At Box, we believe your most valuable content should power every AI tool and agent you use. The challenge has always been connecting that content securely and efficiently. For many critical workflows, getting a complete picture requires searching for information across not only Box, but also other platforms like Slack, Google Workspace, and Confluence. Today, we are excited to announce that Box is a launch partner for Glean's new MCP directory, making the Box MCP server available to power secure, intelligent, cross-platform search.
This integration addresses a common pain point for enterprise IT leaders: the high cost and complexity of traditional enterprise search. Historically, to make enterprise content searchable by a third-party tool, organizations were forced to undertake time-consuming and manual data indexing. This process often involved high API call volumes, was slow and expensive, and created security risks by moving sensitive data to another platform and having to keep up with out-of-sync permissions.
Box as the secure content layer for your search tools
The integration between the Box MCP server and Glean changes this paradigm. The Box MCP server allows Glean to search your Box content in real time alongside other platforms. It acts as a single, governed bridge, enforcing Box's native permissions and governance rules with every query. Now, an AI agent or search tool can accessthe content to which a user is authorized and extract insights seamlessly from their files. This delivers critical advantages for any organization looking to deploy AI-powered search:
- Enhanced security: Your content remains in Box, protected by our enterprise-grade security and your existing governance controls. The Box MCP server ensures that every interaction respects user permissions.
- Greater efficiency: By providing direct access to content, the integration avoids the high API call volumes and slow indexing processes that have made enterprise search costly and inefficient in the past.
- Unified agentic ecosystem: This integration is another step towards unifying your agentic ecosystem with Box as the secure content layer. It allows you to connect your most critical tools to your single source of truth for unstructured content.
Secure, unified search in action
With Box and Glean, your teams can now find the information they need faster than ever without compromising security or straining IT budgets:
- For Sales teams: Accelerate deal cycles by getting a 360-degree customer view. A sales representative can perform a single search to instantly pull the master service agreement from Box, review the latest support tickets in Zendesk, see customer data in Salesforce, and find relevant conversations in Slack and Gmail to prepare for a renewal conversation.
- For Marketing teams: Streamline campaign launches by unifying content and planning documents. A marketing manager can search across Box for approved brand assets and messaging guides and find project timelines and creative briefs in Confluence to build a comprehensive launch plan.
- For R&D teams: Boost developer productivity by connecting technical documentation with active development work. An engineer can use a single query to find technical specifications and architecture diagrams in Box, cross-reference them with product requirements in Confluence, and review related code commits and discussions in GitHub.
- For Customer Support teams: Improve resolution times by providing agents with complete context. A support agent can investigate a customer issue by searching for their signed contract and SLA in Box, active tickets in Zendesk, and internal troubleshooting discussions among engineers in Slack.
Coming soon to the Glean MCP directory
The Box MCP server will soon be available in Glean's new MCP directory, providing your users with a faster, more secure way to gain insights from their enterprise content in Box alongside other platforms. Learn more about the partnership and the upcoming MCP directory at Glean: LIVE Fall ’25.
The Box MCP server is designed to work seamlessly with the tools your teams already use including Glean, Anthropic Claude, GitHub Copilot, Mistral Le Chat, Microsoft Copilot Studio, and coming soon for Salesforce Agentforce. To learn more about how to leverage the Box MCP server and to enable it for your organization, visit our developer documentation.
