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Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
CANVAS_BASE_URLYesYour institution's Canvas base URL, e.g., https://canvas.example.edu. Do not include /api/v1.
CANVAS_API_TOKENYesYour Canvas personal access token.

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

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

CapabilityDetails
tools
{
  "listChanged": true
}

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
canvas_list_coursesA

Read-only Canvas LMS access. All requests use Canvas GET endpoints; this server cannot modify Canvas. List active courses, terms, and available current scores.

canvas_list_assignmentsB

Read-only Canvas LMS access. All requests use Canvas GET endpoints; this server cannot modify Canvas. List assignments for one course or all active courses.

canvas_get_assignmentA

Read-only Canvas LMS access. All requests use Canvas GET endpoints; this server cannot modify Canvas. Read one assignment's requirements, rubric, and submission summary.

canvas_get_gradesA

Read-only Canvas LMS access. All requests use Canvas GET endpoints; this server cannot modify Canvas. Read grade totals or one course's assignment breakdown.

canvas_get_submissionA

Read-only Canvas LMS access. All requests use Canvas GET endpoints; this server cannot modify Canvas. Read the current user's submission, comments, and rubric assessment.

canvas_get_syllabusA

Read-only Canvas LMS access. All requests use Canvas GET endpoints; this server cannot modify Canvas. Read one course syllabus as cleaned text.

canvas_list_announcementsA

Read-only Canvas LMS access. All requests use Canvas GET endpoints; this server cannot modify Canvas. List recent announcements for one or all active courses.

canvas_list_modulesA

Read-only Canvas LMS access. All requests use Canvas GET endpoints; this server cannot modify Canvas. List one course's modules and module items.

canvas_get_pageB

Read-only Canvas LMS access. All requests use Canvas GET endpoints; this server cannot modify Canvas. Read one course page by its Canvas page URL slug.

canvas_list_filesA

Read-only Canvas LMS access. All requests use Canvas GET endpoints; this server cannot modify Canvas. List files in one course with an optional search term.

canvas_read_fileA

Read-only Canvas LMS access. All requests use Canvas GET endpoints; this server cannot modify Canvas. Read or safely download one file that belongs to a course.

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription

No resources

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