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title: "Task: What is the Box Access Task and how do you use it?"
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# Task: What is the Box Access Task and how do you use it?

Box Access

Category: Box-connected

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|  | Also useful for
— | Frequency
On demand | Primary team
All Agency |
WHAT THIS TASK DELIVERS

Finds, retrieves, uploads, moves, renames, organises, and shares files and folders in Box.

How it is triggered: On demand via Teams. Every prompt must reference Box explicitly.

WHAT IT PRODUCES

Confirmation with a Box link, file details, or search results depending on the task.

BEFORE YOU USE THIS AGENT

Every prompt must reference Box explicitly. Without this, the Agent will not trigger the Box integration.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q  Can it search inside file contents rather than just by file name?

A  Yes. Specify: 'Search Box for {keyword} within file contents and list the top matches with links.'

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Q  Can it set share link expiry dates?

A  Yes. Specify: 'In Box, set the share link for {file_name} to expire on {expiry_date}.'

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Q  Can it move entire folder structures?

A  Yes, and it preserves the internal structure. 'In Box, move everything from {source_folder} into {destination_folder} and keep the structure.'

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EXAMPLE PROMPTS REPLACE {PLACEHOLDERS} WITH REAL VALUES

|  | > | In Box, find the file named {file_name} and send me the link. |
|  | Search Box for {keyword} within file contents and list the top matches with links. | > |
|  | > | In Box, show me everything in the folder {folder_name} files and subfolders with links. |
|  | In Box, locate the latest version of {document_name} and tell me when it was last modified. | > |
|  | Upload {local_file_name} to Box folder {destination_folder} and confirm it is there. | > |
|  | Move {file_name} to Box folder {target_folder} and share the updated link. | > |
|  | Create a Box folder called {new_folder_name} inside {parent_folder_name}. | > |
|  | In Box, generate a share link for {file_name} with access set to {access_level}. | > |
|  | In Box, find all {file_type} files in {folder_name} and return links. | > |
|  | In Box, show me the most recently modified items under {folder_name} from {date_range}. | > |
TASK SCOPE

|  | This task does not | This task does |
|  | ✗  Access file systems outside Box | ✓  Find, retrieve, and share files and folders in Box |
|  | ✗  Edit file contents file management only | ✓  Upload files and new versions |
|  | ✗  Override Box permissions for files the user does not have access to | ✓  Move, rename, and organise Box content |
|  | ✗  Operate without explicit Box reference in the prompt | ✓  Set share links with access levels and expiry dates |
|  | ✓  Add tags and descriptions to files |