Canva MCP
Canva's official connector: Claude creates, edits, and exports Canva designs
Runs as a server Claude Code connects to. It needs its own configuration, and some servers need an API key.
Install just this one
Add to Claude
Opens Claude in a new tab. Click Connect, then sign in to Canva.
Add to ChatGPT
Opens ChatGPT in a new tab. Click Install plugin, then sign in to Canva.
Run in your terminal — needs Node
npx archtmpl@latest --mcp canva-mcpFirst time? The whole install, step by step
- Open Claude Code — the terminal version or the desktop app, either one.
- In a terminal, paste the line above and press Enter. In the app, paste it into the chat and ask Claude to run it.
- Restart Claude Code. That's the whole install.
What this mcp server does
shell
1{ 2 "name": "Canva MCP", 3 "summary": "Canva's official connector: Claude creates, edits, and exports Canva designs", 4 "repo": "https://www.canva.dev/docs/mcp/", 5 "mcpServers": { 6 "canva": { 7 "transport": "http", 8 "url": "https://mcp.canva.com/mcp" 9 }10 },11 "postInstallNotes": "Hosted by Canva, so there is nothing to install.\nIn Claude, open claude.ai/directory/eb9240f2-e1c1-43c1-828f-0fda40c22e4c and connect, or go to + under the message box > Connectors > Browse connectors and find Canva. In Claude Code, run /mcp after installing to sign in.\nEach person signs in with their own Canva account."12}13