Canvas Lms MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 936 installs a week from npm. Last commit 31 Oct 2026.
Self-hosted Canvas LMS for students on every device: OAuth, ngrok tunnel, multi-PC failover.
What the code does
We read the source, 1 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
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.
const dest = path.join(DOWNLOAD_DIR, name);
const child = spawn(NODE, [path.join(PKG_DIR, 'index.js')], { cwd: DIR, env: process.env, stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'] });
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
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-server -e 'CANVAS_API_TOKEN=<CANVAS_API_TOKEN>' -e 'CANVAS_BASE_URL=<CANVAS_BASE_URL>' -- npx -y canvas-lms-mcp-remote{
"mcpServers": {
"canvas-lms-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"canvas-lms-mcp-remote"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_API_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_API_TOKEN>",
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.canvas-lms-mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "canvas-lms-mcp-remote"]
env = { CANVAS_API_TOKEN = "<CANVAS_API_TOKEN>", CANVAS_BASE_URL = "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"canvas-lms-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"canvas-lms-mcp-remote"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_API_TOKEN": "<CANVAS_API_TOKEN>",
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "<CANVAS_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"canvas-lms-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"canvas-lms-mcp-remote"
],
"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> (Your school's Canvas address, e.g. https://yourschool.instructure.com).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
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