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Canva × Claude

Use the Canva MCP server
in Claude

Generate and edit designs — social graphics, docs, and presentations — in Canva. This guide connects Canva to Claude (claude.ai and the Claude desktop app) through a governed gateway — one URL that also works in every other MCP client you use, with your rules and a full log attached.

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Live-probed · Security-scanned · Note: Canva currently restricts third-party sign-ins — API-key path recommended

Setup: Canva in Claude

Claude adds MCP servers via custom connectors in Settings. The gateway route takes about two minutes:

  1. Create a free gate gateway and connect Canva to it from the verified directory (one click — note: Canva currently restricts third-party sign-ins, so use the API-key path if the vendor offers one).
  2. Open claude.ai → Settings → Connectors and click 'Add custom connector'.
  3. Name it 'gate' and paste your gateway URL, then approve the authorization.
  4. Ask Claude something Canva can answer — the call runs through your gateway, with your rules applied and logged.

What to ask once it’s connected

“Create a social graphic for our product launch.”
“Generate three variations of this banner.”
“Resize this design for Instagram and LinkedIn.”
“Draft a one-page design for this announcement.”

Why route it through a gateway

One URL, every client

The same Canva connection works in Claude Code, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code too — no per-client re-wiring.

Rules before regret

Allow, ask, or block every tool Canva exposes — reads can flow freely while writes require your approval.

Every call logged

A plain-language activity log of everything Claude did with Canva — searchable, exportable, auditable.

Scanned and probed

Canva passed a live handshake probe and a security scan before listing — and drift detection watches it after you connect.

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Also available: Canva in Claude Code · Canva in ChatGPT · Canva in Cursor · Canva in VS Code