Canvas LMS MCP Server (Cloudflare Workers)

Remote MCP server that connects to Canvas LMS and exposes course/assignment/quiz tools over Cloudflare Workers.

What this server provides

The MCP agent is served at:

• GET /mcp (MCP endpoint)

It currently implements these tools:

• get_active_courses: Returns active courses filtered to course names containing SP or FL.

• get_assignments: Returns assignments due in the next n days (1-90, default 7).

• get_quizzes: Returns quizzes due in the next n days (1-90, default 7).

Related MCP server: canvas-control

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ (or newer)

• npm

• A Cloudflare account

• A Canvas LMS access token and base URL (for example https://sjsu.instructure.com)

Install

npm install

Configure environment variables

Use local vars for development by creating/updating .dev.vars:

CANVAS_BASE_URL=https://your-school.instructure.com
CANVAS_TOKEN=your_canvas_token

For deployment, use Wrangler secrets instead of committing credentials:

wrangler secret put CANVAS_TOKEN
wrangler secret put CANVAS_BASE_URL

Run locally

npm run dev

Default local URL:

• http://localhost:8787/mcp

Health check route:

• http://localhost:8787/

Deploy

npm run deploy

After deploy, your MCP endpoint is:

• https://<your-worker>.<your-subdomain>.workers.dev/mcp

Use with an MCP client (example: Claude Desktop via mcp-remote)

Add/update your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://<your-worker>.<your-subdomain>.workers.dev/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

For local testing:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "http://localhost:8787/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Useful scripts

• npm run dev: Start local Worker development server.

• npm run deploy: Deploy to Cloudflare Workers.

• npm run type-check: Run TypeScript type checking.

• npm run lint:fix: Auto-fix lint issues via oxlint.

• npm run format: Format repo with oxfmt.

• npm run cf-typegen: Regenerate Wrangler type bindings.

Project structure

• src/index.ts: MCP server definition and tool implementations.

• src/lib/helper.ts: Canvas pagination (Link header parsing).

• public/: Static assets for Worker static asset binding.

• wrangler.jsonc: Cloudflare Worker configuration.