Box vs Paperless-ngx
Box is an MCP server published by dgageot. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Paperless-ngx is an MCP server published by cubinet-code. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |   Box |  Paperless-ngx |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:4db7963505c2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Pulls (Docker Hub): 18 532 Stars (Docker Hub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.2.1 Downloads/month (npm): 1 499 Downloads/week (npm): 193 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 10 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Box | Paperless-ngx |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 10 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 18 532 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/box) | On your machine (paperless-ngx-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 12 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/dgageot/mcp-server-box | github.com/cubinet-code/paperless-ngx-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Box
An MCP server capable of interacting with the Box API.
Paperless-ngx
Full Paperless-ngx API for AI assistants: search, tag, edit and upload documents, workflows and more
How to run each
Box As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "BOX_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_BOX_CLIENT_SECRET>" --transport stdio box -- docker run -i --rm -e BOX_CLIENT_SECRET mcp/boxRequires: BOX_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)
Paperless-ngx As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "PAPERLESS_API_KEY=<YOUR_PAPERLESS_API_KEY>" --env "PAPERLESS_URL=<YOUR_PAPERLESS_URL>" --transport stdio paperless-ngx-mcp -- npx -y paperless-ngx-mcpRequires: PAPERLESS_API_KEY (secret), PAPERLESS_URL
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Paperless-ngx publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Box asks for
BOX_CLIENT_IDBOX_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)
Only Paperless-ngx asks for
PAPERLESS_API_KEY (secret)PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URLPAPERLESS_URL
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Box · What it can do: Paperless-ngx · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.