canvas parent mcp for VS Code
io.github.chrischall/canvas-parent-mcp
Canvas LMS (Instructure) for Claude — courses, grades, assignments, planner, files
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
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