Boxhero MCP for AI Agents

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Boxhero MCP or direct API to track stock levels, scan barcodes, update inventories, and generate analytics—just by asking in natural language.

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Boxhero is a cloud-based inventory management platform for SMBs, offering real-time updates, barcode scanning, and team collaboration. It helps businesses streamline stock tracking and analytics for smarter inventory decisions.

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TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Boxhero action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Delete Item

Tool to delete a specific item (barcode) by its ID.

BoxHero - Delete Location

Tool to delete a specific warehouse location by its ID.

Get Item

Tool to retrieve a specific item (barcode) by ID.

Get Item Attribute

Tool to retrieve a specific item attribute by ID.

Get Location

Tool to retrieve a specific location by ID.

Get Member

Tool to retrieve a specific team member by ID.

Get Linked Team Info

Tool to get information about the linked team and its mode.

BoxHero - List Basic Transactions

Tool to list basic inventory transactions.

List Item Attributes

Tool to retrieve the list of item attribute specifications used within the team.

List Items

Tool to list items.

BoxHero - List Locations

Tool to list warehouse locations.

BoxHero - List Location Transactions

Tool to retrieve the list of transactions in location mode.

List Team Members

Tool to retrieve the list of team members.

BoxHero - List Partners

Tool to list partners (suppliers and customers).

SETUP GUIDE

Connect Boxhero MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/mcp @ai-sdk/openai
Install the Composio SDK and your agent framework
2

Create a session with MCP enabled

typescript
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";

const composio = new Composio();
const { mcp } = await composio.create("your-user-id", {
  toolkits: ["boxhero"],
  mcp: true,
});
Create a session scoped to Boxhero and read its MCP URL and headers
3

Connect your agent to the MCP server

typescript
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from "ai";

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: { type: "http", url: mcp.url, headers: mcp.headers },
});

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai("gpt-5.6-sol"),
  tools: await client.tools(),
  prompt: "Show me current inventory levels for all products",
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(10),
});

console.log(text);
await client.close();
Pass the session's MCP URL and headers to your agent and run a Boxhero request
SETUP GUIDE

Connect Boxhero API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core @composio/openai openai
Install the Composio SDK, the OpenAI provider, and the OpenAI SDK
2

Create a Composio session

typescript
import OpenAI from "openai";
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from "@composio/openai";

const composio = new Composio({ provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider() });
const client = new OpenAI();

const session = await composio.create("your-user-id", { toolkits: ["boxhero"] });
const tools = await session.tools();
Initialize Composio with the OpenAI Responses provider and create a session scoped to Boxhero
3

Run Boxhero tools with your agent

typescript
let response = await client.responses.create({
  model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
  tools,
  input: [{ role: "user", content: "Show me current inventory levels for all products" }],
});

while (response.output.some((o) => o.type === "function_call")) {
  const outputs = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(session, response.output);
  response = await client.responses.create({
    model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
    tools,
    previous_response_id: response.id,
    input: outputs,
  });
}

console.log(response.output_text);
Send a request, execute the Boxhero tool calls through the session, and print the final answer

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Boxhero Integration

  • Supports both Boxhero MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
  • Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your Boxhero data

Managed Auth

  • Built-in API key handling with secure storage and rotation
  • Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Boxhero access
  • Per user and per environment credentials instead of hard-coded keys

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
  • Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Boxhero
  • Scoped, least privilege access to Boxhero resources
  • Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes, Boxhero requires you to configure your own API key credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. Learn more.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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