Dropbox MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides read access to Dropbox files with advanced search and content extraction capabilities.

Features

• File Listing: Browse files and folders in your Dropbox
• File Reading: Read content from various file types (PDF, DOCX, TXT, code files)
• Search: Search for files by name across your Dropbox
• Content Search: Search for specific text within files
• File Info: Get detailed metadata about files
• Smart Text Extraction: Automatically extracts text from PDFs and DOCX files

Supported File Types

• PDF - Text extraction with PyPDF2
• DOCX/DOC - Document text extraction
• Text files - TXT, MD, PY, JS, HTML, CSS, JSON, CSV

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10 or higher
• A Dropbox account and access token

Get a Dropbox Access Token

1. Go to the Dropbox App Console
2. Click "Create app"
3. Choose "Scoped access" and "Full Dropbox" access
4. Name your app
5. Go to the "Permissions" tab and enable:
   • files.metadata.read
   • files.content.read
6. Go to the "Settings" tab and generate an access token

Install Dependencies

pip install -e .

Or install manually:

pip install mcp dropbox pydantic PyPDF2 python-docx

Configuration

Set your Dropbox access token as an environment variable:

export DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN="your_access_token_here"

For Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dropbox": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/path/to/your/dropbox_server.py"],
      "env": {
        "DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_access_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

For Smithery

The server will automatically use the DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN environment variable when deployed.

Available Tools

list_files

List files and folders in a Dropbox directory.

Parameters:

• folder_path (optional): Path to folder (empty for root)
• max_files (optional): Maximum items to return (default: 20)

search_files

Search for files by name.

Parameters:

• query: Search query
• file_types (optional): File types to search ("all", "pdf", "docx", "txt", or comma-separated)
• max_results (optional): Maximum results (default: 10)

read_file

Read the full content of a file.

Parameters:

• file_path: Full path to the file
• max_length (optional): Maximum characters to return (default: 5000, 0 for unlimited)

get_file_info

Get detailed metadata about a file.

Parameters:

• file_path: Full path to the file

search_file_content

Search for text within specific files.

Parameters:

• file_paths: List of file paths to search
• query: Text to search for
• context_chars (optional): Characters of context around matches (default: 100)

Usage Examples

List files in root directory

list_files()

Search for PDF files

search_files(query="invoice", file_types="pdf", max_results=5)

Read a specific file

read_file(file_path="/documents/report.pdf")

Search within files

search_file_content(
    file_paths=["/documents/file1.txt", "/documents/file2.pdf"],
    query="important keyword"
)

Development

Running Locally

python dropbox_server.py

Testing

Make sure your DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN is set, then run the server and test with an MCP client.

Security Notes

• Keep your Dropbox access token secure and never commit it to version control
• Use environment variables or secure secret management
• The server only provides read access to Dropbox files
• Consider using app-scoped tokens with minimal permissions

License

MIT License - feel free to use and modify as needed.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Support

For issues and questions, please open an issue on GitHub.