A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for Dropbox integration, written in Go. This server allows AI assistants like Claude to interact with Dropbox through a standardized protocol.
Dropbox is an MCP project maintained in the ngs/dropbox-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for Dropbox integration, written in Go. This server allows AI assistants like Claude to interact with Dropbox through…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The project provides a local client configuration using dropbox-mcp-server. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.
The example declares DROPBOX_CLIENT_ID, DROPBOX_CLIENT_SECRET. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.
Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.
Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| dropbox_auth | Authenticate with Dropbox |
| dropbox_check_auth | Check authentication status |
| dropbox_list | List files and folders |
| dropbox_search | Search for files |
| dropbox_get_metadata | Get file/folder metadata |
| dropbox_download | Download file content |
| dropbox_upload | Upload a file |
| dropbox_create_folder | Create a new folder |
| dropbox_move | Move or rename files/folders |
| dropbox_copy | Copy files/folders |
| dropbox_delete | Delete files/folders |
| dropbox_create_shared_link | Create a shared link |
| dropbox_list_shared_links | List existing shared links |
| dropbox_revoke_shared_link | Revoke a shared link |
| dropbox_get_revisions | Get file revision history |
| dropbox_restore_file | Restore a file to a previous version |
{
"mcpServers": {
"dropbox": {
"command": "dropbox-mcp-server",
"env": {
"DROPBOX_CLIENT_ID": "your_app_key_here",
"DROPBOX_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_DROPBOX_CLIENT_SECRET"
}
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| DROPBOX_CLIENT_ID | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
| DROPBOX_CLIENT_SECRET | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
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