Canvas Week Plan

Canvas Week Plan

Generate a comprehensive weekly plan for a student, showing all upcoming assignments, current grades, submission status, and pending peer reviews across all enrolled courses.

Prerequisites

• Canvas MCP server must be configured and running in the agent's MCP client (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode)
• The user must have a student role in their Canvas courses
• No anonymization is needed -- students only see their own data

Steps

1. Get Upcoming Assignments

Call the MCP tool get_my_upcoming_assignments with days_ahead=7 to retrieve all assignments due in the next week.

Data to collect per assignment:

• Assignment name
• Course name or code
• Due date and time
• Point value
• Assignment type (quiz, essay, discussion, etc.)

2. Check Submission Status

Call the MCP tool get_my_submission_status to determine what has been submitted and what has not.

Categorize each assignment as one of:

• Submitted -- already turned in
• Not submitted -- still needs to be done
• Late -- past due but late submissions still accepted
• Missing -- past due, no late submissions accepted

3. Get Current Grades

Call the MCP tool get_my_course_grades to show academic standing for each enrolled course.

Collect per course:

• Current percentage and letter grade
• Impact of upcoming assignments on grade (if calculable)

4. Check Peer Reviews

Call the MCP tool get_my_peer_reviews_todo to find any pending peer reviews.

Collect per pending review:

• Which assignment needs peer review
• How many reviews are required
• Deadline for completing reviews
• Reviews completed vs. remaining

5. Generate the Weekly Plan

Present a structured, actionable plan using the format below. Adjust courses, assignments, and numbers to match the actual data retrieved.

## Your Week Ahead

### Quick Stats
- **Due this week:** 5 assignments
- **Already submitted:** 2
- **Peer reviews pending:** 3
- **Highest priority:** Final Project (100 pts, due Fri)

### By Course

#### CS 101 (Current: 87% B+)
| Assignment | Due | Points | Status |
|------------|-----|--------|--------|
| Quiz 5 | Tue 11:59pm | 20 | Not submitted |
| Lab 8 | Thu 5:00pm | 30 | Submitted |

#### MATH 221 (Current: 92% A-)
| Assignment | Due | Points | Status |
|------------|-----|--------|--------|
| HW 12 | Wed 11:59pm | 25 | Not submitted |
| Final Project | Fri 11:59pm | 100 | Not submitted |

### Peer Reviews Due
- **Essay 2 Peer Review** (ENG 101) - 2 reviews needed by Thu
- **Project Proposal Review** (CS 101) - 1 review needed by Fri

### Suggested Priority Order
1. **Quiz 5** (CS 101) - Due tomorrow, 20 pts
2. **HW 12** (MATH 221) - Due Wed, 25 pts
3. **Peer Reviews** - 3 total, due Thu-Fri
4. **Final Project** (MATH 221) - Due Fri, 100 pts (start early!)

### Grade Impact
- Completing all assignments could raise your grades:
  - CS 101: 87% -> 89%
  - MATH 221: 92% -> 94%

6. Offer Drill-Down Options

After presenting the plan, let the user know what further actions are available:

Need more details? I can:
1. Show full assignment instructions for any item
2. Check the rubric for an assignment
3. Show your grade breakdown for a course
4. Focus on just one course

MCP Tools Used

Output Variations

Compact Mode

If the user asks for a "quick check" or "just the highlights", use a shorter format:

## This Week
- 3 assignments due (2 not started)
- 2 peer reviews pending
- Grades: CS 101 (87%), MATH 221 (92%), ENG 101 (85%)

**Priority:** Quiz 5 (tomorrow), HW 12 (Wed), Final Project (Fri)

Single Course Mode

If the user specifies a course (e.g., "plan my week for CS 101"), show only that course's assignments, grades, and peer reviews.

Notes

• Best used at the start of each week (Sunday or Monday)
• Assignments are sorted by due date, then by point value
• Late and missing assignments are highlighted for attention
• All student-facing tools use the get_my_* prefix
• No privacy concerns since students only access their own data