What tools does the mcp-canvas-lms MCP server provide?

mcp-canvas-lms exposes 54 tools: canvas_create_account_report, canvas_create_assignment, canvas_create_conversation, canvas_create_course, canvas_create_quiz, canvas_create_user, canvas_enroll_user, canvas_get_account, canvas_get_account_reports, canvas_get_assignment, canvas_get_conversation, canvas_get_course, canvas_get_course_grades, canvas_get_dashboard, canvas_get_dashboard_cards, canvas_get_discussion_topic, canvas_get_file, canvas_get_module, canvas_get_module_item, canvas_get_page, canvas_get_quiz, canvas_get_rubric, canvas_get_submission, canvas_get_syllabus, canvas_get_upcoming_assignments, and others. This list was read from the published package source; the server runs locally and has no endpoint to query.

Does mcp-canvas-lms require an API key?

Not known. mcp-canvas-lms has not been successfully queried, so its authentication requirements are unverified.

Connection check local install

mcp-canvas-lms

Version 2.2 - 54 tools available - an MCP server for interacting with the Canvas LMS API. This server allows you to manage courses, assignments, enrollments, and grades within Canvas.

Design & media

Tools 54

GitHub stars 103

Installs / wk 159

Licence —

Transport stdio

Last checked never

Tools & capabilities

54 tools

Read from the published package source — this server runs locally, so there is no endpoint to query. Names are taken from the code, not observed at runtime, and descriptions are often absent.

canvas_create_account_report from source

canvas_create_assignment from source

Create a new assignment in a Canvas course

canvas_create_conversation from source

Create a new conversation

canvas_create_course from source

Create a new course in Canvas

canvas_create_quiz from source

Create a new quiz in a course

canvas_create_user from source

Create a new user in an account

canvas_enroll_user from source

Enroll a user in a course

canvas_get_account from source

Get account details

canvas_get_account_reports from source

List available reports for an account

canvas_get_assignment from source

Get detailed information about a specific assignment

canvas_get_conversation from source

Get details of a specific conversation

canvas_get_course from source

Get detailed information about a specific course

canvas_get_course_grades from source

Get grades for a course

canvas_get_dashboard from source

Get user

canvas_get_dashboard_cards from source

Get dashboard course cards

canvas_get_discussion_topic from source

Get details of a specific discussion topic

canvas_get_file from source

Get information about a specific file

canvas_get_module from source

Get details of a specific module

canvas_get_module_item from source

Get details of a specific module item

canvas_get_page from source

Get content of a specific page

canvas_get_quiz from source

Get details of a specific quiz

canvas_get_rubric from source

Get details of a specific rubric

canvas_get_submission from source

Get submission details for an assignment

canvas_get_syllabus from source

Get course syllabus

canvas_get_upcoming_assignments from source

Get upcoming assignment due dates

canvas_get_user_grades from source

Get all grades for the current user

canvas_get_user_profile from source

Get current user

canvas_health_check from source

Check the health and connectivity of the Canvas API

canvas_list_account_courses from source

List courses for an account

canvas_list_account_users from source

List users for an account

canvas_list_announcements from source

List all announcements in a course

canvas_list_assignment_groups from source

List assignment groups for a course

canvas_list_assignments from source

List assignments for a course

canvas_list_calendar_events from source

List calendar events

canvas_list_conversations from source

List user

canvas_list_courses from source

List all courses for the current user

canvas_list_discussion_topics from source

List all discussion topics in a course

canvas_list_files from source

List files in a course or folder

canvas_list_folders from source

List folders in a course

canvas_list_module_items from source

List all items in a module

canvas_list_modules from source

List all modules in a course

canvas_list_notifications from source

List user

canvas_list_pages from source

List pages in a course

canvas_list_quizzes from source

List all quizzes in a course

canvas_list_rubrics from source

List rubrics for a course

canvas_list_sub_accounts from source

List sub-accounts for an account

canvas_mark_module_item_complete from source

Mark a module item as complete

canvas_post_to_discussion from source

Post a message to a discussion topic

canvas_start_quiz_attempt from source

Start a new quiz attempt

canvas_submit_assignment from source

Submit work for an assignment

canvas_submit_grade from source

Submit a grade for a student

canvas_update_assignment from source

Update an existing assignment

canvas_update_course from source

Update an existing course in Canvas

canvas_update_user_profile from source

Update current user

Context cost

Heavy

Connecting this server adds 54 tool definitions to every request — roughly 4,860 tokens before you ask anything.

Enough to crowd out other tools. Connect it for the task, not permanently.

Estimated at ~90 tokens per tool. Actual size varies with schema complexity — treat this as an order of magnitude, not a measurement.

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Source & links

Repository: dmontgomery40/mcp-canvas-lms
npm: canvas-mcp-server
Sources: github + npm