# Canvas MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to interact with Canvas LMS data using natural language queries, enabling easy access to courses, assignments, and grades. It solves problems of manual data retrieval and provides a remote server for MCP clients like Claude Desktop to fetch relevant information. The Canvas MCP Server takes natural language inputs and returns relevant Canvas data as output, ideal for use cases requiring efficient and intuitive Canvas data retrieval.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/jordanlein-canvas-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jordanlein-canvas-mcp

## Description

A remote MCP server for querying Canvas LMS courses, assignments, and grades. Enables natural language interaction with Canvas data via MCP clients like Claude Desktop.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.68
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/j6l0b6y54v)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/jordanlein/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": "jordanlein-canvas-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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