moodle-mcp 0.2.1

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides capabilities to interact with Moodle LMS.

Moodle-MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides capabilities to interact with Moodle LMS.

Features

The server exposes the following tools.

Courses & content

Tool	Description
get_my_courses	Get all courses the current user is enrolled in
get_course_content	Get sections and modules for a specific course by its ID
search_course_materials	Search across all course materials by query string
get_course_announcements	Get announcements from course news forums, optionally filtered by course ID
get_recent_activity	Get recent activity and updates across courses since a given time

Assignments & deadlines

Tool	Description
get_assignments	Get assignments for courses, optionally filtered by course IDs
get_assignment_status	Get submission and grading status for a specific assignment
get_upcoming_deadlines	Get upcoming assignment deadlines across all courses, sorted by due date
get_overdue_assignments	Get unsubmitted assignments past their due date, most overdue first
get_actionable_tasks	Get a prioritized list of tasks needing action, sorted by urgency
analyze_assignment	Analyze an assignment: status, requirements, materials, progress, deadline
extract_assignment_requirements	Extract requirements, deliverables, constraints, and evaluation criteria from an assignment
find_relevant_materials	Find course content relevant to an assignment, ranked by relevance
decompose_task	Break an assignment into subtasks with effort, dependencies, and critical path
create_implementation_plan	Build a step-by-step plan with timeline, resources, milestones, and risks

Grades & progress

Tool	Description
get_grades	Get a grade overview for all courses, or detailed grades for one course
get_course_progress	Get progress and completion for one course or all courses
get_course_health	Health check for a course: progress, grades, unsubmitted and overdue counts
get_study_load	Analyze assignment distribution by week to identify heavy weeks

Aggregated overviews

Tool	Description
get_upcoming_events	Get upcoming events from Moodle
semester_dashboard	Combined overview of courses, upcoming deadlines, and grades
daily_briefing	Daily summary of overdue count, today's deadlines, recent grades, events, and tasks
weekly_review	Weekly summary of submitted/graded counts, deadlines, overdue count, and progress
ask_moodle	Ask a natural language question and have it routed to the right data sources

API Reference

For available Moodle API functions, please refer to the official documentation.

Setup Instructions

Method 1: Using mcp CLI (recommended)

1. Create your own .env file from .env.example
2. Assume you have uv installed, run uv add "mcp[cli]" to install the MCP CLI tools
3. Run mcp install main.py -f .env to add the moodle-mcp server to Claude app

Method 2: Using uvx

Go to Claude > Settings > Developer > Edit Config > claude_desktop_config.json to include the following

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "moodle-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["moodle-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "MOODLE_URL": "https://{your-moodle-url}/webservice/rest/server.php",
        "MOODLE_TOKEN": "{your-moodle-token}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Authentication

Getting your Moodle token

1. Navigate to your Moodle token management page https://{your-moodle-url}/user/managetoken.php
2. Use the token with Moodle mobile web service in the Service column
3. Add this token to your .env file