promptingbox-mcp

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for PromptingBox — save 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. Configure your AI tool

Claude Desktop

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "promptingbox": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "promptingbox-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PROMPTINGBOX_API_KEY": "pb_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "promptingbox": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "promptingbox-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PROMPTINGBOX_API_KEY": "pb_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart your AI tool

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

Usage

Once configured, you can say things like:

• "Save this prompt to PromptingBox"
• "Save this as 'Code Review Checklist' in my Work folder"
• "List my PromptingBox prompts"
• "List my PromptingBox folders"
• "List my PromptingBox tags"
• "Move prompt [id] to my Work folder"

Available Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | save_prompt | Save a prompt with title, content, optional folder and tags | | list_prompts | List all your prompts with their current folder assignment | | list_folders | List your PromptingBox folders | | list_tags | List your PromptingBox tags | | move_prompt_to_folder | Move an existing prompt to a different folder by prompt ID |

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