Design creation, AI generation, editing, export, assets, brand kits, folders via Canva's official MCP
Use with AI AssistantsMCP
Connect Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client — then call tools directly
① Add This MCP Server
Paste into your AI client config — then all its tools are available instantly.
{
"mcpServers": {
"canva-design-platform": {
"url": "https://mcp.aerostack.dev/s/aerostack/mcp-canva",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_AEROSTACK_TOKEN"
}
}
}
}Replace YOUR_AEROSTACK_TOKEN with your API token from the dashboard.
② Call a Tool
Ask your AI assistant to call a specific tool, or send raw JSON-RPC:
Natural Language Prompt
“Use the generate_design tool to generate a new canva design using ai from a text prompt with optional size, style, and template preferences”
Using a Workspace?
Add this MCP to your Workspace — your team shares one token, secrets are stored securely, and every AI agent in the workspace can call it without per-user setup.
Official proxy MCP — Design creation, AI generation, editing, export, assets, brand kits, folders via Canva's official MCP
Live endpoint: https://mcp.aerostack.dev/s/aerostack/mcp-canva
Canva Design Platform is a proxy MCP server that forwards requests directly to the official Canva MCP endpoint at https://mcp.canva.com/mcp. All tools are maintained by Canva — new tools are available immediately without any Aerostack update.
Type: Proxy (hosted by Canva)
Auth: Bearer token via CANVA_ACCESS_TOKEN
| Variable | Required | Description | How to Get |
|---|---|---|---|
CANVA_ACCESS_TOKEN | Yes | Canva Connect API OAuth2 Access Token | canva.dev/console → Create integration → Configure OAuth scopes → Authenticate → Copy token. See: canva.dev/docs/connect/mcp-server |
CANVA_ACCESS_TOKEN when prompted — stored encrypted, injected automaticallyOnce added, every AI agent in your workspace can use Canva tools automatically.
"Generate a modern Instagram post design for a product launch"
"Export my pitch deck as a PDF"
"Search for all designs tagged with 'Q4 campaign'"
"Show me my brand kit colors and fonts"
curl -X POST https://mcp.aerostack.dev/s/aerostack/mcp-canva \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Mcp-Secret-CANVA-ACCESS-TOKEN: your-token' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"generate_design","arguments":{"prompt":"A minimalist tech conference poster"}}}'
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The Canva Design Platform MCP gives Claude 5 tools covering designs, brand kits. Claude can read, create, update, and manage Canva Design Platform data directly from a conversation.
Yes. The Canva Design Platform MCP has search and list tools for designs. Ask Claude to find designs by any criteria and it runs the Canva Design Platform API query for you, returning results directly in the conversation.
Yes. The Canva Design Platform MCP uses the open Model Context Protocol standard, so it works in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and any other MCP-compatible AI tool. All 5 Canva Design Platform tools are available everywhere you connect it — install once on Aerostack.
The Canva Design Platform MCP exposes Canva Design Platform's AI capabilities to Claude — including generation, transcription, or embedding tools. Claude can chain these with other MCPs to build multi-step AI workflows.