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Claude for Education just got several new integrations for students
The new MCP-powered integrations aim to make studying with Claude easier. Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to make its mark on education. More and more tech companies are releasing AI-powered study aids, adapted chatbots for academic environments like ChatGPT Edu, and even agents to support teachers. On Wednesday, Anthropic announced a first look at new integrations for Claude for Education -- a tailored version of the company's chatbot launched in April -- with publisher Wiley, learning platform Canvas, and AI video hub Panopto that it says will "bring rich educational context to student conversations," according to the announcement. The Wiley and Panopto integrations use Model Context Protocol (MCP), Anthropic's new adaptable standard that seamlessly connects AI agents with data sources. Also: Can AI save teachers from a crushing workload? There's new evidence it might "To make Claude a more powerful study companion, we're building toward a future where students can reference readings, lecture recordings, visualizations, and textbook content directly within their conversations," Anthropic said. The new integrations let users connect Panopto and Wiley to Claude via the MCP servers. Users can then access lecture transcripts, Wiley-hosted publications, and other academic content directly in their conversations with Claude. The chatbot also now supports Canvas Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI), which allows students to access Claude directly within their Canvas courses. Josh Jarrett, senior vice president of AI growth at Wiley, framed the integration as a win for elevating reliable, peer-reviewed scientific research within AI systems. "This partnership sets the standard for integrating trusted scientific content with AI platforms while creating a scalable solution for other institutions," he said in the announcement. "By adopting the Model Context Protocol, we're ensuring authoritative research remains discoverable in an AI-driven landscape." Also: The 6 best Linux distros for students - from elementary to college Given the fine line AI tools can walk between helping and automating schoolwork, Anthropic has positioned Claude for Education as a tool for critical thinking. Some research, as well as students themselves, have concerns that using AI will impact critical thinking and problem-solving endurance, an outcome somewhat confirmed by a recent MIT Media Lab study. In the announcement, Anthropic emphasized its "unwavering attention to ethics and privacy," clarifying that protecting student data is a priority. Students' conversations with Claude are made private by default and are not used to train Anthropic AI models. "To protect academic freedom and intellectual exploration, we also require formal approval for institutional data requests and have limited self-serve data exports," the company added. Also: The best free AI courses and certificates in 2025 - and I've tried many More broadly, Anthropic is investing in its relationship with students. The company also announced that this fall, it is expanding its student ambassador program and Claude Builder Clubs, through which students can participate in hackathons and workshops. Anthropic also launched a free AI fluency course and new partnerships with the University of San Francisco School of Law and Northumbria University, with the mission of "advancing responsible AI adoption in higher education." The partnerships will integrate "AI-enabled learning" into the schools' curricula, including using LLMs to analyze legal arguments, with claims, to "improve student engagement." Also: What happened when Anthropic's Claude AI ran a small shop for a month (spoiler: it got weird) The updates to Claude for Education will become available in the next few weeks.
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Anthropic's AI agent can now automate Canva, Asana, Figma and more - here's how it works
Claude just gained a little more autonomy. Anthropic, the AI start-up behind Claude, announced Monday that the system can now directly interact with and pull information from a directory of third-party apps and websites, including Stripe, Figma, Prisma, Canva, Asana, and others. The idea is to save users time that would ordinarily be spent transferring information from Claude's outputs into one of those external services, and vice versa. Also: Claude might be my new favorite AI tool for Android - here's why "Now Claude can have access to the same tools, data, and context that you do -- transforming it from a helpful assistant into an informed AI collaborator that gives you more relevant responses and can work with you directly in your tools," Anthropic wrote in a press release published Monday. How does it work? The new directory is populated by "connectors," or links to various websites and desktop extensions. Think of them as digital gateways through which Claude can access your data and weave it into new assets. For example, you can now prompt the chatbot to pull your company's revenue data from Stripe and organize it into an easily digestible quarterly report, rather than having to transfer the data yourself into an AI-generated template. Or if you're a project manager and need to update your team's Asana workflow following a team meeting, you can prompt Claude to reference and pull all relevant information from an Apple Notes doc. Similarly, product developers can ask Claude to pull notes from Linear to track a bug-fixing process, and graphic designers can easily prompt Claude to create designs in Canva. "Claude is quickly becoming an essential creative partner for millions of people, and this integration brings Canva's full design capabilities directly into that experience," Anwar Haneef, head of ecosystem at Canva, said in a statement. "Instead of uploading or manually transferring ideas, users can now generate, summarize, review, and publish Canva designs, all within a Claude chat." How to access The new directory for Claude is available now for all web and desktop users. You