dropbox-automation

Dropbox Automation via Rube MCP

Automate Dropbox operations including file upload/download, search, folder management, sharing links, batch operations, and metadata retrieval through Composio's Dropbox toolkit.

Prerequisites

• Rube MCP must be connected (RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS available)
• Active Dropbox connection via RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit dropbox
• Always call RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS first to get current tool schemas

Setup

Get Rube MCP: Add https://rube.app/mcp as an MCP server in your client configuration. No API keys needed — just add the endpoint and it works.

1. Verify Rube MCP is available by confirming RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS responds
2. Call RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit dropbox
3. If connection is not ACTIVE, follow the returned auth link to complete Dropbox OAuth
4. Confirm connection status shows ACTIVE before running any workflows

Core Workflows

1. Search for Files and Folders

When to use: User wants to find files or folders by name, content, or type

Tool sequence:

1. DROPBOX_SEARCH_FILE_OR_FOLDER - Search by query string with optional path scope and filters [Required]
2. DROPBOX_SEARCH_CONTINUE - Paginate through additional results using cursor [Required if has_more]
3. DROPBOX_GET_METADATA - Validate and get canonical path for a search result [Optional]
4. DROPBOX_READ_FILE - Read file content to ve