Tools

MCP for the Canvas LMS: teachers can have agents bulk-grade, manage assignments and modules, post announcements and nudge students with missing work; students can check deadlines and grades. Needs a Canvas API token; one-click extension for Claude Desktop, Python 3.11+ elsewhere.

Hugging Face's official MCP server: lets agents search models, datasets and Spaces on the Hub and call thousands of Gradio AI apps directly. Hosted remotely; sign in with your Hugging Face account or authorize with a token.

Uses LLMs to generate and rewrite Anki cards in bulk and add TTS audio, with a terminal UI to pick cards before import and JSON query commands so agents can read and write decks. Needs Anki Desktop with AnkiConnect and an OpenAI, DeepSeek or other API key, or local Ollama.

Lets agents search Wikipedia and read full articles, summaries, specific sections and related articles, useful for lesson prep, homework help and fact-checking. English Wikipedia by default; pass --language to use another edition. No account; needs uv (Python).

Alibaba Cloud's official agent skills: ECS diagnosis and DR, RDS/PolarDB database checks, PAI training and EAS deployment, ACK clusters, RAM permissions, OSS and network troubleshooting, and Model Studio. Needs an AccessKey or aliyun CLI credentials.

Turns Markdown outlines into interactive mind map HTML and can export PNG, JPG or SVG server-side (requires Playwright). Runs fully locally with no third-party API key; good for organizing notes, lesson prep and document structure.

Lets agents understand, explain and generate Max/MSP patches: look up official object docs, explain existing patches, and create and connect objects, for sound design and interactive music teaching. Needs Max 9+, Python, uv and npm; install from source and open the companion patch in Max.

Firecrawl's official plugin: brings the Firecrawl CLI in as skills so Claude Code can search the web, scrape pages to Markdown, map site links or crawl whole sites. Install firecrawl-cli and set an API key first; self-hosting supported.

Lets agents manage Anki through AnkiConnect: create decks, make Q&A and cloze cards in bulk, search and edit notes and manage tags, for teachers and students studying vocabulary or exams. Needs Anki Desktop, the AnkiConnect add-on and Node.js; the repo also ships a Claude Code skill.

i18next's official CLI: finds hard-coded strings in JS/TS code, extracts translation keys, checks which locales are missing entries and syncs locale files; init --yes sets up non-interactively, and a bundled agent skill guides app internationalization. Needs a Node.js project using i18next.

Lets Claude drive Strudel.cc for live-coded music: generate and play drums, bass and melodies, with music theory helpers, audio analysis and MIDI import/export. Needs Node.js 22 and Playwright browsers; optional AI accompaniment needs a Gemini key or a signed-in Claude/Codex CLI. Unofficial.

Nulab's official Backlog MCP: lets agents manage Backlog projects, issues and comments, milestones and wikis, and view Git repositories and pull requests. Needs your Backlog space URL and a personal API key, plus Node.js or Docker.

Searches Unsplash's free high-res photos by keyword, color and orientation to find images for posters, articles, slides and designs. Needs a free Access Key from the Unsplash developer portal; clone the repo and run the Python server with uv.

MinerU's official MCP: parses PDF, Word, PowerPoint and images into Markdown via the mineru.net cloud API, keeping tables and formulas. The keyless Flash mode works out of the box; add a token for higher quotas and more formats.

Comet's official Opik MCP: query traces and spans of LLM apps in chat, log scores and comments, and manage datasets, experiments and prompt versions. Works with Opik Cloud (API key or browser sign-in) and self-hosted open-source Opik.

Diagnoses page-load and interaction performance from Chrome DevTools traces, network evidence and source code, covering Core Web Vitals, LCP and layout shifts. Separates measured values from estimates and hypotheses, and re-measures fixes under equivalent conditions.

Lets agents run the CodeRabbit CLI to review local changes, listing bugs and security issues by severity, and fix unresolved CodeRabbit comments on a PR after you confirm each one. Maintained by CodeRabbit; needs the CLI installed and signed in. Free tier available.

Posit's official R package connecting R to Claude Code and other agents: register your own R functions as tools and run them in your open R session, using its data. Out of the box it only switches sessions; add the btw package for docs lookup and data inspection tools. Requires R.

MongoDB's official plugin: runs the MongoDB MCP locally via npx and adds skills for query generation, index tuning, schema design, and full-text and vector search. Connects to self-hosted or Atlas databases with a connection string.

MongoDB's official skill library covering document model design, driver connection setup, query optimization, natural-language query generation, Atlas full-text and vector search, and stream processing. Works alongside the MongoDB MCP Server.

HeyGen's official CLI, built for agents like Claude Code and Codex: generate avatar presenter videos from a prompt or template, translate and dub videos, and synthesize speech, with JSON output. Good for batch training and product videos. Needs a HeyGen API key (usage-billed) or a Pro/Max plan.

Learning Commons' official remote MCP for its K-12 education knowledge graph: look up US state standards by code, break them into teachable skills, and trace math learning progressions to align lessons and quizzes. Needs a Learning Commons API key; mostly US standards, early access.

Miro's official plugin with the Miro remote MCP and three skills: draw codebase explanations on a board, run visual code reviews on the board, and turn board docs, diagrams and prototypes into development specs. Needs OAuth with a Miro account.

Official skills from US broker Alpaca: teach agents to backtest, place and check paper trades, plus developer guides for Broker API account opening, funding and reconciliation. Needs an Alpaca API key (paper trading uses no real money) and the Alpaca CLI; results need professional review.