Box

Box MCP Server

An MCP server capable of interacting with the Box API.

What is an MCP Server?⁠

Characteristics

Attribute	Details
Docker Image	mcp/box⁠
Author	dgageot⁠
Repository	https://github.com/dgageot/mcp-server-box⁠
Dockerfile	https://github.com/dgageot/mcp-server-box/blob/dockerfile/Dockerfile⁠
Docker Image built by	Docker Inc.
Docker Scout Health Score
Verify Signature	COSIGN_REPOSITORY=mcp/signatures cosign verify mcp/box --key https://raw.githubusercontent.com/docker/keyring/refs/heads/main/public/mcp/latest.pub
Licence

Available Tools (12)

Tools Details

Tool: box_ai_extract_data

" Extract data from a single file in Box using AI.

Tool: box_ask_ai_tool

Ask box ai about a file in Box.

Tool: box_ask_ai_tool_multi_file

Use Box AI to analyze and respond to a prompt based on the content of multiple files.

This tool allows users to query Box AI with a specific prompt, leveraging the content of multiple files stored in Box. The AI processes the files and generates a response based on the provided prompt.

Tool: box_authorize_app_tool

Authorize the Box application. Start the Box app authorization process

return: str: Message

Tool: box_download_file_tool

Download a file from Box and return its content as a string. Supports text files (returns content directly) and images (returns base64-encoded). Other file types will return an error message. Optionally saves the file locally.

Tool: box_list_folder_content_by_folder_id

List the content of a folder in Box by its ID.

Tool: box_manage_folder_tool

Manage Box folders - create, delete, or update.

Tool: box_read_tool

Read the text content of a file in Box.

Tool: box_search_folder_by_name

Locate a folder in Box by its name.

Tool: box_search_tool

Search for files in Box with the given query.

Tool: box_upload_file_tool

Upload content as a file to Box.

Tool: box_who_am_i

Get the current user's information. This is also useful to check the connection status.

return: str: The current user's information.

Use this MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "box": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "BOX_CLIENT_ID",
        "-e",
        "BOX_CLIENT_SECRET",
        "mcp/box"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BOX_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id",
        "BOX_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret"
      }
    }
  }
}

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