CData JDBC Driver connects to Dropbox by exposing them as relational SQL models.
CData JDBC Driver connects to Dropbox by exposing them as relational SQL models. The dropbox by cdata mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it through 3 defined tools rather than through you.
Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:
source_get_tables — The source_get_tables tool exposed by this serversource_get_columns — The source_get_columns tool exposed by this serversource_run_query — The source_run_query tool exposed by this serverBeing a remote server, there is no local install. You register the endpoint with your client, authorise it once, and the tools appear.
Plenty of file and storage access servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Dropbox By Cdata's toolset — source_get_tables, source_get_columns, source_run_query — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by CDataSoftware; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| source_get_tables | The source_get_tables tool exposed by this server. |
| source_get_columns | The source_get_columns tool exposed by this server. |
| source_run_query | The source_run_query tool exposed by this server. |
**Linux/Mac**
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"{classname_dash}": {
"command": "/PATH/TO/java",
"args": [
"-jar",
"/PATH/TO/CDataMCP-jar-with-dependencies.jar",
"/PATH/TO/dropbox.prp"
]
},
...
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
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