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Canvas LMS (read-only) for Zed

io.github.rbrtlol/canvas-readonly-mcp

Read-only Canvas LMS for students: what changed in your courses, search across slides and PDFs.

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Canvas LMS (read-only) in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen. 

{
  "context_servers": {
    "canvas-readonly-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "canvas-readonly-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>",
        "CANVAS_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_TOKEN>",
        "CANVAS_HOST_ALIASES": "<CANVAS_HOST_ALIASES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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