Agent skill

Configure Canvas MCP

by hashgraph-online in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins

Configure the Canvas Authoring MCP server for Codex CLI. An agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Configure Canvas MCP

skills CLI
$ npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill configure-canvas-mcp -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins configure-canvas-mcp --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/Ratnam-Mishra/canvas-apps-plugin-codex/skills/configure-canvas-mcp .claude/skills/configure-canvas-mcp && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
configure-canvas-mcp
GitHub stars
1.3k
Token cost
~884 tokens
SKILL.md length
331 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
716
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Configure the Canvas Authoring MCP server for Codex CLI. An agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.

  • Works in 5 steps: Check Prerequisites → Ask for the Studio URL → Extract Parameters from the URL → …
  • The user says configure MCP
  • SKILL.md covers Step 0 — Check Prerequisites, Step 1 — Ask for the Studio URL, Step 2 — Extract Parameters… and Step 3 — Write to…, plus 1 more section
  • Calls dotnet; reaches make.powerapps.com and api.nuget.org

What it does

Configure Canvas MCP is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Configure the Canvas Authoring MCP server for Codex CLI. USE WHEN the user says "configure MCP", "set up MCP server", "MCP not working", "connect Canvas Apps MCP", "canvas-authoring not available", "set up canvas apps". DO NOT USE WHEN prerequisites are missing — direct the user to install .NET 10 SDK first.

Its SKILL.md is about 880 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering MCP servers. It works with Model Context Protocol and .NET. The repository describes itself as: A curated list of awesome OpenAI Codex / ChatGPT plugins, skills, and resources. The 1 Codex Marketplace. See live plugins at: https://hol.org/plugins/best-codex-plugins. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • The user says configure MCP
  • Set up MCP server
  • MCP not working
  • Connect Canvas Apps MCP

Example prompts

  • “configure MCP”
  • “set up MCP server”
  • “MCP not working”
  • “/configure-canvas-mcp”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Check Prerequisites
  2. Ask for the Studio URL
  3. Extract Parameters from the URL
  4. Write to ~/.codex/config.toml
  5. Confirm and Give Next Steps

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3e1456a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • dotnet

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • make.powerapps.com
    • api.nuget.org

    Also links to:

    • dotnet.microsoft.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Configure Canvas MCP loads about 884 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 83 tokens; SKILL.md has 331 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~83
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~884

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins at commit 3e1456a, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© hashgraph-online). 331 words, ~884 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/configure-canvas-mcp/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
configure-canvas-mcp
description
Configure the Canvas Authoring MCP server for Codex CLI. USE WHEN the user says "configure MCP", "set up MCP server", "MCP not working", "connect Canvas Apps MCP", "canvas-authoring not available", "set up canvas apps". DO NOT USE WHEN prerequisites are missing — direct the user to install .NET 10 SDK first.
version
1.0.0-codex
author
Microsoft Corporation (adapted for Codex by setup plan)

Configure the Canvas Authoring MCP Server for Codex

This skill registers the Canvas Authoring MCP server with Codex CLI by writing to ~/.codex/config.toml.

Step 0 — Check Prerequisites

Run:

bash
dotnet --list-sdks

If no SDK version starting with 10. is listed, tell the user:

⚠️ .NET 10 SDK is required to run the Canvas Authoring MCP server. Please install it from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/10.0 before continuing.

Wait for the user to install it. Re-run the check to confirm before proceeding.

Step 1 — Ask for the Studio URL

Ask the user:

What is the URL of your Power Apps Studio session?

Copy the full URL from your browser while your canvas app is open in Power Apps Designer. It should look like: https://make.powerapps.com/e/Default-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/canvas/?action=edit&app-id=...

Also confirm that coauthoring is enabled: Settings → Updates → Coauthoring → ON.

