reads Canvas
Knows what's being asked
Instructions, rubric, due date and linked files come from the page you have open, through your own Canvas sign-in.
Live at Cal Poly and UCLA · more schools soon
A study partner in the margin of every assignment.
Canvasdoc opens beside your Canvas coursework. It reads the instructions, the rubric and your course files, keeps a separate conversation for each assignment, and runs on your own computer.
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- the assignment you have open
- reads the rubric & lecture notes
- stays with this assignment
§ 1 · How it works
Three steps, about five minutes.
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Add the extension
Canvasdoc appears inside Canvas, beside each assignment, quiz and discussion, and on your dashboard.
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Run one setup command
It installs a small companion on your Mac or PC. The companion runs the agent through Codex, signed in with your own ChatGPT account.
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Ask from the page you're on
The conversation stays with that assignment, so next week it still knows what you were working on.
§ 2 · What it does
It starts from the assignment, not from a blank chat.
your folder
Course files in one place
Materials you can already open in Canvas are copied to a folder on your computer, sorted by course and assignment, where the agent can search them.
practice
Quizzes you in the chat
One question at a time, with multiple choice, written answers, or a code editor for programming classes. It reacts to each answer before the next.
files you keep
Makes things you can open
Study guides, flashcards and interactive explanations are saved as files in your folder and preview right in the panel.
to-dos
What's due, sorted
Your dashboard groups what's due today and tomorrow, and you can add your own tasks next to Canvas's.
learns
Remembers how you work
Corrections and preferences carry over: how you like to write, what each class keeps asking for. You don't have to repeat yourself.
In the margin, up close
Real screens, from a practice course.
Beyond the margin · Workspace
The same conversation, with room to work.
Expand the assignment's conversation into Workspace. Read your course sources beside the chat, or open a file the agent made. The work stays in your folder on your computer.
The lab conversation, expanded. The Sources inspector lists the assignment and the course files saved in your folder.
View full size
joins-study-guide.md, opened from Outputs. Read the guide beside the conversation, then find the same file in your local folder.
§ 3 · Your computer, your account
Nothing about your coursework lives on our servers.
- Runs on your computer. The agent works in a folder you choose, through Codex and your own ChatGPT account. Canvasdoc doesn't run a server that stores your conversations or files.
- Uses your existing Canvas sign-in. It never asks for your Canvas password or an API token.
- Doesn't submit for you. It won't turn in work or change anything official in Canvas unless you specifically ask it to.
- Plain about the beta. While Canvasdoc is in beta, testers share diagnostics with the developer to help fix problems. You can switch that off in Settings.
§ 4 · Schools
Open at two schools. Yours could be next.
Live
Cal Poly
canvas.calpoly.edu
Live
NextUCLA
BruinLearn
Your school
Join the waitlist and tell us where you study. Requests help decide which schools open next.
§ 5 · Questions
Before you ask.
What do I need?
A Mac or Windows computer, Google Chrome, and a ChatGPT account. The setup command installs everything else, including Codex.
What does it cost?
The agent runs through Codex on your own ChatGPT account, so its usage counts toward your ChatGPT plan's limits.
Is this for doing my homework?
It's for understanding and keeping up with your coursework: explaining material, quizzing you, giving feedback on your drafts, and keeping track of what's due. Follow your instructors' rules on AI use. Canvasdoc never submits anything to Canvas unless you ask.
Can it use my browser or other apps?
If you turn on Computer Use in the ChatGPT desktop app, the agent can work in Chrome and other apps when you ask it to. It asks before using each new app or website.
Does it work with my school's Canvas?
Today it works at Cal Poly and UCLA. Each school's Canvas is enabled separately, so join the waitlist with your school's name and we'll email you when it opens there.