# Box MCP server

> Search, read and manage files and folders in Box, and ask questions about content with Box AI.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/box
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://mcp.box.com` (OAuth sign-in at the server); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint.
- Type: remote (Streamable HTTP)
- Auth: OAuth sign-in
- Category: [Productivity & Projects](https://mcp.tc/c/productivity)
- Vendor: Box
- Verified: yes, mcp.tc checked that this is the official server (https://mcp.tc/verify). It says who runs the server, not that it is safe.
- Homepage: <https://developer.box.com/guides/box-mcp/setup>
- Docs: <https://developer.box.com/guides/box-mcp/remote/>

## About

Connects an assistant to Box content. It can search, read and manage files and folders, and it can use Box AI features to answer questions about documents. Access follows the signed-in user's existing Box permissions.

Runs as a hosted streamable HTTP endpoint at https://mcp.box.com with OAuth. An admin enables the Box MCP server in the Box Admin Console under Integrations. For clients that need credentials, the admin creates integration credentials (client ID and secret) and selects access scopes. The docgen scope requires an Enterprise Advanced license.

## What it can do

- Search files and folders in Box
- Read file content
- Manage files and folders
- Ask questions about documents with Box AI
- Respects the user's existing Box permissions

## Example prompts

- "Search Box for the latest Q3 budget spreadsheet"
- "Summarize the contract in my Legal folder in Box"
- "Create a folder called Project Atlas in Box"
- "Ask Box AI what the key deadlines are in this proposal"

## Install

### Claude Code

1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http box https://mcp.box.com
```

2. Start Claude Code, type `/mcp`, pick **box** and choose **Authenticate**. A browser window opens for the Box sign-in.

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Settings → Connectors** and click **Add custom connector**.

2. Name it **Box** and paste this URL:

```url
https://mcp.box.com
```

3. Click **Add**, then **Connect**, and sign in when Box asks.

Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

### claude.ai

1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:

[Add to claude.ai](<https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=Box&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.box.com>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://mcp.box.com` and click **Add**.

3. Click **Connect** and sign in when Box asks.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**.

### ChatGPT

1. On chatgpt.com, open **Settings → Security and login** and turn on **Developer mode**.

2. Go to `chatgpt.com/plugins` and click **+** to create an app for a remote MCP server.

3. Paste `https://mcp.box.com` as the server URL and choose **OAuth**. ChatGPT sends you to Box to sign in.

Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts.

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=box&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21jcC5ib3guY29tIn0%3D>) (opens Cursor)

Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project):

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "box": {
      "url": "https://mcp.box.com"
    }
  }
}
```

Cursor shows **Needs login** next to the server. Click it to sign in.

### VS Code

[Install in VS Code](<https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=box&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.box.com%22%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"box","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.box.com"}'
```

Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`:

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "box": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.box.com"
    }
  }
}
```

VS Code asks you to sign in the first time the server starts.

### Devin Desktop

1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows):

`mcp_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "box": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.box.com"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade and sign in when asked.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers.

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add box --url https://mcp.box.com
codex mcp login box
```

Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly:

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.box]
url = "https://mcp.box.com"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http box https://mcp.box.com
```

Then, inside Gemini CLI, run `/mcp auth box` to sign in.

This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere.

### Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "box": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.box.com"
    }
  }
}
```

Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.box.com`.

## Details

- Last checked: 2026-10-03 (reachable, asks for credentials)
- Listed: 2026-10-03
- Updated: 2026-10-03

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