Box MCP

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Box MCP

Enterprise file management for Box from Claude.

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Best for

Best for regulated enterprises (finance, healthcare, legal) using Box as content backbone.

At a glance

Pricing: open-source
Setup time: 30 minutes
Learning curve: moderate
Last verified: 5/27/2026

What we love

✓Built for Box enterprise governance
✓Metadata + classification surface
✓Box-community maintained

Where it falls short

−Requires Box developer app
−Enterprise SSO setup
−Some operations need admin perms

Install & connect

Copy-paste ready

Install

shell

git clone https://github.com/box-community/mcp-server-box.git && cd mcp-server-box && uv sync && uv run src/mcp_server_box.py

Config — Claude Desktop

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-box": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["--directory", "/path/to/mcp-server-box", "run", "src/mcp_server_box.py"]
    }
  }
}

Pricing

✓ Pricing verified Jun 21, 2026

1 tier

Open-source

perpetual

✓MIT

Overview

MCP server for the Box content cloud — file CRUD, folder management, metadata, classification. Built for regulated industries using Box as primary content store.

Key features

●File + folder CRUD
●Metadata + tags
●Box Sign integration
●Watermarking
●Enterprise auth

Exposed tools

The MCP-tool names this server exposes. Your agent can invoke any of these when this server is connected.

box_tools_ai
AI-powered file and hub queries.
box_tools_collaboration
Manage file and folder collaborations.
box_tools_docgen
Document generation and template management.
box_tools_files
File operations (read, upload, download).
box_tools_folders
Folder operations (list, create, delete, update).
box_tools_generic
Generic Box API utilities.
box_tools_groups
Group management and queries.
box_tools_metadata
Metadata template and instance management.
box_tools_search
Search files and folders.
box_tools_shared_links
Shared link management for files, folders, and web links.
box_tools_tasks
Task and task assignment management.
box_tools_users
User management and queries.
box_tools_web_link
Web link creation and management.

Best use cases

Box-grounded enterprise AI

Let Claude ground answers in Box content with retention and classification metadata respected.

Document workflow

Move documents through Box stages (review, approve, archive) under Claude's direction.

Integrations

Box

Box Sign

Box Relay

Box Shield

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