Canvas Lms Mcp
A comprehensive Canvas LMS integration with 116 tools spanning courses, assignments, submissions, gradebook history, rubrics, quizzes, New Quizzes (LTI), files, discussions, modules, calendar events, and conversations. You get both read and write operations: list courses and assignments, grade submissions with comments, assess rubrics, manage enrollments, post discussion entries, create modules and pages, send messages. Includes outcome tracking for accreditation workflows and gradebook audit trails. Ships with a setup wizard that detects your AI clients and validates credentials, plus reusable workflow skills for at-risk student detection and outcome mastery tracking. Reach for this when you need deep Canvas automation beyond basic queries, especially for grading, course management, or administrative reporting.
- GitHub stars
- 10
- tools
- 80
- auth
- Secret needed
- transport
- STDIO
- env vars
- 2
- last updated
- Oct 27, 2026
Tools
80 toolsPublic tool metadata for what this MCP can expose to an agent.
health_check
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
list_courses
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get_course
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get_syllabus
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list_sections
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create_course
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update_course
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list_assignments
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get_assignment
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list_assignment_groups
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create_assignment_group
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update_assignment_group
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create_assignment
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update_assignment
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delete_assignment
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list_assignment_overrides
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create_assignment_override
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set_student_assignment_dates
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list_submissions
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get_submission
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grade_submission
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comment_on_submission
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list_submissions_awaiting_grading
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list_course_submission_files
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upload_submission_file
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submit_assignment
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list_rubrics
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get_rubric
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get_rubric_assessment
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submit_rubric_assessment
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create_rubric
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attach_rubric
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delete_rubric
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list_quizzes
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get_quiz
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list_quiz_submissions
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list_quiz_questions
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get_quiz_submission_answers
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score_quiz_question
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get_quiz_submission_events
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delete_quiz
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delete_quiz_question
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get_quiz_question_responses
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list_student_quiz_accommodations
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set_student_quiz_accommodation
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create_new_quiz
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update_new_quiz
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delete_new_quiz
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list_new_quiz_items
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get_new_quiz_item
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create_new_quiz_item
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update_new_quiz_item
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delete_new_quiz_item
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
list_student_new_quiz_accommodations
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
set_student_new_quiz_accommodation
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list_files
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
list_folders
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get_file
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upload_file
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download_file
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delete_file
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find_duplicate_files
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list_gradebook_history_days
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
get_gradebook_history_day
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
list_gradebook_history_submissions
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
get_gradebook_history_feed
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
explain_grade
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
explain_grading_policy
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
project_grade
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
list_grading_standards
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
create_grading_standard
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
apply_grading_standard_to_course
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list_students
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
get_user
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
get_profile
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
search_users
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
list_course_users
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
list_groups
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
list_group_members
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
list_group_categories
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CANVAS_API_TOKEN*secretCanvas personal access token (Account → Settings → Approved Integrations → New Access Token)
CANVAS_BASE_URL*Canvas instance base URL, origin only with no path, e.g. https://school.instructure.com
Readme
Canvas LMS MCP Server
The TypeScript MCP server for Canvas LMS.
MCP server for Canvas LMS. Read courses, assignments, submissions, rubrics, quizzes; grade, comment, manage course content, and handle Canvas admin workflows from any AI agent.
Details
- Repository
- github.com/bruchris/canvas-lms-mcp
- Category
- Design & Creative
- Package
canvas-lms-mcp- Transport
- STDIO
- Auth
- Required
- Registry
- MCP registry, active
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