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School MCP

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Integrations

  • Fetches upcoming assignment deadlines, lists available courses, and downloads course materials and files

  • Adds deadlines to macOS Calendar or Reminders using AppleScript and manages local file downloads

School MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for academic tools, integrating with Canvas and Gradescope platforms.

Features

  • Assignment Deadlines: Fetch and display upcoming deadlines from Canvas and Gradescope
  • Calendar Integration: Add deadlines to macOS Calendar or Reminders using AppleScript
  • File Management: Download course materials from Canvas

Quickstart

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install School MCP for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @54yyyu/school-mcp --client claude
  1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/school-mcp.git cd school-mcp
  1. Install the package:
pip install -e .
  1. Set up your environment variables by either:
    • Using the included setup helper (recommended)
    • Creating a .env file manually

Using the Setup Helper

Run the setup helper to configure Claude Desktop automatically:

python setup_helper.py

The setup helper will:

  • Find your Claude Desktop configuration file
  • Create a .env file if needed
  • Configure the MCP server with proper paths
  • Add your environment variables to the Claude Desktop configuration

Manual Setup

If you prefer to set up manually:

  1. Copy the environment template:
cp .env.template .env # Edit .env with your credentials
  1. Configure Claude Desktop by following the Claude Desktop Integration Guide.

Running the server

Run directly:

python -m school_mcp

Or use the convenience script:

./run_server.py

Tools

  • get_deadlines: Fetch upcoming assignment deadlines from Canvas and Gradescope
  • add_to_reminders: Add assignments to macOS Reminders
  • list_courses: List all available Canvas courses
  • download_course_files: Download files from a Canvas course
  • set_download_path: Configure where downloaded files are saved
  • get_download_path_info: Check the current download location

Configuration

The server tries to find configuration in this order:

  1. Environment variables
  2. .env file in the current directory
  3. Existing config.json file in the home directory

License

MIT

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local-only server

The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.

A Model Context Protocol server that helps students manage academic workflows by integrating with Canvas and Gradescope to fetch deadlines, download course materials, and sync with macOS Calendar or Reminders.

  1. Features
    1. Quickstart
      1. Installation
      2. Using the Setup Helper
      3. Manual Setup
      4. Running the server
    2. Tools
      1. Configuration
        1. License

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