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mcp/rohanmuppa/brightspace-1

MCP server for Brightspace (D2L). Check grades, due dates, assignments, announcements, rosters, syllabus & course content via Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP client. Works with any school. npm: npx brightspace-mcp-server@latest

Verdict
BLOCK
Grade
D
Trust score
69 /100
Exposed tools
26 26r · 0w · 0d
Transport
stdio
License
MIT
Stars
56
01

Overview

From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.

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By [Rohan Muppa](https://github.com/rohanmuppa), ECE @ Purdue

Lets your AI see your Brightspace classes, so you can just ask:

"What's due this week?" · "Am I passing all my classes?" · "Summarize today's announcements" · "Turn my lecture slides into flashcards"

Works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT Desktop, Windsurf, and any other app that supports MCP (the standard way to plug tools into an AI). It only reads your courses — it never submits, edits, or deletes anything.

Get started in 3 steps

  1. Install [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) (version 20 or newer) if you don't have it. Download, run the installer, done.
  2. Open a terminal and run the setup:
npx -y brightspace-mcp-server@latest setup

It asks for your school's Brightspace address, your username and password, and how you normally do two-factor sign-in (phone approval, authenticator code, or a browser window). Your password goes into your computer's own password store (Keychain on Mac, Credential Manager on Windows), never into a file. At the end it connects itself to Claude Des

Read from source at commit b799eb29fd8aOBSERVED · 2026-10-08
02

Connect

Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control. Replace the environment placeholders with a token scoped to the least it needs.

claude-code (npm)
claude mcp add brightspace-mcp-server -- npx -y [email protected]
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Exposed tools (26)

26 read · 0 write · 0 destructive.

ToolRiskDescription
challengedread
download_dropbox_submission_fileread
download_fileread
get_announcement_filesread
get_announcementsread
get_assignment_filesread
get_assignment_rubricread
get_assignmentsread
get_calendar_eventsread
get_classlist_emailsread
get_course_contentread
get_discussionsread
get_dropbox_feedbackread
get_dropbox_foldersread
get_dropbox_submissionsread
get_dropbox_user_submissionsread
get_my_coursesread
get_my_gradesread
get_my_groupsread
get_rosterread
get_rubrics_for_objectread
get_server_inforead
get_syllabusread
get_upcoming_due_datesread
get_video_transcriptread
search_courseread
04

Trust audit

BLOCKgrade D · trust 69/100 Do not install this without reading the findings. The audit found something that could harm you or your machine.

LayerWhat it checksResult
L0Provenance & inventoryPASS
L1Static analysis of the codeFAIL
L2Instruction surface (what it tells the agent)FAIL
L3Class-specific surfacePASS
L4Behavioural (sandbox)SKIPPED

What the source does

Filesystem
declared (2 observation(s))
Network
declared (5 observation(s))
Shell
declared (3 observation(s))
Dependencies
not all pinned
Secrets in source
none-found

Findings (18)

