Canvas MCP Server V2.0

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/index.ts:570-623 (registration)

  Registration of canvas quiz tools including canvas_create_quiz with input schema
  // Quizzes { name: "canvas_list_quizzes", description: "List all quizzes in a course", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { course_id: { type: "number", description: "ID of the course" } }, required: ["course_id"] } }, { name: "canvas_get_quiz", description: "Get details of a specific quiz", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { course_id: { type: "number", description: "ID of the course" }, quiz_id: { type: "number", description: "ID of the quiz" } }, required: ["course_id", "quiz_id"] } }, { name: "canvas_create_quiz", description: "Create a new quiz in a course", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { course_id: { type: "number", description: "ID of the course" }, title: { type: "string", description: "Title of the quiz" }, quiz_type: { type: "string", description: "Type of the quiz (e.g., graded)" }, time_limit: { type: "number", description: "Time limit in minutes" }, published: { type: "boolean", description: "Is the quiz published" }, description: { type: "string", description: "Description of the quiz" }, due_at: { type: "string", description: "Due date (ISO format)" } }, required: ["course_id", "title"] } }, { name: "canvas_start_quiz_attempt", description: "Start a new quiz attempt", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { course_id: { type: "number", description: "ID of the course" }, quiz_id: { type: "number", description: "ID of the quiz" } }, required: ["course_id", "quiz_id"] } },
• src/client.ts:707-712 (handler)

  Handler logic for creating a quiz using Canvas API POST request
  async createQuiz(courseId: number, quizData: Partial<CanvasQuiz>): Promise<CanvasQuiz> { const response = await this.client.post(`/courses/${courseId}/quizzes`, { quiz: quizData }); return response.data; }
• src/types.ts:292-316 (helper)

  Type definition for CanvasQuiz used in createQuiz
  export interface CanvasQuiz { id: number; title: string; html_url: string; quiz_type: CanvasQuizType; assignment_id?: number; time_limit: number | null; published: boolean; description: string | null; due_at: string | null; lock_at: string | null; unlock_at: string | null; points_possible: number; question_count: number; allowed_attempts: number; scoring_policy: 'keep_highest' | 'keep_latest'; show_correct_answers: boolean; show_correct_answers_at: string | null; hide_correct_answers_at: string | null; shuffle_answers: boolean; has_access_code: boolean; ip_filter?: string; locked_for_user: boolean; lock_explanation?: string; }
• src/index.ts:595-610 (schema)

  Input schema definition for the canvas_create_quiz tool
  name: "canvas_create_quiz", description: "Create a new quiz in a course", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { course_id: { type: "number", description: "ID of the course" }, title: { type: "string", description: "Title of the quiz" }, quiz_type: { type: "string", description: "Type of the quiz (e.g., graded)" }, time_limit: { type: "number", description: "Time limit in minutes" }, published: { type: "boolean", description: "Is the quiz published" }, description: { type: "string", description: "Description of the quiz" }, due_at: { type: "string", description: "Due date (ISO format)" } }, required: ["course_id", "title"] } },
• src/index.ts:1071-1075 (registration)

  Registration of all tools list handler which includes canvas_create_quiz
  this.server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => ({ tools: TOOLS })); // Handle tool calls with comprehensive error handling