Canvas LMS MCP Server

Enables Claude to interact with Canvas LMS to manage coursework, track assignments, and view grades through natural language. It supports comprehensive academic tasks including checking rubrics, participating in discussion boards, and submitting assignments.

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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 1 credential: CANVAS_API_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@1.0.0GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.0.0GHSA-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.

configBASE_PATH

🔐 secretCANVAS_API_TOKEN— "": "YOUR_TOKEN_HERE",

configCANVAS_BASE_URL— "": "https://your-school.instructure.com"

configHOST

configPORT

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verified: 6/11/2026, 11:35:15 AM

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