Canvas Lms MCP Local MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 22 h ago · rules ccca72095570

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

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Connect this server

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-local -- npx -y canvas-lms-mcp-local

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas-lms-mcp-local": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "canvas-lms-mcp-local"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.canvas-lms-mcp-local]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "canvas-lms-mcp-local"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas-lms-mcp-local": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "canvas-lms-mcp-local"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canvas-lms-mcp-local": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "canvas-lms-mcp-local"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: CANVAS_API_TOKEN (Canvas personal access token (Account > Settings > Approved Integrations > New Access Token)), CANVAS_BASE_URL (Your school's Canvas address, e.g. https://yourschool.instructure.com). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.