Schema | Box MCP Server

Box MCP Server

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description	Default
`NODE_ENV`	No	Environment: development or production. Default is development.	development
`AUTH_TYPE`	No	Authentication method: oauth or ccg. Default is oauth.	oauth
`LOG_LEVEL`	No	Logging level: debug, info, warn, error. Default is info.	info
`AUTH_TOKEN`	No	Bearer token for HTTP transport authentication
`BOX_CLIENT_ID`	No	Box app client ID
`MCP_TRANSPORT`	No	Transport: stdio or http. Default is stdio.	stdio
`MCPSERVER_PORT`	No	Port for HTTP server. Default is 3000.
`BOX_CLIENT_SECRET`	No	Box app client secret
`BOX_ENTERPRISE_ID`	No	Box enterprise ID (required for CCG authentication)

Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.

This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

Capability	Details
`tools`	{ "listChanged": false }
`prompts`	{ "listChanged": false }
`resources`	{ "subscribe": false, "listChanged": false }

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
box_save_documentsB	Save multiple documents to Box storage with automatic folder creation
box_read_documentB	Read document content without saving locally
box_manage_foldersC	Create, move, rename, or delete folders by path or ID
box_explore_storageC	Return a tree structure of folders/files starting at a path
box_search_contentC	Search Box for files and folders with optional filters
box_share_contentC	Create shared links and/or add collaborators to files or folders
box_analyze_documentC	Use Box AI to analyze a document (summarize, Q&A, extract, translate)
box_update_shared_linkC	Update shared link settings for a file or folder
box_remove_shared_linkB	Remove shared link from a file or folder
box_update_collaboratorsB	Update collaborator roles or remove collaborators on a file/folder

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

Name	Description
`share_file`	Create a shared link for a Box file with customizable permissions
`analyze_document`	Use Box AI to analyze a document with specific questions or tasks
`organize_folder`	Organize files in a folder by creating subfolders and moving files
`bulk_upload`	Upload multiple files to Box with folder organization
`collaboration_setup`	Set up collaboration on a Box file or folder with specific users

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

Name	Description
`Box File`	Access to a specific Box file by ID
`Box Folder`	Access to a specific Box folder by ID
`Box Search`	Search Box content with query parameters
`Box Storage Info`	Current user's Box storage quota and usage
`Recent Files`	Recently accessed files in Box
`Root Folder Tree`	Complete folder structure from root

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