can visit the directory here and give Claude permission to access your third-party work data by clicking "Connect." More capable chatbots The announcement arrives at a time when tech developers are busily working to broaden the capabilities of chatbots, driven by an industry-wide belief that the future will be filled with AI agents -- systems that can go beyond merely providing text responses to user queries by autonomously pulling external information from across the web. An agentic travel-planning tool, for instance, might be able to book flights, hotels, and restaurants on your behalf, while also interacting with you directly and in natural language to answer all of your travel-related questions. Also: How agentic AI is transforming the very foundations of business strategy The push into agents is co-occurring with -- and directly fueled by -- what's effectively become a kind of digital real estate competition among AI companies. Chatbots are no longer siloed by website or app; they're being deployed across an increasingly vast online landscape, connected with a growing number of external apps, as tech giants vie to make their proprietary AI models essentially the default operating systems for the next evolutionary stage of the internet. ChatGPT's image-generation feature, to cite just one recent example, can now be accessed on Meta-owned WhatsApp. OpenAI, which owns the chatbot, also reportedly has plans to weave it into a new suite of productivity tools that would rival the likes of Google Workplace and Microsoft Office 365. Anthropic's own computer use tool, which debuted in October, allows Claude to interact with the digital tools on a desktop in much the same way that a human user would. Get the morning's top stories in your inbox each day with our Tech Today newsletter.
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Anthropic's Claude chatbot can now make and edit your Canva designs
Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Canva users can now create, edit, and manage their designs by describing their requirements to Anthropic's Claude AI. The connection is the latest of several integrations that allow Claude users to access third-party tools and services, including Figma, Notion, Stripe, and Prisma, without having to leave their conversation with the AI chatbot. Starting today, Claude users will be able to use natural language prompts to complete design tasks in their linked Canva account, such as creating presentations, resizing images, and automatically filling premade templates. The integration also enables users to search for keywords within Canva Docs, Presentations, and brand templates, and summarize them through the Claude AI interface. The feature requires both a paid Canva account (which starts at $15 per month) and a paid Claude account ($17 per month). Anthropic is utilizing the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that Canva launched last month, which provides Claude with secure access to user Canva content. MCP, often referred to as the "USB-C port of AI" apps, is an open-source standard that enables developers to quickly connect their AI models with other apps and services. Companies like Anthropic, Microsoft, Figma, and Canva have embraced MCP to prepare their platforms for a future tech landscape that's expected to be filled with AI agents. "Instead of uploading or manually transferring ideas, users can now generate, summarize, review, and publish Canva designs, all within a Claude chat," Canva Ecosystem head Anwar Haneef said in a statement to The Verge. "MCP makes this possible with a simple toggle in settings, marking a powerful shift toward user-friendly, AI-first workflows that combine creativity and productivity in one." Claude is the first AI assistant to support Canva design workflows through MCP, but the chatbot has other design platform offerings thanks to a similar partnership with Figma that was announced last month. A new Claude integrations directory is also launching on web and desktop today, which should give users an easy overview of all the tools and connected apps at their disposal.
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Claude can now connect to learning apps like Canvas, Panopto and Wiley
Two of the platforms are turning on MCP servers to enable the connectivity. At the start of April, Anthropic released Learning mode, a feature that changed how Claude would interact with users. With the tool enabled, the chatbot would attempt to guide students to a solution rather than providing them with an answer outright. The release of Learning mode and Claude for Education was the start of a major push by Anthropic to work with universities and colleges globally. Today, the company is upgrading Claude for Education with the addition of integrations to three popular learning apps -- Canvas, Panopto and Wiley. With the update, students and teachers can connect those platforms to Claude, making it possible for the chatbot to access the materials like lecture transcripts, peer-reviewed journals and more. For two of the apps, the connective tissue is provided by MCP servers made by Panopto and Wiley. For the uninitiated, MCP is a protocol Anthropic released last fall to make it easier to connect its AI models to third-party systems. This past spring, OpenAI began supporting the tech as well. With Wednesday's update, Anthropic is also adding support for Canvas' Learning Tools Interoperability feature. As a result, students will be able use Claude directly within their Canvas courses without the need to switch between platforms. As before, Anthropic says all student conversations with Claude are private and won't be used for training future models. Separately, Anthropic is partnering with campuses worldwide to launch Claude Builder Clubs, an initiative designed to help students run hackathons, workshops and demo nights dedicated to Claude and AI more broadly. "Together, they'll build AI-powered projects -- anything from an app to help their colleagues study and learn, to the next billion-dollar startup," the company says. Students can apply today to kickstart their own Builder Club this fall.
