How to connect Box MCP with ChatGPT Work

Connect ChatGPT Work to Box MCP. Search recent confidential contracts in box, download latest design files from box, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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How to connect Box MCP with ChatGPT Work

ChatGPT Work is an agent inside ChatGPT built for your most ambitious work. It takes action across your apps and files, stays with a project for hours, and turns a goal into finished materials like sheets, slides, and docs - not just answers.

In this guide, I will explain the easiest and most secure way to connect your Box account to ChatGPT Work via Composio Connect, so it can search files, retrieve documents, analyze file contents, manage your folders, and manage permissions through natural language commands without ever putting your account credentials at risk.

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Why use Composio over default connectors?

  • Apps with read and write access. Default connectors mostly can read your data. Composio's Box integration lets ChatGPT Work take actions like creating drafts, sending updates, labeling records, and more.
  • 1,500+ SaaS toolkits out of the box. Composio gives you instant access to a vast catalog of pre-built connectors, from Gmail and Slack to Notion, Linear, and Salesforce.
  • One MCP server for every app. Connect any of your applications on demand through a single endpoint, rather than juggling a separate server for each app.
  • Smart, context-aware tool loading. Unlike traditional MCP servers that dump every available tool into the LLM context window, Composio searches for and loads only the tools relevant to the task at hand.
  • Cross-app automation. Chain actions across multiple apps in a single run - fetch a thread, summarize it in Notion, and post highlights to Slack without leaving the conversation.

Prerequisites

  • A ChatGPT account with access to ChatGPT Work (rolling out across Pro, Enterprise, Edu, Plus, and Business plans). We will use the ChatGPT desktop app, which is available on every plan.
  • Access to the Box workspace you want to connect.
  • Composio MCP.

Note: Composio connects through OAuth. You will be asked to sign in and approve specific permissions. Review the permission screen carefully if you are using a work account.

Step-by-step: Connect Box to ChatGPT Work

1. Open the MCP settings

In ChatGPT Work, go to Settings and open the Plugins section. Inside the Plugins page, click the MCP tab.

ChatGPT Work settings showing the Plugins page with the MCP tab selected

2. Add the server

Click Add server. In the Name field enter Composio, for Type select Streamable HTTP, and in the URL field paste the Composio MCP server URL:

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ChatGPT Work Add server dialog with the name Composio, type Streamable HTTP, and the Composio MCP URL

Then click Save. The Composio server now appears in your MCP plugins list.

ChatGPT Work Plugins page showing the Composio MCP server added to the list

3. Authenticate

Click Authenticate, log in via Composio, and click Allow access to authorize ChatGPT Work to use your Composio account.

Composio login and Allow access screen for ChatGPT Work MCP setup

4. Start using Composio

That is it - Composio tools are now available in ChatGPT Work. Ask it to work with your Box account and it will run the actions you authorize.

What you can do after connecting Box

  • Search recent confidential contracts in Box
  • Download latest design files from Box
  • List shared folders for marketing team

Security + privacy notes (important)

  • Use least-privilege access: Only grant permissions you actually need.
  • Review OAuth permissions before approving: Make sure requested scopes match what you expect Composio and ChatGPT Work to do.
  • Keep write actions human-reviewed: For actions like sending messages, creating labels, or editing drafts, keep manual confirmation enabled.
  • Be careful with sensitive data: Avoid using this setup with highly sensitive information unless allowed by your personal, company, or client policies.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Box MCP action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Add items to hub

Adds files, folders, or web links to a specific hub, enabling content organization within collaborative workspaces.

Ai extract freeform

Extracts metadata from files using Box AI in freeform format without requiring predefined template structures.

Ai extract structured from fields

Extracts structured metadata from files using Box AI based on custom field definitions.

Ai extract structured from fields enhanced

Extracts structured metadata from files using Box AI's Enhanced Extract Agent based on custom field definitions.

Ai extract structured from metadata template

Extracts structured metadata from files using Box AI based on an existing metadata template.

Ai extract structured from metadata template enhanced

Extracts structured metadata from files using Box AI's Enhanced Extract Agent based on an existing metadata template.

Ai qa hub

Ask a question to a Box Hub using Box AI.

Ai qa multi file

Ask a question to multiple files using Box AI.

Ai qa single file

Ask a question to a single file using Box AI.

Copy file

Copies an existing file to a destination folder in Box (see Box API Copy file).

Copy folder

Copies an existing folder to a destination parent folder in Box (see Box API Copy folder).

Copy hub

Creates a copy of an existing Box Hub via the Hubs v3 API (`POST /v3/hubs/{id}:copy`).

Create file comment

Creates a new comment on a specific file.

Create folder

Creates new folders in Box.

Create hub

Creates new collaborative hubs for organizing content around specific topics, projects, or teams.

Create metadata template

Creates a new enterprise metadata template.

Get file content

Get the text content of a file from Box.

Get file details

Gets comprehensive file information from Box.

Get file preview

Displays an interactive preview widget for a Box file directly in chat.

Get folder details

Retrieves comprehensive information about a folder in Box.

Get hub details

Retrieves comprehensive information about a specific hub including metadata, creation details, and administrative information.

Get hub items

Retrieves all items within a specific hub including files, folders, and web links.

Get metadata template schema

Returns the schema for a metadata template.

Get preview page

Use when user asks follow-up question to a file previewed with get_file_preview ("Explain this.

List file comments

Lists all comments on a specific file.

List folder content by folder

Lists files, folders, and web links contained in a folder.

List hubs

Lists all hubs accessible to the current user with pagination support.

List item collaborations

Lists all collaborations for multiple files and folders in a single request.

List metadata templates

Lists available Box metadata templates so you can discover scope and templateKey for search_files_metadata.

List tasks

Lists all tasks associated with a specific file.

Move file

Moves an existing file to another folder in Box using PUT /files/{id} (see Box API Update file).

Move folder

Moves an existing folder to a new parent in Box using PUT /folders/{id} (Update folder).

Search files keyword

Searches for files using keywords and supports metadata filters, file extension filtering (without dots), and field selection.

Search files metadata

Searches for files using SQL-like metadata queries.

Search folders by name

Searches for folders by name within Box using keyword matching.

Set file metadata

Creates or updates a metadata template instance on a file (POST when the template is not yet applied, PUT JSON Patch when it is).

Set folder metadata

Creates or updates a metadata template instance on a folder (POST when the template is not yet applied, PUT JSON Patch when it is).

Update file properties

Updates file metadata: name, description, tags, and collections.

Update folder properties

Updates folder metadata: name, description, tags, and collections.

Update hub

Updates the title or description of a specific hub.

Update metadata template

Updates a metadata template schema (PUT /2.

Upload file

Uploads a new file to Box.

Upload file version

Upload new file version by providing the entire file contents to Box.

Who am i

Returns detailed information about the currently authenticated Box user.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Box MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Box tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Box and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. ChatGPT Work fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Box tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Box scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Box data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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