Canvas
Canvas MCP is a collection of Canvas LMS tools for the model context protocol.
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What it can do
- Get Courses: Retrieve all available Canvas courses for the current user. Returns a dictionary mapping course names to their corresponding IDs.
- Get Modules: Retrieve all modules within a specific Canvas course.
- Get Module Items: Retrieve all items within a specific module in a Canvas course.
What data it sees
Do you need an account
An API key from the service settings is required
Canvas MCP is a collection of Canvas LMS tools for the model context protocol. This allows you to query your courses and get help for your assignments in the AI app of your choice!
Server tool list (13)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| get_courses | Retrieve all available Canvas courses for the current user. Returns a dictionary mapping course names to their corresponding IDs. |
| get_modules | Retrieve all modules within a specific Canvas course. |
| get_module_items | Retrieve all items within a specific module in a Canvas course. |
| get_file_url | Get the direct download URL for a file stored in Canvas. |
| get_course_assignments | Retrieve all assignments for a specific Canvas course. |
| get_assignments_by_course_name | Retrieve all assignments for a Canvas course using its name. |
| get_canvas_courses | Alias for get_courses - retrieve all Canvas courses. |
| get_gradescope_courses | Retrieve all Gradescope courses for the current user. |
| get_gradescope_course_by_name | Find a Gradescope course by name. |
| get_gradescope_assignments | Retrieve all assignments for a Gradescope course. |
| get_gradescope_assignment_by_name | Find a Gradescope assignment by name. |
| get_cache_stats | Get cache statistics for debugging purposes. Returns hit/miss counts and cache size. |
| clear_cache | Clear all cached data. Use this if you need fresh data from Canvas or Gradescope. |