@promptingbox/mcp

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for PromptingBox — save, manage, and organize prompts directly from Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and other MCP-compatible AI tools.

Setup

1. Get your API key

Go to PromptingBox Settings → MCP Integration and create an API key.

2. Install the server (run once)

npm install -g @promptingbox/mcp

3. Configure your AI tool

Tip: Name the server pbox so you can naturally say things like "save this to pbox" or "list my pbox prompts".

Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pbox": {
      "command": "promptingbox-mcp",
      "env": {
        "PROMPTINGBOX_API_KEY": "pb_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project (or global config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pbox": {
      "command": "promptingbox-mcp",
      "env": {
        "PROMPTINGBOX_API_KEY": "pb_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Add to .claude/mcp.json in your project:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pbox": {
      "command": "promptingbox-mcp",
      "env": {
        "PROMPTINGBOX_API_KEY": "pb_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

4. Restart your AI tool

Restart Claude Desktop or Cursor for the MCP server to be detected.

Usage

Once configured, you can say things like:

Saving & retrieving prompts:

"Save this prompt to pbox"
"Save this as 'Code Review Checklist' in my Work folder on pbox"
"Get my prompt called 'Code Review'"
"Search my pbox prompts for API"
"List my pbox prompts"

Editing & managing prompts:

"Update the content of 'Code Review'"
"Delete the prompt called 'Old Draft'"
"Duplicate 'Code Review'"
"Star my 'Code Review' prompt"

Folders & tags:

"Create a folder called 'Work'"
"Move 'Code Review' to my Work folder"
"Delete my 'Old' folder"
"Tag 'Code Review' with testing and automation"
"List my pbox folders"
"List my pbox tags"

Version history:

"Show version history for 'Code Review'"
"Restore version 2 of 'Code Review'"

Templates:

"Search pbox templates for email"
"Save that template to my collection"

Account:

"Which pbox account am I using?"

Available Tools

Prompt Management

Tool	Description
`save_prompt`	Save a prompt with title, content, optional folder and tags
`get_prompt`	Get the full content and metadata of a prompt
`search_prompts`	Search prompts by title, content, tag, folder, or favorites
`update_prompt`	Update a prompt's title and/or content (auto-versions)
`delete_prompt`	Permanently delete a prompt and all its versions
`duplicate_prompt`	Create a copy of an existing prompt
`toggle_favorite`	Star or unstar a prompt
`list_prompts`	List all prompts grouped by folder

Folder Management

Tool	Description
`list_folders`	List all folders in your account
`create_folder`	Create a new folder (or return existing one)
`delete_folder`	Delete a folder (prompts move to root, not deleted)
`move_prompt_to_folder`	Move a prompt to a different folder

Tag Management

Tool	Description
`list_tags`	List all tags in your account
`add_tags`	Set tags on a prompt (replaces existing, auto-creates new tags)
`delete_tag`	Delete a tag from your account and all prompts

Version History

Tool	Description
`list_versions`	View all saved versions of a prompt
`restore_version`	Restore a prompt to a previous version

Templates

Tool	Description
`search_templates`	Browse and search the public template library
`use_template`	Save a public template to your collection

Account

Tool	Description
`whoami`	Show which PromptingBox account is connected

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
`PROMPTINGBOX_API_KEY`	Yes	Your PromptingBox API key (starts with `pb_`)
`PROMPTINGBOX_BASE_URL`	No	Override the API base URL (default: `https://www.promptingbox.com`)

License

MIT

PromptingBox MCP Server