Canvas MCP Server

A remote MCP server for querying Canvas LMS courses, assignments, and grades. Enables natural language interaction with Canvas data via MCP clients like Claude Desktop.

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// key findings

⚠️

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.

🔐

You'll be asked for 2 credentials: CANVAS_API_TOKEN, MCP_AUTH_TOKEN

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.

configALLOWED_ORIGINS— (optional): Comma-separated list of allowed origins for Origin validation (default: http://localhost:,http://127.0.0.1:)

configBASE_PATH— (optional, default /mcp): MCP endpoint path

🔐 secretCANVAS_API_TOKEN— Your Canvas personal access token

configCANVAS_BASE_URL— Your Canvas instance URL (e.g., https://yourschool.instructure.com)

configCANVAS_TIMEOUT_MS— (optional, default 15000): Timeout in milliseconds for outbound Canvas API requests (connect + read)

🔐 secretMCP_AUTH_TOKEN— (optional): If set, require Authorization: Bearer <token> on all /mcp requests (both GET and POST)

configPORT— (optional, default 8080): HTTP server port

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// improvement guidance — verified publishers only

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commit: 4d0aa9c1fe8546a8c43357d766a66fd5433e180f

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verified: 6/23/2026, 10:06:40 AM

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