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Connect the Box MCP server with Claude Code to give your AI coding agent direct access to Box content from the command line.

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Prerequisites

  • A Box enterprise account with the MCP server enabled by an admin. See Set up the MCP server.
  • Claude Code installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code).

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Enable Box integration in Box

Admin
  1. Sign in to the Box Admin Console.
  2. Go to Integrations and find Claude either by using the MCP Category filter, or by using the search bar at the top of the page.
  3. Ensure the Claude is enabled for your enterprise by selecting the Availability status to Available to all users.

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Verify the connection

After adding the server, start Claude Code and run /mcp to confirm box-remote-mcp is listed and connected. You can then ask Claude Code to interact with your Box content using the available tools.

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Use the integration

User
  1. In Claude Code run /plugin, search for Box, and install, OR
  2. Run claude mcp add box --transport http https://mcp.box.com in Claude Code.
See Anthropic docs for more details: Connect Claude Code to tools via MCP - Claude Code Docs.