Box vs Google Workspace
Box is an MCP server published by dgageot. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Google Workspace is an MCP server published by mindstone. 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 |  Google Workspace |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 0.4.2 Downloads/month (npm): 1 332 Downloads/week (npm): 160 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 12 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 | Google Workspace |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 12 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 18 532 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 4 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/box) | On your machine (@mindstone/mcp-server-google-workspace) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 12 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 9, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/dgageot/mcp-server-box | github.com/mindstone/mcp-servers |
| 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.
Google Workspace
Google Workspace MCP server for Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Contacts, 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)
Google Workspace As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "ACCOUNTS_PATH=<YOUR_ACCOUNTS_PATH>" --env "CREDENTIALS_PATH=<YOUR_CREDENTIALS_PATH>" --env "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID>" --env "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>" --transport stdio mcp-server-google-workspace -- npx -y @mindstone/mcp-server-google-workspaceRequires: ACCOUNTS_PATH, CREDENTIALS_PATH, GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID, GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Google Workspace 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 Google Workspace asks for
ACCOUNTS_PATHCREDENTIALS_PATHGAUTH_FILEGOOGLE_CLIENT_IDGOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)GOOGLE_WORKSPACE_DISABLE_REFRESHGOOGLE_WORKSPACE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MSMCP_WORKSPACE_PATHWORKSPACE_BASE_PATH
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Box · What it can do: Google Workspace · 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.