dbx-mcp-server
About
Integrates with Dropbox's API to enable secure file operations including uploading, downloading, listing, searching, and deleting with recycle bin support through OAuth 2.0 authentication and specialized prompt handlers for document management workflows.
Details
- Author
- albiemark
- Downloads
- 252
- Categories
- File Management, Other, Productivity, Developer Tools, Design, Workplace, AI, Search, Infrastructure, Frontend, Security
- Tags
- #document, #integration
Jump to
- List, upload, download, and delete files
- Create folders, copy and move items
- Search files and folders
- Create sharing links
- Get file metadata and account information
- OAuth 2.0 with PKCE authentication
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
dbx-mcp-serverCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-username/dbx-mcp-server.git
cd dbx-mcp-server
2. Install dependencies and build
npm install
npm run build
3. Run the setup script
npm run setup
4. Add to MCP settings
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.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"dbx-mcp-server": {
"dbx": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/dbx-mcp-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"DROPBOX_APP_KEY": "",
"DROPBOX_APP_SECRET": "",
"DROPBOX_REDIRECT_URI": "",
"TOKEN_ENCRYPTION_KEY": ""
}
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"dbx": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/dbx-mcp-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"DROPBOX_APP_KEY": "",
"DROPBOX_APP_SECRET": "",
"DROPBOX_REDIRECT_URI": "",
"TOKEN_ENCRYPTION_KEY": ""
}
}
}An MCP server for interacting with Dropbox files and services.
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
- Configuration
- Usage Examples
- Testing
- Development
- License
- Clone the repository
- Runnpm installto install dependencies
- Runnpm run buildto build the project
- 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 required permissions:
- 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
// 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, });
Tests verify all operations including authentication, file operations, and error handling.
The test suite is organized into several modules:
- Dropbox Operations: Tests for basic file operations (upload, download, list, etc.)
- Account Operations: Tests for accessing account information
- Search and Delete: Tests for search functionality and safe deletion with recycle bin support
- Resource System: Tests for the MCP resource system integration
The tests use dynamically generated file and folder names based on timestamps to avoid conflicts. Test data is automatically cleaned up after test execution.
To run a specific test file or test group:
npm test -- tests/dropbox/search-delete.test.ts # Run specific test file npm test -- -t "should search for files" # Run tests matching description
If tests fail with timing or authentication issues:
- Check that the mock implementations intests/setup.tsmatch your test expectations
- Ensure test helpers are correctly configured
- For Jest scope errors, avoid referencing imported variables in mock factory functions
- TypeScript
- Model Context Protocol SDK
- Dropbox SDK v10.34.0
- Dropbox API v2
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