Canvas MCP Server V2.0

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/client.ts:631-638 (handler)

  Core handler function implementing the Canvas API call to list module items for a given course and module, including content_details.

  async listModuleItems(courseId: number, moduleId: number): Promise<CanvasModuleItem[]> {
    const response = await this.client.get(`/courses/${courseId}/modules/${moduleId}/items`, {
      params: {
        include: ['content_details']
      }
    });
    return response.data;
  }

• src/index.ts:481-490 (registration)

  Registration of the canvas_list_module_items tool in the TOOLS array, including name, description, and input schema.

  name: "canvas_list_module_items",
  description: "List all items in a module",
  inputSchema: {
    type: "object",
    properties: {
      course_id: { type: "number", description: "ID of the course" },
      module_id: { type: "number", description: "ID of the module" }
    },
    required: ["course_id", "module_id"]
  }

• src/types.ts:252-267 (schema)

  TypeScript interface defining the structure of CanvasModuleItem objects returned by the tool.

  export interface CanvasModuleItem {
    id: number;
    title: string;
    type: CanvasModuleItemType;
    module_id: number;
    position: number;
    indent: number;
    html_url: string;
    url?: string;
    page_url?: string;
    external_url?: string;
    content_id?: number;
    content_details?: CanvasModuleItemContentDetails;
    completion_requirement?: CanvasModuleItemCompletionRequirement;
    published: boolean;
  }