Power-user guide

Who Canvas Pilot is for

Canvas Pilot is built for people who already know how to operate local AI agents and want repeated Canvas coursework to become a reusable workflow.

Good fit

• You already use Codex, Claude Code, or similar local agent tooling.
• You can review an approval plan before letting a workflow run.
• You are willing to inspect generated drafts and reports before submission.
• Your Canvas workload has repeated weekly assignment shapes.

Not a good fit yet

• You want a hosted consumer app with account login and one-click setup.
• You do not want to run local tooling or manage local configuration.
• You expect silent auto-submit behavior by default.
• Your assignments are mostly one-off, in-person, locked, or identity-bound.

What one-command means

One-command does not mean one-click homework submission. It means the user can start the recurring workflow with a command such as scan canvas, review the generated plan, approve selected work, and then inspect the resulting drafts and report.