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Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault

No arguments

Instructions

Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.

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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_auth_statusA

Diagnose the Canvas connection: which credential is in use, where it's stored, and whether it still works. Run this first when something fails, or before a scheduled job, to distinguish an expired session from a real error.

canvas_get_profileA

Fetch the authenticated user's Canvas profile (name, primary email, id). Use this to verify the API token works.

canvas_list_coursesA

List the user's Canvas courses with current score/grade per course. state='active' (default) for this semester, 'completed' for past courses, 'all' for everything.

canvas_get_courseA

Get one course's details including the full syllabus text, term, and current score. course_id comes from canvas_list_courses.

canvas_list_assignmentsA

List a course's assignments ordered by due date, each with the user's submission status (submitted/score/late/missing). Optional bucket filters: upcoming, past, overdue, undated, ungraded, unsubmitted, future.

canvas_get_assignmentA

Get one assignment's full details: description (as text), due/lock dates, rubric, and the user's submission with score and grade.

canvas_get_gradesA

Without course_id: current score/grade for every active course. With course_id: every graded submission in that course (assignment name, score, points possible, late/missing flags) — useful for 'what's my grade breakdown'.

canvas_list_announcementsA

List announcements. Defaults to all active courses over the last 30 days; pass course_id and/or start_date (ISO) to narrow or widen.

canvas_list_modulesA

List a course's modules with their items (pages, files, assignments, quizzes, links) in order — the course's content outline.

canvas_list_pagesB

List a course's wiki pages. Use search_term to filter by title.

canvas_get_pageA

Read one course page's full content as text. page_url is the 'url' slug from canvas_list_pages or canvas_list_modules.

canvas_list_filesA

List files in a course (slides, PDFs, handouts). Use search_term to filter by name. Returns file IDs for canvas_get_file_link.

canvas_get_file_linkA

Get a temporary authenticated download URL for a file (file_id from canvas_list_files or module items). The URL expires, so use it promptly.

canvas_list_discussionsA

List a course's discussion topics with unread counts and due dates.

canvas_get_discussionA

Read a discussion topic's full thread, including replies.

canvas_list_quizzesA

List a course's quizzes with due dates, time limits, allowed attempts, and points.

canvas_list_todoA

The user's Canvas to-do list: assignments and quizzes needing submission, across all courses.

canvas_list_upcomingA

The user's upcoming Canvas events and assignment due dates across all courses (next ~2 weeks).

canvas_list_calendar_eventsA

Calendar events (lectures, office hours, deadlines) between two dates. type='assignment' shows assignment due dates instead of plain events.

canvas_list_inboxA

List conversations from the Canvas inbox (messages from instructors, TAs, and classmates) with sender, course, preview, and read state. Use scope='unread' for just unread messages.

canvas_get_conversationA

Read the full message thread of one conversation, including every reply. Does NOT mark the conversation as read.

canvas_get_feedbackA

Get grader comments and rubric assessments on your submissions — what the instructor or TA actually wrote. Omit course_id to check every active course. Only returns submissions that have feedback or a grade.

canvas_grade_breakdownA

Break a course grade down by assignment group (with weights), showing what's graded, what's left, and your current standing. Pass target_grade (e.g. 90) to compute the average you need on all remaining work to finish at that grade.

canvas_list_plannerA

Canvas planner feed across all courses — assignments, quizzes, discussions, announcements, and calendar events in date order, each flagged with whether it has new activity and your submission state. Richer than canvas_list_todo.

canvas_read_fileA

Download a Canvas file and extract its text — PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), Excel (.xlsx), HTML, and plain-text formats. Use this to read syllabi, lecture slides, and handouts. file_id comes from canvas_list_files or a module item's content_id.

canvas_read_syllabusA

Get a course's syllabus as text. Handles both cases automatically: syllabus typed into Canvas, or posted as an attached PDF/Word file (common) — in which case the file is downloaded and its text extracted.

canvas_list_groupsA

List the Canvas groups you belong to (project teams, study groups, sections) with member counts and their course.

canvas_get_module_progressA

Show module-by-module progress: which modules are locked, started, or completed, and for each item what Canvas requires to mark it done (view it, submit it, contribute, or score a minimum) and whether you've done it.

canvas_list_peer_reviewsA

Find peer reviews you've been asked to complete, and their status. Scans the course's peer-review assignments; pass assignment_id to check just one.

canvas_export_courseA

One-shot export of a course as a single markdown document: details, syllabus, grade, all assignments with submission status, module outline, and recent announcements. Designed for archiving to Notion or notes apps.

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

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No resources

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