Brightspace MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 21 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.

postinstall: npx playwright install chromium

      accessSync("/.dockerenv");

    return execSync(cmd, {

    const options = await page.$$eval(`${SELECTORS.campusSelect} option`, (nodes) =>

        const contents = await fs.readFile(path.join(canonicalDir, name), "utf8");

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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 brightspace -- npx -y brightspace-mcp-server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brightspace": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "brightspace-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.brightspace]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "brightspace-mcp-server"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brightspace": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "brightspace-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brightspace": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "brightspace-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: D2L_BASE_URL (Your school's Brightspace URL. Default: https://purdue.brightspace.com. Normally set by the setup wizard in ~/.brightspace-mcp/config.json instead.), D2L_SESSION_DIR (Local root for separate per-school/account directories containing encrypted tokens and browser storage. Encryption keys are kept in the native credential store. Default: ~/.d2l-session), D2L_HEADLESS (Run browser authentication without a visible window. Set false only for MFA methods that require browser interaction. Default: true), D2L_TOKEN_TTL (Seconds an access token is used before it is re-minted from the session cookie. Default: 3600), D2L_INCLUDE_COURSES (Comma separated course (org unit) ids to include. Default: all enrolled courses.), D2L_EXCLUDE_COURSES (Comma separated course (org unit) ids to exclude.), D2L_ACTIVE_ONLY (Only return courses whose enrollment is active. Default: true), D2L_CURRENT_ONLY (Only return courses whose Access.StartDate to Access.EndDate window contains now, matching Brightspace's "Current Courses" widget. Default: false), D2L_DEV_MODE (Set to true to record local tool timestamps and safe authentication outcomes in the account session directory. No arguments, results or credentials are logged. Default: false.), D2L_NO_UPDATE_CHECK (Set to any value to disable the startup check against the npm registry for a newer version.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.