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D2L Brightspace MCP server for AI agents.
actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to D2L Brightspace and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 817 D2L Brightspace actions (435 reads, 260 writes and 122 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the D2L Brightspace credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces D2L Brightspace's limits and records every call. Connecting D2L Brightspace needs your own D2L Brightspace OAuth app and one admin sign-in.
100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.
claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcpdo { action: "d2l_brightspace.users.list", intent: "check which D2L Brightspace account is connected"}# Retrieve data for one or more users · read · 1 upstream call- 817actionsin one signed file
- 435readlook, never change
- 260writecreate and update
- 122wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first
Set up
Connect D2L Brightspace in three steps.
- 01
Add actionlake to Claude.
Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.
https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp - 02
Connect D2L Brightspace.
OAuth 2.0, authorization code. You register your own OAuth app with D2L Brightspace, an admin signs in once, and you paste the app's client id and secret and the tokens from that sign-in; actionlake renews the access token from then on. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.
Before the first sign-in, D2L Brightspace needs an OAuth app of your own, registered in its developer portal. actionlake has no D2L Brightspace app to lend you.
access_tokenAccess token from one sign-in with your own OAuth apprefresh_tokenRefresh token from the same sign-in; the access token is renewed from itclient_idClient ID of a Brightspace OAuth 2.0 app registered as an Authorization Code grant app with refresh tokens enabled…client_secretClient secret of the same Brightspace OAuth 2.0 apphostWhere your D2L Brightspace lives: your host
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "d2l_brightspace" } # free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you - 03
Make the first call. Check before a write.
Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes,
checkvalidates the call and prices it, for free.do { action: "d2l_brightspace.users.list" }# retrieve data for one or more users · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "d2l_brightspace.users.create", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent
D2L Brightspace at a glance
- Sign-in
- OAuth 2.0, authorization code. You register your own OAuth app with D2L Brightspace, an admin signs in once, and you paste the app's client id and secret and the tokens from that sign-in; actionlake renews the access token from then on.
- You provide
access_tokenrefresh_tokenclient_idclient_secret- Setup fields
host- Limits we pace to
- 50 calls a second, per connection
- API covered
- Brightspace Valence REST API (LP 1.64, LE 1.100, LR 1.3, EP 2.5, BAS 1.5), at your D2L Brightspace instance's API base URL, which you enter when connecting
- Built from
- D2L Brightspace's documentation, read 23 October 2026docs.valence.desire2learn.comdocs.valence.desire2learn.com
- Service file
- Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
- Cached reads
- 429 of 435 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
- Shared entities
- 5, so ask can line D2L Brightspace up with your other systems
- Data
- Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet
Capabilities
What an AI agent can do in D2L Brightspace.
817 actions in 47 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.
- 435readlook, never change
- 260writecreate and update
- 122destructivewait for a confirmation
User
6430 read · 22 write · 12 destructive
Retrieve data for one or more users · Create a new user entity · Retrieve data for a particular user · Update data for a particular user
Discuss
5124 read · 20 write · 7 destructive
Create a new forum for an org unit · Retrieve a list of all discussion forums for an org unit · Retrieve a list of users with access to a specified forum · Copy a discussion forum within an org unit
Content
4732 read · 11 write · 4 destructive
Retrieve a list of topics that have been bookmarked · Retrieves the aggregate count of completed and required content topics in an org unit for the calling user · Create exemptions for content topics matching a specific filter for a user · Create exemptions for specific content topics for a user
Grade
4727 read · 14 write · 6 destructive
Create a new grade object for a particular org unit · Retrieve all the current grade objects for a particular org unit · Retrieve a list of users with access to a specified grade · Create a new grade category for a provided org unit
Ltiadvantage
3916 read · 16 write · 7 destructive
Create a new LTI tool deployment for the organization · Retrieve the information for all LTI deployments for the organization · Retrieve all asset processors for a given deployment · Retrieve the summaries for all LTI Advantage links for the deployment
Groups
3419 read · 11 write · 4 destructive
Retrieve a page of groups in which the calling user is enrolled for an org unit · Create a new group category for an org unit · Retrieve a list of all the group categories for the provided org unit · Create a new group for an org unit
Awards
3318 read · 9 write · 6 destructive
Retrieve associated awards that the calling user may earn and has already earned · Create a new award · Retrieve awards available across the organization · Retrieve the awards issued to a user
Orgunit
3118 read · 9 write · 4 destructive
Retrieve properties for all org units · Create a new custom org unit · Retrieve a list of ancestor-units for a provided org unit · Retrieve all org units that have no children
39 more areas · 471 actions
- Course 30
- Dropbox 28
- Enroll 25
- Outcomes 25
- Lti 21
- Quiz 21
- News 20
- Calendar 19
- Survey 18
- Config 17
- Epobject 17
- Settings 16
- Checklist 15
- Intelligentagents 15
- Epcomment 14
- Locker 14
- Demographics 13
- Lor 12
- Assessment 11
- Data export 11
- Artifact 10
- Permissions 10
- CPD 9
- Tools 9
- Apiprop 8
- Epactivity 8
- Subscription 8
- Collection 7
- Reflection 6
- Epobjective 5
- Ipsis 5
- Eport 4
- Invite 4
- Locale 4
- Presentation 4
- Accommodations 3
- Releaseconditions 2
- Updates 2
- Competency 1
Top actions
The D2L Brightspace API, shaped for agents.
The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 6 of D2L Brightspace's 6 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.
| Action | What it does | Effect | Same name in |
|---|---|---|---|
d2l_brightspace.users.listRetrieve data for one or more users | Retrieve data for one or more users. | read | identity.user.list474 connectors |
d2l_brightspace.users.createCreate a new user entity | Create a new user entity. | write | identity.user.create262 connectors |
d2l_brightspace.users.updateUpdate data for a particular user | Update data for a particular user. | write | identity.user.update280 connectors |
d2l_brightspace.users.deleteDelete a particular user | Delete a particular user. | destructive | identity.user.delete253 connectors |
d2l_brightspace.users_whoami.getRetrieve the current user context’s user information | Retrieve the current user context’s user information. | read | identity.current_user.get307 connectors |
d2l_brightspace.roles.listRetrieve a list of all known user roles | Retrieve a list of all known user roles. | read | this connector |
d2l_brightspace.groups.listRetrieve a page of groups in which the calling user is enrolled for an org unit | Retrieve a page of groups in which the calling user is enrolled for an org unit. | read | this connector |
d2l_brightspace.classlist.listRetrieve the enrolled users in the classlist for an org unit | Retrieve the enrolled users in the classlist for an org unit. | read | this connector |
d2l_brightspace.orgstructure.listRetrieve properties for all org units | Retrieve properties for all org units. | read | this connector |
d2l_brightspace.feed.listFetch the feed for the current user context | Fetch the feed for the current user context. | read | this connector |
d2l_brightspace.news.listRetrieve a list of news items for an org unit | Retrieve a list of news items for an org unit. | read | this connector |
d2l_brightspace.news.createCreate a news item for an org unit | Create a news item for an org unit. | write | this connector |
Try it
Prompts to paste into Claude.
Each one names the D2L Brightspace actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.
- Readread
Who has access in D2L Brightspace? List every user and their role.
calls
d2l_brightspace.users.list - Writewrite
Create a new user entity in D2L Brightspace. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.
calls
d2l_brightspace.users.create
Governance for D2L Brightspace
Destructive actions wait for a yes.
122 D2L Brightspace actions are destructive. The first 10:
- Delete a particular user
d2l_brightspace.users.delete - Delete a particular news item from an org unit
d2l_brightspace.news.delete - Delete an intelligent agent (soft delete)
d2l_brightspace.agents.delete - Delete an award
d2l_brightspace.awards.delete - Delete a specific grade object for a particular org unit
d2l_brightspace.grades.delete - Revoke an issued award
d2l_brightspace.issued.delete - Remove the registration for an LTI tool provider
d2l_brightspace.lti_tp.delete - Delete a course offering
d2l_brightspace.courses.delete - Delete a particular org unit type
d2l_brightspace.outypes.delete - Delete a quiz
d2l_brightspace.quizzes.delete
A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.
Delete a particular user?
intent: the user asked me to delete a particular user
account { op: "keys.create", name: "d2l-brightspace-agent", allowed_actions: ["d2l_brightspace.*"], cap_calls: 2000, confirm_policy: "human_for_writes", approval_rules: [ { match: "d2l_brightspace.users.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }, { match: "d2l_brightspace.news.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }, { match: "d2l_brightspace.agents.delete", approver: "[email protected]" } ]}Cost
What D2L Brightspace costs on actionlake.
Every D2L Brightspace action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call D2L Brightspace refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.
- 1upstream call per actionall 817 D2L Brightspace actions
- 817actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
- 429reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
- 100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000
Action index
Every D2L Brightspace action.
817 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.
User64
d2l_brightspace.users.createCreate a new user entitywrited2l_brightspace.users.getRetrieve data for a particular userreadd2l_brightspace.users.listRetrieve data for one or more usersreadd2l_brightspace.users.updateUpdate data for a particular userwrited2l_brightspace.alerts_user.listRetrieve a list of alerts for the given userreadd2l_brightspace.attributes_schemas.getRetrieve user attributes schema definitionsread- and 58 more in this area
Discuss51
d2l_brightspace.discussions_forums.createCreate a new forum for an org unitwrited2l_brightspace.discussions_forums.listRetrieve a list of all discussion forums for an org unitreadd2l_brightspace.discussions_forums_access.listRetrieve a list of users with access to a specified forumreadd2l_brightspace.discussions_forums_copy.createCopy a discussion forum within an org unitwrited2l_brightspace.discussions_deleted.getRetrieve deleted discussion forums and topics for an org unitreadd2l_brightspace.discussions_forums.deleteDelete a particular discussion forum from an org unitdestructive- and 45 more in this area
Content47
d2l_brightspace.content_bookmarks.listRetrieve a list of topics that have been bookmarkedreadd2l_brightspace.content_completions_mycount.listRetrieves the aggregate count of completed and required content topics in an org unit for the calling userreadd2l_brightspace.content_exemptions_users_by_filter.createCreate exemptions for content topics matching a specific filter for a userwrited2l_brightspace.content_exemptions_users_by_list.createCreate exemptions for specific content topics for a userwrited2l_brightspace.content_completions.getRetrieves the count of completed and required content topics in an org unit for each of the users in the csvreadd2l_brightspace.content_completions_by_user_id.getRetrieves the count of completed and required content topics for a user in each org unit in the csvread- and 41 more in this area
Grade47
d2l_brightspace.grades.createCreate a new grade object for a particular org unitwrited2l_brightspace.grades.listRetrieve all the current grade objects for a particular org unitreadd2l_brightspace.grades_access.listRetrieve a list of users with access to a specified gradereadd2l_brightspace.grades_categories.createCreate a new grade category for a provided org unitwrited2l_brightspace.grades.deleteDelete a specific grade object for a particular org unitdestructived2l_brightspace.grades.getRetrieve a specific grade object for a particular org unitread- and 41 more in this area
Ltiadvantage39
d2l_brightspace.ltiadvantage_deployment.createCreate a new LTI tool deployment for the organizationwrited2l_brightspace.ltiadvantage_deployment.listRetrieve the information for all LTI deployments for the organizationreadd2l_brightspace.ltiadvantage_deployment_assetprocessors.listRetrieve all asset processors for a given deploymentreadd2l_brightspace.ltiadvantage_deployment_links_summaries.listRetrieve the summaries for all LTI Advantage links for the deploymentreadd2l_brightspace.ltiadvantage_orgunit_assetprocessors.listRetrieve all asset processors for a given deploymentreadd2l_brightspace.ltiadvantage_deployment.deleteRemove an LTI Advantage deploymentdestructive- and 33 more in this area
Groups34
d2l_brightspace.groupcategories.createCreate a new group category for an org unitwrited2l_brightspace.groupcategories.listRetrieve a list of all the group categories for the provided org unitreadd2l_brightspace.groupcategories_groups.createCreate a new group for an org unitwrited2l_brightspace.groups.listRetrieve a page of groups in which the calling user is enrolled for an org unitreadd2l_brightspace.groupcategories.deleteDelete a particular group category from an org unitdestructived2l_brightspace.groupcategories.getRetrieve a particular group category for an org unitread- and 28 more in this area
Awards33
d2l_brightspace.associations_available_to_earn.listRetrieve associated awards that the calling user may earn and has already earnedreadd2l_brightspace.awards.createCreate a new awardwrited2l_brightspace.awards.listRetrieve awards available across the organizationreadd2l_brightspace.issued_users.listRetrieve the awards issued to a userreadd2l_brightspace.awards.deleteDelete an awarddestructived2l_brightspace.awards.getRetrieve a particular awardread- and 27 more in this area
Orgunit31
d2l_brightspace.orgstructure.createCreate a new custom org unitwrited2l_brightspace.orgstructure.listRetrieve properties for all org unitsreadd2l_brightspace.orgstructure_ancestors.listRetrieve a list of ancestor-units for a provided org unitreadd2l_brightspace.orgstructure_childless.listRetrieve all org units that have no childrenreadd2l_brightspace.organization_info.getRetrieve the organization properties informationreadd2l_brightspace.organization_primary_url.getRetrieve the organization’s primary (root) URLread- and 25 more in this area
Course30
d2l_brightspace.ccb_logs.listRetrieve the list of logs for course copy jobsreadd2l_brightspace.courses.createCreate a new course offeringwrited2l_brightspace.courses_parentorgunits.listRetrieve parent department and semester for the provided coursesreadd2l_brightspace.courses_parents.listRetrieve parent departments and semesters for the provided coursesreadd2l_brightspace.courses.deleteDelete a course offeringdestructived2l_brightspace.courses.getRetrieve a course offeringread- and 24 more in this area
Dropbox28
d2l_brightspace.dropbox_categories.createCreate a new dropbox folder category for the provided org unitwrited2l_brightspace.dropbox_categories.listRetrieve all dropbox folder categories for the provided org unitreadd2l_brightspace.dropbox_folders.createCreate a new dropbox folder in an org unitwrited2l_brightspace.dropbox_folders.listRetrieve all dropbox folders for an org unitreadd2l_brightspace.dropbox_categories.deleteDelete a specific dropbox folder category from an org unitdestructived2l_brightspace.dropbox_categories.getRetrieve the information for a specific dropbox folder categoryread- and 22 more in this area
Enroll25
d2l_brightspace.auditing_auditors_auditees.createAdd a user to the list of those an auditor is auditingwrited2l_brightspace.auditing_auditors_auditees.listRetrieve the list of users an auditor is auditingreadd2l_brightspace.classlist.listRetrieve the enrolled users in the classlist for an org unitreadd2l_brightspace.classlist_paged.listRetrieve the enrolled users in the classlist for an org unitreadd2l_brightspace.auditing_auditees.getRetrieve information for an auditeereadd2l_brightspace.auditing_auditors.getRetrieve information for an auditorread- and 19 more in this area
Outcomes25
d2l_brightspace.le_lo_alignments_outcome_by_outcome_id_org_unit_id_outcome_id.listRetrieve all the alignments to a given outcome in an org unitreadd2l_brightspace.le_lo_alignments_outcome_by_outcome_id_outcome_id.listRetrieve the org units that contain alignments to a given outcomereadd2l_brightspace.le_lo_alignments_outcome_set_by_outcome_set_id_org_unit_id_outcome_set_id.listRetrieve all the alignments to outcomes in an outcome set in an org unitreadd2l_brightspace.le_lo_alignments_outcome_set_by_outcome_set_id_outcome_set_id.listRetrieve the org units that contain alignments to a given outcome setreadd2l_brightspace.le_lo_bulk_export.searchRetrieve organization level outcome sets in export formatreadd2l_brightspace.le_lo_bulk_export_org_unit_id.searchRetrieve org unit level outcome sets in export formatread- and 19 more in this area
Lti21
d2l_brightspace.lti_link.createRegister a new LTI link for an org unitwrited2l_brightspace.lti_link.listRetrieve the information for all LTI links registered for an org unitreadd2l_brightspace.lti_link_sharing.createAdd a sharing rule for a particular LTI linkwrited2l_brightspace.lti_quicklink.createBuild a new quicklink around an existing LTI linkwrited2l_brightspace.lti_link.deleteRemove an LTI linkdestructived2l_brightspace.lti_link.getRetrieve the information for a particular LTI linkread- and 15 more in this area
Quiz21
d2l_brightspace.quizzes.createCreate a new quizwrited2l_brightspace.quizzes.listRetrieve the quizzes belonging to an org unitreadd2l_brightspace.quizzes_access.listRetrieve a list of users with access to a specified quizreadd2l_brightspace.quizzes_attempts.listRetrieve a list of attempts for a quizreadd2l_brightspace.quizzes.deleteDelete a quizdestructived2l_brightspace.quizzes.getRetrieve a quizread- and 15 more in this area
News20
d2l_brightspace.feed.listFetch the feed for the current user contextreadd2l_brightspace.le_news_user_by_user_id_org_unit_id_user_id.listRetrieve a list of news items from an org unit for specific userreadd2l_brightspace.le_news_user_by_user_id_user_id.listRetrieve a list of news items for specific userreadd2l_brightspace.news.createCreate a news item for an org unitwrited2l_brightspace.news.deleteDelete a particular news item from an org unitdestructived2l_brightspace.news.getRetrieve a particular news item for an org unitread- and 14 more in this area
Calendar19
d2l_brightspace.calendar_event.createCreate a new eventwrited2l_brightspace.calendar_event_access.listRetrieve a list of users with access to a specified calendar eventreadd2l_brightspace.calendar_event_presenter.createAdds a presenter to a specified calendar eventwrited2l_brightspace.calendar_events.listRetrieve all the calendar events for the calling user, within the provided org unit contextreadd2l_brightspace.calendar_event.deleteRemove a calendar event from a particular org unitdestructived2l_brightspace.calendar_event.getRetrieve a calendar event from a particular org unitread- and 13 more in this area
Survey18
d2l_brightspace.surveys.createCreate a new survey belonging to an org unitwrited2l_brightspace.surveys.listRetrieve the surveys belonging to an org unitreadd2l_brightspace.surveys_access.listRetrieve a list of users with access to a specified surveyreadd2l_brightspace.surveys_attempts.listRetrieve a list of attempts for a surveyreadd2l_brightspace.surveys.deleteDelete a surveydestructived2l_brightspace.surveys.getRetrieve a surveyread- and 12 more in this area
Config17
d2l_brightspace.config_variables_definition.getRetrieve the definitions for a configuration variablereadd2l_brightspace.config_variables_definitions.listRetrieve the definitions for all the configuration variables the user has access to viewreadd2l_brightspace.config_variables_values_org_units.listRetrieve all the org unit override values for a configuration variablereadd2l_brightspace.config_variables_values_roles.listRetrieve all the role override values for a configuration variablereadd2l_brightspace.config_variables_effective_values_org_units.getRetrieve the effective value for a configuration variable within an org unitreadd2l_brightspace.config_variables_resolver.deleteRestore the default resolution strategy for an org unit configuration variabledestructive- and 11 more in this area
Epobject17
d2l_brightspace.ignoredusers_add.createAdd a user to the calling user’s ignored-user listwrited2l_brightspace.object_associations.listRetrieve the list of EP objects associated with a particular EP objectreadd2l_brightspace.object_share_new.createShare a particular EP object to a sharing profilewrited2l_brightspace.object_shares.listRetrieve all the shares for a particular EP objectreadd2l_brightspace.ignoredusers.getRetrieve all the users on the calling user’s ignored-users listreadd2l_brightspace.ignoredusers_remove.deleteRemove a user from the calling user’s ignored-user listdestructive- and 11 more in this area
Settings16
d2l_brightspace.account_settings_locale.getRetrieve the locale account settings for a particular userreadd2l_brightspace.account_settings_locale.updateUpdate the locale account settings for a particular userwrited2l_brightspace.localauthenticationsecurity_overrides.createAdd or update local authentication security overrides for a list of userswrited2l_brightspace.localauthenticationsecurity_overrides.listRetrieve local authentication security overrides for a list of usersreadd2l_brightspace.account_settings_my_settings_locale.getRetrieve the current user’s locale account settingsreadd2l_brightspace.account_settings_my_settings_locale.updateUpdate the current user’s locale account settingswrite- and 10 more in this area
Checklist15
d2l_brightspace.checklists.createCreate a checklist in the specified org unitwrited2l_brightspace.checklists.listRetrieve all checklists belonging to an org unitreadd2l_brightspace.checklists_categories.createCreate a checklist category in the specified checklistwrited2l_brightspace.checklists_categories.listRetrieve all categories belonging to a checklistreadd2l_brightspace.checklists.deleteDelete an existing checklist in the specified org unitdestructived2l_brightspace.checklists.getRetrieve a checklist belonging to an org unitread- and 9 more in this area
Intelligentagents15
d2l_brightspace.agents.createCreate a new intelligent agent in the specified org unitwrited2l_brightspace.agents.listRetrieve all intelligent agents for an org unitreadd2l_brightspace.agents_by_agent_id.createRestore a previously deleted intelligent agentwrited2l_brightspace.agents_categories.createCreate a new agent category in the specified org unitwrited2l_brightspace.agents.deleteDelete an intelligent agent (soft delete)destructived2l_brightspace.agents.getRetrieve a specific intelligent agentread- and 9 more in this area
Epcomment14
d2l_brightspace.e_p_object_comments_new.createCreate a new comment on an EP object (identified by provided context chain of object IDs)writed2l_brightspace.e_p_object_comments_new_object_id.createCreate a new comment on an EP object (identified by object ID)writed2l_brightspace.object_comments.listRetrieve all the comments for an EP object (identified by provided context chain of object IDs)readd2l_brightspace.object_comments_in_object_id.listRetrieve all the comments for an EP object (identified by object ID)readd2l_brightspace.e_p_object_comment_by_comment_id_comment_id.deleteDelete a comment from an EP object (identified by provided context chain of object IDs)destructived2l_brightspace.e_p_object_comment_by_comment_id_object_id_comment_id.deleteDelete a comment from an EP object (identified by object ID)destructive- and 8 more in this area
Locker14
d2l_brightspace.groupcategories_locker.createSet up the locker for a group category within an org unitwrited2l_brightspace.locker_group.createAdd a new file or folder to the locker for a group in the provided org unitwrited2l_brightspace.locker_my_locker.createAdd a new file or folder to the current user’s lockerwrited2l_brightspace.locker_user.createAdd a new file or folder to the provided user’s lockerwrited2l_brightspace.groupcategories_locker.getDetermine if a locker has been set up for a group category within an org unitreadd2l_brightspace.locker_group.deleteDelete a file or folder from the locker of a group in the provided org unitdestructive- and 8 more in this area
Demographics13
d2l_brightspace.demographics_data_types.listRetrieve the list of all demographics data typesreadd2l_brightspace.demographics_fields.createCreate a new demographic fieldwrited2l_brightspace.demographics_fields.listRetrieve the list of all demographics fieldsreadd2l_brightspace.demographics_org_units_users.listRetrieve all the demographics entries for all users enrolled in a particular org unitreadd2l_brightspace.demographics_data_types.getRetrieve a single demographic data typereadd2l_brightspace.demographics_fields.deleteDelete a single demographic field, provided it has no associated entriesdestructive- and 7 more in this area
Lor12
d2l_brightspace.lr_objects_properties_object_id.createUpdate the properties for the most recent version of a learning object in a local repositorywrited2l_brightspace.lr_objects_properties_object_id_object_version.createUpdate the properties for a particular version of a learning object in a local repositorywrited2l_brightspace.repositories.listRetrieve a list of all repositories of a provided type, that have the provided trust permissionsreadd2l_brightspace.repositories_all.listRetrieve all repositories with the Search trust permissionreadd2l_brightspace.lr_objects_link_object_id.getRetrieve a URL that a client can use to view the most recent version of a learning objectreadd2l_brightspace.lr_objects_link_object_id_object_version.getRetrieve a URL that a client can use to view a particular version of a learning objectread- and 6 more in this area
Assessment11
d2l_brightspace.assessment.getRetrieve an assessment in an org unitreadd2l_brightspace.assessment.updateUpdate an assessment in an org unitwrited2l_brightspace.rubrics.createCreate a new rubric in an org unitwrited2l_brightspace.rubrics.listRetrieve rubrics for an object in an org unitreadd2l_brightspace.rubrics.deleteDelete a rubricdestructived2l_brightspace.rubrics.getRetrieve a single rubricread- and 5 more in this area
Data export11
d2l_brightspace.data_export_bds.listRetrieves a list of Brightspace Data Sets plugins that you have permission to seereadd2l_brightspace.data_export_bds_list.getRetrieves a list of Brightspace Data Sets plugins that you have permission to seereadd2l_brightspace.data_export_create.createCreate an export job for the requested data setwrited2l_brightspace.data_export_jobs.listLists all available export jobs that you have previously submittedreadd2l_brightspace.data_export_list.listLists all available data setsreadd2l_brightspace.data_export_jobs.getRetrieves information about a data export job that you have previously submittedread- and 5 more in this area
Artifact10
d2l_brightspace.artifact_file.createUpdate an existing file artifactwrited2l_brightspace.artifact_link.createUpdate an existing link artifactwrited2l_brightspace.artifacts_file_new.createCreate a new file artifact by starting a new resumable upload or attaching an already uploaded filewrited2l_brightspace.artifacts_link_new.createCreate a new link artifactwrited2l_brightspace.artifact.deleteDelete a particular EP artifactdestructived2l_brightspace.artifact.getRetrieve a particular EP artifactread- and 4 more in this area
Permissions10
d2l_brightspace.permissions_tools_capabilities.createGrant a tool capabilitywrited2l_brightspace.permissions_tools_capabilities.listRetrieve all the capability grants for a toolreadd2l_brightspace.permissions_tools_claims.listRetrieve all the permission grants for a tool’s permissions claimsreadd2l_brightspace.permissions_tools_claims_allowed.listRetrieve all the allowed permission grants for a tool for a tool’s permissions claimsreadd2l_brightspace.permissions_tools_capabilities.deleteRemove the specified capabilitydestructived2l_brightspace.permissions_tools_claims_allowed.deleteReset a permission grant to “not allowed”destructive- and 4 more in this area
CPD 9Tools 9Apiprop 8Epactivity 8Subscription 8Collection 7Reflection 6Epobjective 5Ipsis 5Eport 4Invite 4Locale 4Presentation 4Accommodations 3Releaseconditions 2Updates 2Competency 1
This index shows a sample of each area. All 817 actions, with their inputs and prices, are in the catalogue, which a free sandbox key can search.
Questions
The D2L Brightspace MCP server, answered.
Is there a D2L Brightspace MCP server for Claude?
Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 817 D2L Brightspace actions across user, discuss, content and grade, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by D2L Brightspace.
What do I need to connect D2L Brightspace?
Your own D2L Brightspace OAuth app, registered with D2L Brightspace (its client id and client secret), and the access and refresh tokens from one admin sign-in. actionlake has no D2L Brightspace app of its own, so this is not a one-step consent. actionlake renews the access token as it expires. Plus your host. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "d2l_brightspace" } lists exactly what to paste.
Can an AI agent delete or change things in D2L Brightspace?
Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 122 D2L Brightspace actions are destructive, including delete a particular user, delete a particular news item from an org unit and delete an intelligent agent (soft delete). Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it.
Will an AI agent use up my D2L Brightspace API limit?
actionlake paces every call to the limits in the D2L Brightspace service file: 50 calls a second per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (429 D2L Brightspace actions can be), which never reaches D2L Brightspace.
What does a D2L Brightspace action cost?
One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (817 D2L Brightspace actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls D2L Brightspace refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.
Which D2L Brightspace API does it cover?
The Brightspace Valence REST API (LP 1.64, LE 1.100, LR 1.3, EP 2.5, BAS 1.5) at your D2L Brightspace instance's API base URL, which you enter when connecting. It is built from D2L Brightspace's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 817 actions in 47 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).
Does actionlake keep my D2L Brightspace data, and where?
actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your D2L Brightspace credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.
Which AI clients can use it?
Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.
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