canvas-student-mcp (xmike04/canvas-student-mcp) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. M8ven has not graded it: we have no way to read this server ourselves. The publisher has confirmed an email address for this listing, which proves an inbox rather than ownership (Claimed).

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C
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74/100
12 days ago

canvas-student-mcp

Read-only MCP server for Canvas LMS that works without API tokens by using session cookies, enabling AI assistants to access courses, assignments, grades, announcements, and more.

→ xmike04/canvas-student-mcp· listed on glama

Emerging. No concerning findings. Grades remain capped until the project builds reputation through adoption. Grades reflect the full trust pyramid: code, verification depth, and reputation. New projects cap at C until adoption is earned.

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// key findings
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No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation
Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.
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Open source with a license and README
Anyone can audit the code, the license is declared, and the publisher documents what it does.
🔐
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.
Are you the publisher? Confirm or correct these findings.
// environment variables
To run this server yourself, you supply these values. They go in your own MCP client configuration and stay on your machine. The secret label means the value is sensitive, not that the server mishandles it.
🔐 secretCANVAS_API_TOKENUse instead of CANVAS_COOKIE for token auth (token wins if both are set). Verify with: "check my Canvas profile."
configCANVAS_BASE_URLenv =https://yourschool.instructure.com \
configCANVAS_COOKIEenv '=canvas_session=PASTE_VALUE_HERE' \
// quality suggestions

Tool annotations

No tools have read-only/destructive annotations

Add readOnlyHint or destructiveHint annotations to every tool so hosts can warn users before invoking.

All four hints declared on every tool

30/30 tools missing one or more hints — canvas_auth_status (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); canvas_get_profile (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); canvas_list_courses (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint), +27 more. OpenAI's directory rejects tools where any of the four hints are missing or non-boolean.

For every tool, set all four hints (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint) to explicit true/false values that match the handler’s actual behaviour.

Tool inputs are validated

Only 0/1 tool handlers declare input schemas (0%)

Declare an inputSchema with zod/joi/yup on every tool definition.

Tests exist

No test files found

Add tests that exercise each declared tool.

Shell command execution

1 child_process/subprocess call in production code — runs shell commands (src/canvas.ts:33)

Prefer library functions over shell-outs. If you must shell out, ensure all inputs are properly escaped.

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// full audit trail
The findings above are the summary. The full trail, every check we ran, each deduction, the network hosts observed and the dependency advisories, goes to verified publishers, along with an alert whenever a new one lands. Verified publishers can also review each finding and dispute it in one click. Publisher corrections have sharpened several of our checks this month, because the maintainer knows the codebase better than any scanner.
// improvement guidance — verified publishers only
We have 5 concrete improvements we can share with the publisher of this MCP. Each comes with specific guidance to raise the trust score.
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commit: d35bb973c82604f6f16414709b926b892a42558f
code hash: 8b9bce7c72067ea3111f3dc2ed1fbac009fe7e233fe94b2fc1aa49c24c7e3921
verified: 8/18/2026, 9:27:56 AM
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