Canvas MCP Server
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Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOG_LEVEL | No | Logging level, e.g. 'debug' for debug mode. | |
| CANVAS_DOMAIN | Yes | Canvas domain, e.g. your_school.instructure.com. Required for Canvas authentication. | |
| MCP_HTTP_HOST | No | Host for Streamable HTTP transport. | 127.0.0.1 |
| MCP_HTTP_PATH | No | Path for Streamable HTTP transport. | /mcp |
| MCP_HTTP_PORT | No | Port for Streamable HTTP transport. | 3000 |
| MCP_TRANSPORT | No | Transport selection. Set to 'stdio' (default) for Claude Desktop/Codex/Cursor local MCP wiring, or 'streamable-http' for local HTTP integrations and containerized workflows. | stdio |
| CANVAS_TIMEOUT | No | Canvas API timeout. Increase if encountering timeout errors. | |
| CANVAS_API_TOKEN | Yes | Canvas API token. Required for Canvas authentication. Generate from Canvas Account → Settings → Approved Integrations → New Access Token. | |
| MCP_HTTP_STATEFUL | No | Enable stateful mode for Streamable HTTP transport. | true |
| MCP_HTTP_JSON_RESPONSE | No | Use JSON responses for Streamable HTTP transport. | true |
| MCP_HTTP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS | No | Allowed origins for Streamable HTTP transport. |
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
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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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This server cannot be deployed
Maintenance
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