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Moodle MCP Server

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Moodle MCP

A bridge that lets AI assistants interact with Moodle LMS through your browser. Works with any Moodle instance—including those using SSO/LDAP—because it uses your existing browser session.

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Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                              YOUR MACHINE                               │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  ┌────────────────┐              ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│  │  AI Assistant  │              │     Browser (Chrome/Edge)          │ │
│  │  (Claude,      │              │  ┌──────────────────────────────┐  │ │
│  │   Cursor, etc) │              │  │ Your Moodle (logged in)      │  │ │
│  └───────┬────────┘              │  └──────────────────────────────┘  │ │
│          │ MCP Protocol          │  ┌──────────────────────────────┐  │ │
│          │                       │  │ Browser Extension            │  │ │
│          │                       │  │ (executes commands securely) │  │ │
│          │                       │  └─────────────┬────────────────┘  │ │
└──────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────┘
           │                       │                │ WebSocket
           ▼                       │                ▼
┌──────────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    Moodle MCP Server (Hosted)                         │
│              Routes commands · Never sees your credentials            │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Key principle: Your Moodle credentials never leave your browser. The server only routes commands between your AI assistant and the browser extension.

Related MCP server: Chrome MCP Server

Components

Component

Description

Server (server/)

Hono-based Node.js server with Google OAuth, JWT auth, WebSocket bridge

Browser Extension (browser-extension/)

Chrome extension that executes MCP commands in your Moodle session

MCP Remote (mcp-remote/)

Generic stdio-to-HTTP bridge for MCP clients that only support stdio

Quick Start

For Users (Hosted Service)

  1. Sign up at the hosted service (get URL from your administrator)

  2. Get API key from the dashboard

  3. Install extension from the dashboard

  4. Configure AI client (see Setup Guide)

For Developers (Local)

# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/arunlakhotia/moodle-mcp.git
cd moodle-mcp/server
npm install

# Configure environment
cp env.example .env
# Edit .env with your Google OAuth credentials

# Start server
npm run dev

Then:

  1. Load browser-extension/ in Chrome (chrome://extensions → Developer mode → Load unpacked)

  2. Visit http://localhost:8080/dev to create test credentials

  3. Configure your AI client (see below)

AI Client Configuration

Cursor IDE (with stdio bridge)

Cursor requires stdio-based MCP servers. Use the mcp-remote bridge:

cd mcp-remote && npm install

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "moodle": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["tsx", "/path/to/moodle-mcp/mcp-remote/src/index.ts"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_SERVER_URL": "http://localhost:8080",
        "MCP_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop (SSE transport)

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "moodle": {
      "transport": {
        "type": "sse",
        "url": "http://localhost:8080/mcp/sse"
      },
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Navigation & Content

Tool

Description

browse_moodle

Navigate to any Moodle URL

extract_page_content

Get content from current page

click_element

Click elements on the page

type_text

Type into input fields

set_editor_content

Set HTML in Moodle rich text editors

Courses

Tool

Description

get_courses

List your enrolled courses

open_course

Navigate to a specific course

get_course_content

Get course activities and resources

get_course_sections

Get section IDs and names

Participants & Users

Tool

Description

list_participants

List enrolled users with roles

get_enrolled_users

Get enrolled user details

send_message

Send direct message to a user

bulk_send_message

Send message to multiple users

Assignments

Tool

Description

list_assignments

List assignments with due dates

get_assignment

Get assignment details

get_assignment_submissions

Get submission status

create_assignment

Create new assignment

edit_assignment

Modify assignment settings

extend_assignment_deadline

Grant deadline extension

bulk_shift_deadlines

Shift multiple deadlines

Forums

Tool

Description

forum_list_discussions

List forum discussions

find_forum_discussion

Search discussions by subject

create_forum_post

Create new discussion

delete_forum_discussion

Delete a discussion

analyze_forum

Get participation statistics

Feedback Activities

Tool

Description

find_activity

Find any activity by name/type

analyze_feedback

Get response statistics

Course Management

Tool

Description

edit_section

Rename course sections

add_section

Add new sections

delete_section

Remove sections

hide_section

Show/hide sections

move_section

Reorder sections

enable_editing

Enable editing mode

Security & Privacy

  • 🔐 Credentials stay local — Your Moodle session never leaves your browser

  • 🔑 API keys are hashed — Server stores only hashes

  • 🚫 No data storage — Server routes commands only

  • 🔒 HTTPS/WSS — All traffic encrypted in production

  • 🎓 FERPA Compliant — Student PII is masked before reaching AI services

Student Data Protection

Moodle MCP protects student privacy through automatic PII masking:

Your Browser          Cloud Server          AI Service
─────────────         ────────────          ──────────
"John Smith"    →     "M12345_name"    →    "M12345_name"
(real name)           (masked token)        (masked token)

Student names, emails, and IDs are replaced with anonymous tokens before leaving your browser. The AI never sees real student information. Learn more →

Documentation

License

MIT License — see LICENSE

Acknowledgments

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