs