box by Simular

box is a cloud Linux desktop for your AI. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Hermes, OpenClaw, VS Code or DeepSeek Harness as a remote MCP server and your AI can use a real computer: open a browser, click, type, read the screen and run commands.

Key facts

Getting started

Remote MCP server

Most AI apps and agents add box by its URL, https://mcp.box.simular.ai/mcp, as a remote MCP server or custom connector; the person then signs in to box and clicks Allow.

One command, for coding agents on your computer

npx @simular-ai/box@1.2.1 connect

It runs on your own computer and finds Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Hermes, OpenClaw and VS Code there, adds box to the ones you pick and leaves their other settings alone. Each app signs you in to box in the browser the first time it connects. For Claude Desktop it prints the steps. npx @simular-ai/box@1.2.1 doctor checks the setup; npx @simular-ai/box@1.2.1 remove undoes it. Source: https://github.com/simular-ai/box-plugin/tree/main/cli.

Or set box up in your app:

Claude (claude.ai and the desktop app)

Add to Claude

Claude opens with box filled in, on your phone or your computer. Tap Continue, then sign in to box and click Allow.

Claude Free allows one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise, an Owner adds box for the organization first.

Or by hand:

  1. In Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app), open Settings → Connectors.
  2. Click Add custom connector. Name it box and paste the URL below; leave the advanced settings empty.
  3. Click Connect, sign in to box and click Allow. Then turn box on in a chat’s tools menu.

The URL: https://mcp.box.simular.ai/mcp

ChatGPT (chatgpt.com)

  1. On a computer, open chatgpt.com/plugins (Plugins in ChatGPT’s sidebar). Click Add, then Add custom MCP server.
  2. Name it box. Under Connection, paste the URL below as the Server URL, and choose OAuth as the authentication.
  3. Select I understand and want to continue, then Create as a plugin. Install the plugin, then sign in to box and click Allow when asked.
  4. In a chat, type @ and pick box, then ask for a task.

The URL: https://mcp.box.simular.ai/mcp

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http box https://mcp.box.simular.ai/mcp

Then run /mcp in Claude Code, pick box and choose Authenticate.

Codex

# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.box]
url = "https://mcp.box.simular.ai/mcp"

# then sign in: codex mcp login box

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "box": {
      "url": "https://mcp.box.simular.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor asks you to sign in to box the first time.

DeepSeek Harness (dsh)

dsh plugin add https://github.com/simular-ai/box-plugin/releases/download/dsh-v0.2.1/dsh-box.tgz
export BOX_TOKEN=cb_your_key

dsh can't sign in, so it uses a personal key: make one at https://box.simular.ai/access and set it as BOX_TOKEN. Restart dsh. box's tools show up as mcp__box__*.

Or tell your coding agent Set up box from https://box.simular.ai/install and it does the rest. Then ask for a task, for example: Use box to open Chrome, search Google for "Simular", and summarize the top 3 results.

Docs

For agents and MCP clients