Canvas LMS MCP – Remote Edition
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANVAS_PROFILE | No | core = curated subset of tools | full |
| CANVAS_BASE_URL | Yes | Your Canvas base URL, e.g. https://yourschool.instructure.com | |
| CANVAS_MCP_HOST | No | Bind address | 127.0.0.1 |
| CANVAS_MCP_PORT | No | Bind port | 3939 |
| CANVAS_TIMEZONE | No | IANA time zone for due-date math | system |
| CANVAS_API_TOKEN | Yes | Your Canvas personal access token | |
| CANVAS_CACHE_TTL | No | Response cache time in seconds | 60 |
| CANVAS_ALLOW_WRITES | No | false = read-only mode | true |
| CANVAS_DOWNLOAD_DIR | No | Where download tools save files | ./canvas-downloads |
| CANVAS_MCP_PASSWORD | Yes | Password for the OAuth login page | |
| CANVAS_MCP_NGROK_PATH | No | Path to ngrok.exe | winget path |
| CANVAS_MCP_PUBLIC_URL | Yes | Your ngrok static domain | |
| CANVAS_MCP_CLUSTER_SECRET | Yes | Secret that protects the /internal/* endpoints the computers use to coordinate | |
| CANVAS_MCP_OAUTH_STORE_PATH | No | Token store | ./oauth-store.json |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
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|---|---|
No tools | |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
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No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
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No resources | |
This server cannot be deployed
Maintenance
ActivityMaintained
ResponsivenessUnresponsive