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Canvas MCP

Canvas MCP is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Canvas LMS integration for students and educators with optional privacy controls. It has 308 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with uvx canvas-mcp.

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Install Canvas MCP

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Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "canvas-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio canvas-mcp -- uvx canvas-mcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "canvas-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "canvas-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "canvas-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

About Canvas MCP

MCP server for Canvas LMS with up to 128 tools and 8 agent skills. Designed for Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, and 40+ other agents; setup and capabilities vary by client.

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How do I install the Canvas MCP MCP server?

Add the command uvx canvas-mcp to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Canvas MCP free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is Canvas MCP actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 26, 2026. The latest release is v1.16.0, published Oct 25, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.