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Box CLI
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Official command line interface for the Box API. Includes official AI agent skills: box/box-for-ai. Box CLI is published by npm:@box from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.
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Install Box CLI
Built from the published package, never by AIclaude mcp add box-cli -- npx -y @box/cliRun in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.
{
"mcpServers": {
"box-cli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@box/cli"
]
}
}
}Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.
{
"mcpServers": {
"box-cli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@box/cli"
]
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).
{
"servers": {
"box-cli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@box/cli"
]
}
}
}Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".
codex mcp add box-cli -- npx -y @box/cli{
"mcpServers": {
"box-cli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@box/cli"
]
}
}
}Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).
gemini mcp add box-cli npx -y @box/cliGemini CLI was replaced by Antigravity CLI in June 2026 and remains only for enterprise licences and paid API keys.
MCP servers run with your permissions and can read what you give them access to. Some need an API key: check the README and add it under env in the box-cli block.
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Box CLI: common questions
How do I install Box CLI?
In Claude Code run claude mcp add box-cli -- npx -y @box/cli. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.
Is Box CLI the official server?
Box CLI is published by npm:@box from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.
Is Box CLI free?
The code is published under the Apache-2.0 licence. The service it connects to may have its own pricing.
Is Box CLI safe to use?
It scores 83 of 100. Grades: maintenance A, licence A, quality B. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.
What are alternatives to Box CLI?
Similar MCP servers: mcp-server, Global, Agent-Native Content, Desktop Commander.
Does Box CLI work with ChatGPT?
Not directly. It runs locally, and ChatGPT only connects to remote servers with a URL. Use it in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or Codex.