Step 2 — Extract Parameters from the URL

From the URL the user provides, extract:

  • ENV_ID: the path segment between /e/ and the next /
    • Example: Default-91bee3d9-0c15-4f17-8624-c92bb8b36ead
  • APP_ID: URL-decode the app-id query parameter, then take the last segment after the final /
    • Example from %2Fproviders%2FMicrosoft.PowerApps%2Fapps%2F6fc3e3d1-292b-4281-8826-577f78512e56 → 6fc3e3d1-292b-4281-8826-577f78512e56
  • MAKER_HOSTNAME: the hostname portion of the URL (e.g., make.powerapps.com)
  • CLUSTER_CATEGORY: derive from MAKER_HOSTNAME:
    • make.powerapps.com → prod
    • make.preview.powerapps.com → prod
    • Any other hostname → test

Echo the extracted values to the user for confirmation before writing anything:

Extracted:

  • ENV_ID: <value>
  • APP_ID: <value>
  • CLUSTER_CATEGORY: <value>

Shall I write these to ~/.codex/config.toml? (yes/no)

Step 3 — Write to ~/.codex/config.toml

After user confirms, read the existing ~/.codex/config.toml if it exists. Preserve all existing content. Add or replace only the [mcp_servers.canvas-authoring] block.

The block to add (substituting the actual extracted values):

toml
[mcp_servers.canvas-authoring]
command = "dnx"
args = [
  "Microsoft.PowerApps.CanvasAuthoring.McpServer",
  "--yes",
  "--prerelease",
  "--source",
  "https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json"
]

[mcp_servers.canvas-authoring.env]
CANVAS_ENVIRONMENT_ID = "<ENV_ID>"
CANVAS_APP_ID = "<APP_ID>"
CANVAS_CLUSTER_CATEGORY = "<CLUSTER_CATEGORY>"

Write the full updated file back to ~/.codex/config.toml.

Step 4 — Confirm and Give Next Steps

Tell the user:

✅ Canvas Authoring MCP server configured in ~/.codex/config.toml.

You must restart Codex for the MCP server to activate.

After restarting, verify the setup by asking: "List available Canvas App controls"

This should invoke list_controls via the canvas-authoring MCP server. If it does not respond, ensure your Power Apps Studio session is still open with coauthoring enabled, then run $configure-canvas-mcp again with a fresh URL.

© hashgraph-online, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in plugins/Ratnam-Mishra/canvas-apps-plugin-codex/skills/configure-canvas-mcp of hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3e1456a

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Questions about Configure Canvas MCP

What does Configure Canvas MCP do?

Configure the Canvas Authoring MCP server for Codex CLI. An agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Configure Canvas MCP is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Configure the Canvas Authoring MCP server for Codex CLI.

When should I use Configure Canvas MCP?

Configure Canvas MCP fits situations like: the user says configure MCP; set up MCP server; MCP not working; connect Canvas Apps MCP.

How do I install Configure Canvas MCP in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill configure-canvas-mcp -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/Ratnam-Mishra/canvas-apps-plugin-codex/skills/configure-canvas-mcp in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .claude/skills/configure-canvas-mcp in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Configure Canvas MCP in Codex?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill configure-canvas-mcp -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/Ratnam-Mishra/canvas-apps-plugin-codex/skills/configure-canvas-mcp in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .agents/skills/configure-canvas-mcp in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Configure Canvas MCP in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill configure-canvas-mcp -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/configure-canvas-mcp, .gemini/skills/configure-canvas-mcp, .github/skills/configure-canvas-mcp and .opencode/skills/configure-canvas-mcp in your project.

What does Configure Canvas MCP need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Configure Canvas MCP needs the command-line tools its instructions call (dotnet).

Does Configure Canvas MCP access the network?

SKILL.md names 3 domains. In commands or code: make.powerapps.com and api.nuget.org; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: dotnet.microsoft.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Configure Canvas MCP safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Configure Canvas MCP use?

Configure Canvas MCP is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Configure Canvas MCP use?

About 884 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Configure Canvas MCP?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Configure Canvas MCP: MCP Csharp (atherio-danp/cde-dotnetcc, 109 stars), Creating Dotnet MCP Servers (SebastienDegodez/copilot-instructions, 198 stars), Csharp MCP Server Generator (ILoveDotNet/ilovedotnet, 155 stars) and Dotnet MCP Builder (boshi-xixixi/TraeSkill, 276 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Configure Canvas MCP?

hashgraph-online (a GitHub organization) maintains it in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins, which has 1,267 GitHub stars. The repository holds 716 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.