Brightspace D2l MCP server

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• download_file

  Download a file from course content or assignment submissions to a local directory. Use this when the user wants to download, save, or get a file from Brightspace course content or dropbox submissions. IMPORTANT: You MUST ask the user where they want to save the file before calling this tool. Never guess or assume a download directory. After identifying the file to download, suggest a clean readab

• get_announcements

  Fetch recent announcements from your courses. Can filter to a specific course or get announcements across all courses. Use this when the user asks about announcements, news, updates from instructors, recent posts, or what professors said.

• get_assignment_files

  Read the files an instructor attached to an assignment: the spec or instructions PDF, a starter workbook, a rubric document. Call it with just courseId to see which assignments have attachments, then with folderId and fileId to read one. Use this when the user asks what an assignment requires, what the instructions say, or to summarize a handout. Returns the text itself. Use download_file instead

• get_assignments

  Fetch assignments and quizzes for a specific course or all enrolled courses. Shows dropbox submissions and quizzes with due dates, status, and rubric info. Use this when the user asks about assignments, homework, what to submit, quizzes, or assignment details and rubrics.

• get_classlist_emails

  Fetch all email addresses for everyone in a course: instructors, TAs, and students.

• get_course_content

  Fetch the content tree for a course showing modules, topics, files, and links. Use this when the user asks about course materials, lecture slides, uploaded files, content structure, or what's in a course module. Use moduleTitle to filter to a specific module (e.g. 'Labs', 'Staff', 'Homeworks') instead of fetching the entire tree. Use maxDepth to limit recursion depth for a table-of-contents view.

• get_discussions

  Fetch discussion board content for a course including forums, topics, and posts. Use this when the user asks about discussion boards, forum posts, class discussions, or wants to see what's been posted. Provide just courseId to list all forums and their topics. Add forumId to get topics and posts for a specific forum. Add both forumId and topicId to get all posts in a specific discussion topic.

• get_my_courses

  Fetch your enrolled Brightspace courses with names, codes, and IDs. Use this when the user asks about their courses, enrolled classes, what they're taking this semester, or needs a course ID for other queries.

• get_my_grades

  Fetch your grade breakdown for a specific course or all enrolled courses. Shows grade items with points, percentages, and comments. Use this when the user asks about grades, scores, marks, GPA, academic performance, or how they're doing in a class.

• get_roster

  Fetch the roster for a course including instructors, TAs, and optionally students with their names, emails, and roles. Use this when the user asks about classmates, instructor contact info, TA emails, professor names, or who's in a class. By default returns only instructors and TAs for privacy. Use includeStudents to get full class list.

• get_syllabus

  Fetch the syllabus/overview text and optional attachment for a course. Returns the course overview description as markdown. If downloadPath is provided, also downloads the syllabus attachment (e.g. PDF). IMPORTANT: You MUST ask the user where they want to save the file before calling this tool with a downloadPath.

• get_todo

  Prioritized to-do list across all courses: unfinished work due soon, recently overdue work,

• get_upcoming_due_dates

  Upcoming due dates across all courses, with whether each assignment is already submitted

• Code scan56 source files scanned25/25
• –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
• –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
• Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
• Maintenancelast push 3 days ago15/15
• Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner6/10

Brightspace D2l: common questions

Is Brightspace D2l MCP server safe?

Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (89/100). Read the Brightspace D2l safety report

How do I install Brightspace D2l?

It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor config from the install section.

Does Brightspace D2l need an API key?

Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.

Is Brightspace D2l maintained?

The last commit was 4 days ago (2026-09-16). The latest release is v1.0.0.