Box MCP Server

Filesystemstdiov0.2.0
Repository

Official Box MCP server for enterprise content management. Lets AI agents search files, read documents, extract text and metadata, ask questions with Box AI, and manage folders via the Box API. Useful for document analysis, knowledge retrieval, and automating content workflows over files stored in Box.

Connect

Add this configuration to .claude/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "box": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-box"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BOX_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_BOX_CLIENT_ID>",
        "BOX_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_BOX_CLIENT_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools (2)

search_files

Search Box for files and folders matching a query.

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Search query"
    }
  }
}

read_file

Read and extract text content from a Box file by ID.

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "file_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "file_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Box file ID"
    }
  }
}

Resources

This server does not expose any resources.

Prompts

This server does not expose any prompts.

Server Information

Author
Box (@box-community)
Repository
https://github.com/box-community/mcp-server-box
License
MIT
Version
0.2.0
Stars
210
Last Updated
July 9, 2026