The latest articles on DEV Community by AnonymousOnyx22 (@anonymousonyx22). https://dev.to/anonymousonyx22 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4181051%2F08d85ee9-fcf6-451f-8738-f82dab8b006e.png https://dev.to/anonymousonyx22 en AnonymousOnyx22 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:26:34 +0000 https://dev.to/anonymousonyx22/i-built-an-mcp-server-so-claude-stops-telling-me-to-do-homework-i-already-submitted-47e7 https://dev.to/anonymousonyx22/i-built-an-mcp-server-so-claude-stops-telling-me-to-do-homework-i-already-submitted-47e7 <p>My school runs on D2L Brightspace. I wanted to ask my AI one thing, "what should I work on right now", and get a real answer.</p> <p>The problem is that most tools only read due dates. They have no idea you already handed something in, so they keep nagging you about finished work.</p> <p>So I built <strong>brightspace-d2l-mcp</strong>. It's an MCP server that checks your actual submission status for every assignment. Ask it what's left and it skips everything that's done.</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fdejlb2vy60meu0v2ts24.gif" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fdejlb2vy60meu0v2ts24.gif" alt="Asking an AI what to work on and getting a Brightspace to-do list that skips submitted work (sample data)" width="800" height="420"></a></p> <h2> What it can do </h2> <ul> <li>A ranked to-do list across every course</li> <li>Grades, plus what you need on the final to hit a target</li> <li>Exam dates and course calendar events</li> <li>Reading slides, rubrics and assignment files</li> <li>Exporting deadlines to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar or Outlook</li> </ul> <h2> Setup </h2> <p>One command. It connects Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code Copilot and about ten other apps for you.<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>npx brightspace-d2l-mcp setup </code></pre> </div> <p>A normal browser window opens so you sign in the way you always do. Duo, Microsoft, Okta and Shibboleth all work.</p> <h2> Privacy </h2> <p>It's read-only, runs on your computer and never stores your password. A test fails the build if anyone ever adds a write call.</p> <h2> Links </h2> <ul> <li>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/AnonymousOnyx22/brightspace-d2l-mcp" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/AnonymousOnyx22/brightspace-d2l-mcp</a> </li> <li>Site: <a href="https://brightspace-mcp.netlify.app" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://brightspace-mcp.netlify.app</a> </li> <li>How it compares to other Brightspace MCP servers: <a href="https://brightspace-mcp.netlify.app/compare/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://brightspace-mcp.netlify.app/compare/</a> </li> </ul> <p>It's only been tested at one college so far. If it works at your school, open an issue and I'll add you to the list.</p> mcp ai opensource productivity