D2L Brightspace MCP Server for LlamaIndexGive LlamaIndex instant access to 33 tools to Copy Course, Create Course, Create Enrollment, and more

Name: D2L Brightspace
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LlamaIndex specializes in data-aware AI agents that connect LLMs to structured and unstructured sources. Add D2L Brightspace as an MCP tool provider through Vinkius and your agents can query, analyze, and act on live data alongside your existing indexes.

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python

import asyncio
from llama_index.tools.mcp import BasicMCPClient, McpToolSpec
from llama_index.core.agent.workflow import FunctionAgent
from llama_index.llms.openai import OpenAI

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    mcp_client = BasicMCPClient("https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp")
    mcp_tool_spec = McpToolSpec(client=mcp_client)
    tools = await mcp_tool_spec.to_tool_list_async()

    agent = FunctionAgent(
        tools=tools,
        llm=OpenAI(model="gpt-4o"),
        system_prompt=(
            "You are an assistant with access to D2L Brightspace. "
            "You have 33 tools available."
        ),
    )

    response = await agent.run(
        "What tools are available in D2L Brightspace?"
    )
    print(response)

asyncio.run(main())

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About D2L Brightspace MCP Server

Connect your D2L Brightspace environment to any AI agent to streamline learning management and administrative workflows.

LlamaIndex agents combine D2L Brightspace tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers. Connect 33 tools through Vinkius and query live data alongside vector stores and SQL databases in a single turn. ideal for hybrid search, data enrichment, and analytical workflows.

What you can do

Course Management — Retrieve course details, create new offerings, and copy course content between org units using get_course and copy_course.
User Administration — List system users, create new accounts, and manage roles and permissions with list_users and create_user.
Grade Tracking — Access grade lists and update individual student grades for specific assignments using get_user_grade and update_user_grade.
Content & Communication — Explore course modules, manage discussion forums, and create new topics or posts via list_root_modules and create_post.
Assessments — Monitor quizzes, surveys, and assignment submissions, and provide direct feedback using list_submissions and provide_feedback.

The D2L Brightspace MCP Server exposes 33 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to LlamaIndex in under two minutes — credentials fully managed, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

All 33 D2L Brightspace tools available for LlamaIndex

When LlamaIndex connects to D2L Brightspace through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning course-management, student-records, lms-integration, and more. Every call runs in a secure, isolated environment with full audit visibility. Beyond a simple connection, you get real-time monitoring of agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.

copy

Copy course on D2L Brightspace

Initiate a course copy job

create

Create course on D2L Brightspace

Create a course offering

create

Create enrollment on D2L Brightspace

Enroll a user in an org unit

create

Create lti deployment on D2L Brightspace

Create an LTI Advantage tool deployment

create

Create org unit on D2L Brightspace

Create custom org units

create

Create post on D2L Brightspace

Create a post in a discussion topic

create

Create topic on D2L Brightspace

Create a discussion topic in a forum

create

Create user on D2L Brightspace

Create a new user

delete

Delete enrollment on D2L Brightspace

Unenroll a user from an org unit

get

Get course on D2L Brightspace

Retrieve course details

get

Get course template on D2L Brightspace

Retrieve course template info

get

Get org unit on D2L Brightspace

Retrieve org unit properties

get

Get user grade on D2L Brightspace

Retrieve user grades for a specific grade object

get

Get whoami on D2L Brightspace

Retrieve current user context

list

List assignment folders on D2L Brightspace

List assignment folders (dropboxes)

list

List forums on D2L Brightspace

List discussion forums in a course

list

List grades on D2L Brightspace

List grade objects for a course

list

List legacy lti links on D2L Brightspace

List legacy LTI 1.1 links

list

List lti registrations on D2L Brightspace

List LTI Advantage tool registrations

list

List my enrollments on D2L Brightspace

List current user enrollments

list

List my eportfolio objects on D2L Brightspace

List current user ePortfolio objects

list

List org unit children on D2L Brightspace

List child units of an org unit

list

List quiz attempts on D2L Brightspace

List attempts for a specific quiz

list

List quizzes on D2L Brightspace

List quizzes in a course

list

List roles on D2L Brightspace

Retrieve system roles

list

List root modules on D2L Brightspace

List root modules of course materials

list

List submissions on D2L Brightspace

List submissions for an assignment folder

list

List surveys on D2L Brightspace

List surveys in a course

list

List users on D2L Brightspace

Search or page through users

provide

Provide feedback on D2L Brightspace

Provide feedback for an assignment submission

update

Update user on D2L Brightspace

Update user data

update

Update user grade on D2L Brightspace

Update a user grade

upload

Upload eportfolio artifact on D2L Brightspace

Upload a file artifact to ePortfolio

Connect D2L Brightspace to LlamaIndex via MCP

Follow these steps to wire D2L Brightspace into LlamaIndex. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind Vinkius.

Install dependencies

Run pip install llama-index-tools-mcp llama-index-llms-openai

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token

Run the agent

Save to agent.py and run: python agent.py

Explore tools

The agent discovers 33 tools from D2L Brightspace

Why Use LlamaIndex with the D2L Brightspace MCP Server

LlamaIndex provides unique advantages when paired with D2L Brightspace through the Model Context Protocol.

Data-first architecture: LlamaIndex agents combine D2L Brightspace tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers

Query pipeline framework lets you chain D2L Brightspace tool calls with transformations, filters, and re-rankers in a typed pipeline

Multi-source reasoning: agents can query D2L Brightspace, a vector store, and a SQL database in a single turn and synthesize results

Observability integrations show exactly what D2L Brightspace tools were called, what data was returned, and how it influenced the final answer

D2L Brightspace + LlamaIndex Use Cases

Practical scenarios where LlamaIndex combined with the D2L Brightspace MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Hybrid search: combine D2L Brightspace real-time data with embedded document indexes for answers that are both current and comprehensive

Data enrichment: query D2L Brightspace to augment indexed data with live information before generating user-facing responses

Knowledge base agents: build agents that maintain and update knowledge bases by periodically querying D2L Brightspace for fresh data

Analytical workflows: chain D2L Brightspace queries with LlamaIndex's data connectors to build multi-source analytical reports

Example Prompts for D2L Brightspace in LlamaIndex

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your LlamaIndex agent to start working with D2L Brightspace immediately.

"List all users in my Brightspace instance."

"Show me the details for course org unit 8821."

"Get the grade for user 554 in course 8821."

Troubleshooting D2L Brightspace MCP Server with LlamaIndex

Common issues when connecting D2L Brightspace to LlamaIndex through Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

BasicMCPClient not found

Install: pip install llama-index-tools-mcp

D2L Brightspace + LlamaIndex FAQ

Common questions about integrating D2L Brightspace MCP Server with LlamaIndex.

How does LlamaIndex connect to MCP servers?

Use the MCP client adapter to create a connection. LlamaIndex discovers all tools and wraps them as query engine tools compatible with any LlamaIndex agent.

Can I combine MCP tools with vector stores?

Yes. LlamaIndex agents can query D2L Brightspace tools and vector store indexes in the same turn, combining real-time and embedded data for grounded responses.