# Canvas LMS

> Use this tool when you need to integrate with Canvas Learning Management System to manage courses, track assignments, and retrieve grades. It solves problems related to course organization, assignment submission, and communication by providing tools for course listing, grade retrieval, and inbox messaging. It takes API credentials as input and outputs course data, assignment details, and grades, making it ideal for educational institutions and students seeking to streamline their learning management processes.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/alexherman11-canvas-lms  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alexherman11-canvas-lms

## Description

Connects to Canvas LMS via its REST API to provide eight tools covering course listing, assignment tracking with due dates and submission status, grade retrieval, announcements, upcoming due date forecasting, text-based assignment submission, course file browsing, and inbox messaging. Supports both local stdio transport and HTTP deployment on Railway, with automatic pagination handling and retry logic for API calls.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.85
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** devops-ci
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/alexherman11-canvas-lms)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/alexherman11/canvas_mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "alexherman11-canvas-lms"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alexherman11-canvas-lms` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alexherman11-canvas-lms/pull`

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