# Dropbox MCP server > Browse, search, read and organize files, folders and shared links in a Dropbox account from an AI assistant. - Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/dropbox - Connect: use the server's own URL `https://mcp.dropbox.com/mcp` (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: Dropbox - 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: ## About Connects an assistant to a Dropbox account. It can list folders, read file metadata, extract text from PDFs, Word documents and other text files, search by name or content, create folders and text files, copy, move or delete items, and create shared links. Supported Dropbox Paper docs are also available. The server is hosted by Dropbox at https://mcp.dropbox.com/mcp over streamable HTTP and is in beta. Users sign in with Dropbox through OAuth. Dynamic client registration is enabled for a trusted set of clients including Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. ## What it can do - Browse folders and read file metadata - Extract text from PDFs, Word and other text files up to 5 MB - Search files and folders by name or content - Create folders and text files - Copy, move, rename or delete files and folders - Create shared links and invite viewers by email - Check storage usage and quota ## Example prompts - "Search my Dropbox for the latest Q3 budget spreadsheet" - "List the files in my Projects/Website folder" - "Create a shared link for the Contracts folder and invite anna@example.com" - "How much Dropbox storage am I using?" ## Install ### Claude Code 1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder: ```bash claude mcp add --transport http dropbox https://mcp.dropbox.com/mcp ``` 2. Start Claude Code, type `/mcp`, pick **dropbox** and choose **Authenticate**. A browser window opens for the Dropbox 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 **Dropbox** and paste this URL: ```url https://mcp.dropbox.com/mcp ``` 3. Click **Add**, then **Connect**, and sign in when Dropbox 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]() (opens connector settings) 2. Check that the URL reads `https://mcp.dropbox.com/mcp` and click **Add**. 3. Click **Connect** and sign in when Dropbox 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.dropbox.com/mcp` as the server URL and choose **OAuth**. ChatGPT sends you to Dropbox to sign in. Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts. ### Cursor [Add to Cursor]() (opens Cursor) Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project): `mcp.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "dropbox": { "url": "https://mcp.dropbox.com/mcp" } } } ``` Cursor shows **Needs login** next to the server. Click it to sign in. ### VS Code [Install in VS Code]() (opens VS Code) Or from a terminal: ```bash code --add-mcp '{"name":"dropbox","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.dropbox.com/mcp"}' ``` Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`: `.vscode/mcp.json`: ```json { "servers": { "dropbox": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.dropbox.com/mcp" } } } ``` 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": { "dropbox": { "serverUrl": "https://mcp.dropbox.com/mcp" } } } ``` 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 dropbox --url https://mcp.dropbox.com/mcp codex mcp login dropbox ``` Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly: `config.toml`: ```toml [mcp_servers.dropbox] url = "https://mcp.dropbox.com/mcp" ``` ### Gemini CLI ```bash gemini mcp add --transport http dropbox https://mcp.dropbox.com/mcp ``` Then, inside Gemini CLI, run `/mcp auth dropbox` 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": { "dropbox": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.dropbox.com/mcp" } } } ``` 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.dropbox.com/mcp`. ## Details - Last checked: 2026-10-03 (reachable, asks for credentials) - Listed: 2026-10-03 - Updated: 2026-10-03 --- Source: https://mcp.tc/i/dropbox (mcp.tc is an independent directory, not affiliated with this server's publisher). Corrections: https://mcp.tc/report