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Box: a Claude connector by Box

Official

For companies that store contracts and files in Box and want Claude to search and query them. Skip it if your files are in Drive or SharePoint.

Copy install command Open its page in the directory

Add it

Add it from its page in Claude’s connector directory and sign in. In Claude Code you can add it with this command:

claude mcp add --transport http box https://mcp.box.com/

Run it in your terminal. Open its page in the directory

What does Box do?

Box is a Claude connector that connects Claude to the content you keep in Box. Claude can search files by keyword or metadata, browse folders and read file and folder details. Box AI tools answer questions about one file, several files or a Box Hub, and pull fields out of documents as free text or structured data. Claude can also read file contents, upload new files and new versions, create folders and list tasks. The page says Box security and access rules still apply.

When should you use Box?

Use it when

  • You need answers from a stack of contracts
  • You want fields pulled from documents into a table
  • You need a file found by its metadata

Skip it when

  • Your company does not use Box
  • You do not want Claude uploading files

What it needs and what it can touch

You need

  • A Box account

What it can do

  • Reads and searches Box files, folders, hubs and tasks
  • Uses Box AI to answer questions and extract fields from files
  • Uploads files and new versions and creates folders

From reading its instructions, not from running it.

Details

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