Canvas MCP
[](https://smithery.ai/server/@aryankeluskar/canvas-mcp)
Canvas MCP is a set of tools that allows your AI agents to interact with Canvas LMS and Gradescope.
Features
- **Find relevant resources** - Ability to find relevant resources for a given query in natural language!
- **Query upcoming assignments** - Not only fetch upcoming assignments, but also provide its breakdown for a given course.
- **Get courses and assignments from Gradescope** - Query your Gradescope courses and assignments with natural language, get submission status, and more!
- Get courses
- Get modules
- Get module items
- Get file url
- Get calendar events
- Get assignments
- and so much more...
Usage
Note down the following beforehand:
- Canvas API Key from `Canvas > Account > Settings > Approved Integrations > New Access Token`
- Gemini API key from https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey
- Gradescope Email and Password https://www.gradescope.com/
Installing via Smithery (**Preferred**)
To install Canvas MCP for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@aryankeluskar/canvas-mcp):
Or, for Cursor IDE to use canvas-mcp with other models:
Or, for Windsurf:
Manual Installation (ONLY for local instances)
Download the repository and run the following commands:
Manual Configuration
Create a `.env` file in the root directory with the following environment variables:
Add the following to your `mcp.json` or `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
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