Dropbox Claude connector

Search, organize, and take action on your Dropbox content

by Dropbox
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19 tools
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Add to Claude

URL https://mcp.dropbox.com/claude_app_mcp

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

Needs a Dropbox account All setup steps

Dropbox in Claude at a glance

Reads: 11 tools; Workspace content, file requests, files and 6 more
Creates & edits: 6 tools; Workspace content, file requests, files and 2 more
Deletes: 1 tool; Workspace content
Acts as: Your account; Claude works through your own Dropbox 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

“Search Dropbox for [a topic] and summarize what you find.”
→
2 · Claude calls
search
Searches across your Dropbox workspace
→
3 · Server runs it

mcp.dropbox.com

As your Dropbox 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 Dropbox’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 Dropbox to Claude

Dropbox docs

Claude app web · desktop · mobile

1 Click Add to Claude or open Settings → Connectors and search for Dropbox.
2 Click Connect. Sign in to Dropbox and approve access.
3 In a chat, check Dropbox 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

Add the server:

claude mcp add --transport http dropbox https://mcp.dropbox.com/claude_app_mcp

Add --scope user to use it in every project.

2 Run /mcp, pick dropbox 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.

Dropbox MCP server URL

https://mcp.dropbox.com/claude_app_mcp

Dropbox MCP tools

11 read, 6 write, 1 delete, 1 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 · 8

Workspace 5 tools
- fetch Opens one item and reads its full content (our summary)
- search Searches across your Dropbox workspace (our summary)
- copy Writes Makes a copy of an item (our summary)
- delete Deletes Deletes an item (our summary)
- move Writes Moves an item to a different place (our summary)
File requests 3 tools
- get_file_request Opens one file request with its details (our summary)
- list_file_requests Pulls up a list of file requests (our summary)
- create_file_request Writes Adds a new file request (our summary)
Files 2 tools
- file_preview Opens one file with its details (our summary)
- create_file Writes Adds a new file (our summary)
Folders 2 tools
- list_folder Pulls up a list of folders (our summary)
- create_folder Writes Adds a new folder (our summary)

Show 6 more groups · 7 tools, 2 that change data · shared links, who am is, file metadatas, job statuses, links, shared link metadatas

Shared links 2 tools
- list_shared_links Pulls up a list of shared links (our summary)
- create_shared_link Writes Adds a new shared link (our summary)
Who am is 1 tool
- No read tools
- who_am_i Unclear
File metadatas 1 tool
- get_file_metadata Opens one file metadata with its details (our summary)
- None
Job statuses 1 tool
- check_job_status Checks a job status (our summary)
- None
Links 1 tool
- download_link Downloads a link (our summary)
- None
Shared link metadatas 1 tool
- get_shared_link_metadata Opens one shared link metadata with its details (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 Dropbox

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

Search Dropbox for [a topic] and summarize what you find.

uses search
Create a Dropbox file request for [what it is about].

uses create_file_request
Turn these notes into Dropbox file requests, one per action item: [paste notes].

uses create_file_request
Open [a Dropbox link] and give me the key points.

uses fetch
Create a Dropbox file for [what it is about].

uses create_file
List the Dropbox file requests and give me a short overview.

uses list_file_requests

Security and access

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

Server

mcp.dropbox.com

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

Account

Your own Dropbox 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 Dropbox 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 Dropbox connector do in Claude?

The Dropbox connector for Claude connects your Dropbox files directly to Claude, so you can search, organize, save generated content, and create sharing links without switching tools. It respects your existing Dropbox permissions, and Claude only works with files you already have access to.

Is the Dropbox connector official?

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

What is the Dropbox MCP server URL?

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

How do I add Dropbox to Claude Code?

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

Do I need a Dropbox account?

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

Can Claude change or delete my Dropbox data?

Judging by tool names, 7 of its 19 tools can change data, including 1 that delete or remove things. The other 11 only read. In Claude you can choose, per tool, whether Claude must ask before using it.