Canva Claude connector

Search, create, autofill, and export Canva designs

by Canva
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17 tools
Remote MCP
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Add to Claude

URL https://mcp.canva.com/mcp

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

Needs a Canva account All setup steps

Canva in Claude at a glance

Reads: 12 tools; Designs, workspace content, design contents and 6 more
Creates & edits: 4 tools; Comment thread designs, design urls, folders and 1 more
Deletes: Nothing; No tool name suggests deleting
Acts as: Your account; Claude works through your own Canva sign-in

Counts come from the tool names in the official listing. See every tool

How a request travels Illustration, not a screenshot

1 · You ask

“Find Canva designs about [a topic].”
→
2 · Claude calls
search-designs
Finds designs that match what you ask for
→
3 · Server runs it

mcp.canva.com

As your Canva account
→
4 · Answer

Reply in the chat

Write tools can be set to ask you first

The prompt is our example and the tool is one from Canva’s list. Claude chooses tools itself, so real calls can differ.

Works in Claude on the web Claude Desktop Claude mobile apps Claude Code Other remote MCP clients

How to add Canva to Claude

Canva docs

Claude app web · desktop · mobile

1 Click Add to Claude or open Settings → Connectors and search for Canva.
2 Click Connect. Sign in to Canva and approve access.
3 In a chat, check Canva is on in the tools menu under the message box. Then ask.

On Team and Enterprise plans an owner may need to allow it first.

Claude Code terminal

Add the server:

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

Add --scope user to use it in every project.

2 Run /mcp, pick canva and sign in.
3 Check with claude mcp list.

Custom connector or any MCP client

In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Other clients that support remote (streamable HTTP) servers take the same URL.

Canva MCP server URL

https://mcp.canva.com/mcp

Canva MCP tools

12 read, 4 write, 1 unclear. The official listing gives tool names only, so the text beside each name is our summary of it, not the developer’s wording.

Acts on Reads · 12 Changes data · 5

Workspace 2 tools
- search Searches across your Canva workspace (our summary)
- fetch Opens one item and reads its full content (our summary)
- None
Comment thread designs 1 tool
- No read tools
- add-comment-thread-to-design Writes Adds a new comment thread design (our summary)
Design urls 1 tool
- No read tools
- import-design-from-url Writes Imports a design url (our summary)
Folders 1 tool
- No read tools
- create-folder Writes Adds a new folder (our summary)

Show 10 more groups · 12 tools, 2 that change data · generate designs, item folders, designs, design contents, design export statuses, design generation jobs, design import url statuses, design pages, export formats, folder items

Generate designs 1 tool
- No read tools
- generate-design Unclear
Item folders 1 tool
- No read tools
- move-item-to-folder Writes Moves an item folder to a different place (our summary)
Designs 3 tools
- search-designs Finds designs that match what you ask for (our summary)
- get-design Opens one design with its details (our summary)
- export-design Exports a design (our summary)
- None
Design contents 1 tool
- get-design-content Opens one design content with its details (our summary)
- None
Design export statuses 1 tool
- get-design-export-status Opens one design export status with its details (our summary)
- None
Design generation jobs 1 tool
- get-design-generation-job Opens one design generation job with its details (our summary)
- None
Design import url statuses 1 tool
- get-design-import-from-url-status Opens one design import url status with its details (our summary)
- None
Design pages 1 tool
- get-design-pages Pulls up a list of design pages (our summary)
- None
Export formats 1 tool
- get-export-formats Pulls up a list of export formats (our summary)
- None
Folder items 1 tool
- list-folder-items Pulls up a list of folder items (our summary)
- None

Read or write is our reading of each name. List checked 2026-10-20; developers can change tools at any time.

Things to ask Claude with Canva

Our suggestions, one for each kind of tool Canva offers. Not from Canva or Anthropic. Fill in the [brackets].

Find Canva designs about [a topic].

uses search-designs
Create a Canva comment thread design for [what it is about].

uses add-comment-thread-to-design
Move the Canva item folder [name or link]: [what to change].

uses move-item-to-folder
Turn these notes into Canva comment thread designs, one per action item: [paste notes].

uses add-comment-thread-to-design
Open the Canva design [name or link] and give me the key points.

uses get-design
Create a Canva folder for [what it is about].

uses create-folder

Security and access

Where requests go, whose account Claude uses, and what you control.

Server

mcp.canva.com

On the developer’s own domain (canva.com), not a third-party host. Claude sends requests here when it uses a tool.

Account

Your own Canva account

You sign in when you connect. Claude works through that account, so it reaches what the account can reach.

Control

You approve write tools

In Claude’s connector settings you can choose, tool by tool, whether Claude must ask before using it. Write tools are marked in the list above. See write tools

Policy

Published by Canva and linked from the official listing. Read it ↗

Anthropic’s directory notes that it does not control which tools a developer exposes and cannot guarantee they work as intended or stay the same. Connect connectors you trust.

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Questions people ask

What does the Canva connector do in Claude?

Browse, summarize, autofill, and even generate new Canva designs directly from Claude. Make Canva a native part of your AI workflow—an AI-powered design agent that helps you create polished visuals faster, with less friction.

Is the Canva connector official?

It is made by Canva and carries the Anthropic verified mark in Anthropic’s directory. This site is independent and lists it from the official directory.

What is the Canva MCP server URL?

https://mcp.canva.com/mcp. It is a remote MCP server hosted at mcp.canva.com. Paste it into Claude as a custom connector, or add it to Claude Code with: claude mcp add --transport http canva https://mcp.canva.com/mcp

How do I add Canva to Claude Code?

Run "claude mcp add --transport http canva https://mcp.canva.com/mcp" in your terminal, then start Claude Code, type /mcp, choose canva and sign in to Canva. Add "--scope user" to make it available in every project.

Do I need a Canva account?

Yes. You sign in to Canva when you connect it, and Claude works through that account.

Can Claude change or delete my Canva data?

Judging by tool names, 4 of its 17 tools can change data. The other 12 only read. In Claude you can choose, per tool, whether Claude must ask before using it.