Dropbox MCP server

Connect Dropbox to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, GitHub Copilot and any other MCP client, for your whole team. Metorial adds security, governance, and tracing, and gives everyone one Magic MCP URL to connect.

What you can do with the Dropbox MCP server

Ask your agent in plain language. Each of these maps to a real tool on the server.

  • Use the delete file or folder tool in Dropbox
  • Use the manage shared link tool in Dropbox
  • Use the get account info tool in Dropbox
  • Use the file revisions tool in Dropbox
  • Use the create folder tool in Dropbox
  • Use the move or copy file/folder tool in Dropbox

Supported Tools

delete_file

Delete File or Folder

Permanently delete a file or folder at the specified path. This action cannot be undone.

get_account_info

Get Account Info

Retrieve the current user's Dropbox account information including name, email, storage quota, and account type. Optionally look up another user by account ID.

file_revisions

File Revisions

List or restore previous versions of a file. Use action "list" to see available revisions or "restore" to revert a file to a specific revision.

create_folder

Create Folder

Create a new folder at the specified path. Supports autorename to avoid conflicts if a folder with the same name already exists.

move_or_copy

Move or Copy File/Folder

Move or copy a file or folder from one path to another. Choose "move" to relocate or "copy" to duplicate. Supports autorename to avoid conflicts.

manage_file_request

Manage File Request

Create, list, update, or delete Dropbox file requests. File requests allow others to upload files to your Dropbox. Use action "create" to make a new request, "list" to see all requests, "get" for a specific request, "update" to modify, or "delete" to remove requests.

download_file

Download File

Download a file from Dropbox. Returns the file content as a Slate attachment along with its metadata.

share_folder

Share Folder

Share a folder with other users or manage shared folder membership. Use action "share" to make a folder shared, "add_member" to invite someone, "remove_member" to remove access, or "list_members" to see current members.

list_folder

List Folder

List files and folders in a Dropbox directory. Supports recursive listing and pagination via cursor. Use path "/" or "" for the root directory.

upload_file

Upload File

Upload a file to Dropbox at the specified path. Supports text or base64 content, creating new files, overwriting existing files, or updating a specific revision.

search_files

Search Files

Search for files and folders in Dropbox by name or content. Returns matching entries with relevance info. Optionally filter by path or file category.

get_file_metadata

Get File or Folder Metadata

Retrieve detailed metadata for a file or folder at a given path or by ID. Returns type, size, modification dates, revision, sharing status, and media info where available.

get_thumbnail

Get Thumbnail

Generate a thumbnail for a Dropbox image file and return it as a Slate attachment.

manage_upload_session

Manage Upload Session

Start, append to, or finish a Dropbox upload session for larger or chunked uploads.

Connect Dropbox to your AI client

Every client uses the same Magic MCP URL, and so does any other MCP client. Add it once and sign in with SSO.

  1. Enable Dropbox in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Dropbox MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
  2. Add a custom connector. Open Customize, then Connectors. Select Add, then Custom, then Web.
  3. Paste your Metorial MCP URL. Name it Metorial, paste your Magic MCP URL (<your-magic-mcp-url>) and continue.
  4. Sign in. Select Add and sign in to load Dropbox tools.

Run Dropbox through the Metorial gateway

One governed layer for every app your agents reach, not a separate connector per tool.

  • Give Dropbox and every other app to your whole team through one MCP gateway, behind your SSO.
  • Scope which teams and agents can use Dropbox tools with role-based access control, and trace every call.
  • Prefer to run it yourself? Metorial is open source and self-hostable.

More integrations teams use with Dropbox

Notion

Create, read, update, and archive pages and databases in a Notion workspace. Manage blocks (paragraphs, lists, headings, embeds, etc.) within pages. Query databases with filters and sorts across rich property types including text, numbers, dates, selects, relations, and formulas. Search across pages and databases by title. Add and read comments on pages and blocks. Upload files to pages. Manage workspace users and retrieve user profiles.

Google Sheets

Create, read, and update spreadsheets and their cell data. Read and write values to individual cells, ranges, or multiple ranges using A1 notation or named ranges. Apply cell formatting including text styles, backgrounds, borders, number formats, and conditional formatting. Manage sheets (tabs) within a spreadsheet—add, delete, copy, rename, and reorder them. Create and manage embedded charts, pivot tables, filter views, data validation rules, protected ranges, named ranges, and merged cells. Perform batch operations to apply multiple updates atomically.

GitHub

Manage repositories, issues, and pull requests. Create and configure branches, star repositories, review code, and merge changes. Automate CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions, manage workflow runs, secrets, and artifacts. Track issues with labels, milestones, and assignees. Search across code, repositories, issues, and users. Manage organizations, teams, and memberships. Create and manage projects, gists, packages, deployments, and environments. Access security alerts including code scanning, secret scanning, and Dependabot alerts. Read and write file contents in repositories. Manage webhooks, notifications, and codespaces.

Slack

Slack: connect with bot OAuth or user OAuth to work with messages, conversations, search, files, Canvases, Lists, profiles, reactions, reminders, and workspace productivity settings.

Salesforce

Manage CRM data including Accounts, Contacts, Leads, Opportunities, Cases, and custom objects. Create, read, update, and delete records. Query data using SOQL and search across objects using SOSL. Perform bulk data operations for large-scale imports, exports, and migrations. Execute composite requests to batch multiple operations in a single API call. Access analytics, reports, and dashboards. Manage files and attachments associated with records. Interact with Chatter feeds, posts, and groups for social collaboration. Manage org metadata including custom objects, fields, layouts, and workflows. Query data using GraphQL for precise data retrieval across related objects.

Sharepoint

Manage SharePoint sites, document libraries, lists, and files. Create, read, update, and delete lists and list items with custom columns. Resolve site users to numeric Person/Group LookupId values. Upload, download, move, copy, and version files in document libraries. Search across sites, files, folders, lists, and list items using Microsoft Search. Manage permissions at site, list, and item levels with granular access control. Define and manage content types and site columns. Retrieve site properties and search for sites across Microsoft 365.

Technical notes for Dropbox

Upload, download, and manage files and folders in Dropbox cloud storage. Create, move, copy, and delete files and folders. Search files by name or content. Share files and folders via shared links with configurable access settings. Manage shared folder membership, create file requests for document collection, generate temporary links and thumbnails, use upload sessions for chunked uploads, view and restore file revisions, retrieve account quota information, and receive file-change notifications.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about connecting Dropbox to AI agents with Metorial.

  1. How many tools does the Dropbox MCP server have?
    The Dropbox MCP server exposes 16 tools, including Delete File or Folder, Manage Shared Link, Get Account Info. Each one is governed and traced through Metorial.
  2. Dropbox exposes tools your agents call on demand; it does not publish event triggers yet. Everything still runs through one governed MCP URL.
  3. Any MCP client, including VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, OpenCode and Grok. Each one reaches the Dropbox MCP server through the same Metorial URL.
  4. Use role-based access control to decide which teams, users, and agents can use Dropbox and which of its tools they can call.
  5. Yes. Metorial is open source, so you can run the Dropbox MCP server yourself or use the hosted gateway.

Connect Dropbox to production AI agents

See how Metorial gives your team governed access to Dropbox, with tracing and security controls built in.