How is this different from connecting Dropbox MCP directly?

Connected directly, an agent sees every tool the server exposes and holds the credential itself. Through TrustGate you choose which tools each agent gets, and every call is logged against the agent that made it.

What if the Dropbox MCP API changes?

We track the Dropbox MCP schema, so the tool catalogue stays current. Tools you have already allowed keep working, and anything new stays denied until you enable it.

Can I give different agents different Dropbox tools?

Yes. Access is set per agent: one can get a handful of read tools, another the full set. You grant the whole MCP or single tools within it.

Where can I see what my agents did in Dropbox?

Every call is logged against the agent that made it, with the tool it used. Activity can be sent on to your own monitoring.

Do I need to run the Dropbox MCP server myself?

No. TrustGate connects to the Dropbox MCP server and sits in front of it. Your agent only talks to your TrustGate URL, never to Dropbox directly.

Connect Dropbox MCP to your AI agents, securely.

Q: Is Dropbox MCP secure?

The server itself exposes 25 tools, and some of them can write to your Dropbox account. Behind TrustGate an agent only sees the tools you allow, requests and responses are inspected, and every call is logged. Anything outside the allowlist is denied before it reaches Dropbox.

One secured endpoint for every Dropbox call your AI agents make, scoped per user, inspected, and logged.

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What your agents can ask once Dropbox MCP is connected.

“Find the signed contract in my Dropbox”
“List the files in the client folder”
“Share a link to this file with the client”

“Restore the previous version of this file”
“Read this document as markdown”
“Move these files into the archive folder”

Select the tools your AI agents can call

25 tools from the Dropbox MCP schema.

Showing 25 tools

ListFolderreadLists the files and subfolders in a Dropbox folder.
GetFileMetadatareadGets the metadata of a file or folder, such as size, type and modified date.
GetFileContentreadExtracts the text of PDFs, Word documents and other text-representable files up to 5 MB.
GetMarkdownreadConverts supported documents, including PDFs and Word documents, to Markdown, with OCR for scanned PDFs.
GetTranscriptreadTranscribes an audio or video file into timestamped text.
CreateFolderwriteCreates a new folder in Dropbox.
CreateFilewriteCreates a new text file from inline UTF-8 content up to 5 MB.
CopywriteCopies one or more files or folders to a new location.
MovewriteMoves or renames one or more files or folders.
Deletehigh riskMoves one or more files or folders to Deleted files; recovery depends on the plan's recovery window.
CheckJobStatusreadChecks the status of a background copy, move, delete or folder restore operation.
DownloadLinkwriteCreates a temporary, single-use download link for one or more files.
SearchreadSearches files and folders in Dropbox by name or content.
CreateSharedLinkhigh riskCreates a shared link for a file or folder and can invite up to 25 viewers by email at the same time.
ListSharedLinksreadLists the shared links owned by the signed-in user, optionally for a specific file or folder.
GetSharedLinkMetadatareadGets the details of a shared link, including audience, expiration, password protection and download settings.
CreateFileRequestwriteCreates a file request so others can upload files to a Dropbox folder.
GetFileRequestreadGets the details of a file request.
ListFileRequestsreadLists the file requests the user owns, with upload URL, destination folder and deadline.
ListFileRevisionsreadLists the previous versions of a file.
RestoreFileRevisionwriteRestores the contents of an older file revision to a path, recreating a deleted file or replacing an existing one.
ListRestoreEventsreadLists file and folder activity, including edits, deletions, moves, renames and restores.
RestoreFolderhigh riskRestores a folder and its contents to an earlier point in time by rewinding the changes made to it and its subfolders.
WhoAmIreadGets the authenticated Dropbox user's identity, team or account context, and root and home namespace IDs.
GetUsageAndQuotareadGets the account's storage usage and quota.

What Dropbox MCP exposes

Dropbox MCP groups its 25 tools into 5 categories, each with a suggested starting policy.

Category	Covers	Access	Suggested policy
Files & Folders	Listing, metadata, previews, creating folders, copying, moving and deleting	Read / Write	Require approval before deleting; scope the folders in use
Search	File and folder search by name or content, with pagination	Read	Limit to intended folders
Sharing	Shared link creation and listing, and folder sharing	Read / Write	Require approval before sharing outside the organization
Versions & Recovery	File version history, version restores and recovery of deleted files and folders	Read / Write	Allow listing; require approval for restores
Account	Identity of the connected user and storage usage	Read	Allow