Dropbox MCP Server
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An MCP server for interacting with Dropbox, allowing clients to manage files and folders.
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- Author
- amgadabdelhafez
- Categories
- File Management, Other
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Setup
Install Dropbox MCP Server in your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and others).
Repository: https://github.com/amgadabdelhafez/Dropbox-MCP-Server
Follow the installation instructions in the repository README, then restart your MCP client.
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.
Important Disclaimer:This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Dropbox. It is an independent integration that works with Dropbox's public API.
- Quick Start
- Installation
- Authentication
- Available Tools
- Required Dropbox Permissions
- Usage Examples
- Development
- License
- Clone the repository
- Runnpm installto install dependencies
- Runnpm run buildto build the project
- Runnpm run setup
- Configure your MCP client to use the server
Register a Dropbox app atDropbox App Console:
- Choose "Scoped access" API
- Choose the access type your app needs
- Name your app and click "Create app"
- Under "Permissions", select the desired permissions for the actions you will be using, for example:
- files.metadata.read
- files.content.read
- files.content.write
- sharing.write
- account_info.read
git clone https://github.com/your-username/dbx-mcp-server.git cd dbx-mcp-server
Add the following to your MCP settings file:
{ "mcpServers": { "dbx": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/dbx-mcp-server/build/index.js"] } } }
The server uses OAuth 2.0 with PKCE for secure authentication with Dropbox.
- DROPBOX_APP_KEY: Your Dropbox app's key
- DROPBOX_APP_SECRET: Your Dropbox app's secret
- DROPBOX_REDIRECT_URI: OAuth redirect URI
- TOKEN_ENCRYPTION_KEY: 32+ character key for token encryption
- TOKEN_REFRESH_THRESHOLD_MINUTES: Minutes before expiration to refresh token (default: 5)
- MAX_TOKEN_REFRESH_RETRIES: Maximum number of refresh attempts (default: 3)
- TOKEN_REFRESH_RETRY_DELAY_MS: Delay between refresh attempts in ms (default: 1000)
- list_files: List files in a directory
- upload_file: Upload a file
- download_file: Download a file
- safe_delete_item: Safely delete with recycle bin support
- create_folder: Create a new folder
- copy_item: Copy a file or folder
- move_item: Move or rename a file/folder
- get_file_metadata: Get file/folder metadata
- search_file_db: Search files and folders
- get_sharing_link: Create sharing links
- get_file_content: Get file contents
- get_account_info: Get account information
Below is a mapping of server actions to the minimum Dropbox OAuth scopes (permissions) required:
- sharing.read: View sharing settings and collaborators
- file_requests.read/file_requests.write: For file request features
- contacts.read/contacts.write: For accessing Dropbox contacts
For more details on Dropbox scopes, see theDropbox Permissions Documentation.
// List files in root directory await mcp.useTool("dbx-mcp-server", "list_files", { path: "" }); // Upload a file await mcp.useTool("dbx-mcp-server", "upload_file", { path: "/test.txt", content: Buffer.from("Hello World").toString("base64"), }); // Search for files await mcp.useTool("dbx-mcp-server", "search_file_db", { query: "report", path: "/Documents", max_results: 10, });
- TypeScript
- Model Context Protocol SDK
- Dropbox SDK v10.34.0
- Dropbox API v2
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