Canvas Lms MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 2 573 installs a week from npm. Last commit 30 Oct 2026.
TypeScript MCP server for Canvas LMS — 187 tools across 42 domains.
What the code does
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PUB_VER=$(curl -fsSL -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" https://api.github.com/repos/modelcontextprotocol/registry/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name')
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add canvas-lms-mcp -e 'CANVAS_API_TOKEN=<CANVAS_API_TOKEN>' -e 'CANVAS_BASE_URL=<CANVAS_BASE_URL>' -- npx -y canvas-lms-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"canvas-lms-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"canvas-lms-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_API_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_API_TOKEN>",
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.canvas-lms-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "canvas-lms-mcp"]
env = { CANVAS_API_TOKEN = "<CANVAS_API_TOKEN>", CANVAS_BASE_URL = "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"canvas-lms-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"canvas-lms-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_API_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_API_TOKEN>",
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"canvas-lms-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"canvas-lms-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_API_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_API_TOKEN>",
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<CANVAS_API_TOKEN> (Canvas personal access token (Account → Settings → Approved Integrations → New Access Token)), <CANVAS_BASE_URL> (Canvas instance base URL, origin only with no path, e.g. https://school.instructure.com).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
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