dropbox-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| DROPBOX_APP_KEY | No | Dropbox app key for OAuth 2 refresh token flow. | |
| DROPBOX_APP_SECRET | No | Dropbox app secret for OAuth 2 refresh token flow. | |
| DROPBOX_LOCAL_PATH | No | Local Dropbox sync folder path. Defaults to ~/Dropbox. | ~/Dropbox |
| DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN | No | Long-lived access token (fallback auth). | |
| DROPBOX_REFRESH_TOKEN | No | OAuth 2 refresh token (recommended). Set with DROPBOX_APP_KEY and DROPBOX_APP_SECRET. |
Instructions
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.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| dropbox_restoreA | Restore a deleted file from Dropbox's server-side history. Finds the most recent revision and restores it. |
| dropbox_restore_batchA | Restore multiple deleted files from Dropbox history. |
| dropbox_restore_revisionB | Restore a specific revision of a file by revision ID. |
| dropbox_downloadA | Force-download a file from Dropbox servers to the local Dropbox folder. Useful when Smart Sync keeps files cloud-only. |
| dropbox_uploadA | Upload a local file to Dropbox (single file, atomic). Source defaults to the local Dropbox-folder mirror of |
| dropbox_moveA | Move or rename a file or folder on Dropbox server-side (no download/re-upload). Use for cross-folder relocation or renaming. Set autorename=true to auto-rename instead of failing when the destination already exists. |
| dropbox_deleteA | Delete a file or folder on Dropbox. The item moves to Dropbox trash and is recoverable via dropbox_restore for ~30 days (longer on some plans). Deleting a folder removes all of its contents. Confirm intent before deleting folders. |
| dropbox_searchA | Search for files on Dropbox by name or content. Returns results with path, size, and modified date. |
| dropbox_list_deletedA | List recently deleted files in a Dropbox folder. Shows files that can be restored. |
| dropbox_file_infoB | Get metadata for a file on Dropbox servers: size, modified date, revision, content hash. |
| dropbox_list_revisionsA | List all available revisions of a file. Useful for finding older versions to restore. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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