Box Claude connector

Search, edit and get insights on your Box content

Add to Claude

URL https://mcp.box.com/

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

Needs a Box account All setup steps

Box in Claude at a glance

Reads: 11 tools; Files, folders, hubs and 7 more
Creates & edits: 3 tools; Files, folders and file versions
Deletes: Nothing; No tool name suggests deleting
Acts as: Your account; Claude works through your own Box sign-in

Counts come from the tool names in the official listing. See every tool

How a request travels Illustration, not a screenshot

1 · You ask

“Find Box files keywords about [a topic].”
→
2 · Claude calls
search_files_keyword
Finds files keywords that match what you ask for
→
3 · Server runs it

mcp.box.com

As your Box account
→
4 · Answer

Reply in the chat

Write tools can be set to ask you first

The prompt is our example and the tool is one from Box’s list. Claude chooses tools itself, so real calls can differ.

Works in Claude on the web Claude Desktop Claude mobile apps Claude Code Other remote MCP clients

How to add Box to Claude

Box docs

Claude app web · desktop · mobile

1 Click Add to Claude or open Settings → Connectors and search for Box.
2 Click Connect. Sign in to Box and approve access.
3 In a chat, check Box is on in the tools menu under the message box. Then ask.

On Team and Enterprise plans an owner may need to allow it first.

Claude Code terminal

1
Add the server:
```
claude mcp add --transport http box https://mcp.box.com/
```
Add --scope user to use it in every project.
2 Run /mcp, pick box and sign in.
3 Check with claude mcp list.

Custom connector or any MCP client

In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Other clients that support remote (streamable HTTP) servers take the same URL.

Box MCP server URL

https://mcp.box.com/

Box MCP tools

11 read, 3 write, 6 unclear. The official listing gives tool names only, so the text beside each name is our summary of it, not the developer’s wording.

Acts on Reads · 11 Changes data · 9

Files 2 tools
- get_file_details Opens one file with its details (our summary)
- upload_file Writes Adds a new file (our summary)
Folders 2 tools
- get_folder_details Opens one folder with its details (our summary)
- create_folder Writes Adds a new folder (our summary)
Ai extract freeforms 1 tool
- No read tools
- ai_extract_freeform Unclear
Ai extract structureds 1 tool
- No read tools
- ai_extract_structured Unclear

Show 13 more groups · 14 tools, 5 that change data · ai qa hubs, ai qa multi files, ai qa single files, file versions, who am is, hubs, file contents, files keywords, files metadatas, folder content folders, folders names, hub items, tasks

Ai qa hubs 1 tool
- No read tools
- ai_qa_hub Unclear
Ai qa multi files 1 tool
- No read tools
- ai_qa_multi_file Unclear
Ai qa single files 1 tool
- No read tools
- ai_qa_single_file Unclear
File versions 1 tool
- No read tools
- upload_file_version Writes Adds a new file version (our summary)
Who am is 1 tool
- No read tools
- who_am_i Unclear
Hubs 2 tools
- list_hubs Pulls up a list of hubs (our summary)
- get_hub_details Opens one hub with its details (our summary)
- None
File contents 1 tool
- get_file_content Opens one file content with its details (our summary)
- None
Files keywords 1 tool
- search_files_keyword Finds files keywords that match what you ask for (our summary)
- None
Files metadatas 1 tool
- search_files_metadata Finds files metadatas that match what you ask for (our summary)
- None
Folder content folders 1 tool
- list_folder_content_by_folder_id Pulls up a list of folder content folders (our summary)
- None
Folders names 1 tool
- search_folders_by_name Finds folders names that match what you ask for (our summary)
- None
Hub items 1 tool
- get_hub_items Pulls up a list of hub items (our summary)
- None
Tasks 1 tool
- list_tasks Pulls up a list of tasks (our summary)
- None

Read or write is our reading of each name. List checked 2026-10-20; developers can change tools at any time.

Things to ask Claude with Box

Our suggestions, one for each kind of tool Box offers. Not from Box or Anthropic. Fill in the [brackets].

Find Box files keywords about [a topic].

uses search_files_keyword
Create a Box file for [what it is about].

uses upload_file
Turn these notes into Box files, one per action item: [paste notes].

uses upload_file
Open the Box file [name or link] and give me the key points.

uses get_file_details
Create a Box folder for [what it is about].

uses create_folder
List the Box hubs and give me a short overview.

uses list_hubs

Security and access

Where requests go, whose account Claude uses, and what you control.

Server

mcp.box.com

On the developer’s own domain (box.com), not a third-party host. Claude sends requests here when it uses a tool.

Account

Your own Box account

You sign in when you connect. Claude works through that account, so it reaches what the account can reach.

Control

You approve write tools

In Claude’s connector settings you can choose, tool by tool, whether Claude must ask before using it. Write tools are marked in the list above. See write tools

Policy

Published by Box and linked from the official listing. Read it ↗

Anthropic’s directory notes that it does not control which tools a developer exposes and cannot guarantee they work as intended or stay the same. Connect connectors you trust.

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Questions people ask

What does the Box connector do in Claude?

Connect Claude to your content stored in Box. Enable Claude to search and access files, use AI to query documents, create or update content, extract metadata fields, and more, while enforcing existing Box security and access policies.

Is the Box connector official?

It is made by Box and carries the Anthropic verified mark in Anthropic’s directory. This site is independent and lists it from the official directory.

What is the Box MCP server URL?

https://mcp.box.com/. It is a remote MCP server hosted at mcp.box.com. Paste it into Claude as a custom connector, or add it to Claude Code with: claude mcp add --transport http box https://mcp.box.com/

How do I add Box to Claude Code?

Run "claude mcp add --transport http box https://mcp.box.com/" in your terminal, then start Claude Code, type /mcp, choose box and sign in to Box. Add "--scope user" to make it available in every project.

Do I need a Box account?

Yes. You sign in to Box when you connect it, and Claude works through that account.

Can Claude change or delete my Box data?

Judging by tool names, 3 of its 20 tools can change data. The other 11 only read. In Claude you can choose, per tool, whether Claude must ask before using it.