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Claude AI now integrates with Canva
The visual design service is the latest to offer an MCP server for AI connection. Anthropic's Claude can now create and edit designs with visual studio Canva from within an AI chat. This integration is powered by a Canva server that uses Anthropic's Model Context Protocol, or MCP. Claude can use Canvas's tools to generate a design or search for materials within a user's Canva workspace. This functionality requires a paid subscription to Claude, and access also varies based on the user's Canva plan. Multiple artificial intelligence platforms have started using MCP to connect their models to applications. Anthropic its MCP in November, and earlier this month, it announced that Wiley and Panopto had created MCP servers to connect to Claude. In addition, Anthropic now has a of all the platforms that use its MCP tech. From that directory, users can discover and access the remote services and local apps that connect to Claude. Subscriptions are required for the remote connectors. It seems likely that the company will continue to expand its roster of supported services and get its chatbot active in more third-party platforms.
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Claude can now connect to Google Drive, Canva, Slack and more -- here's how to try it
No stranger to automation, Anthropic is marking a significant step forward in making AI-driven automation more accessible, especially for users without coding experience. The new Connectors Directory feature inside its Claude web and desktop apps is a dedicated space where users can easily browse, install and manage automation modules without requiring any coding knowledge. These connectors range from general integrations like opening tabs or navigating URLs, to desktop-only tools, such as controlling applications on macOS or Chrome. This feature builds on Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP), designed to make AI assistants truly hands-on for everyday tasks. Before this update, accessing MCP connectors required technical know-how and manual configuration. The new directory streamlines setup, presenting curated options in a user-friendly interface. In other words, for those of us with limited to no technical know-how, we can integrate Claude within our desktop apps and systems without needing to dive into code. This opens up powerful automation use cases such as launching playlists, managing emails or pulling text from PDFs, all orchestrated through conversational AI. Users will now see two display tabs: "All connectors" and "Desktop-only connectors." Users can preview these modules and connect with a single click. Once enabled, Claude can interact directly with your tools, whether on your computer or in the browser, creating a seamless workflow without copy-pasting or switching apps. For example, a connector could let Claude open Chrome, search multiple tabs, extract summaries and close them automatically. Or, it could trigger local applications based on voice or chat commands. Another example that creatives may find especially useful is Claude's integration within Canva. Claude is now the first AI assistant that lets you design with Canva directly inside a chat; no switching tabs required. You can turn any conversation into a polished Canva project in seconds, or pull up and summarize Docs, Presentations and brand templates just by dropping in a link or keyword. Anthropic's Connectors Directory could change productivity as we know it. By securely accessing and interacting with applications like Google Drive, Slack and more, users can load, summarize, and act on their documents and messages directly from the AI chat. This marks a significant step toward Claude becoming a truly connected and actionable AI assistant.
