Schema | mcp-box

mcp-box

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description	Default
`HOST`	No	HTTP bind address	127.0.0.1
`PORT`	No	HTTP port	3333
`BOX_API_KEY`	Yes	Box dashboard API key; never sent to the MCP client
`ALLOW_WRITES`	No	When false, deny non-read tools	true
`BOX_BASE_URL`	No	API base	https://ascii.dev/api/box/v1
`MCP_BOX_MODE`	No	isolated or trusted	isolated
`MCP_BOX_AUDIT_PATH`	No	Optional audit JSONL path

Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.

This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

Capability	Details
`tools`	{ "listChanged": true }

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
box_createA	Create a Box cloud computer. Isolated mode always uses noEnv. Waits until ready when possible.
box_listB	List boxes for the account.
box_getA	Get box state. Desktop URLs are redacted in the summary field.
box_execC	Run a shell command in a ready box. timeoutSeconds is capped at 60.
box_exec_backgroundA	Start a long command via nohup under .mcp-box-jobs// and return immediately.
box_job_statusB	Poll background job state from .mcp-box-jobs// files.
box_read_fileA	Read a file relative to the box workdir.
box_write_fileB	Write a file relative to the box workdir.
box_download_artifactA	Download an artifact as base64 (max ~2MB). Prefer box-side tools for larger files.
box_desktopB	Get a secret-bearing desktop/noVNC URL. Never log the full URL.
box_stop_and_waitA	Stop a box and wait until archived. Requires confirm:true. force requires trusted mode.
box_resumeA	Resume an archived box and wait until ready.
box_forkA	Fork a box from its latest snapshot. Isolated forks always use noEnv.
box_interruptA	Best-effort interrupt of prompt work on a box (not shell background jobs).

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

Name	Description
No prompts

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

Name	Description
No resources

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curl -X GET 'https://glama.ai/api/mcp/v1/servers/EnzoTironi/mcp-box'

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