We’re happy to announce that over the next few months we’ll be adding new tools to the Box MCP Server.
Released (September 22)
- File upload: users must specify the destination folder. Uploads are limited to folders which are not externally shared to prevent data leaving enterprise boundaries.
- Upload new file version: Uploads are limited to folders which are not externally shared to prevent data leaving enterprise boundaries.
- Create folder: AI Agents can create new folders using MCP Server.
Released (October 14)
- List Tasks: lists tasks assigned to an authorized user
- List Hubs: lists hubs available to the authorized user
- Get Hub Details: name, description
- Get Hub Items: lists items curated within a Hub)
- Get File Details: name, description, etc.)
- Get Folder Details: name, description, etc.)
Released (November 17th)
- Hubs: create, update details and add item to a hub (subject to restrictions preventing external sharing)
- Files & folders: update folder description and name, update file description and name
- Tasks & Comments: add/list file comments
- Citations for Box AI Tools: Answers provided by Box AI will have citations sent along with the answer
Next toolsets (coming in the next few months)
- Doc Gen (mid January release): List, retrieve and generate a document using a Doc Gen template (subject to restrictions preventing external sharing)
- Collaboration (mid January release): list collaborations
- Search (mid January release): Search files by a metadata (query)
- AI Agents (date TBD): find available AI Agents
Rollout and availability
- New tools automatically appear and are ready to be used by users of enterprises with MCP Server enabled.
The currently available set of tools and features can be found here [https://developer.box.com/guides/box-mcp/remote/]