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University of San Francisco School of Law becomes first law program to fully integrate AI, as Anthropic goes big on education
Anthropic announces new university partnerships and initiatives as they go all in on AI in education. Credit: Anthropic Anthropic, the mind behind ChatGPT competitor Claude, is joining the industry-wide charge into education, as the tech company announces a new university and classroom partnerships that will put their educational chatbot into the hands of students of all ages. Announced today, Claude for Education will be entering more classrooms and boosting its peer-reviewed knowledge bank, as it integrates with teaching and learning software Canvas, textbook and courseware company Wiley, and video learning tool Panopto. "We're building toward a future where students can reference readings, lecture recordings, visualizations, and textbook content directly within their conversations," the company explained. Students and educators can connect Wiley and Panopto materials to Claude's data base using pre-built MCP servers, says Anthropic, and access Claude directly in the Canvas coursework platform. In summary: students can use Claude like a personal study partner. And Claude is coming to higher education, too. The University of San Francisco School of Law will become the first fully AI-integrated law school with new Claude AI-enabled learning -- as the legal field contentiously addresses the introduction of generative AI. Anthropic is also expanding its student ambassador program and network of Claude Builder Clubs across campuses, launching its first free AI fluency course. "We're excited to introduce students to the practical use of LLMs in litigation," said University of San Francisco Dean Johanna Kalb. "One way we're doing this is through our Evidence course, where this fall, students will gain direct experience applying LLMs to analyze claims and defenses, map evidence to elements of each cause of action, identify evidentiary gaps to inform discovery, and develop strategies for admission and exclusion of evidence at trial." Earlier this week, Anthropic announced it was joining a coalition of AI partners who were forming the new National Academy for AI Instruction, led by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Anthropic's $500,000 investment in the project will support a brick-and-mortar facility and later nationwide expansion of a free, educator-focused AI training curriculum. "The stakes couldn't be higher: while the opportunity to accelerate educational progress is unprecedented, missteps could deepen existing divides and cause lasting harm," Anthropic said. "That's why we're committed to navigating this transformation responsibly, working hand-in-hand with our partners to build an educational future that truly serves everyone."
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You don't have to explain everything to Claude anymore - it's finally in your apps
Claude's secure access reduces the need to constantly explain context to the AI Anthropic has upgraded Claude with a major new set of tools that let the AI assistant integrate directly with several popular software tools, including Notion, Canva, Stripe, Figma, Socket, and Prisma. The new Claude tool directory means you don't need to explain what you want to Claude every time you want to employ those tools; Claude can now look at the same information as you to help. Until now, most AI interactions have required copying and pasting every detail from your project management tool, explaining what's important, clarifying what each task means, and double-checking that the AI understood it. Now you can just ask it to do the task, and Claude will pull the information directly from the relevant tool to handle things. That might not seem groundbreaking at first glance, but that context gap is where things usually fall apart when asking AI chatbots to help you. For instance, if you're working on a product launch in Notion and have a list of things to do, you'd normally have to retype or upload all the information to Claude. Now, once you connect Notion to Claude, the AI can read your project documents directly and start putting together timelines and presentation materials that fit the product because it sees what you see. Or imagine a small business owner using Stripe to manage payments who wants a summary of which customers paid last week and which still owe you for your services. Claude can now pull that data directly from Stripe with your permission. And with Canva, a blank social media post template can now be filled in with a design and copy from Claude based on your brief. You describe what you need in plain language, and Claude will make something usable. These integrations are powered by something called the Model Context Protocol, or MCP. That basically means Claude can understand and act on the tools you use without needing a whole tutorial. You just connect an app once, and Claude gets secure, limited access to the relevant information inside it. It doesn't read your entire inbox or download your bank history, just what's necessary to help you with the task at hand. You can go to Claude's tool directory and connect whatever apps you already use. If you're on a paid Claude plan, you'll get access to remote app connections like Stripe and Notion. Desktop integrations, like Figma and Socket, are available through the Claude desktop app. Other AI tools are trying something similar. Google's Gemini shows up in Docs and Gmail. Microsoft's Copilot is baked into Word and Excel. But Anthropic's take is more about linking what you already do with the AI, as opposed to baking the AI into those apps directly. Of course, this doesn't make Claude autonomous. It can't pay your bills or fully run your job. And while Anthropic says it's designed everything with privacy and security in mind, some are likely to be wary, even if you can choose what Claude can access. But for most regular users, this update represents something potentially very useful in staying on top of things. If, as Anthropic claims, it will save time and mean you don't have to redo a lot of tedious paperwork, it will likely be a very popular feature.
