Skip to main content
Glama

Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
CANVAS_TOKENYesCanvas Personal Access Token
ADA_SERVICE_KEYNoOptional shared secret for multi-tenant header-based requests
CANVAS_BASE_URLYesBase URL for Canvas API, e.g., https://canvas.asu.edu/api/v1

Capabilities

Features and capabilities supported by this server

CapabilityDetails
tools
{}

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
whoamiA

Return the authenticated Canvas user (id, name, email). Useful for validating a PAT.

list_coursesB

List the authenticated student's courses. Defaults to active enrollments. Returns id, name, course_code, term, and dates.

get_courseB

Get a single course by id, including syllabus body if available.

list_modulesB

List modules for a course, with their items inlined. Use to see the structure of a course's content.

list_module_itemsC

List items in a specific module (files, pages, assignments, quizzes, links).

get_file_metadataC

Get Canvas file metadata (display_name, content-type, size, download URL).

get_file_textA

Download a Canvas file and return up to max_bytes of its body decoded as UTF-8 text. Best for plaintext/markdown/code/HTML; binary formats (PDF, DOCX) return raw bytes — extract text upstream.

list_pagesC

List wiki pages for a course.

get_pageA

Get a wiki page's full body (HTML) by its url slug.

list_assignmentsB

List assignments for a course ordered by due date. Returns due_at, points_possible, description, submission types.

get_assignmentC

Get full details for a single assignment, including HTML description.

list_my_submissionsB

List the current student's submissions for a course, including grade, score, late/missing flags, and the linked assignment. Use to detect grade drops and missing work.

list_announcementsC

List announcements across one or more courses.

list_upcomingA

List the current user's upcoming events (assignments + calendar items) across all courses. Use for deadline-aware planning.

get_syllabusB

Get the syllabus body (HTML) for a course.

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription

No resources

Latest Blog Posts

MCP directory API

We provide all the information about MCP servers via our MCP API.

curl -X GET 'https://glama.ai/api/mcp/v1/servers/Abhinav-ranish/Canvas-MCP'

If you have feedback or need assistance with the MCP directory API, please join our Discord server