# Canvas LMS MCP Server

> Canvas LMS MCP Server — zwanner-canvas-mcp-server. Use this tool when you need to access Canvas LMS data through natural language queries, enabling read-only views of active courses, grades, and upcoming assignments. It solves problems of manual course tracking and provides a user-friendly interface for querying LMS data. Ideal for students, instructors, and administrators seeking streamlined access to Canvas information.

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

## Description

Provides read-only access to Canvas LMS, enabling users to view active courses, grades, and upcoming assignments through natural language queries.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.68
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/piyqfx89fk)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/zwanner/canvas-mcp-server>

## 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": "zwanner-canvas-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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