Canvas MCP vs MoodleMCP
A side-by-side look at the Canvas MCP and MoodleMCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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MoodleMCPEducationConnect your Moodle to AI assistants: courses, content, grading and reports from the chat.37FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Canvas MCP for education work; choose MoodleMCP for education. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Canvas MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Education domain.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
ALLOWED_WRITE_TOOLS.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | M MoodleMCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Education | Education |
| Quality signal | 40/100 · Fair | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | — | — |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | ALLOWED_WRITE_TOOLS | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 286 | — |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Canvas MCP | View MoodleMCP |
Tools & capabilities
Canvas MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
MoodleMCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
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.
Canvas MCP
No confirmed install command for Canvas MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
MoodleMCP
No confirmed install command for MoodleMCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Canvas MCP is categorized under Education and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. MoodleMCP belongs to Education and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Canvas MCP for education work and MoodleMCP for education.
Neither server has a confirmed install command yet, so we don't publish a guessed config. Follow each project's own setup instructions, linked from its listing page.
Canvas MCP is listed as free. Auth: api key required. MoodleMCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add canvas-mcp and moodlemcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Canvas MCP has a quality signal of 40/100 (Fair) with 3 views, 0 installs and 286 GitHub stars. MoodleMCP has 37/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.