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canvas parent mcp for Gemini CLI

io.github.chrischall/canvas-parent-mcp

Canvas LMS (Instructure) for Claude — courses, grades, assignments, planner, files

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install canvas parent mcp in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas-parent-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "canvas-parent-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>",
        "CANVAS_USERNAME": "<CANVAS_USERNAME>",
        "CANVAS_PASSWORD": "<CANVAS_PASSWORD>",
        "CANVAS_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_TOKEN>",
        "CANVAS_CLIENT_ID": "<CANVAS_CLIENT_ID>",
        "CANVAS_CLIENT_SECRET": "<CANVAS_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "CANVAS_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_REFRESH_TOKEN>",
        "CANVAS_NAME": "<CANVAS_NAME>",
        "CANVAS_SESSION_CACHE": "<CANVAS_SESSION_CACHE>",
        "CANVAS_SESSION_FILE": "<CANVAS_SESSION_FILE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

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