Overview
The Canva server enables AI assistants to interact with Canva, allowing creation and management of designs, AI-powered generation, folder organization, asset uploads, and collaborative commenting.Add to Civic
Connect Canva at app.civic.com
Available Tools (19)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
mcp__civic__canva-comment-on-design | Add a comment on a Canva design |
mcp__civic__canva-create-design-from-candidate | Create a new Canva design from an AI generation job candidate |
mcp__civic__canva-create-folder | Create a new folder in Canva |
mcp__civic__canva-export-design | Export a Canva design to various formats (PDF, JPG, PNG, PPTX, GIF, MP4) |
mcp__civic__canva-fetch | Get the content of a doc, presentation, whiteboard, or other Canva design by ID |
mcp__civic__canva-generate-design | Generate designs with AI |
mcp__civic__canva-get-design | Get detailed information about a Canva design (owner, title, URLs, thumbnail, page count) |
mcp__civic__canva-get-design-content | Get the text content of a Canva design (read-only) |
mcp__civic__canva-get-design-pages | Get a list of pages in a Canva design with thumbnails |
mcp__civic__canva-get-export-formats | Get the available export formats for a Canva design |
mcp__civic__canva-import-design-from-url | Import a file from a URL as a new Canva design |
mcp__civic__canva-list-comments | Get a list of comments for a particular Canva design |
mcp__civic__canva-list-folder-items | List items in a Canva folder (designs, folders, images) |
mcp__civic__canva-list-replies | Get a list of replies for a specific comment on a Canva design |
mcp__civic__canva-move-item-to-folder | Move items (designs, folders, images) to a specified Canva folder |
mcp__civic__canva-reply-to-comment | Reply to an existing comment on a Canva design |
mcp__civic__canva-search | Search docs, presentations, videos, whiteboards, sheets, and other designs in Canva |
mcp__civic__canva-search-designs | Search Canva designs with ownership and sort filters |
mcp__civic__canva-upload-asset-from-url | Upload an asset (image, video) from a URL into Canva |
Guardrails
In addition to the 14 universal guardrails, this server has 27 server-specific guardrails across 14 operations.Remarkably complete guardrail set — covering export control, SSRF protection on uploads/imports, content redaction from design text and comments, owner-based filtering, and folder access control.
| Guardrail | Operation | Timing | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limit Comment Length | comment-on-design | Request | Caps comment message length |
| Block Folder Creation | create-folder | Request | Blocks creation in restricted parent folders |
| Allowed Export Formats | export-design | Request | Allowlist for export formats |
| Block Pro Export Quality | export-design | Request | Prevents high-quality “pro” exports |
| Limit Export Pages | export-design | Request | Caps pages exported at once |
| Redact Export URLs | export-design | Response | Redacts download URLs from export responses |
| Block Fetch Design ID | fetch | Request | Blocklist for restricted design IDs |
| Allowed Design Types | generate-design | Request | Allowlist for AI-generated design types |
| Limit Generation Assets | generate-design | Request | Caps assets per AI generation request |
| Redact Design Owner | get-design | Response | Redacts owner info from design metadata |
| Redact Edit URLs | get-design | Response | Redacts edit URLs to prevent unauthorized editing |
| Redact Sensitive Design Text | get-design-content | Response | Redacts API keys/passwords from design text |
| Limit Design Pages | get-design-pages | Response | Truncates design pages returned |
| Allowed Import Domains | import-design-from-url | Request | Only allows imports from approved domains |
| Limit Comments Count | list-comments | Response | Truncates number of comments returned |
| Redact Sensitive Comment Content | list-comments | Response | Redacts sensitive info from comments |
| Allowed Folder IDs | list-folder-items | Request | Allowlist for accessible folders |
| Limit Folder Items | list-folder-items | Response | Truncates folder items returned |
| Redact Sensitive Reply Content | list-replies | Response | Redacts sensitive info from replies |
| Block Move to Folder | move-item-to-folder | Request | Blocklist for restricted destination folders |
| Limit Reply Length | reply-to-comment | Request | Caps reply message length |
| Block Design Patterns | search-designs | Response | Filters designs matching sensitive title patterns |
| Filter Designs by Owner | search-designs | Response | Only shows designs from approved owners |
| Limit Search Results | search-designs | Response | Truncates search result count |
| Allowed Asset Upload Domains | upload-asset-from-url | Request | Allowlist for asset upload domains (SSRF protection) |
| Block Asset Upload Domains | upload-asset-from-url | Request | Blocklist for specific upload domains |
| Allowed Design IDs | (all operations) | Request | Allowlist for accessible design IDs |
Configure guardrails via the Civic UI or ask the Configurator Agent: “Add guardrails to my Canva server.”