Retrieve courses and assignments from Canvas LMS, a learning management system. Check due dates, points, submission types, and assignment links, with options to filter active courses and sort assignments by deadline.
Fetch Canvas LMS courses and assignments via API token.
Review the instructions the agent will receive before you install.
Read-only access to Canvas LMS for listing courses and assignments.
scripts/canvas_api.py — Python CLI for Canvas API calls${HERMES_HOME:-~/.hermes}/.env:CANVAS_API_TOKEN=your_token_here
CANVAS_BASE_URL=https://yourschool.instructure.com
The base URL is whatever appears in your browser when you're logged into Canvas (no trailing slash).
CANVAS="python $HERMES_HOME/skills/productivity/canvas/scripts/canvas_api.py"
# List all active courses
$CANVAS list_courses --enrollment-state active
# List all courses (any state)
$CANVAS list_courses
# List assignments for a specific course
$CANVAS list_assignments 12345
# List assignments ordered by due date
$CANVAS list_assignments 12345 --order-by due_at
list_courses returns:
[{"id": 12345, "name": "Intro to CS", "course_code": "CS101", "workflow_state": "available", "start_at": "...", "end_at": "..."}]
list_assignments returns:
[{"id": 67890, "name": "Homework 1", "due_at": "2025-02-15T23:59:00Z", "points_possible": 100, "submission_types": ["online_upload"], "html_url": "...", "description": "...", "course_id": 12345}]
Note: Assignment descriptions are truncated to 500 characters. The html_url field links to the full assignment page in Canvas.
# List courses
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_API_TOKEN" \
"$CANVAS_BASE_URL/api/v1/courses?enrollment_state=active&per_page=10"
# List assignments for a course
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_API_TOKEN" \
"$CANVAS_BASE_URL/api/v1/courses/COURSE_ID/assignments?per_page=10&order_by=due_at"
Canvas uses Link headers for pagination. The Python script handles pagination automatically.
$CANVAS list_courses — if it fails with 401, guide the user through setupX-Rate-Limit-Remaining header if hitting limits| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
| 401 Unauthorized | Token invalid or expired — regenerate in Canvas Settings |
| 403 Forbidden | Token lacks permission for this course |
| Empty course list | Try --enrollment-state active or omit the flag to see all states |
| Wrong institution | Verify CANVAS_BASE_URL matches the URL in your browser |
| Timeout errors | Check network connectivity to your Canvas instance |
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