HIGHCode injection · code.eval_exec · CWE-78, CWE-94, CWE-95
src/auth/suny-sso.ts:154
const options = await page.$$eval(`${SELECTORS.campusSelect} option`, (nodes) =>
Why it matters. evaluates text as code
Fix. remove; use a parser or a dispatch table
HIGHPrompt injection · prompt.hide_from_user · CWE-94, CWE-1427
LLMs.md:98
There is no authentication step and no tool to check one. Call the tool that answers the user's question; if no valid session exists, the request signs in first and then proceeds. Never tell the user
Why it matters. asks the agent to act without the user's knowledge
MEDIUMObfuscation / stealth · obf.zero_width · CWE-506, CWE-94
src/utils/transcript/captions.ts:40
const normalized = raw.replace(/^/, "").replace(/\r\n?/g, "\n");
LOWInventory / provenance · inv.hidden_file · CWE-1104
.gitleaks.toml
.gitleaks.toml
Why it matters. hidden member outside the usual dotfiles
Fix. review its purpose
LOWFilesystem / path · fs.traversal · CWE-22, CWE-59
tests/api/auth-recovery-v2.test.ts:2
import { D2LApiClient } from "../../src/api/client.js";
LOWFilesystem / path · fs.traversal · CWE-22, CWE-59
tests/api/auth-recovery-v2.test.ts:3
import { TokenManager, type TokenManagerOptions } from "../../src/auth/token-manager.js";
LOWFilesystem / path · fs.traversal · CWE-22, CWE-59
tests/api/auth-recovery-v2.test.ts:4
import { TokenRefreshError } from "../../src/api/errors.js";
LOWFilesystem / path · fs.traversal · CWE-22, CWE-59
tests/api/auth-recovery-v2.test.ts:5
import type { TokenData } from "../../src/types/index.js";
LOWFilesystem / path · fs.traversal · CWE-22, CWE-59
tests/api/cache.test.ts:2
import { TTLCache } from "../../src/api/cache.js";
LOWObfuscation / stealth · obf.zero_width · CWE-506, CWE-94
tests/utils/transcript/captions.test.ts:53
const withCrlf = "WEBVTT\r\n\r\n00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.000\r\nHi\r\n";
LOWSupply chain · supply.unpinned · CWE-829, CWE-1357
package.json
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk, @napi-rs/keyring, dotenv, file-type, playwright, sanitize-filename, trash, turndown
Why it matters. 14 dependency range(s) float
Fix. pin exact versions or ship a lockfile
LOWPrompt injection · prompt.transfer_instruction · CWE-94, CWE-1427
LLMs.md:108
The number can change mid-wait: if the request times out or is denied before approval, the server asks Microsoft (or Duo) for another one and the next tool response carries the new number — always rel
Why it matters. an instruction to move sensitive data to an outside destination
Fix. remove; a skill never needs the user's secrets off the machine
LOWPrompt injection · prompt.transfer_instruction · CWE-94, CWE-1427
docs/sign-in.md:40
| TU Delft | `--tudelft` | Use your NetID, not your student email. Headless NetID username and password sign-in only, including automatic re-authentication when the saved session expires; it does not
Why it matters. an instruction to move sensitive data to an outside destination
Fix. remove; a skill never needs the user's secrets off the machine
LOWPrompt injection · prompt.transfer_instruction · CWE-94, CWE-1427
docs/sign-in.md:73
Your password is saved in your operating system's native credential store (macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Manager, or Linux Secret Service) — never in a plaintext file. Session state on disk is en
Why it matters. an instruction to move sensitive data to an outside destination
Fix. remove; a skill never needs the user's secrets off the machine
LOWPrompt injection · prompt.transfer_instruction · CWE-94, CWE-1427
docs/troubleshooting.md:17
**Using a client the wizard doesn't configure:** search your client's docs for how to add an MCP server; the command to register is `npx -y brightspace-mcp-server@latest` (on **Windows**, `cmd /c npx
Why it matters. an instruction to move sensitive data to an outside destination
Fix. remove; a skill never needs the user's secrets off the machine
INFOPrompt injection · prompt.credential_read · CWE-94, CWE-1427
LLMs.md:116
Visible mode applies to the manual `auth` command, whose window remains open for up to five minutes when automatic credential handling is unavailable or the identity provider needs direct interaction.
Why it matters. asks the agent to read credentials
INFOPrompt injection · prompt.credential_read · CWE-94, CWE-1427
README.md:116
**On a Mac,** sign-in first reads your saved password from Keychain. If you picked a one-time **Allow** at the Keychain prompt, a later sign-in from your AI app or another terminal can fail or hang wa
Why it matters. asks the agent to read credentials
INFOPrompt injection · prompt.credential_read · CWE-94, CWE-1427
README.md:123
- **`Authentication failed: The native credential store is locked or unavailable.`** Your password store is locked or hasn't let this server read the saved password. Unlock it (on a Mac, log in or unl
Why it matters. asks the agent to read credentials

Gates applied: instruction_override, no_behavioural_pass.

Audited 2026-10-08 · audit v0.4.1 · source sha b799eb29fd8afull audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/rohanmuppa__brightspace-1.json · Report an issue / request a re-scan
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Audit history

Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.

DateSourceVerdictGradeScoreChange
2026-10-08b799eb29fd8aBLOCKD69first audit
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Questions

What is the Brightspace MCP server?

MCP server for Brightspace (D2L). Check grades, due dates, assignments, announcements, rosters, syllabus & course content via Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP client. Works with any school. npm: npx brightspace-mcp-server@latest

What tools does Brightspace expose?

26 in total: 26 read-only, 0 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.

Is Brightspace safe to connect to an agent?

No — not without reading the findings first. The audit graded it D (69/100) and found 2 critical or high issues in the source. Each one is listed on this page with the file and line it is on.

What credentials does Brightspace need?

It reads BRIGHTSPACE_TEST_NATIVE_KEYRING, D2L_ACCESS_TOKEN, D2L_DUO_PASSCODE, D2L_PASSWORD, D2L_PASSWORDLESS and D2L_TOKEN_TTL from the environment. Give it a token scoped to the least it needs — an agent that can be talked into calling a tool can be talked into calling it with your credentials.

How does Brightspace run?

It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on npm as brightspace-mcp-server at 3.12.2.

How current is this page?

The grade is for one exact copy of the source (b799eb29fd8a), read on 2026-10-08. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.

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