Canvas MCP

Canvas LMS MCP server — up to 102 tools and 8 agent skills for students & educators. Works with Claude, Cursor, Codex, and 40+ agents.

MCP Servers Python Listed MIT

Is Canvas MCP safe? Strong public trust posture, backed by multiple independent signals.

OSSF Scorecard 7.8 / 10
Provenance Attested
Signed commits 73%
Last push today
Advisories None known
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In detail: Canvas MCP scores 87.5/100 (Grade A), ranked #66 of 1374 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage B (3 of 5 independent signal types). The public evidence: its packages ship with cryptographic provenance; OSSF Scorecard rates its supply-chain practices 7.8/10; 73% of recent commits are signed; no published advisory affects its latest release (canvas-mcp); last pushed 2026-11-10. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

How Canvas MCP could raise its score

Each line changes one public signal and recomputes with the live scoring function. The gains don't add up exactly, because the score is capped near the top.

Chain of custody

Scanners check what the code says. This traces who ships Canvas MCP and whether that has changed: from the source repository, through how changes are reviewed and released, to the package you install. These are the checks for OWASP ASI04 Agentic Supply Chain Vulnerabilities.

  1. Source Partly signed

    github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp, MIT, last pushed 2026-11-10. 73% of the last 100 commits carry a verified signature; the rest can't be tied to a verified identity.

  2. Review and release Strong

    OpenSSF Scorecard rates the repository's practices 7.8/10 (scanned Nov 7, 2026). The checks that decide who can get a change released:

    • Code Review0
    • Branch Protection5
    • Signed Releases10
    • Dangerous Workflow10
    • Token Permissions10
    • Pinned Dependencies4
    All 18 Scorecard checks
    Binary-Artifacts 10
    Branch-Protection 5
    CI-Tests 10
    CII-Best-Practices 0
    Code-Review 0
    Contributors 6
    Dangerous-Workflow 10
    Dependency-Update-Tool 10
    Fuzzing 0
    License 10
    Maintained 10
    Packaging 10
    Pinned-Dependencies 4
    SAST 10
    Security-Policy 10
    Signed-Releases 10
    Token-Permissions 10
    Vulnerabilities 10
  3. Published packages Linked and attested

    • PyPI canvas-mcp Source link points back to this repo Build provenance attested
  4. What you install today No known advisories

    Latest release checked: canvas-mcp 1.16.1. No published advisory affects it (OSV, checked 2026-11-09).

Changes to this chain

  • 2026-09-23 Package provenance attestation detected
  • 2026-08-26 OSSF Scorecard: 7.5/10

Evidence behind this score

Coverage B: 3 of 5 independent evidence types found.

  • GitHub repository data
  • Package downloads
  • Supply-chain checks
  • Public actions (missing)
  • Community mentions (missing)

Verify this score yourself

Every build re-issues Canvas MCP’s score as an Ed25519-signed credential, valid for 7 days. You can check it offline against HVTracker’s published key; if anyone changes a number after signing, verification fails.

What this score doesn’t check

It covers who ships the code, not what the code does. It doesn’t read tool descriptions or prompts for injected instructions, watch runtime behaviour, or find bugs nobody has disclosed yet. For that, run a content scanner before you connect it, such as Cisco MCP Scanner or Snyk Agent Scan.

How Canvas MCP compares in MCP Servers

  1. #18 Gitlab MCP 88.2 +0.7
  2. #19 MCP Hangar 87.7 +0.2
  3. #20 Canvas MCP 87.5 this agent
  4. #21 DaVinci Resolve MCP 87.5 ±0
  5. #22 PDF Reader MCP 87.3 −0.2

Bars show each HVTrust score; the tick marks Canvas MCP’s 87.5.

Where the 87.5 comes from

HVTrust dimensions vs the MCP Servers average

87.5 / 100 · 100.0% confidence

Canvas MCP MCP Servers average (778 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits
20.9 / 25
10.1 above avg 10.8
Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance
18.0 / 18
4.3 above avg 13.7
Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard
15.1 / 17
2.8 above avg 12.3
Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity
20.0 / 20
7.8 above avg 12.2
AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads
9.6 / 20
2.0 above avg 7.6

Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It
Improve adoption to lift the weakest part of the trust profile.
Recent Changes
2026-11-03
Rank Moved
Rank rose 15 spots (#81 → #66)
2026-10-22
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 10 spots (#63 → #73)
Maintainer Checklist
Keep signals current Trust posture is already in a healthy range. The main job is to keep provenance, maintenance, and public evidence fresh.
74.4
Activity sub-score · out of 100
#20

How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption. Grade A reflects the trust score band: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Evidence coverage B is separate — it grades how many independent signal types back the score (3 of 5), so a high score on thin evidence stays visible. Full methodology →

