Canvas-mcp canvas-week-plan

Student weekly assignment planner for Canvas LMS. Shows all due dates, submission status, grades, and peer reviews across all courses. Use when a student says "what's due", "plan my week", "weekly check", or wants to organize their coursework.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/canvas-week-plan" ~/.claude/skills/vishalsachdev-canvas-mcp-canvas-week-plan && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/canvas-week-plan/SKILL.md

source content

Canvas Week Plan

Generate a comprehensive weekly plan for a student, showing all upcoming assignments, current grades, submission status, and pending peer reviews across all enrolled courses.

Prerequisites

Canvas MCP server must be configured and running in the agent's MCP client (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode)
The user must have a student role in their Canvas courses
No anonymization is needed -- students only see their own data

Steps

1. Get Upcoming Assignments

Call the MCP tool

get_my_upcoming_assignments

with

days_ahead=7

to retrieve all assignments due in the next week.

Data to collect per assignment:

Assignment name
Course name or code
Due date and time
Point value
Assignment type (quiz, essay, discussion, etc.)

2. Check Submission Status

Call the MCP tool

get_my_submission_status

to determine what has been submitted and what has not.

Categorize each assignment as one of:

Submitted -- already turned in
Not submitted -- still needs to be done
Late -- past due but late submissions still accepted
Missing -- past due, no late submissions accepted

3. Get Current Grades

Call the MCP tool

get_my_course_grades

to show academic standing for each enrolled course.

Collect per course:

Current percentage and letter grade
Impact of upcoming assignments on grade (if calculable)

4. Check Peer Reviews

Call the MCP tool

get_my_peer_reviews_todo

to find any pending peer reviews.

Collect per pending review:

Which assignment needs peer review
How many reviews are required
Deadline for completing reviews
Reviews completed vs. remaining

5. Generate the Weekly Plan

Present a structured, actionable plan using the format below. Adjust courses, assignments, and numbers to match the actual data retrieved.

## Your Week Ahead

### Quick Stats
- **Due this week:** 5 assignments
- **Already submitted:** 2
- **Peer reviews pending:** 3
- **Highest priority:** Final Project (100 pts, due Fri)

### By Course

#### CS 101 (Current: 87% B+)
| Assignment | Due | Points | Status |
|------------|-----|--------|--------|
| Quiz 5 | Tue 11:59pm | 20 | Not submitted |
| Lab 8 | Thu 5:00pm | 30 | Submitted |

#### MATH 221 (Current: 92% A-)
| Assignment | Due | Points | Status |
|------------|-----|--------|--------|
| HW 12 | Wed 11:59pm | 25 | Not submitted |
| Final Project | Fri 11:59pm | 100 | Not submitted |

### Peer Reviews Due
- **Essay 2 Peer Review** (ENG 101) - 2 reviews needed by Thu
- **Project Proposal Review** (CS 101) - 1 review needed by Fri

### Suggested Priority Order
1. **Quiz 5** (CS 101) - Due tomorrow, 20 pts
2. **HW 12** (MATH 221) - Due Wed, 25 pts
3. **Peer Reviews** - 3 total, due Thu-Fri
4. **Final Project** (MATH 221) - Due Fri, 100 pts (start early!)

### Grade Impact
- Completing all assignments could raise your grades:
  - CS 101: 87% -> 89%
  - MATH 221: 92% -> 94%

6. Offer Drill-Down Options

After presenting the plan, let the user know what further actions are available:

Need more details? I can:
1. Show full assignment instructions for any item
2. Check the rubric for an assignment
3. Show your grade breakdown for a course
4. Focus on just one course

MCP Tools Used

Tool	Purpose
`get_my_upcoming_assignments`	Fetch assignments due within a time window
`get_my_submission_status`	Check submitted vs. not submitted
`get_my_course_grades`	Retrieve current grades per course
`get_my_peer_reviews_todo`	Find pending peer review tasks
`get_assignment_details`	Drill down into a specific assignment (rubric, instructions)

Output Variations

Compact Mode

If the user asks for a "quick check" or "just the highlights", use a shorter format:

## This Week
- 3 assignments due (2 not started)
- 2 peer reviews pending
- Grades: CS 101 (87%), MATH 221 (92%), ENG 101 (85%)

**Priority:** Quiz 5 (tomorrow), HW 12 (Wed), Final Project (Fri)

Single Course Mode

If the user specifies a course (e.g., "plan my week for CS 101"), show only that course's assignments, grades, and peer reviews.

Notes

Best used at the start of each week (Sunday or Monday)
Assignments are sorted by due date, then by point value
Late and missing assignments are highlighted for attention
All student-facing tools use the
```
get_my_*
```
prefix
No privacy concerns since students only access their own data