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• Finds your Canva designs by keyword

  Looks through the designs you can access and returns matches. Use it to locate a design before opening, copying or exporting it.

  Try: “Find my Q3 sales deck in Canva”

  Network · search-designs

• Shows details about one design

  Returns the basic details of a single design. Use it once you know which design you mean and need to confirm what it is.

  Try: “Show me the details of my Q3 sales deck”

  Network · get-design

• Lists the pages in a design

  Returns the pages of a design so the assistant can see how it is laid out. Handy for multi-page decks and documents.

  Try: “How many pages does my Q3 sales deck have?”

  Network · get-design-pages

• Reads the content of a design

  Pulls out what a design contains so the assistant can read, summarize or review it.

  Try: “Summarize what is on each slide of my Q3 sales deck”

  Network · get-design-content

• Reads the speaker notes in a presentation

  Returns the presenter notes attached to a presentation. Useful when you want to rehearse or rewrite what you plan to say.

  Try: “Read me the speaker notes from my product launch deck”

  Network · get-presenter-notes

• Gets a preview image of a design

  Returns a thumbnail of a design so the assistant can show or look at it without opening Canva.

  Try: “Show me a preview of my Instagram post design”

  Network · get-design-thumbnail

• Creates a new design

  Starts a new design in your Canva account. Use it when you want a fresh document, post or presentation.

  Try: “Create a new Instagram post design in Canva”

  Write · create-design

• Generates design options from a text brief

  Produces candidate designs from a description you give it. Use it when you want ideas to pick from rather than starting blank.

  Try: “Generate three poster designs for a bake sale”

  Write · generate-design

• Turns a generated option into a real design

  Takes one of the generated candidates and saves it as a design in your account. Use it after you have picked the option you like.

  Try: “Use the second poster option and save it as a design”

  Write · create-design-from-candidate

• Creates a design from a brand template

  Makes a new design based on one of your brand templates, so it starts with your approved look.

  Try: “Make a new flyer from our brand flyer template”

  Write · create-design-from-brand-template

• Fills a template with your data

  Fills a template with text and other values you supply to produce a finished design. Good for repeating a layout with different details.

  Try: “Fill the event invite template with this month's event details”

  Write · autofill-design

• Duplicates a design

  Makes a copy of an existing design so you can change it without touching the original.

  Try: “Make a copy of my Q3 sales deck”

  Write · copy-design

• Combines several designs into one

  Joins multiple designs into a single design. Use it to assemble one deck from separate parts.

  Try: “Merge my intro slides and pricing slides into one deck”

  Write · merge-designs

• Makes a resized version of a design

  Creates a version of a design in a different size, for example for another social channel.

  Try: “Resize my Instagram post into a story size”

  Write · resize-design

• Exports a design to a file

  Exports a design in a chosen format so you can download or share it outside Canva.

  Try: “Export my poster as a PDF”

  Network · export-design

• Lists the formats a design can export to

  Returns the export formats available for a design. Check it before exporting if you are unsure what is supported.

  Try: “What formats can I export my poster in?”

  Network · get-export-formats

• Brings a design into Canva from a link

  Imports a design from a web address into your Canva account.

  Try: “Import the presentation at this link into Canva”

  Write · import-design-from-url

• Lists comments on a design

  Returns the comments left on a design, so you can see feedback in one place.

  Try: “Show me the comments on my Q3 sales deck”

  Network · list-comments

• Lists replies to a comment

  Returns the replies under a single comment to follow a discussion.

  Try: “Show the replies to the first comment on my poster”

  Network · list-replies

• Adds a comment to a design

  Posts a new comment on a design. Useful for leaving feedback or notes for teammates.

  Try: “Comment on my poster: please check the date”

  Write · comment-on-design

• Replies to a comment on a design

  Adds a reply to an existing comment on a design.

  Try: “Reply to that comment saying the date is fixed”

  Write · reply-to-comment

• Creates an image from a text description

  Generates an image from a prompt you write. Use it when you need artwork and have none.

  Try: “Generate an image of a cozy coffee shop at sunrise”

  Write · generate-image

• Removes the background from an image

  Cuts the background out of an image so the subject can be placed on other designs.

  Try: “Remove the background from my product photo”

  Write · remove-background

• Splits an image into separate layers

  Breaks an image into layers so parts of it can be handled on their own.