Signals refreshed 2026-11-10 04:07 UTC · Repo last pushed today

Rank Trend

2026-09-29 2026-11-10

Activity & Reach

Stars
320
Forks
106
Last Push
2026-11-10
today
Commits (4 wk)
286
Downloads (7d)
515
pypi
HN mentions (30d)
—
Open Issues
13
Rank Change
▲3
was #69

Analysis

Activity Inputs

74.4 / 100
StarsRepository reach
15.0 / 30
FreshnessLast push recency
25.0 / 25
ActivityRecent commits
25 / 25
CommunityFork signal
9.4 / 20

Common questions about Canvas MCP

Public supply-chain signals for Canvas MCP are strong: it has multiple independent trust indicators in place. This does not replace your own security review, but Canvas MCP carries less obvious unverified-evidence risk than projects with thin signals.
Does Canvas MCP publish package provenance?
Yes. Canvas MCP's package releases carry build provenance attestations, which cryptographically link the published package back to its source repository and CI workflow.
Does Canvas MCP have an OpenSSF Scorecard?
Canvas MCP has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 7.8/10. The Scorecard checks for branch protection, signed releases, dependency updates, fuzzing, code review, and other supply-chain hygiene items. See the full check breakdown on this page.
Is Canvas MCP actively maintained?
Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 1 day(s).
What license does Canvas MCP use?
Canvas MCP ships under MIT. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.
Are Canvas MCP's commits signed?
73% of the last 100 commits to Canvas MCP are verified-signed (GPG, SSH, S/MIME, or GitHub's signing flow). Signed commits help confirm that code was authored by who the commit claims.

Not a safety endorsement. HVTracker describes what public signals show, not whether a project is safe for your use case. Run your own security review before adopting in production.

AI agent surface

MCP, providers, tool surface
Scored in HVTrust

These runtime-trust fields — detected from public repo docs and manifests — contribute a bounded adjustment to this project's HVTrust score alongside supply-chain evidence. The exact values each field can add or subtract are documented in the methodology → Compare this surface across every listed agent in the capability matrix →

MCP Server Support
high confidence
Implemented
Canvas MCP appears to expose MCP server capabilities.
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
External Service Dependencies
low confidence
None detected
No clear third-party provider dependency detected.
Credential signal: API keys or service config markers documented.
Tool / Plugin Surface
None detected
No clear plugin system or broad tool surface detected.
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
Package Provenance Drift
high confidence
Match
Published package metadata matches the tracked repo
Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.
  • MCP signal live
  • External deps live
  • Tool / plugin surface live
  • Package provenance drift live
How this surface has changed

Detected changes to Canvas MCP's runtime surface and supply-chain posture, from daily public-signal snapshots. A change here means our detectors see something different — a genuinely changed capability, or better evidence of an existing one.

2026-09-23
Mcp Status Changed
Detected MCP server support changed: none → implemented
2026-09-23
Provenance Added
Package provenance attestation detected

Maintain Canvas MCP?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores Canvas MCP from public signals only — we never contact maintainers first. If a signal is wrong, stale, or missing (provenance you publish, a Scorecard you run, signed releases), tell us and we'll review it. Corrections are public and tracked on GitHub.

Reputation Timeline

Signal history
Rank 8HVTrust 2Grade 2Scorecard 1Delisted 1Listed 1Provenance 1MCP 1
2026-11-03
Rank Moved
Rank rose 15 spots (#81 → #66)
2026-10-22
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 10 spots (#63 → #73)
2026-10-08
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 19 spots (#54 → #73)
2026-10-06
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 12 spots (#43 → #55)
2026-09-23
Mcp Status Changed
Detected MCP server support changed: none → implemented
2026-09-23
Provenance Added
Package provenance attestation detected
2026-09-23
Grade Changed
Trust grade D → A
2026-09-23
Rank Moved
Rank rose 533 spots (#579 → #46)
2026-09-23
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 52.4pts (35.1 → 87.5)
2026-09-22
Newly Listed
First tracked at rank #579
2026-09-21
Removed From Active Tracking
Removed from active tracking
2026-08-26
Scorecard Added
OSSF Scorecard: 7.5/10
2026-08-26
Grade Changed
Trust grade B → A
2026-08-26
Rank Moved
Rank rose 93 spots (#141 → #48)
2026-08-26
HVTrust Changed
HVTrust up 15.4pts (70.5 → 85.9)
2026-08-17
Rank Moved
Rank rose 11 spots (#144 → #133)
2026-08-13
Rank Moved
Rank dropped 10 spots (#128 → #138)

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Other agents in MCP Servers

Data sources
GitHub REST API (repo, commits, stars, forks, license) · PyPI / pypistats (downloads, provenance) · OpenSSF Scorecard CLI
Each agent's signals refresh once daily across 6 staggered batches. Methodology v4.4 · Raw JSON