Canvas LMS (read-only)

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Read-only Canvas LMS for students: what changed in your courses, search across slides and PDFs.

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      "isLatest": true,
      "updatedAt": "2026-11-12T15:41:17.451846Z",
      "publishedAt": "2026-11-12T15:41:17.451846Z",
      "statusChangedAt": "2026-11-12T15:41:17.451846Z"
    }
  },
  "server": {
    "name": "io.github.rbrtlol/canvas-readonly-mcp",
    "title": "Canvas LMS (read-only)",
    "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
    "version": "2.2.1",
    "packages": [
      {
        "version": "2.2.1",
        "transport": {
          "type": "stdio"
        },
        "identifier": "canvas-readonly-mcp",
        "registryType": "npm",
        "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
        "environmentVariables": [
          {
            "name": "CANVAS_BASE_URL",
            "format": "string",
            "isRequired": true,
            "description": "Your Canvas address, e.g. https://canvas.yourschool.edu"
          },
          {
            "name": "CANVAS_TOKEN",
            "format": "string",
            "isSecret": true,
            "isRequired": true,
            "description": "Canvas personal access token (Account → Settings → New access token)"
          },
          {
            "name": "CANVAS_HOST_ALIASES",
            "format": "string",
            "description": "Other hostnames of the same Canvas, comma-separated (optional)"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "transport": {
          "type": "stdio"
        },
        "fileSha256": "54f668799a6603252f0c644b54db4270ab23ee0eaec4089563a83105709253f7",
        "identifier": "https://github.com/rbrtlol/canvas-readonly-mcp/releases/download/v2.2.1/canvas-readonly-mcp-2.2.1.mcpb",
        "registryType": "mcpb"
      }
    ],
    "repository": {
      "url": "https://github.com/rbrtlol/canvas-readonly-mcp",
      "source": "github"
    },
    "websiteUrl": "https://github.com/rbrtlol/canvas-readonly-mcp#readme",
    "description": "Read-only Canvas LMS for students: what changed in your courses, search across slides and PDFs."
  }
}

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This server only runs locally, from a package. Install it with the instructions on this page to try it.

Install

Pick your client. Values in capitals, like YOUR_TOKEN, are yours to fill in.

One click: Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Add to LM StudioThen replace the YOUR_ values and {placeholders} with your own.

Run in a terminal

claude mcp add canvas-readonly-mcp \
  -e CANVAS_BASE_URL=YOUR_CANVAS_BASE_URL \
  -e CANVAS_TOKEN=YOUR_CANVAS_TOKEN \
  -- npx -y [email protected]

Environment

CANVAS_BASE_URL (required): Your Canvas address, e.g. https://canvas.yourschool.edu
CANVAS_TOKEN (required): Canvas personal access token (Account → Settings → New access token)
CANVAS_HOST_ALIASES (optional, not in the config above): Other hostnames of the same Canvas, comma-separated (optional)

mcpb package

https://github.com/rbrtlol/canvas-readonly-mcp/releases/download/v2.2.1/canvas-readonly-mcp-2.2.1.mcpb

Tools

We don't run packages, so we can't list this server's tools.