tails - `canvas_submit_assignment` - Submit assignment work - `canvas_get_submission` - Check submission status - `canvas_list_modules` - List course modules - `canvas_mark_module_item_complete` - Mark items complete - `canvas_list_discussions` - List discussion topics - `canvas_post_to_discussion` - Post to discussions - `canvas_list_announcements` - List course announcements - `canvas_get_user_grades` - Get your grades - `canvas_get_dashboard` - Get dashboard info - `canvas_get_upcoming_assignments` - Get due dates - `canvas_list_calendar_events` - List calendar events - `canvas_list_files` - List course files - `canvas_list_pages` - List course pages - `canvas_get_page` - Get page content - `canvas_list_conversations` - List messages - `canvas_create_conversation` - Send messages

👨‍🏫 Instructor Tools (Click to expand)

- `canvas_create_course` - Create new courses - `canvas_update_course` - Update course settings - `canvas_create_assignment` - Create assignments - `canvas_update_assignment` - Update assignments - `canvas_submit_grade` - Grade submissions - `canvas_enroll_user` - Enroll students - `canvas_create_quiz` - Create quizzes - `canvas_update_quiz` - Update quizzes

## 🌟 Example Claude Conversations **Student**: *"I need to check my upcoming assignments and submit my English essay"* **Claude**: *I'll help you check your upcoming assignments and then assist with submitting your English essay. Let me start by getting your upcoming assignments...* [Claude uses `canvas_get_upcoming_assignments` then helps with `canvas_submit_assignment`] --- **Student**: *"What's my current grade in Biology and what assignments am I missing?"* **Claude**: *I'll check your Biology grades and identify any missing assignments...* [Claude uses `canvas_get_course_grades` and `canvas_list_assignments` with submission status] ## 🔍 Troubleshooting **Common Issues:** - ❌ **401 Unauthorized**: Check your API token and permissions - ❌ **404 Not Found**: Verify course/assignment IDs and access rights - ❌ **Timeout**: Increase `CANVAS_TIMEOUT` or check network connectivity **Debug Mode:** ```bash export LOG_LEVEL=debug npm start ``` **Health Check:** ```bash npm run health-check ``` ## 🤝 Contributing We welcome contributions! See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines. ### Quick Contribution Setup ```bash git clone https://github.com/DMontgomery40/mcp-canvas-lms.git cd mcp-canvas-lms npm install npm run dev:watch # Make changes, add tests, submit PR ``` ## 📈 Roadmap - **v2.1**: Real-time notifications, bulk operations, advanced search - **v2.2**: Mobile support, offline capability, analytics dashboard - **v3.0**: Multi-tenant, GraphQL API, AI-powered insights ## 🙋 Support & Community - 🐛 **Bug Reports**: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/DMontgomery40/mcp-canvas-lms/issues) - 💬 **Questions**: [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/DMontgomery40/mcp-canvas-lms/discussions) - 📖 **Documentation**: [Wiki](https://github.com/DMontgomery40/mcp-canvas-lms/wiki) ## 📄 License MIT License - see [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details. ---

Canvas MCP Server v2.0
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27:T5c8,## what is Canvas MCP Server? Canvas MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to interact with the Canvas API, allowing users to manage educational resources such as courses, assignments, enrollments, and grades. ## how to use Canvas MCP Server? To use the Canvas MCP Server, clone the repository from GitHub, install the necessary dependencies, configure environment variables with your Canvas API token and domain, and start the server to listen for MCP requests. ## key features of Canvas MCP Server? - Manage courses, assignments, and user enrollments in Canvas. - Provides specific commands for creating and updating courses and assignments.

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