Box's hosted remote MCP server lets AI agents search files and folders, read content, manage metadata, upload and move files, and use Box AI for Q&A and extraction. It uses OAuth and must be enabled by a Box admin. A self-hosted server also exists but is now labeled legacy.
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- 1Connect it in ChatGPT
Turn on Developer mode in ChatGPT (Settings → Security and login), open Plugins, select + and paste https://mcp.box.com as the MCP server URL, then sign in with OAuth. Add it to a chat from the composer's tools menu.
- 2Or add it to Codex or the API
codex mcp add box --url https://mcp.box.com codex mcp login boxThe login command opens a browser to finish OAuth.
Configs are generated from the publisher's documented endpoint. Check their docs for plan requirements and scopes. New to this? Read the step-by-step tutorial.
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who_am_isearch_files_keywordget_file_contentget_file_detailslist_folder_content_by_folder_idcreate_folderupload_filemove_filecopy_fileset_file_metadataget_download_urlai_qa_single_fileThings to ask
- “Find the latest signed MSA in Box”
- “Ask Box AI what the termination clause says in this contract”
- “List the contents of the Marketing Assets folder”
- “Move the Q2 report into the Archive folder”