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io.github.chrischall/canvas-parent-mcp

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Install canvas parent mcp in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "canvas-base-url",
      "description": "CANVAS_BASE_URL",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "canvas-username",
      "description": "CANVAS_USERNAME",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "canvas-password",
      "description": "CANVAS_PASSWORD",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "canvas-token",
      "description": "CANVAS_TOKEN",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "canvas-client-id",
      "description": "CANVAS_CLIENT_ID",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "canvas-client-secret",
      "description": "CANVAS_CLIENT_SECRET",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "canvas-refresh-token",
      "description": "CANVAS_REFRESH_TOKEN",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "canvas-name",
      "description": "CANVAS_NAME",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "canvas-session-cache",
      "description": "CANVAS_SESSION_CACHE",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "canvas-session-file",
      "description": "CANVAS_SESSION_FILE",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "canvas-parent-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "canvas-parent-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANVAS_BASE_URL": "${input:canvas-base-url}",
        "CANVAS_USERNAME": "${input:canvas-username}",
        "CANVAS_PASSWORD": "${input:canvas-password}",
        "CANVAS_TOKEN": "${input:canvas-token}",
        "CANVAS_CLIENT_ID": "${input:canvas-client-id}",
        "CANVAS_CLIENT_SECRET": "${input:canvas-client-secret}",
        "CANVAS_REFRESH_TOKEN": "${input:canvas-refresh-token}",
        "CANVAS_NAME": "${input:canvas-name}",
        "CANVAS_SESSION_CACHE": "${input:canvas-session-cache}",
        "CANVAS_SESSION_FILE": "${input:canvas-session-file}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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