Canvas LMS (read-only) for VS Code
io.github.rbrtlol/canvas-readonly-mcp
Read-only Canvas LMS for students: what changed in your courses, search across slides and PDFs.
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install Canvas LMS (read-only) in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "canvas-base-url",
"description": "CANVAS_BASE_URL",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "canvas-token",
"description": "CANVAS_TOKEN",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "canvas-host-aliases",
"description": "CANVAS_HOST_ALIASES",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"canvas-readonly-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"canvas-readonly-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "${input:canvas-base-url}",
"CANVAS_TOKEN": "${input:canvas-token}",
"CANVAS_HOST_ALIASES": "${input:canvas-host-aliases}"
}
}
}
}VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs