Canva MCP: Your AI-Powered Design Assistant

The Canva Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a Gemini CLI extension that bridges the gap between AI assistants and Canva's design platform, enabling seamless integration of design workflows into your AI conversations.

Installation

Install the extension with a single command:

gemini extensions install https://github.com/canva-sdks/canva-gemini-extension

What It Does

Design Creation & Management

• Create new designs from templates or from scratch
• Search and browse your existing Canva designs
• Update design content, text, and elements programmatically
• Generate designs based on natural language descriptions

Brand Template Automation

• Auto-populate brand templates with data from external sources
• Map spreadsheet data to design elements automatically
• Create consistent branded content at scale
• Batch generate personalized designs for different audiences

Asset Management

• Search and access your brand assets, fonts, and colors
• Upload and organize media files
• Manage team folders and shared resources
• Sync brand guidelines across designs

Perfect For

Enterprise Teams

• Sales teams generating personalized presentations
• Marketing teams creating campaign assets
• HR teams building onboarding materials
• Operations teams producing reports and dashboards

Workflows

• CRM data → personalized sales decks
• Analytics dashboards → branded report graphics
• Event data → social media content
• Product info → marketing collateral

How It Works

Simply describe what you need in natural language:

• "Create a sales presentation using our Q3 data"
• "Generate social media posts for our product launch"
• "Update all team member headshots in our templates"
• "Build a branded report from this spreadsheet"

The MCP handles the technical integration while you focus on the creative strategy.

Key Benefits

• Speed: Generate designs in seconds, not hours
• Consistency: Automatic brand guideline compliance
• Scale: Batch create hundreds of personalized designs
• Integration: Works with your existing data sources and workflows
• Quality: Professional designs without design expertise

Ready to transform your design workflow? The Canva MCP makes professional design creation as easy as having a conversation.