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How to connect Box to Claude
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The address
https://mcp.box.com- Made by
- Box
- Sign-in
- OAuth (sign in with Box)
- Transport
- Streamable HTTP
What it can do
- Search files and folders
- Ask questions across one or many documents with Box AI
- Extract metadata, upload files
How to add Box to Claude
Box is in Claude's connector directory, so you do not need the address. The same steps work on the web and in the desktop app.
- In Claude, open Customize, then Connectors (Settings > Connectors in some versions).
- Browse the connectors and search for Box.
- Press Connect, sign in and allow access.
- In a chat, press +, then Connectors, to switch it on or off.
On your phone: connectors belong to your Claude account. Add it once on claude.ai or in the desktop app, and it is in the Claude app for iPhone and Android too: in a chat, press +, then Connectors, and switch it on.
Not in your list? Add it as a custom connector with the address above: the steps for a custom connector.
How to add it to ChatGPT
- On chatgpt.com, on a Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan, turn on Developer mode (Settings > Security and login, or Settings > Apps > Advanced settings in some versions).
- Open Settings > Apps and create an app (the + or Create button).
- Name it Box, paste the address, choose OAuth (or No authentication if the server is open) and press Create.
- Sign in when it asks.
- In a new chat, press + and pick Box.
ChatGPT's menus move now and then; the idea stays the same: a new app, this address, OAuth. On business plans an admin may have to allow custom apps first.
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http box https://mcp.box.comThen run /mcp in Claude Code to sign in.
Try asking
- "Find the signed contract with Acme and tell me the renewal date."
- "Compare these two proposals."
Good to know
- A Box admin may need to enable the MCP server and Claude for your company.
Official docs
In mail, calendar and files and notes.