Canva MCP

Name: Canva MCP
Author: mcp

Verified · mcp.canva.com

MCP server by mcp · updated 26 days ago

Score 16

Create, search, edit, and export designs and assets from Canva. Canva MCP is published by mcp.canva.com from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.

Install Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

Works withClaude Code Claude Desktop Cursor Codex Gemini CLI VS Code Windsurf ChatGPT Antigravity CLI

Licence

No licence found, so reuse rights are unclear

Quality

Clear description, published package or server URL, original repository

Security

Not checked yet. What we check

Install Canva MCP

Built from the published package, never by AI

claude mcp add --transport http canva-mcp https://mcp.canva.com/mcp

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.

Step-by-step: install Canva MCP in Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canva-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.canva.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.

Step-by-step: install Canva MCP in Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canva-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.canva.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install Canva MCP in Cursor

{
  "servers": {
    "canva-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.canva.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".

Step-by-step: install Canva MCP in VS Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canva-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.canva.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install Canva MCP in Antigravity CLI

https://mcp.canva.com/mcp

In ChatGPT: Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector, then paste this URL. Works in any client that supports remote servers.

Step-by-step: install Canva MCP in ChatGPT

MCP servers run with your permissions and can read what you give them access to. Some need an API key: check the README and add it under env in the canva-mcp block.

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Canva MCP: common questions

How do I install Canva MCP?

In Claude Code run claude mcp add --transport http canva-mcp https://mcp.canva.com/mcp. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.

Is Canva MCP the official server?

Canva MCP is published by mcp.canva.com from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.

Is Canva MCP free?

The code is public, but no licence file was found, so check the repository before commercial use.

Is Canva MCP safe to use?

It scores 16 of 100. Grades: licence F, quality C. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.

What are alternatives to Canva MCP?

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Does Canva MCP work with ChatGPT?

Yes. Add its server URL in ChatGPT as a custom connector. See MCP in ChatGPT.