Moodle MCP Server

MCP server for Moodle — the world's most popular open-source Learning Management System. Enables AI agents to interact with Moodle courses, enroll students, query grades, manage course content, and interact with the LMS through Moodle's Web Services API. Supports educational automation and AI-assisted learning workflows.

Evaluated Mar 06, 2026 (0d ago) vcurrent

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⚙ Agent Friendliness

/ 100

Can an agent use this?

🔒 Security

/ 100

Is it safe for agents?

⚡ Reliability

/ 100

Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality

Documentation

Error Messages

Auth Simplicity

Rate Limits

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement

Auth Strength

Scope Granularity

Dep. Hygiene

Secret Handling

Student records are FERPA/GDPR protected. Minimum capability tokens. HTTPS required. Educational data privacy is critical.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA

Version Stability

Breaking Changes

Error Recovery

Best When

An educational institution or e-learning company using Moodle as their LMS wants AI agents to automate administrative tasks, analyze learning data, and build AI-powered educational features.

Avoid When

You use a different LMS. Also: Moodle's Web Services API requires careful configuration by a Moodle admin — not a quick setup.

Use Cases

• Querying Moodle course content and grades from educational analytics agents
• Managing student enrollments and course access from academic administration agents
• Creating and updating course materials from AI-assisted content creation agents
• Building personalized learning recommendation systems on Moodle data

Not For

• Teams using Canvas, Blackboard, Google Classroom, or other LMS platforms
• Organizations without a Moodle deployment
• Consumer learning apps without institutional Moodle access

Interface

REST API

Yes

GraphQL

gRPC

MCP Server

Yes ↗

SDK

Webhooks

Authentication

Methods: api_key

OAuth: No Scopes: No

Moodle Web Services token required. Generated by Moodle admin. Requires Web Services enabled and configured in Moodle settings.

Pricing

Model: free

Free tier: Yes

Requires CC: No

Moodle is free GPL. MCP server is free. Hosting/infrastructure costs for Moodle deployment.

Agent Metadata

Pagination

page

Idempotent

Partial

Retry Guidance

Not documented

Known Gotchas

⚠ Moodle Web Services must be explicitly enabled by admin — not on by default
⚠ Student data (grades, activity) is FERPA/GDPR protected — restrict agent access carefully
⚠ Moodle API capabilities vary by Moodle version — verify API support for your version
⚠ Web Services token permissions must match required operations — configure carefully

Alternatives

canvas-mcp-server blackboard-mcp-server google-classroom-mcp

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.