canva-explorer

name	canva-explorer
description	Explore and discover your Canva account contents. Use this skill when the user wants to see what designs, folders, or assets they have. Lists designs with metadata, shows folder structure, displays account information. READ-ONLY operations - never modifies anything. Perfect for: "What's in my Canva?", "Show my designs", "List my folders", "Find design X".
allowed-tools	["Bash","Read","Write"]

Canva Explorer Skill

QUICK REFERENCE

• Scripts location: scripts/ (NOT skills/*/scripts/ - those paths don't exist)
• Auth check: .venv\Scripts\python.exe scripts/auth_check.py
• List designs: .venv\Scripts\python.exe scripts/list_designs.py
• List folders: .venv\Scripts\python.exe scripts/list_folders.py
• Export design: .venv\Scripts\python.exe scripts/export_design.py --id "ID" --format pdf
• Sample script: scripts/samples/sample_canva_operations.py
• Always use: .venv\Scripts\python.exe (Windows) or .venv/bin/python (Mac/Linux)

WARNING: Commands below referencing skills/canva-explorer/scripts/*.py are WRONG paths. Use the actual scripts: scripts/auth_check.py, scripts/list_designs.py, scripts/list_folders.py. For custom operations, write Python using from canva_client import get_client (see scripts/samples/sample_canva_operations.py).

A read-only skill for discovering and browsing your Canva account. This skill NEVER modifies anything - it only retrieves and displays information.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to:

• See what designs they have
• Browse their folder structure
• Find a specific design by name
• Get details about a design (pages, dimensions, type)
• View their account information
• List assets in their library
• Search for designs by type or date

Workflow

Step 1: Understand the Query

Determine what the user wants to explore:

• All designs? Specific folder? Specific design?
• Need metadata? Just names? Page counts?

Step 2: Run Discovery Scripts

Execute the appropriate script(s):

# Get account info and verify connection
python skills/canva-explorer/scripts/auth_check.py

# List all designs
python skills/canva-explorer/scripts/list_designs.py

# List folder structure
python skills/canva-explorer/scripts/list_folders.py

# Get specific design details
python skills/canva-explorer/scripts/get_design.py --id "DESIGN_ID"

# List folder contents
python skills/canva-explorer/scripts/list_folder_contents.py --folder "FOLDER_ID"

# Search designs by name
python skills/canva-explorer/scripts/search_designs.py --query "search term"

Step 3: Present Results Clearly

Format the results in a user-friendly way:

## Your Canva Account

### Account Info
- User: [Display Name]
- Team: [Team Name if applicable]

### Designs (Total: X)
| Name | Type | Pages | Created | Last Modified |
|------|------|-------|---------|---------------|
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

### Folders
- Projects (root)
  - Folder 1 (X items)
    - Subfolder A (Y items)
  - Folder 2 (Z items)

Available Scripts

auth_check.py

Verifies API credentials and returns user info.

Output:

{
  "user_id": "...",
  "display_name": "...",
  "team_id": "...",
  "capabilities": ["..."]
}

list_designs.py

Lists all designs in the account.

Arguments:

• --limit N - Max number to return (default: 50)
• --type TYPE - Filter by design type (presentation, instagram_post, etc.)
• --sort FIELD - Sort by field (created_at, modified_at, title)

Output: JSON array of design objects

list_folders.py

Returns the folder tree structure.

Arguments:

• --depth N - How deep to traverse (default: 3)

Output: Nested folder structure with item counts

get_design.py

Gets detailed information about a specific design.

Arguments:

• --id DESIGN_ID - The design ID (required)
• --include-pages - Also fetch page thumbnails

Output: Complete design metadata including owner, URLs, dimensions

list_folder_contents.py

Lists items within a specific folder.

Arguments:

• --folder FOLDER_ID - Folder ID ("root" for Projects, "uploads" for Uploads)
• --type TYPE - Filter by item type (design, folder, image)

Output: Array of items in the folder

search_designs.py

Searches designs by name or metadata.

Arguments:

• --query TEXT - Search term
• --type TYPE - Filter by design type

Output: Matching designs

Design Types in Canva

Common design types you'll encounter:

• presentation - Presentations/Slideshows
• instagram_post - Instagram Posts
• instagram_story - Instagram Stories
• facebook_post - Facebook Posts
• poster - Posters
• flyer - Flyers
• document - Documents
• whiteboard - Whiteboards
• video - Videos
• logo - Logos
• business_card - Business Cards
• invitation - Invitations
• resume - Resumes
• infographic - Infographics

Special Folder IDs

• root - Top level of Projects
• uploads - User's Uploads folder
• trash - Deleted items (if accessible)

Example Interactions

"What designs do I have?"

# Run: list_designs.py
# Present summary table of all designs

"Show me my presentations"

# Run: list_designs.py --type presentation
# Present only presentation designs

"What's in my 'Marketing' folder?"

# First: list_folders.py to find Marketing folder ID
# Then: list_folder_contents.py --folder MARKETING_ID

"Tell me about my design called 'Annual Report'"

# Run: search_designs.py --query "Annual Report"
# Then: get_design.py --id FOUND_ID --include-pages
# Present detailed info with page thumbnails

Output Location

All exploration results are saved to:

• output/explorations/ - JSON data files
• output/logs/ - Operation logs

Safety Notes

• This skill is completely safe - it only reads data
• No designs, folders, or assets are ever modified
• Results are cached locally for quick re-access
• Large accounts may take time to fully enumerate