brightspace-mcp-server

MCP server for D2L Brightspace with multi-strategy authentication and opt-in write operations.

Status: Under active development. Not production-ready.

Quick start (Plan 1 preview)

1. Clone and install:

   git clone <this repo>
   cd brightspace-mcp-server
   npm install
   npm run build
   

2. Create ~/.brightspace-mcp/config.yaml:

   default_profile: my_school
   profiles:
     my_school:
       base_url: https://your-school.brightspace.com
       auth:
         strategy: api_token
         api_token: { token_ref: env:BRIGHTSPACE_API_TOKEN }
   

3. Export your D2L Valence token and run:

   export BRIGHTSPACE_API_TOKEN="<your-token>"
   node build/cli/main.js serve
   

4. Register the binary with your MCP client (e.g., Claude Desktop):

   { "brightspace": { "command": "node", "args": ["/abs/path/to/build/cli/main.js", "serve"] } }
   

Status

• [x] Plan 1: Foundation + vertical slice (check_auth, list_my_courses, api_token auth)
• [ ] Plan 2: Browser, OAuth, Session Cookie, Headless + MFA (TOTP, Duo, Manual)
• [ ] Plan 3: Retry/backoff, rate limit, coalescing, File/Redis cache
• [ ] Plans 4–8: Remaining contexts, CLI wizard, writes, release pipeline

License

MIT