Canvas API MCP MCP

v1.1.0

io.github.johannsenlum/canvas-api-mcp

MCP server exposing the Canvas LMS REST API (1,116 endpoints) for AI assistants

transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Target client

run in your project directory

claude mcp add canvas-api-mcp -e CANVAS_BASE_URL=<CANVAS_BASE_URL> -e CANVAS_TOKEN=<CANVAS_TOKEN> -e CANVAS_MAX_PAGES=<CANVAS_MAX_PAGES> -- uvx canvas-api-mcp

Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs

This listing does not declare its tools. Connect the server and your client will discover them on the handshake.

Secrets and scopes

The registry records which variables this server needs, not what privileges they must carry. Issue each one with the narrowest scope that works.

CANVAS_BASE_URL
CANVAS_TOKEN
CANVAS_MAX_PAGES

Runtime

Transport stdio

Registry pypi

Package canvas-api-mcp

Version 1.1.0

Provenance Official registry

Package managers

uvx pip pipx Homebrew apt Chocolatey winget conda

uvx canvas-api-mcp

pip install canvas-api-mcp

pipx run canvas-api-mcp

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Registry record

Repository https://github.com/JohannsenLum/canvas-api-mcp

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JSON API /api/v0/servers/io.github.johannsenlum/canvas-api-mcp