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Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs. MCP servers make building advanced integrations simpler and less time consuming. The Box MCP server lets AI agents and apps use Box content through a single hosted endpoint. Your users authorize access with OAuth; agents call tools (search, Box AI, folders, and more) without you handling raw file payloads in the client.
MCP

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How it works at a glance

Follow this path when you are wiring or extending an integration:
  1. Box hosts MCP at https://mcp.box.com. You connect your client or agent platform to this URL; you do not run Box’s MCP server yourself for the standard integration.
  2. An admin enables MCP in the Box Admin Console and, for custom clients, creates Integration Credentials (OAuth client ID and client secret, redirect URI, and scopes such as Content Actions).
  3. Your application passes the MCP endpoint, OAuth credentials, the MCP name box-remote-mcp, and an authorization token according to your platform’s MCP client requirements.

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Platform setup guides

Box MCP Server supports an expanding range of AI platforms. Select a card below to view setup instructions for each one.
Step-by-step setup for end-user AI platforms (for example ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot Studio, Figma, and others) lives in Box product documentation — see Supported AI Platforms for the full partner list and platform guides.

Anthropic Messages API

Claude Code

Codex

Cursor

GitHub

Groq Responses API

LangSmith Agent Builder

Microsoft Foundry Tools

OpenAI AgentKit

The self-hosted Box MCP server (open-source community project) is deprecated. Do not start new work on it. Existing references and troubleshooting remain in Self-hosted Box MCP server (legacy) under Appendix.
Watch an interview with Box CTO, Ben Kus, and learn how MCP empowers AI agents to work dynamically across platforms, reducing the development effort.
Last modified on July 2, 2026