Canva MCP MCP Server

About

## Canva MCP Server: Visual Design Platform The **Canva MCP Server** integrates the popular design platform directly into Google Antigravity, enabling AI assistants to create, edit, and manage visual content programmatically. This integration brings Canva's accessible design capabilities to your development workflow for automated content creation. ### Why Canva MCP? - **Template Library**: Access thousands of professional templates for social media, presentations, and marketing - **Brand Kit Integration**: Apply consistent brand colors, fonts, and logos across all designs - **Asset Management**: Organize and access uploaded media, brand assets, and previous designs - **Team Collaboration**: Manage designs across teams with sharing and permission controls - **Multi-Format Export**: Generate designs in various formats optimized for different platforms ### Key Features #### 1. Design Creation ```python from anthropic import Anthropic client = Anthropic() response = client.messages.create( model="claude-sonnet-4-20250514", max_tokens=1024, messages=[{ "role": "user", "content": "Create a new Instagram post design using our brand template with this headline" }], tools=[{ "name": "canva_create", "description": "Create new designs" }] ) ``` #### 2. Template Search ```python # Search design templates response = client.messages.create( model="claude-sonnet-4-20250514", max_tokens=1024, messages=[{ "role": "user", "content": "Find professional presentation templates suitable for a tech startup pitch" }], tools=[{"name": "canva_templates", "description": "Search templates"}] ) ``` #### 3. Design Export ```python # Export designs response = client.messages.create( model="claude-sonnet-4-20250514", max_tokens=1024, messages=[{ "role": "user", "content": "Export this social media design pack in formats optimized for each platform" }], tools=[{"name": "canva_export", "description": "Export design files"}] ) ``` #### 4. Asset Management ```python # Manage brand assets response = client.messages.create( model="claude-sonnet-4-20250514", max_tokens=1024, messages=[{ "role": "user", "content": "Upload our new product photos to the brand asset library and organize by category" }], tools=[{"name": "canva_assets", "description": "Manage brand assets"}] ) ``` ### Configuration ```json { "mcpServers": { "canva": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@anthropic/mcp-canva"], "env": { "CANVA_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-canva-access-token" } } } } ``` ### Use Cases **Social Media Automation**: Generate social media graphics automatically from content templates. **Marketing Materials**: Create consistent marketing collateral using brand templates and assets. **Presentation Generation**: Build slide decks programmatically from content and templates. **Content Pipelines**: Automate visual content creation for blogs, newsletters, and campaigns. The Canva MCP Server brings accessible design creation directly into your development workflow, enabling automated visual content generation.

Installation

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  "mcpServers": {
    "canva": {}
  }
}

How to Use