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Interact with the Intelligent Content Management platform through Box AI.
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Overview
> [!WARNING] > This repository is discontinued and no longer maintained. > Box now provides an officially supported hosted MCP server with the best experience and full functionality. > Please migrate to the hosted MCP server: Set up the Box MCP Server → Set the following environment variables for Box authentication in a .env file or your system environment. For comprehensive authentication configuration options, see the Authentication Guide. BOX_MCP_SERVER_AUTH_TOKEN = YOUR_BOX_MCP_SERVER_AUTH_TOKEN OAUTH_PROTECTED_RESOURCES_CONFIG_FILE = .oauth-protected-resource.json
Installation
uv run src/mcp_server_box.py
Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-box": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/path/to/mcp-server-box",
"run",
"src/mcp_server_box.py"
]
}
}Capabilities
- Search files and folders
Find content across Box using `box_tools_search` by keyword, file type, or metadata.
- List, create, or manage folders
Browse folder contents, create new folders, or update and delete existing ones with `box_tools_folders`.
- Read, upload, or download files
Retrieve file contents, upload new versions, or download files via `box_tools_files`.
- Manage shared links
Create, update, or remove shared links for files, folders, and web links using `box_tools_shared_links`.
- Query files with AI
Ask questions about file contents or hub data through `box_tools_ai`.
- Handle metadata templates
Create and manage metadata templates and apply instance values to files with `box_tools_metadata`.
Tags
- storage
- cloud-storage
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