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Anthropic's Claude AI Can Now Create and Edit Designs on Canva
The chatbot connects with these remote platforms using Integrations featu Anthropic is now expanding the list of apps and platforms its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot can connect to. In May, the AI firm introduced Integrations, a new feature that made use of the company's Model Context Protocol (MCP) to connect to remote servers across the web and desktop apps. On Monday, the AI firm added a directory of tools that connect to Claude, as well as new third-party connectors. The new platforms that connect to the chatbot include Notion, Canva, and Stripe and local desktop apps such as Figma, Socket, and Prisma. In a newsroom post, Anthropic announced the new directory and list of platforms Claude can now connect to. The directory can be accessed by tapping the "Connect your tools to Claude" dropdown menu underneath the text box on the web and desktop app. This opens a new Connectors page where users can see all the platforms that support Claude's integration. Just by tapping the box next to the names of the platforms, users can confirm the connection with these platforms. Once done, users can simply type their prompt request, and Claude can autonomously connect to the platform and complete the action autonomously, similar to an AI agent. For instance, users can provide a design brief to Claude and ask it to create a social media post. The AI chatbot will automatically connect to the user's Canva account, navigate through different tools and options on the visual communications app, and create a new project. Users can also edit projects the same way. Notably, last month, Canva introduced its open MCP servers, which allowed AI chatbots to integrate with the platform. With this expansion, Claude has now become the first chatbot to make use of this connector. For the unaware, MCP is an open standard protocol developed by Anthropic, which lets AI systems connect to data hubs and knowledge sources. It can be understood as the USB-C port that lets two devices connect to one another via a cable. The Integrations feature and the ability to connect to different remote MCP servers are only available to those users who have an active subscription to Claude's Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.
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Anthropic's Claude AI can now generate Canva designs from text prompts - The Economic Times
In a broader expansion of its automation capabilities, Anthropic's Claude AI chatbot on Tuesday enabled integration with Australian design software startup Canva. The integration allows Canva's users to create and edit designs through conversational commands. This marks the first time an AI assistant is letting users to design with Canva directly, inside a chat, the company said. Users can generate visual content, resize images, and autofill brand templates without leaving the Claude chat interface, marking the company's move beyond text-based tools to now offer visual design workflows. The Canva connection operates through Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP), which acts as a standardised bridge between AI assistants and external applications. MCP is an open-source standard developed by Anthropic that allows AI models to securely access and work with third-party tools. It simplifies connectivity and functionality sharing between apps. To access the feature through Anthropic's new Connectors Directory, users are required to buy a paid subscription for both Claude and Canva. With subscription, users can create presentations, resize images, and even fill out templates by giving text prompts. Claude can use Canva tools to search for materials within a user's workspace, including brand templates using keywords or links. It can also autofill brand templates with required content based on user prompts. Claude is also being used at companies such as Notion, Stripe, Prisma, Socket, and Figma, making it useful across a wider range of applications. Canva thrives in the AI era The Australian platform said it has a headcount of over 5,000 employees. Canva has expanded its technological capabilities from mid-2024. Samantha Garrett, who heads the internal AI Solutions team within the IT Department, explained, "We knew it was up to us to give our team the space and time to test, learn and discover what good prompting looks like." "We knew there would be rapid developments in different tools that would benefit different groups. We wanted to provide room for experimentation," Garrett added. In March last year, Canva acquired the Affinity suite of creative software popular with Mac users, securing its biggest acquisition to date, in an effort to compete with Adobe Inc. On thoughts around AI strategy and regulation, Canva cofounder and chief executive Melanie Perkins, in an interview with ET last year, said, "We want to ensure that our community has access to AI in their learning, jobs so they can understand how to be more effective." "A lot of governments around the world are trying to figure out their AI strategy. There are a lot of interactions that are happening with these agencies as they devise their policies and we are engaging with these policies across the world," she added. The India chapter In a move to increase investment in India, ET reported in February that India is the fourth largest market for Canva, behind the US, Brazil and Indonesia, and is likely to become the biggest in the next three to five years. Canva is also pushing for growth in its user base from India as well as revenue, as it brings out more localised offerings while increasing its focus on enterprise customers. To bring the vision alive, Canva is set to launch its website in Hindi, to make all of its offerings available in the language to Indian consumers. Over the last year, the company has also doubled its team size in India, adding roles across engineering, marketing, sales and content.
