# Does Canva have an MCP server?

**Yes — Official.** Canva maintains an official MCP server.

## Facts

- Verdict: Official (Yes)
- Access: Remote server — Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.
- Endpoint: `https://mcp.canva.com/mcp`
- Category: [Art & Culture](https://mcpyet.com/category/art-culture/)
- Verified against vendor docs: 2026-08-10
- GitHub data refreshed: 2026-08-11 (re-checked every 6 hours)

## The receipts

- **Vendor-hosted (remote):** `https://mcp.canva.com/mcp` — a remote server run by Canva itself, nothing to install. Documented at <https://www.canva.dev/docs/mcp/>.

## How to connect it

Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.

### Claude Code

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

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Settings → Connectors**
2. Click **Add custom connector**
3. Paste `https://mcp.canva.com/mcp`
4. Finish the sign-in prompt, then enable it in the chat's tools menu

### Cursor

Add to `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project, or `~/.cursor/mcp.json` for every project:

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

### VS Code

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json`, then pick the server from Copilot's agent-mode tools menu:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "canva": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.canva.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### ChatGPT

1. Enable **Developer mode** under Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced
2. Choose **Create** and paste `https://mcp.canva.com/mcp`
3. Complete sign-in, then enable the connector in a new chat

## How we know

Canva runs an official remote Design MCP server at mcp.canva.com/mcp (docs at canva.dev/docs/mcp/), plus a Dev MCP server for app development via the @canva/cli npm package. Seed said COMMUNITY-ONLY — hosted servers don't appear on GitHub.

- GitHub data refreshed 2026-08-11, then every 6 hours.
- Vendor docs verified on 2026-08-10.
- Corrections: hello@mcpyet.com.

## Also in Art & Culture

- [fal.ai](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/fal-ai.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Kling](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/kling.md) — Community only (Sort of)
- [Kie.ai](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/kie-ai.md) — Community only (Sort of)
- [Blender](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/blender.md) — Community only (Sort of)
- [Spotify](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/spotify.md) — Community only (Sort of)
- [LabelGrid](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/labelgrid.md) — Official (Yes)

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Source: https://mcpyet.com/mcp/canva/ — data refreshed 2026-08-11