mcp-server-box

Overview

The mcp-server-box is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants and agents to interact directly with Box, the cloud content management and file sharing platform. It allows AI-driven workflows to browse folders, retrieve files, and reason about stored content without switching tools or manually navigating the Box UI.

This server is especially useful for document-centric workflows, knowledge management, compliance reviews, and AI-assisted analysis of files stored in Box.

Transport

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Tools

• box_who_am_i
• box_authorize_app_tool
• box_search_tool
• box_search_folder_by_name_tool
• box_ai_ask_file_single_tool
• box_ai_ask_file_multi_tool
• box_ai_ask_hub_tool
• box_ai_extract_freeform_tool
• box_ai_extract_structured_using_fields_tool
• box_ai_extract_structured_using_template_tool
• box_ai_extract_structured_enhanced_using_fields_tool
• box_ai_extract_structured_enhanced_using_template_tool
• box_docgen_create_batch_tool
• box_docgen_get_job_by_id_tool
• box_docgen_list_jobs_tool
• box_docgen_list_jobs_by_batch_tool
• box_docgen_template_create_tool
• box_docgen_template_list_tool
• box_docgen_template_get_by_id_tool
• box_docgen_template_list_tags_tool
• box_docgen_template_list_jobs_tool
• box_docgen_template_get_by_name_tool
• box_docgen_create_single_file_from_user_input_tool
• box_read_tool
• box_upload_file_from_path_tool
• box_upload_file_from_content_tool
• box_download_file_tool
• box_list_folder_content_by_folder_id
• box_manage_folder_tool
• box_metadata_template_get_by_name_tool
• box_metadata_set_instance_on_file_tool
• box_metadata_get_instance_on_file_tool
• box_metadata_delete_instance_on_file_tool
• box_metadata_update_instance_on_file_tool
• box_metadata_template_create_tool

Key Capabilities

• Content discovery — Explore folders and files stored in Box programmatically.
• Document access — Retrieve file contents for analysis, summarization, or downstream processing.
• Metadata awareness — Inspect file metadata such as names, IDs, and hierarchy.
• Knowledge workflows — Enable AI assistants to reason over documents stored in Box.
• Compliance and review support — Surface relevant files for audits or reviews.

How It Works

The mcp-server-box runs as an MCP service and connects to Box using authenticated credentials with appropriate scopes. AI clients communicate with the server over the MCP protocol to request file and folder context as part of broader reasoning workflows.

The server mediates access to Box’s APIs, handling authentication, request execution, and response normalization. Results are returned in structured formats that AI assistants can reason over directly, while respecting Box’s permission model and access controls.

By exposing Box through MCP, the server enables AI-driven workflows such as document exploration, content summarization, and knowledge retrieval — bringing enterprise file storage into AI-assisted environments alongside code, data, and operational context.