Canvas Assignment Assistant

Example Use Cases

• 1

  List and filter a user's Canvas courses (active/completed) to discover relevant classes and contexts.

• 2

  Search assignment titles and descriptions across courses and filter results by date range or course.

• 3

  Fetch full assignment details (HTML, plain text, or markdown) to summarize instructions or extract due dates and resources.

Description

This open-source MCP server exposes Canvas (Instructure) course and assignment data to LLM-based agents. It supports listing courses, searching assignments across courses with filters (query, date range, course, completed state), and fetching full assignment details in multiple formats. It integrates with MCP-capable clients like Claude Desktop and Cursor via a local command configuration, requiring a Canvas API token and domain. The tool streamlines programmatic access to due dates, descriptions, and assignment content for automation and assistant workflows.