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D2L Brightspace MCP Server

Bring Course Management
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Name: D2L Brightspace MCP Server
Price: 29 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.9 (1 reviews)
Author: Vinkius

Learn how to connect D2L Brightspace to Claude Desktop and start using 33 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.

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Copy CourseCreate CourseCreate EnrollmentCreate Lti DeploymentCreate Org UnitCreate PostCreate TopicCreate UserDelete EnrollmentGet CourseGet Course TemplateGet Org UnitGet User GradeGet WhoamiList Assignment FoldersList ForumsList GradesList Legacy Lti LinksList Lti RegistrationsList My EnrollmentsList My Eportfolio ObjectsList Org Unit ChildrenList Quiz AttemptsList QuizzesList RolesList Root ModulesList SubmissionsList SurveysList UsersProvide FeedbackUpdate UserUpdate User GradeUpload Eportfolio Artifact

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What is the D2L Brightspace MCP Server?

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

How it works

Subscribe to this server
Provide your Brightspace Host URL and Access Token
Start managing your educational ecosystem from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

Instructors — Quickly check student progress, provide feedback on assignments, and manage course content without navigating complex menus.
LMS Administrators — Automate user creation, enrollment management, and organizational unit structuring.
Academic Researchers — Extract course data and assessment metrics for analysis through natural language queries.

Built-in capabilities (33)

copy_course

Initiate a course copy job

create_course

Create a course offering

create_enrollment

Enroll a user in an org unit

create_lti_deployment

Create an LTI Advantage tool deployment

create_org_unit

Create custom org units

create_post

Create a post in a discussion topic

create_topic

Create a discussion topic in a forum

create_user

Create a new user

delete_enrollment

Unenroll a user from an org unit

get_course

Retrieve course details

get_course_template

Retrieve course template info

get_org_unit

Retrieve org unit properties

get_user_grade

Retrieve user grades for a specific grade object

get_whoami

Retrieve current user context

list_assignment_folders

List assignment folders (dropboxes)

list_forums

List discussion forums in a course

list_grades

List grade objects for a course

list_legacy_lti_links

List legacy LTI 1.1 links

list_lti_registrations

List LTI Advantage tool registrations

list_my_enrollments

List current user enrollments

list_my_eportfolio_objects

List current user ePortfolio objects

list_org_unit_children

List child units of an org unit

list_quiz_attempts

List attempts for a specific quiz

list_quizzes

List quizzes in a course

list_roles

Retrieve system roles

list_root_modules

List root modules of course materials

list_submissions

List submissions for an assignment folder

list_surveys

List surveys in a course

list_users

Search or page through users

provide_feedback

Provide feedback for an assignment submission

update_user

Update user data

update_user_grade

Update a user grade

upload_eportfolio_artifact

Upload a file artifact to ePortfolio

Why Claude Desktop?

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect D2L Brightspace to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 33 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

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Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available
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Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface
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Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions
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Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network

See it in action

D2L Brightspace in Claude Desktop

AI Agent→Vinkius

High Security·Kill Switch·Plug and Play

Why Vinkius

D2L Brightspace and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.

Teams that connect D2L Brightspace to Claude Desktop through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.

4,000+MCP Servers ready

<40msCold start

60%Token savings

	Raw MCP	Vinkius
Server catalog	Find and host yourself	4,000+ managed
Infrastructure	Self-hosted	Sandboxed V8 isolates
Credential handling	Plaintext in config	Vault + runtime injection
Data loss prevention	None	Configurable DLP policies
Kill switch	None	Global instant shutdown
Financial circuit breakers	None	Per-server limits + alerts
Audit trail	None	Ed25519 signed logs
SIEM log streaming	None	Splunk, Datadog, Webhook
Honeytokens	None	Canary alerts on leak
Custom domains	Not applicable	DNS challenge verified
GDPR compliance	Manual effort	Automated purge + export

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Enterprise Security

Why teams choose Vinkius for D2L Brightspace in Claude Desktop

The D2L Brightspace MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 33 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.

Your AI agents in Claude Desktop only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.

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Fully ManagedVinkius Servers

60%Token savings

High SecurityEnterprise-grade

IAMAccess control

EU AI ActCompliant

DLPData protection

V8 IsolateSandboxed

Ed25519Audit chain

<40msKill switch

Stream every event to Splunk, Datadog, or your own webhook in real-time

* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure

The Vinkius Advantage

How Vinkius secures
D2L Brightspace for Claude Desktop

Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the D2L Brightspace MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.

< 40msCold start

Ed25519Signed audit chain

60%Token savings

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can I check a specific student's grade for a course unit?

Yes. By using the get_user_grade tool with the appropriate Org Unit ID and User ID, the agent can retrieve the current grade details for that student.

Is it possible to list all modules within a course structure?

Absolutely. Use the list_root_modules tool to fetch the top-level content structure for any specific course org unit.

Can I manage discussion forums through this agent?

Yes, you can use list_forums to see available forums and create_topic or create_post to interact with the discussion boards.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).