Canvas MCP Server

Instructions

    Args:
        course_identifier: The Canvas course code (e.g., badm_554_120251_246794) or ID
        rubric_id: The ID of the rubric to delete
    

Implementation Reference

• src/canvas_mcp/tools/rubrics.py:1077-1117 (handler)

  The delete_rubric tool handler. Deletes a specified rubric from a Canvas course by making a DELETE request to the Canvas API /courses/{course_id}/rubrics/{rubric_id} endpoint. Fetches rubric title beforehand for confirmation in the response.

  @mcp.tool()
  @validate_params
  async def delete_rubric(course_identifier: str | int,
                        rubric_id: str | int) -> str:
      """Delete a rubric and remove all its associations.
  
      Args:
          course_identifier: The Canvas course code (e.g., badm_554_120251_246794) or ID
          rubric_id: The ID of the rubric to delete
      """
      course_id = await get_course_id(course_identifier)
      rubric_id_str = str(rubric_id)
  
      # Get rubric details before deletion for confirmation
      rubric_response = await make_canvas_request(
          "get",
          f"/courses/{course_id}/rubrics/{rubric_id_str}"
      )
  
      rubric_title = "Unknown Rubric"
      if "error" not in rubric_response:
          rubric_title = rubric_response.get("title", "Unknown Rubric")
  
      # Delete the rubric
      response = await make_canvas_request(
          "delete",
          f"/courses/{course_id}/rubrics/{rubric_id_str}"
      )
  
      if "error" in response:
          return f"Error deleting rubric: {response['error']}"
  
      course_display = await get_course_code(course_id) or course_identifier
  
      result = f"Rubric deleted successfully from course {course_display}!\n\n"
      result += "Deleted Rubric Details:\n"
      result += f"  ID: {rubric_id}\n"
      result += f"  Title: {rubric_title}\n"
      result += "  All associations have been removed\n"
  
      return result

• src/canvas_mcp/server.py:51-51 (registration)

  Registration of rubric tools (including delete_rubric) via register_rubric_tools(mcp) call in the main server setup.

  register_rubric_tools(mcp)