# Pitfall Log

Project: vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp

Summary: Found 31 structured pitfall item(s), including 4 high/blocking item(s). Top priority: Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification.

## 1. Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification

- Severity: high
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this security_permissions risk before relying on the project: mcp-remote clients re-login hourly — request `offline_access` scope for refresh token
- User impact: Developers may expose sensitive permissions or credentials: mcp-remote clients re-login hourly — request `offline_access` scope for refresh token
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/issues/146

## 2. Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification

- Severity: high
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a security or permission risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/issues/157

## 3. Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification

- Severity: high
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a security or permission risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/issues/142

## 4. Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification

- Severity: high
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a security or permission risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/issues/159

## 5. Installation risk - Installation risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: v1.0.8
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.0.8
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/releases/tag/v1.0.8

## 6. Installation risk - Installation risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: v1.1.0 — Learning Designer & Token Optimization
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.1.0 — Learning Designer & Token Optimization
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/releases/tag/v1.1.0

## 7. Installation risk - Installation risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: v1.2.0
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.2.0
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/releases/tag/v1.2.0

## 8. Installation risk - Installation risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: v1.3.0
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.3.0
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/releases/tag/v1.3.0

## 9. Installation risk - Installation risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: v1.4.0
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.4.0
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/releases/tag/v1.4.0

## 10. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a configuration risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: capability.host_targets | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp

## 11. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this configuration risk before relying on the project: DNS: CNAME for canvas-mcp.disruptionlab.illinois.edu points to wrong Azure target
- User impact: Developers may misconfigure credentials, environment, or host setup: DNS: CNAME for canvas-mcp.disruptionlab.illinois.edu points to wrong Azure target
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/issues/151

## 12. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this configuration risk before relying on the project: Ignore this Issue, Figured it out
- User impact: Developers may misconfigure credentials, environment, or host setup: Ignore this Issue, Figured it out
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/issues/144

## 13. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this configuration risk before relying on the project: Migrate to MCP SDK v2 (relax `mcp<2` pin) before stable ships (~2026-07-27)
- User impact: Developers may misconfigure credentials, environment, or host setup: Migrate to MCP SDK v2 (relax `mcp<2` pin) before stable ships (~2026-07-27)
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/issues/142

## 14. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this configuration risk before relying on the project: Normalize CANVAS_API_URL to canonical /api/v1 form instead of only warning
- User impact: Developers may misconfigure credentials, environment, or host setup: Normalize CANVAS_API_URL to canonical /api/v1 form instead of only warning
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/issues/147

## 15. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this configuration risk before relying on the project: switch to FastMCP from MCP SDK library
- User impact: Developers may misconfigure credentials, environment, or host setup: switch to FastMCP from MCP SDK library
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/issues/145

## 16. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this configuration risk before relying on the project: v1.0.3 - Critical Fix: grade_with_rubric
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.0.3 - Critical Fix: grade_with_rubric
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/releases/tag/v1.0.3

## 17. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this configuration risk before relying on the project: v1.0.4 - Major Performance & Feature Update
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.0.4 - Major Performance & Feature Update
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/releases/tag/v1.0.4

## 18. Capability evidence risk - Capability evidence risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: README/documentation is current enough for a first validation pass.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: capability.assumptions | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp

## 19. Maintenance risk - Maintenance risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a maintenance risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: evidence.maintainer_signals | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp

## 20. Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: no_demo
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: downstream_validation.risk_items | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp

## 21. Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: no_demo
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: risks.scoring_risks | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp

## 22. Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a security or permission risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/issues/151

## 23. Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a security or permission risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/issues/144

## 24. Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a security or permission risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/issues/147

## 25. Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a security or permission risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/issues/146

## 26. Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a security or permission risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/issues/145

## 27. Capability evidence risk - Capability evidence risk requires verification

- Severity: low
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this capability risk before relying on the project: Feature gap: no tool to update/edit an existing discussion topic body
- User impact: Developers may hit a documented source-backed failure mode: Feature gap: no tool to update/edit an existing discussion topic body
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/issues/154

## 28. Maintenance risk - Maintenance risk requires verification

- Severity: low
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: issue_or_pr_quality=unknown。
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: evidence.maintainer_signals | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp

## 29. Maintenance risk - Maintenance risk requires verification

- Severity: low
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: release_recency=unknown。
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: evidence.maintainer_signals | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp

## 30. Maintenance risk - Maintenance risk requires verification

- Severity: low
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this maintenance risk before relying on the project: v1.0.5 - Claude Code Skills & Documentation Website
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.0.5 - Claude Code Skills & Documentation Website
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/releases/tag/v1.0.5

## 31. Maintenance risk - Maintenance risk requires verification

- Severity: low
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this maintenance risk before relying on the project: v1.0.7 - File Upload Support
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.0.7 - File Upload Support
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/vishalsachdev/canvas-mcp/releases/tag/v1.0.7