mcp-education

Education LMS MCP server — manage courses, assignments, grades, students, and announcements via Canvas LMS API. 12 tools for instructors and administrators.

Quick Start

cargo install mcp-education

CANVAS_BASE_URL=https://yourschool.instructure.com CANVAS_TOKEN=your_token mcp-education

Tools (12)

Read (8)

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | list_courses | All courses for authenticated user | | get_course | Course details, syllabus, enrollment | | list_assignments | All assignments in a course | | get_assignment | Assignment details + submission summary | | list_students | Enrolled students | | get_submissions | All submissions for an assignment | | get_course_analytics | Grade analytics summary | | list_modules | Course content structure | | search_course_content | Search pages, assignments, discussions |

Write (3, gated)

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | create_assignment | Create new assignment (name, due date, points) | | grade_submission | Grade a student's submission | | post_announcement | Post announcement to course |

Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "education": {
      "command": "mcp-education",
      "env": {
        "CANVAS_BASE_URL": "https://yourschool.instructure.com",
        "CANVAS_TOKEN": "your_canvas_api_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Supported LMS

• Canvas LMS (Instructure) — primary backend, full API support
• Works with any Canvas instance (self-hosted or cloud)

Getting a Canvas API Token

1. Log into Canvas → Account → Settings
2. Scroll to "Approved Integrations"
3. Click "+ New Access Token"
4. Copy the token

License

Apache-2.0