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Overview

The Box Community Edition server provides full file management capabilities for your Box account. Unlike the official Box server (read-only + AI), this community-maintained server enables AI assistants to upload, delete, move, copy files, manage shared links, and view collaborations.
When to use which server:
  • Box (Official): Read files, search, and use Box AI for document Q&A and metadata extraction
  • Box Community Edition: Full file/folder management with create, update, and delete operations

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How to Add Box Community Edition

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Create Box Account

  1. Go to https://account.box.com/
  2. Sign up for a free Box account or use your existing account
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Connect to Nexus

  1. Add the Box Community Edition server to your Nexus environment through the server directory
  2. Authorize Box when prompted using OAuth
3

Test Connection

Start with a simple command like “List files in my Box” or “Show my Box account info” to verify the connection works properly.

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What You Can Do

File Management

Upload, download, copy, move, rename, and delete files in your Box account

Folder Operations

Create, delete, copy, move, and rename folders with recursive listing support

Shared Links

Create, update, and remove shared links for files and folders with access controls

Box AI

Ask questions about single or multiple files using Box AI

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Available Tools (30)

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User & Authentication

Get information about the currently authenticated user
  • Input: None
  • Use Cases: Verify authentication, get user details

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Box AI

Ask a question about a single file’s content using Box AI
  • Input:
    • file_id - The ID of the file to query
    • prompt - The question to ask about the file
  • Use Cases: Get insights from documents, ask questions about file content
Ask a question across multiple files using Box AI
  • Input:
    • file_ids - Array of file IDs to query
    • prompt - The question to ask about the files
  • Use Cases: Get insights across multiple documents, compare information
Ask a question using Box AI Hub
  • Input: prompt - The question to ask
  • Use Cases: Query collections of content, Hub-specific insights
Search for files and folders in Box
  • Input: query - Search query string
  • Use Cases: Find files by name or content
Search for a folder by name in Box
  • Input: folder_name - Name of the folder to search for
  • Use Cases: Locate specific folders

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File Operations

Retrieve information about a specific file
  • Input: file_id - ID of the file
  • Use Cases: Get file metadata, check file details
Download a file from Box
  • Input: file_id - ID of the file to download
  • Use Cases: Retrieve file content for processing
Upload a file to Box
  • Input:
    • file_content - Content of the file to upload
    • file_name - Name for the uploaded file
    • parent_folder_id (optional) - ID of the parent folder (default: “0” for root)
  • Use Cases: Store new files, backup content
Copy a file to a new location
  • Input:
    • file_id - ID of the file to copy
    • destination_parent_folder_id - ID of the destination folder
    • name (optional) - New name for the copied file
  • Use Cases: Duplicate files, create backups
Move a file to a new location
  • Input:
    • file_id - ID of the file to move
    • destination_parent_folder_id - ID of the destination folder
  • Use Cases: Organize files, relocate documents
Delete a file from Box
  • Input: file_id - ID of the file to delete
  • Use Cases: Remove unwanted files
Rename a file in Box
  • Input:
    • file_id - ID of the file to rename
    • new_name - New name for the file
  • Use Cases: Update file names, fix naming conventions
Extract text content from a file
  • Input: file_id - ID of the file to extract text from
  • Use Cases: Get text from PDFs, documents for analysis

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Folder Operations

List items in a folder with optional recursive traversal
  • Input:
    • folder_id - ID of the folder to list items from
    • is_recursive (optional) - Whether to recursively list subfolder contents
    • limit (optional) - Maximum items per API call (default: 1000)
  • Use Cases: Browse folder contents, explore structure
Retrieve information about a specific folder
  • Input: folder_id - ID of the folder
  • Use Cases: Get folder metadata, check folder details
Create a new folder
  • Input:
    • name - Name of the new folder
    • parent_folder_id (optional) - ID of the parent folder (default: “0” for root)
  • Use Cases: Organize content, create project folders
Delete a folder from Box
  • Input:
    • folder_id - ID of the folder to delete
    • recursive (optional) - Whether to delete recursively (default: false)
  • Use Cases: Remove empty folders, clean up structure
Copy a folder to a new location
  • Input:
    • folder_id - ID of the folder to copy
    • destination_parent_folder_id - ID of the destination folder
    • name (optional) - New name for the copied folder
  • Use Cases: Duplicate folder structures, create templates
Move a folder to a new location
  • Input:
    • folder_id - ID of the folder to move
    • destination_parent_folder_id - ID of the destination folder
  • Use Cases: Reorganize folder structure
Rename a folder
  • Input:
    • folder_id - ID of the folder to rename
    • new_name - New name for the folder
  • Use Cases: Update folder names

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Collaborations

List all collaborations on a folder
  • Input: folder_id - ID of the folder
  • Use Cases: See who has access to a folder
List all collaborations on a file
  • Input: file_id - ID of the file
  • Use Cases: See who has access to a file

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Users & Groups

List users in the Box enterprise
  • Input: None
  • Use Cases: Get enterprise user list
Search for users by name or email
  • Input: query - Name or email to search for
  • Use Cases: Find specific users
Search for groups in Box
  • Input: query - Search query for groups
  • Use Cases: Find enterprise groups

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Use Cases

  • Upload Documents: “Upload this report to the Q4 Reports folder”
  • Organize Files: “Move all PDFs from Downloads to the Archive folder”
  • Clean Up: “Delete the old draft files in the Temp folder”
  • Duplicate Files: “Copy the template to a new project folder”
  • Create Structure: “Create a new folder called ‘Q1 2025’ in Projects”
  • Browse Content: “List all files in the Contracts folder recursively”
  • Reorganize: “Move the Archive folder into Completed Projects”
  • Share Files: “Create a shared link for this document that expires in 7 days”
  • Secure Sharing: “Generate a password-protected link for the folder”
  • Check Access: “Who has access to the Finance folder?”
  • Revoke Access: “Remove the shared link from the old report”
  • Document Q&A: “What are the key terms in this contract?”
  • Multi-file Analysis: “Summarize the main points across these three reports”
  • Extract Information: “What is the total amount in this invoice?”

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Security Guardrails

The Box Community Edition server has built-in security constraints to prevent accidental or malicious operations:
Default Security Restrictions:
  • Public shared links (‘open’ access) are blocked - use ‘company’ or ‘collaborators’ instead
  • Recursive folder deletion is disabled to prevent accidental data loss
  • Uploading to the root folder is blocked - specify a parent folder
  • Malicious file types (.exe, .dll, .bat, etc.) cannot be uploaded or downloaded

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Known Limitations

  • Root folder ID: Use "0" to reference the root folder
  • Folder IDs required: Most operations require folder/file IDs - use search tools to find them first
  • Box AI subscription: AI features require Box AI to be enabled on your account
  • Enterprise features: Some features like user listing may require Box Enterprise
Pro Tip: Use search tools first to find file and folder IDs, then use those IDs for management operations.