Canvas Academic MCP
by thvl3
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANVAS_DB_PATH | No | Absolute path to the SQLite database cache file. Defaults to the per-user state directory; override if you need a specific location. | |
| CANVAS_BASE_URL | Yes | The base URL of your Canvas instance (HTTPS origin). Example: https://school.instructure.com | |
| CANVAS_PROVIDER | No | The provider used to access Canvas. Defaults to 'browser' for the normal browser-extension flow. The legacy 'legacy-pat' provider is only for compatibility and requires CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN. | browser |
| CANVAS_TIMEZONE | No | IANA timezone used for human-readable timestamps in CLI output, e.g. America/New_York. Optional. | |
| CANVAS_ACCESS_TOKEN | No | Canvas personal access token. Only used when CANVAS_PROVIDER=legacy-pat. Not needed for normal browser-based operation. | |
| CANVAS_WORKSPACE_ROOT | No | Absolute path to the root directory where assignment workspaces are created. Defaults to the per-user state directory; override if you need a specific location. |
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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Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
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Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
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This server cannot be deployed
Maintenance
ActivityMaintained
ResponsivenessNo issues