Box MCP | OAuth Box connector for AI agents

Tools your document agent reaches for on Box, scoped per user.

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Search files, get metadata, list folders, create shared links, and upload documents.

box_files_search

Search files

Search files and folders in Box with content, name, and tag filters.

Parameters

Name

Type

Required

Description

query

string

Required

Search query string

type

string

Optional

Type filter: file or folder

limit

integer

Optional

Max results

box_file_get

Get file metadata

box_file_download

Download file

box_folder_items

List folder items

box_file_share

Create shared link

box_file_upload

Upload file

Build your Agent

Drop the toolkit in, point it at the user, and your document agent can use Box from the first run.

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import { ScalekitClient } from "@scalekit-sdk/node";
import { DynamicStructuredTool } from "@langchain/core/tools";
import { createReactAgent } from "@langchain/langgraph/prebuilt";
import { z } from "zod";

const sk = new ScalekitClient(envUrl, clientId, clientSecret);

const { tools } = await sk.tools.listScopedTools("user_123", {
  filter: { connectionNames: ["box"], toolNames: ["box_files_search", "box_file_get", "box_file_download"] },
  pageSize: 100,
});

const lcTools = tools.map((t) => new DynamicStructuredTool({
  name: t.tool.definition.name,
  description: t.tool.definition.description,
  schema: z.object({}).passthrough(),
  func: async (args) => {
    const { data } = await sk.tools.executeTool({
      toolName: t.tool.definition.name,
      identifier: "user_123",
      params: args,
    });
    return JSON.stringify(data);
  },
}));

const agent = createReactAgent({ llm, tools: lcTools });

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import { ScalekitClient } from "@scalekit-sdk/node";
import OpenAI from "openai";

const sk = new ScalekitClient(envUrl, clientId, clientSecret);
const openai = new OpenAI();

const { tools } = await sk.tools.listScopedTools("user_123", {
  filter: { connectionNames: ["box"], toolNames: ["box_files_search", "box_file_get", "box_file_download"] },
  pageSize: 100,
});

const llmTools = tools.map((t) => ({
  type: "function",
  function: {
    name: t.tool.definition.name,
    description: t.tool.definition.description,
    parameters: t.tool.definition.input_schema,
  },
}));

const resp = await openai.responses.create({
  model: "gpt-4o", input: prompt, tools: llmTools,
});

import { ScalekitClient } from "@scalekit-sdk/node";
import Anthropic from "@anthropic-ai/sdk";

const sk = new ScalekitClient(envUrl, clientId, clientSecret);
const anthropic = new Anthropic();

const { tools } = await sk.tools.listScopedTools("user_123", {
  filter: { connectionNames: ["box"], toolNames: ["box_files_search", "box_file_get", "box_file_download"] },
  pageSize: 100,
});

const llmTools = tools.map((t) => ({
  name: t.tool.definition.name,
  description: t.tool.definition.description,
  input_schema: t.tool.definition.input_schema,
}));

const msg = await anthropic.messages.create({
  model: "claude-sonnet-4-6", max_tokens: 1024,
  tools: llmTools,
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: prompt }],
});

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import { Agent } from "@google/adk/agents";
import {
  MCPToolset, StreamableHTTPConnectionParams,
} from "@google/adk/tools/mcp";

const toolset = new MCPToolset({
  connectionParams: new StreamableHTTPConnectionParams({
    url: "https://mcp.scalekit.com/box",
    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${userScopedToken}` },
  }),
});

const agent = new Agent({
  name: "agent", model: "gemini-2.0-flash",
  tools: await toolset.getTools(),
});

Try these prompts

Paste any prompt into your agent to start using Box.

Search & recall

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Find all files matching [keyword] in Box.

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List files in folder [folder name].

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Get the metadata for [file name].

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Show me all files shared with [email].

Action & sharing

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Create a shared link for [file] with company access.

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Upload [filename] to [folder].

