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Canvas API MCP MCP Server

Name: Canvas API MCP MCP Server
Author: johannsenlum

MCP server exposing the Canvas LMS REST API (1,116 endpoints) for AI assistants

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "johannsenlum-canvas-api-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "canvas-api-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CANVAS_BASE_URL": "",
        "CANVAS_TOKEN": "YOUR_CANVAS_TOKEN",
        "CANVAS_MAX_PAGES": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
CANVAS_BASE_URL	Yes	Base URL of your Canvas LMS instance, e.g. https://yourschool.instructure.com
CANVAS_TOKEN	Yes	Canvas API access token (Canvas: Account > Settings > New Access Token) Secret.
CANVAS_MAX_PAGES	No	Optional cap on the number of pages fetched per paginated Canvas API call

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