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CanvasMCP Poke

by · github.com/NoahWeiss123/CanvasMCP-Poke

This is a locally hosted read-only MCP server to give tools to Poke to read Canvas data: courses, assignments, files, pages, modules, announcements, discussions, quizzes, calendar events, and to-dos.

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About CanvasMCP Poke

CanvasMCP Poke is an MCP server published by NoahWeiss123 in the Documentation category: this is a locally hosted read-only MCP server to give tools to Poke to read Canvas data: courses, assignments, files, pages, modules, announcements, discussions, quizzes, calendar events, and to-dos.

The repository has 5 stars and 2 forks, with the last commit 9 months ago. Six months or more without a commit doesn't mean the server is broken, but check the open issues before depending on it in production.

Install

From source
git clone https://github.com/NoahWeiss123/CanvasMCP-Poke

This server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.

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  • ✓README presentThe repository ships documentation.
  • !License declaredNo license file. Legally you have no right to use it in a product.
  • !Tests presentNo tests found. Behaviour changes may go unnoticed between versions.
  • ✓Dependencies pinnedA lockfile pins dependency versions.
  • ✓No dynamic code executionSource scan found no eval, dynamic Function, or shell execution.

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README

Poke <> Canvas by Noah Weiss (nhweiss@stanford.edu)

This is a locally hosted read-only MCP server to give tools to Poke to read Canvas data: courses, assignments, files, pages, modules, announcements, discussions, quizzes, calendar events, and to-dos.

Setup

  1. npm install

  2. Go to Canvas > Account > Settings > Access Token

  3. Create .env.local with CANVAS_BASE_URL=https://canvas.SCHOOLNAME.edu CANVAS_TOKEN= Access Token from (2) MCP_HTTP_HOST=127.0.0.1 MCP_HTTP_PORT=3333 MCP_API_KEY=

  4. Run the MCP server: npm run start:http

  5. Connect to Poke: connections > Add Integration > Create > Set Server URL to http://localhost:3333/mcp or ngrok tunnel if using that

If you have any questions, please reach out!

email: nhweiss@stanford.edu X: @noahhweiss linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-weiss-377175289/

README fetched from the repository 20 hours ago. The original is authoritative.

Questions

About CanvasMCP Poke

How do I install CanvasMCP Poke?

No package has been published for this server, so install it from source: clone the repository and follow its README.

Is CanvasMCP Poke safe to use with an AI agent?

Its trust score is 34 out of 100 (low). It passes 3 of the 5 static security checks run so far; the failures are listed above. It has no ConduID identity yet, so agent calls to it are not receipted.

Is CanvasMCP Poke still maintained?

The last commit was 9 months ago. That's long enough that you should check whether the maintainer is responding to issues before depending on it.