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Move [file] to [folder].

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Add a comment to [file]: [text].

Folders & audits

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List all subfolders in [folder].

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Which files were edited this week?

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Show file owners across [folder].

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Find files older than 1 year in [folder].

SEE HOW AUTH WORKS

Users authorize Box once. Their credentials stay vaulted, every call is checked, and every action is logged.

Authorize

Your user connects

Box

once. We tie it to their identity and the meetings they approved — no shared bot account, no org-wide access

Who:

user ‘A’

when:

Once per user

access:

Limited to user

Store

Their

Box

token lives in a vault scoped to them. User A's meetings are never reachable by an agent acting for user B, even on the same connection

vault:

encrypted

scope:

per-user

tokens:

auto-refreshed

Resolve

When your agent calls a

Box

tool, we fetch the right token server-side. It never touches your agent, never appears in the LLM context, never shows up in your logs

speed:

~40ms

check:

before every call

seen by:

nobody

Audit

Every

Box

tool call is logged — who triggered it, which meeting was fetched, what came back. 90 days of history, tied to the user who authorized it

history:

90 days

export:

SIEM-ready

logged:

every call

Test other agents

Same per-user auth pattern across other document agents and MCP connectors. Working code, live demos, fork what fits.

SUPPORT

Support triage agent

Read Zendesk tickets, fetch runbooks from Notion, and route to the right Slack channel with a drafted response.

SUPPORT

Support ticket automation (Google ADK)

Google ADK agent that classifies Zendesk tickets, pulls Notion context, and posts to Slack. End-to-end ticket handoff.

Why Scalekit

Secure your agent's access. Connectors ship in minutes

Other connector libraries treat auth as a demo afterthought. Scalekit starts with user identity, scope enforcement, and audit.

01.

File downloads bypass folder ACLs

A shared Box service account looks fine in a demo. In production, every file download and folder search runs with admin-level access that bypasses collaboration scope and folder ACLs. Scalekit resolves the actual user's token so every Box action respects their real permissions.

// shared token
 audit → bot_service_account
 user_filter → broken

 // scalekit
 audit → user_abc
 scope → enforced ✓

02.

Authentication is not authorization

03.

Multi-tenancy is architectural

04.

Box today. Google Drive, Dropbox, SharePoint tomorrow.

“Our agents act across Salesforce, Gong, Google Drive, and more, on behalf of every customer. Scalekit behind the scenes meant we can keep adding tools without ever rebuilding how credentials or tool calling work.”

Venu Madhav Kattagoni

Head of Engineering / Von

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Tool and actions Framework Compatibility Starter Prompt Auth Lifecycle Try Other Agents Why Scalekit

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the agent access Box as the user or as a shared key?

As the user. Each workspace member authorizes once and Scalekit resolves their credential at request time. Audit logs attribute every action to that user, not a shared service account.

Where is the Box oauth 2.0 stored?

Can I limit what the agent is allowed to do in Box?

What happens when a user revokes Box access?

Can the agent download files outside the user's folders?

Start in your coding agent

Up and running in one command

Install the Scalekit skill in your editor of choice. Connector, auth, tools, prompt, all wired up

Claude Code REPL

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/plugin marketplace add scalekit-inc/claude-code-authstack
/plugin install agentkit@scalekit-auth-stack

Cursor Code REPL

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# ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
""mcpServers"": {
""box"": {
""url"": ""https://mcp.scalekit.com/box"",
""headers"": { ""Authorization"": ""Bearer $SCALEKIT_TOKEN"" }
}
}
}

Codex Code REPL

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# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.box]
url = ""https://mcp.scalekit.com/box""
auth_env = ""SCALEKIT_TOKEN""

Copilot Code REPL

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# .vscode/mcp.json
{
""servers"": {
""box"": {
""url"": ""https://mcp.scalekit.com/box"",
""type"": ""http""
}
}
}