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MCP server updates

We’re continuing to make improvements to the Canny MCP server! It now has over 55 tools, with new ones spanning ideas, groups, users/companies, and portal.
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Ideas
  • move_idea
    moves an idea under a new parent or into a new group
  • create_insight
    ,
    update_insight
    , and
    delete_insight
    manage insights, with priority supported on create
  • move_insight
    moves an insight to another idea (insights linked to a vote or comment can't be moved)
  • link_opportunity
    and
    unlink_opportunity
    connect or disconnect a HubSpot deal or Salesforce opportunity from an idea
  • create_view
    ,
    update_view
    , and
    delete_view
    manage saved views
Groups
  • retrieve_group
    looks up a single group by ID or urlName, which is faster than
    list_groups
    when you already know the identifier
Users and companies
  • create_user
    creates a new end user and returns their ID. Passing an email deduplicates against existing users
  • create_company
    creates a company with a domain and optional MRR or ARR
  • add_user_to_company
    associates a user with a sepcified company
  • remove_user_from_company
    removes a user's association from a specific company
Portal comments
  • list_portal_comments
    pulls paginated comments across all published ideas or scoped to one
  • create_portal_comment
    adds a top-level comment or reply on a published idea
  • delete_portal_comment
    removes a comment and its replies
The MCP server is available to teams on the Pro plan and above.