canvas-cli vs Canvas LMS MCP for students
canvas-cli is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑11‑01.
canvas-cli is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Juan Rivera. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Canvas LMS MCP for students is an MCP server published by AnonymousOnyx22. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-11. 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 |  Canvas LMS MCP for students | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace jjuanrivvera/canvas-cli | Removed on 2026-11-01 Version: 1.9.0 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 20 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.10 Downloads/month (npm): 1 676 Downloads/week (npm): 625 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.10 Downloads/month (npm): 1 676 Downloads/week (npm): 625 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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-clino longer listed · | Canvas LMS MCP for students |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 20 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-01 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (canvas-lms-student-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/jjuanrivvera/canvas-cli | github.com/anonymousonyx22/canvas-lms-student-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-23 | 2026-10-14 |
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-cli
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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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 com.mcparmory/canvas
Manage courses, submissions, grades, and student data in Canvas LMS
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MCP server exposing the Canvas LMS REST API (1,116 endpoints) for AI assistants
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Manage your Moodle sites (courses, users, grades, reports) from an AI assistant.
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Read-only Canvas LMS for your AI: deadlines, grades, files, announcements. Runs on your Cloudflare.
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brightspace-d2l-mcp io.github.AnonymousOnyx22/brightspace-d2l-mcp
Brightspace MCP server for D2L: what's due and submitted, grades, exams, what's new, course files.
What each says it does
canvas-cli
Manage Canvas LMS from the terminal — courses, assignments, submissions and grading, modules, pages, quizzes, users, enrollments, files, and analytics.
Canvas LMS MCP for students
Canvas LMS MCP server for students. Read only Canvas courses, grades, due dates, plus .ics export.
How to run each
canvas-cli
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Canvas LMS MCP for students As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "CANVAS_API_TOKEN=<YOUR_CANVAS_API_TOKEN>" --env "CANVAS_BASE_URL=<YOUR_CANVAS_BASE_URL>" --transport stdio canvas-lms-student-mcp -- npx -y canvas-lms-student-mcpRequires: CANVAS_API_TOKEN (secret), CANVAS_BASE_URL
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of canvas-cli publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: canvas-cli · What it can do: Canvas LMS MCP for students · Compare two other plugins
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