Canvas MCP

A local MCP server for Canvas LMS that enables querying courses, assignments, grades, modules, and more from any MCP-compatible AI client.

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// key findings

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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 2 high

Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.

✅

No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation

Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.

✅

Open source with a license and README

Anyone can audit the code, the license is declared, and the publisher documents what it does.

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You'll be asked for 1 credential: CANVAS_API_KEY

These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.

// known CVEs in dependencies2 high

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.0.4GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.0.4GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

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// required environment variables

This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.

🔐 secretCANVAS_API_KEY— ENV["Environment Variables<br/>"]

configCANVAS_BASE_URL— "": "https://your-canvas-instance.edu"

// full audit trail

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// improvement guidance — verified publishers only

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commit: 28496f9ca41462c7dc1a1ad8a9c163f6f9d13896

code hash: cd8523260c8826856e6b5b20dcd98a8fac985f5157de7eab90fc39e54c19ad9f

verified: 6/15/2026, 2:08:25 PM

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