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Canva integrates with Anthropic's Claude AI, enables users to edit and create designs through text prompts - The Economic Times
Through Canva's integration with Claude, users can generate visual content, resize images, and autofill brand templates without leaving the Claude chat interface, marking the company's move beyond text-based tools to now offer visual design workflows.In a broader expansion of its automation capabilities, Anthropic's Claude AI chatbot on Tuesday enabled integration with Australian design software startup Canva. The integration allows Canva's users to create and edit designs through conversational commands. This marks the first time an AI assistant is letting users to design with Canva directly, inside a chat, the company said. Users can generate visual content, resize images, and autofill brand templates without leaving the Claude chat interface, marking the company's move beyond text-based tools to now offer visual design workflows. The Canva connection operates through Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP), which acts as a standardised bridge between AI assistants and external applications. MCP is an open-source standard developed by Anthropic that allows AI models to securely access and work with third-party tools. It simplifies connectivity and functionality sharing between apps. To access the feature through Anthropic's new Connectors Directory, users are required to buy a paid subscription for both Claude and Canva. With subscription, users can create presentations, resize images, and even fill out templates by giving text prompts. Claude can use Canva tools to search for materials within a user's workspace, including brand templates using keywords or links. It can also autofill brand templates with required content based on user prompts. Claude is also being used at companies such as Notion, Stripe, Prisma, Socket, and Figma, making it useful across a wider range of applications. Canva thrives in the AI era The Australian platform said it has a headcount of over 5,000 employees. Canva has expanded its technological capabilities from mid-2024. Samantha Garrett, who heads the internal AI Solutions team within the IT Department, explained, "We knew it was up to us to give our team the space and time to test, learn and discover what good prompting looks like." "We knew there would be rapid developments in different tools that would benefit different groups. We wanted to provide room for experimentation," Garrett added. In March last year, Canva acquired the Affinity suite of creative software popular with Mac users, securing its biggest acquisition to date, in an effort to compete with Adobe Inc. On thoughts around AI strategy and regulation, Canva cofounder and chief executive Melanie Perkins, in an interview with ET last year, said, "We want to ensure that our community has access to AI in their learning, jobs so they can understand how to be more effective." "A lot of governments around the world are trying to figure out their AI strategy. There are a lot of interactions that are happening with these agencies as they devise their policies and we are engaging with these policies across the world," she added. The India chapter In a move to increase investment in India, ET reported in February that India is the fourth largest market for Canva, behind the US, Brazil and Indonesia, and is likely to become the biggest in the next three to five years. Canva is also pushing for growth in its user base from India as well as revenue, as it brings out more localised offerings while increasing its focus on enterprise customers. To bring the vision alive, Canva is set to launch its website in Hindi, to make all of its offerings available in the language to Indian consumers. Over the last year, the company has also doubled its team size in India, adding roles across engineering, marketing, sales and content.
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Anthropic's Claude AI can now design and edit your Canva projects, but there's a catch
To access the new feature, you'll need a paid subscription to both platforms. Anthropic has just made its AI chatbot Claude even more useful, especially if you're someone who regularly uses Canva. Starting today, Claude can help users design, edit and manage Canva projects. All they have to do is describe what they need. With this new integration, Claude can now carry out tasks like creating presentations, resizing images and filling out templates. The integration also allows users to search for keywords in Canva Docs, Presentations, and brand templates, and generate summaries using the Claude AI interface. But here's the catch. To use the new feature, you'll need a paid subscription to both platforms. So, this convenience comes at a cost. The partnership is powered by something called the Model Context Protocol (MCP), which Canva launched last month, reports The Verge. MCP is an open-source standard that lets AI models connect with other apps. It's often referred to as the 'USB-C port of AI'. Besides Canva and Anthropic, big names like Microsoft and Figma are also supporting this system to prepare for a future where AI tools are expected to work across different platforms. Also read: Meta taking these steps to tackle unoriginal content on Facebook "Instead of uploading or manually transferring ideas, users can now generate, summarise, review, and publish Canva designs, all within a Claude chat," Canva Ecosystem head Anwar Haneef was quoted as saying in the report. "MCP makes this possible with a simple toggle in settings, marking a powerful shift toward user-friendly, AI-first workflows that combine creativity and productivity in one." Also read: From iPhone 17e to M5 MacBook Pros: Here's every Apple product expected in early 2026 Last month, Claude also announced a similar integration with Figma. Meanwhile, Anthropic is also launching a new integrations directory on the web and desktop, helping users discover all the connected apps they can access right from Claude.
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Anthropic enhances Claude AI with new integrations for educational platforms and design tools, leveraging Model Context Protocol (MCP) to connect with services like Canvas, Panopto, Wiley, and Canva.
Anthropic, the company behind the AI chatbot Claude, has announced significant expansions to its integration capabilities, particularly in the realms of education and design. These new features aim to transform Claude from a helpful assistant into an informed AI collaborator, capable of working directly with users' tools and data
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