canvas-toolbox vs Grafana
canvas-toolbox is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑20.
canvas-toolbox is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Chaz Clark. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Grafana is an MCP server published by grafana. Marketplaces we read that list it: 4 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-10. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Grafana | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace chaz-clark/canvas-toolbox | Removed on 2026-10-20 Version: 0.72.3 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: v2.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 491 Stars (GitHub): 3 648 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 19 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:9362bcf6aa0e Forks (GitHub): 491 Pulls (Docker Hub): 1 166 997 Stars (Docker Hub): 22 Stars (GitHub): 3 648 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 19 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | canvas-toolboxno longer listed · | Grafana |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 | 3 648 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 1 166 997 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 | 491 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-02 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 65 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 7, secrets among them: 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not published | 2 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/chaz-clark/canvas-toolbox | github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Status out of date: last check 32 h ago returned HTTP 401 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of canvas-toolbox
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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canvas-mcp io.github.vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp
Canvas LMS integration for students and educators with optional privacy controls
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canvas-lms-mcp-local io.github.Fireiscoolsolo/canvas-lms-mcp-local
Student-focused Canvas LMS: 237 tools for grades, deadlines, planning, submissions and study plans.
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canvas com.mcparmory/canvas
Manage courses, submissions, grades, and student data in Canvas LMS
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canvas-parent-mcp io.github.chrischall/canvas-parent-mcp
Canvas LMS (Instructure) for Claude — courses, grades, assignments, planner, files
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canvas-lms-mcp io.github.bruchris/canvas-lms-mcp
TypeScript MCP server for Canvas LMS — 187 tools across 42 domains.
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canvas-lms-mcp-server io.github.Fireiscoolsolo/canvas-lms-mcp-server
Self-hosted Canvas LMS for every device: 237 student tools over HTTP with OAuth and phone alerts.
What each says it does
canvas-toolbox
FERPA-safe AI-assisted Canvas LMS toolkit. Includes agent specs (8) and pedagogical knowledge files (20+) covering course design audits, FERPA-safe LLM grading, Canvas sync, and the BYU-I Learning Model.
Grafana
An MCP server giving access to Grafana dashboards, data and more.
How to run each
canvas-toolbox
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Grafana As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http mcp-grafana https://mcp.grafana.com/mcpRequires: GRAFANA_PASSWORD (secret), GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN (secret), GRAFANA_URL
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Grafana has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of canvas-toolbox publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of canvas-toolbox publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: canvas-toolbox · What it can do: Grafana · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.