A side-by-side look at the Canvas MCP and Mini Course Generator MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Canvas MCP for education work as a local process; choose Mini Course Generator for education. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
CANVAS_BASE_URL, CANVAS_TOKEN, CANVAS_DUMP_DIR.list_courses, list_assignments, list_modules.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Education | Education |
| Quality signal | 59/100 · Good | 32/100 · Emerging |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | API key required | OAuth 2.0 |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | CANVAS_BASE_URLCANVAS_TOKENCANVAS_DUMP_DIR | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 4 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 10 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Canvas MCP | View Mini Course Generator |
list_courseslist_assignmentslist_moduleslist_announcementsget_pageget_file_infoget_gradesplanner_itemsupcoming_eventstodoNo tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"admin978-canvas-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"canvas-local-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CANVAS_BASE_URL": "YOUR_CANVAS_BASE_URL_HERE",
"CANVAS_TOKEN": "YOUR_CANVAS_TOKEN_HERE",
"CANVAS_DUMP_DIR": "YOUR_CANVAS_DUMP_DIR_HERE"
}
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for Mini Course Generator yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
