Install
npx skills add box/skills --skill box-mcp
Runs the open skills CLI and installs the skill for your agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor …). Alternatively copy the skill folder into .claude/skills/ or upload it in Claude.ai under Settings → Skills.
As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
/plugin install box@box-plugin-marketplace
This skill is part of the plugin “box”. In Claude Code the plugin installs it together with the plugin’s other skills, commands and hooks.
What does the box-mcp skill do?
Description from the SKILL.md in the source repository.
Works with Box
Questions about box-mcp
What does the box-mcp skill do?
Connect clients to Box's hosted MCP server and operate Box through its tools. Use for Box MCP setup, authentication, missing tools, or Box tasks using an MCP connection.
How do I install box-mcp?
In a terminal: npx skills add box/skills --skill box-mcp. The skills CLI asks which agents to install it for. In Claude.ai you can upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Settings → Skills.
Which agents can use box-mcp?
Skills use the open SKILL.md format, which Claude Code, Claude.ai, the Claude API, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and other agents support.
Is box-mcp safe to use?
Our automatic check found no risky patterns (piped shell scripts, hidden characters, secret access, prompt overrides). It is not a full audit – read the SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.
Which tool is box-mcp for?
box-mcp comes from the makers of Box and helps your agent work with it.
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