generated: '2026-09-05'
method: derived
source:
- mcp/canvas-mcp.yml
- openapi/canvas-lms-openapi.yml
- graphql/canvas-graphql.md
surfaces:
  openapi:
    file: openapi/canvas-lms-openapi.yml
    operations: 1117
    gated: false
    origin: converted from the 144 first-party Swagger 1.2 documents at https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/
  graphql:
    endpoint: https://<canvas-host>/api/graphql
    gated: true
    introspection: Not obtained. canvas.instructure.com returned HTTP 503 behind a Free-for-Teacher Platform Restoration
      page for POST /api/graphql on 2026-09-05, and Canvas GraphQL requires an authenticated bearer token in any
      case. No SDL is recorded and none is guessed.
    docs: https://developerdocs.instructure.com/services/canvas/basics/file.graphql
  mcp:
    url: null
    gated: null
    note: No MCP server exists — see mcp/canvas-mcp.yml.
coverage:
  tools_named: 20
  tools_bound: 20
  mcp_only: 0
  rest_operations_total: 1117
  rest_operations_with_a_tool: 20
  note: 'Coverage is deliberately tiny: there is no published Canvas MCP server, so the only tools that exist are
    the candidates this pipeline derived. The gap between 20 candidate tools and 1,117 published operations is the
    honest measurement — it is what any Canvas MCP author has to triage.'
crosswalk:
- tool: list_courses
  category: Courses
  rest:
  - list_your_courses
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
- tool: get_course
  category: Courses
  rest:
  - get_single_course_courses
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
- tool: list_course_users
  category: Courses
  rest:
  - list_users_in_course_users
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
- tool: list_assignments
  category: Assignments
  rest:
  - list_assignments_assignments
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
- tool: get_assignment
  category: Assignments
  rest:
  - get_single_assignment
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
- tool: list_submissions
  category: Submissions
  rest:
  - list_assignment_submissions_courses
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
- tool: get_submission
  category: Submissions
  rest:
  - get_single_submission_courses
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
- tool: grade_submission
  category: Submissions
  rest:
  - grade_or_comment_on_submission_courses
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
- tool: list_enrollments
  category: Enrollments
  rest:
  - list_enrollments_courses
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
- tool: list_modules
  category: Modules
  rest:
  - list_modules
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
- tool: list_pages
  category: Pages
  rest:
  - list_pages_courses
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
- tool: list_announcements
  category: Announcements
  rest:
  - list_announcements
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
- tool: list_quizzes
  category: Quizzes
  rest:
  - list_quizzes_in_course
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
- tool: get_user_profile
  category: Users
  rest:
  - get_user_profile
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
- tool: list_todo
  category: Users
  rest:
  - list_todo_items
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
- tool: list_upcoming_events
  category: Users
  rest:
  - list_upcoming_assignments_calendar_events
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
- tool: list_calendar_events
  category: Calendar Events
  rest:
  - list_calendar_events
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
- tool: list_discussion_topics
  category: Discussion Topics
  rest:
  - list_discussion_topics_courses
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
- tool: list_files
  category: Files
  rest:
  - list_files_courses
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
- tool: get_course_gradebook_history
  category: Gradebook History
  rest:
  - days_in_gradebook_history_for_this_course
  binding: rest
  confidence: high
  note: Candidate tool derived directly from this operation; it inherits the operation's parameters and requestBody
    as its real inputSchema.
mcp_only: []
graphql_only:
- note: Canvas GraphQL is documented as an alternative projection of the same data core, aimed at dashboards that
    would otherwise need many REST round-trips. Whether it exposes fields REST does not could not be established
    without an authenticated introspection call; nothing is asserted.
rest_only_by_capability:
- capability: Discussion Topics
  operations: 57
- capability: Files
  operations: 52
- capability: Users
  operations: 45
- capability: Submissions
  operations: 43
- capability: Content Migrations
  operations: 37
- capability: Outcome Groups
  operations: 37
- capability: Lti Registrations
  operations: 36
- capability: Courses
  operations: 28
- capability: Groups
  operations: 25
- capability: Pages
  operations: 22
- capability: Accounts
  operations: 21
- capability: Rubrics
  operations: 20
- capability: External Tools
  operations: 19
- capability: Analytics
  operations: 18
- capability: Assignments
  operations: 18
- capability: Feature Flags
  operations: 16
- capability: Group Categories
  operations: 16
- capability: Modules
  operations: 16
- capability: Blackout Dates
  operations: 13
- capability: Blueprint Courses
  operations: 13
- capability: Enrollments
  operations: 13
- capability: Conversations
  operations: 12
- capability: Media Objects
  operations: 12
- capability: Planner
  operations: 12
- capability: Calendar Events
  operations: 11
- capability: Learning Object Dates
  operations: 11
- capability: Grading Standards
  operations: 10
- capability: Notification Preferences
  operations: 10
- capability: Ai Conversations
  operations: 9
- capability: Ai Experiences
  operations: 9
- capability: Authentication Providers
  operations: 9
- capability: Content Exports
  operations: 9
- capability: Peer Reviews
  operations: 9
- capability: Poll Sessions
  operations: 9
- capability: Roles
  operations: 9
- capability: Sections
  operations: 9
- capability: Appointment Groups
  operations: 8
- capability: Content Security Policy Settings
  operations: 8
- capability: Content Shares
  operations: 8
- capability: Custom Gradebook Columns
  operations: 8