A Model Context Protocol server for Dropbox integration
If you want an AI assistant working directly with Dbx, the dbx mcp server is the bridge. A Model Context Protocol server for Dropbox integration.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides integration with Dropbox, allowing MCP-compatible clients to interact with Dropbox through a set of powerful tools.
The server is distributed via npm as npm, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.
Before the server will start you need to supply 3 environment variables: DROPBOX_APP_KEY, DROPBOX_APP_SECRET, TOKEN_ENCRYPTION_KEY. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.
File and storage servers are what separate an assistant that talks about your documents from one that actually works with them. Dbx sits in that group. Worth comparing against the other file systems servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.
{
"mcpServers": {
"dbx": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/dbx-mcp-server/build/index.js"]
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| DROPBOX_APP_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| DROPBOX_APP_SECRET | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| TOKEN_ENCRYPTION_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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