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Box Platform API Claude Desktop Config

Add the Box Platform API MCP server to Claude Desktop with this ready-to-use configuration.

Setup Instructions

Open Claude Desktop
Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config → claude_desktop_config.json
Paste the JSON below into the file
Set your credentials in the env section
Restart Claude Desktop

Configuration JSON

Copy the entire block into your claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "box-com": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp/box-com"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BOX_PLATFORM_API_API_KEY": "your_box_platform_api_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

BOX_PLATFORM_API_API_KEY

Replace your_box_platform_api_api_key with your actual box platform api api key

Endpoints

GET/authorize

Authorize user

GET/collaboration_whitelist_entries

List allowed collaboration domains

POST/collaboration_whitelist_entries

Add domain to list of allowed collaboration domains

GET/collaboration_whitelist_entries/{collaboration_whitelist_entry_id}

Get allowed collaboration domain

DELETE/collaboration_whitelist_entries/{collaboration_whitelist_entry_id}

Remove domain from list of allowed collaboration domains

GET/collaboration_whitelist_exempt_targets

List users exempt from collaboration domain restrictions

POST/collaboration_whitelist_exempt_targets

Create user exemption from collaboration domain restrictions

GET/collaboration_whitelist_exempt_targets/{collaboration_whitelist_exempt_target_id}

Get user exempt from collaboration domain restrictions

DELETE/collaboration_whitelist_exempt_targets/{collaboration_whitelist_exempt_target_id}

Remove user from list of users exempt from domain restrictions

GET/collaborations

List pending collaborations