  Try: “Split this image into separate layers”

  Write · separate-image-layers

• Lists your brand kits

  Returns the brand kits available to you, which hold the colors, fonts and logos your team uses.

  Try: “Which brand kits do I have in Canva?”

  Network · list-brand-kits

• Finds brand templates by keyword

  Searches the brand templates available to you. Use it to find the right starting point for on-brand work.

  Try: “Find our brand templates for newsletters”

  Network · search-brand-templates

• Creates a draft brand template

  Starts a draft brand template that can be reviewed before it is shared with the team.

  Try: “Create a draft brand template from my flyer design”

  Write · create-brand-template-draft

• Publishes a brand template

  Makes a draft brand template available for use.

  Try: “Publish the newsletter brand template draft”

  Write · publish-brand-template

• Lists files in your Canva library

  Retrieves assets such as images and uploads from your Canva library so you can reuse them.

  Try: “Show the images in my Canva library”

  Network · get-assets

• Adds a file to Canva from a link

  Fetches a file from a web address and saves it in your Canva library.

  Try: “Upload the logo at this link to my Canva library”

  Write · upload-asset-from-url

• Creates a folder

  Makes a new folder in Canva to keep designs organized.

  Try: “Create a folder called Q4 Campaign”

  Write · create-folder

• Finds folders by name

  Searches your folders so you can locate where things are kept.

  Try: “Find my folder for client projects”

  Network · search-folders

• Lists what is inside a folder

  Returns the items in a folder.

  Try: “What is in my Q4 Campaign folder?”

  Network · list-folder-items

• Moves a design or file into a folder

  Moves an item into a folder you choose, to tidy up your library.

  Try: “Move my poster into the Q4 Campaign folder”

  Write · move-item-to-folder

• Finds where a Canva short link points

  Resolves a Canva short link to its destination so the assistant can work with the real design.

  Try: “What design does this canva.link point to?”

  Network · resolve-shortlink

• Shows the fillable fields in a design

  Returns the data fields in a design that can be filled with your own values.

  Try: “Which fields can I fill in on this design?”

  Network · get-design-dataset

• Shows the fillable fields in a brand template

  Returns the data fields of a brand template, so you know what to supply before autofilling.

  Try: “What fields does the event invite template have?”

  Network · get-brand-template-dataset

• Used by the assistant behind the scenes

  Opens an editing session on a design

  Begins an editing session so changes can be made to a design in steps. Edits are not final until committed.

  Try: “Start editing my poster so we can change the title”

  Write · start-editing-transaction

• Applies edits inside an open session

  Makes the requested changes to a design while an editing session is open.

  Try: “Change the poster title to Autumn Bake Sale”

  Write · perform-editing-operations

• Saves the edits from a session

  Saves the changes made in an editing session to the design.

  Try: “Save my changes to the poster”

  Write · commit-editing-transaction

• Discards an editing session

  Throws away the changes from an editing session without saving them.

  Try: “Cancel those edits to the poster”

  Write · cancel-editing-transaction

• Checks if a new design is ready

  Checks the progress of a design that is still being created in the background.

  Try: “Is my new design finished yet?”

  Network · get-create-design-async-job

• Checks if a generated image is ready

  Checks the progress of an image that is still being generated.

  Try: “Is my generated image ready?”

  Network · get-generate-image-job

• Checks if layer splitting has finished

  Checks the progress of a layer separation that is still running.

  Try: “Has the layer split finished?”

  Network · get-separate-image-layers-job

• Gets a link for uploading a file

  Creates a web address a file can be uploaded to, used when sending a file into Canva.

  Try: “Get me an upload link for a new image”

  Write · create-upload-url

• Explains what the Canva connection can do

  Returns help information about the Canva connection itself.

  Try: “What can you do with my Canva account?”

  Network · help

Watch out for

• It can change your designs and files

  It can create and edit designs, upload assets, move items between folders and post comments in your Canva account. No delete scope is offered, so review each edit before you approve it. mcp.canva.com

• It only reaches what your own account can

  Each person signs in with their own Canva account, and there is no shared team login. The assistant sees only what you can see and edits only what you can edit. canva.dev

• Export links are temporary

  Canva says thumbnail and export links are short-lived and should not be stored or shared. canva.dev

• Admins control it in Claude workspaces

  On Claude Team and Enterprise, an owner must enable the Canva connector before members can connect. Owners can also turn off its interactive displays. support.claude.com

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