Install canvas-parent-mcp for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
- Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
- Paste the JSON config below.
- Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"chrischall-canvas-parent-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"canvas-parent-mcp@2.1.10"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "",
"CANVAS_USERNAME": "",
"CANVAS_PASSWORD": "YOUR_CANVAS_PASSWORD",
"CANVAS_TOKEN": "YOUR_CANVAS_TOKEN",
"CANVAS_CLIENT_ID": "",
"CANVAS_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_CANVAS_CLIENT_SECRET",
"CANVAS_REFRESH_TOKEN": "YOUR_CANVAS_REFRESH_TOKEN",
"CANVAS_NAME": "",
"CANVAS_SESSION_CACHE": "",
"CANVAS_SESSION_FILE": "",
"CANVAS_OUTPUT_DIR": "",
"CANVAS_DISABLE_FETCHPROXY": "",
"FETCHPROXY_WS_PORT": "",
"FETCHPROXY_WS_HOST": "",
"FETCHPROXY_IDENTITY_DIR": ""
}
}
}
}