Canvas Assignment Assistant

import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js"; import { canvasApiRequest } from "../api/canvas-client.js"; export function registerListActiveCoursesTool(server: McpServer) { server.tool( "canvas_list_active_courses", "Lists only your active/current courses using the dashboard API. Much faster than list_courses.", {}, async () => { try { const dashboardCards = await canvasApiRequest<any[]>(`/dashboard/dashboard_cards`); if (dashboardCards.length === 0) { return { content: [{ type: "text", text: "No active courses found in your dashboard." }] }; } const courseList = dashboardCards.map((card) => { const termName = card.term ? `(${card.term})` : ''; return `- ID: ${card.id} | ${card.shortName} ${termName}`; }).join('\n'); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: `Your active courses:\n\n${courseList}` }] }; } catch (error) { return { content: [{ type: "text", text: `Failed to fetch active courses: ${(error as Error).message}` }], isError: true }; } } ); }