Whether you’re creating AI-powered document workflows, building intelligent search interfaces, chatbots, or automating content operations, Box MCP server makes it possible without the complexity of traditional integrations. Join us for exciting updates and new demo apps to kick off your journey with agentic workflows and Box.
Model Context Protocol (MCP), it’s an open standard that makes it simple for LLMs to access external data sources. Think of Box MCP server as a secure bridge between your AI agents and Box content.
Two Ways to Get Started
There are two options depending on your needs and priorities:
- The remote Box MCP server lives in Box and can be enabled with a few clicks in the the Box Admin Console. Perfect for admins, teams, end users who want to get up and running quickly.
- If you prefer more control, there’s the self-hosted Box MCP server — an open-source Python project you can clone and run locally or in your own infrastructure.
The available toolsets differ between the two options. Check the developer guide for details.
[NEW] Claude and Le Chat join the party
Box remote MCP server has reached general availability, with new out-of-the-box connectors to platforms like Anthropic’s Claude, Microsoft Copilot Studio, and Mistral’s Le Chat. Now it’s even easier to access Box content from your favorite AI platforms.
Be sure to enable Box AI in the Box Admin Console to fully harness all available tools with Box MCP server.
Mistral is proficient in over 50 languages— including French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese — making it ideal for global organizations that need to accurately query, summarize, and generate content from their multilingual document libraries. You can connect Le Chat through the connectors page or directly from the chat interface by clicking Tools, and choosing Box. Grant access to Box and you’re all set.
For Claude Desktop, go to Settings, click Connectors, select Browse connectors, and choose Box. Grant access, and you’re ready to query files, search folders, and leverage Box AI capabilities right from Claude. Check out this quick intro video.
[NEW] New tools for the self-hosted Box MCP server
Let’s switch gears and talk about the self-hosted Box MCP server, which received significant upgrades. There are new, comprehensive metadata management tools that let you create templates, set metadata on files, and build sophisticated classification systems.
The second set of new tools is connected to Box Doc Gen, and will help you handle everything from template management to batch document creation.
If you’re still exploring use cases or what’s possible, we have a great demo project with n8n created by Rui Barbosa. It’s really exciting to see it in action.
Also, if you’d like to use Box MCP server while developing and debugging your custom apps, there is a video tutorial of using the self-hosted Box MCP server in Cursor.
Demo chatbot app
Imagine building an AI assistant that can search across thousands of documents, extract structured data from invoices, answer complex questions using Box AI, and generate personalized proposals — all without moving a single file out of Box or calling an API endpoint within your codebase. That’s the power of MCP.
We have created a sample demo project in React, that leverages the remote Box MCP server. Watch a video, clone the repo, add your credentials, and you’ll have a working AI assistant connected to Box in under 10 minutes.
As you can see, the possibilities are endless. We are excited to launch new connectors soon, so stay tuned for upcoming announcements. We can’t wait to see what you build with Box MCP server.
