Opportunities to gain early access and provide feedback on features currently in development across Canvas, Mastery, Parchment, and the Instructure platform.
If your institution is selected to participate, a member of our product team will update the status of this opportunity and provide next steps directly within the platform. Please note that because interest often exceeds capacity, we cannot guarantee participation for every institution. To help you make an informed decision, each opportunity clearly outlines the feature's current stage of development:
You can learn more about expectations by reading our guide: What are the product testing stages?
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Institutions and partners can connect AI agents to Canvas through one open standard. The Model Context Protocol (MCP) server presents Canvas capabilities as tools an agent can use, always acting as the signed-in user with their existing permissions. Institutions choose what is enabled, so admins, educators, students, and…
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