Welcome to the Box Community Digest! This edition brings you the latest product updates, key announcements, community spotlights, and upcoming events you won’t want to miss.
🚀 Big news from Box AI! We're teaming up with Anthropic’s new Claude Skills API to supercharge your workflows.
Now you can instantly turn unstructured content—like meeting notes, invoices, and data—into polished presentations, spreadsheets, and reports. No more manual doc creation. Just smart, secure automation inside Box.
📣 Read the full article in our latest news:
Introducing agentic document creation with Box AI and Claude Skills
🔐 Want to build smarter, more secure AI integrations for your customers?
📣 Join us Thursday, Oct 23 at 1PM PT for a community roundtable on unlocking new customer value with the Box MCP Server — the secure content layer for AI. Learn how to accelerate your roadmap, reduce engineering overhead, and connect your AI agents to the content that matters.
🔔 RSVP now to be part of the future of AI + content
🚀 Your front-row seat to Aaron Levie’s latest insights, bold ideas, and game-changing updates.
The key is not to think about AI as automating the capabilities of software, but rather automating the capabilities of people.
— Aaron Levie, Box CEO
📣 Check out Aaron Levie’s latest post — a fresh perspective on how to truly unlock AI’s potential. Worth the read. 💡
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In our latest Box AI Explainer episode, Box CTO, Ben Kus, and Sr. Product Marketing Manager,
If your teams are relying on AI agents to surface insights, extract critical information, or power workflows, understanding context rot is essential. Watch the full episode and learn how to keep your AI sharp, reliable, and ready to help your business make smarter decisions.
🌟 We’re celebrating the incredible contributions of our Box experts who’ve gone above and beyond to share insights, solve challenges, and elevate the Box experience for everyone. 🌟
💫 Jamie Bae
💬 Scaling Software Operations with Secure AI powered automation | Community Roundtable
Jamie delivered a compelling overview of Box AI during our roundtable. She broke down how Box’s unified platform brings together collaboration, security, and generative AI to transform content management. Her live demo showcased real-world applications—from simplifying contracts to automating beta program workflows—highlighting how AI can drive meaningful impact across industries.
💫 Chirine Chartouni (@user10 Box ), Jonathan Evans, and Fernando Cerenza
💬 Hear the latest on Box and Microsoft | Community Roundtable
These experts led an insightful roundtable on the evolving partnership between Box and Microsoft. They walked through key integrations with Microsoft Copilot and Box AI and shared practical perspectives on productivity, collaboration, and overcoming AI adoption blockers. Their session helped partners understand how to unlock new value through seamless, secure interoperability.
💫 @MMasood Box and Tyler Kratzer
💬 Box in Health and Human Services | Community Roundtable
They brought the power of Box to life for Health and Human Services teams in a dynamic roundtable session. Murtaza emphasized the importance of built-in compliance and security for public sector organizations, while Tyler demonstrated how Box AI can automate workflows like healthcare eligibility assessments. Together, they showed how Box delivers scalable, secure solutions for mission-critical government programs.
💫 @johnOHara
John energized the Box for Retail User Group with a thought-provoking post on reimagining retail through AI. He explored how AI agents can drive innovation across SKUs, streamline operations, and protect retail’s most valuable assets. John’s leadership is helping retail and CPG teams embrace the future of intelligent content management.
💫 @Leon Beckett - Box
Leon provided valuable guidance on Box’s data breach notification practices, responding to a community concern with transparency and care. He directed users to the Box Trust site for a deeper understanding of our compliance and security standards. Leon’s thoughtful engagement reinforces our commitment to trust and accountability.
💫 @rbarbosa Box
Rui stepped up to clarify recent updates to the Box Community MCP server, addressing a member’s concern with clarity and precision. See topic here: about local MCP server update. His explanation of token authentication and configuration updates helped users navigate changes with confidence.
📣 Explore The Box Community MCP Server updates you didn’t know you needed
🌟 A heartfelt thank you to our incredible community members, partners, and Boxers for your unwavering enthusiasm, insightful questions, and vibrant conversations. Your contributions make the Box Community a dynamic and inspiring place to connect and grow together. 🌟
- Introducing the Crowdin Connector for Box
- "We have enabled researchers to access multiple models in a single platform" - Jon Allen, CIO, CISO, Baylor University
- Recording and Highlights - Box in Health and Human Services
- Highlights and Recording - Hear the latest on Box and Microsoft
- Highlights and Recording - Scaling Software Operations with Secure AI powered automation
- Balancing innovation and security with Baylor | Box AI-First Podcast
- Recording and Highlights from Box AI Agents Workshop: Build your own Agent
Stay up-to-date with the latest innovations and updates by subscribing to our announcements and release notes. 📩
| Rolling out | Introducing the Ability to Hide Files and Folders in Box Drive
New Box Drive on Windows with ARM Support
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| Box has added the ability to revert custom watermarks back to the standard template Launched | As part of our ongoing support for customizable watermarking, which gives organizations and users more control over the watermarks applied to their sensitive content, we have also released a new enhancement enabling users to reset their watermarks back to the base template. This enhancement will help users experiment with highly customized watermarks, without having to worry about getting back to the standard. |
| Charts and graphs in Box Apps (Oct. 2025) GA | We released charts and graphs in Box Apps, designed to make data more accessible and visually engaging for our users within Box Apps. This new capability addresses the need for better data synthesis and insight within apps by introducing donut and bar charts that allow users to easily see trends, drill down into specific data segments, and gain actionable insights without leaving the app. By enhancing information density and visual appeal, this feature reduces reliance on external tools for basic analytics. |
| A modernized web experience to streamline your workflow (Oct 2025) Phased GA | The Box web application is now updated with a cleaner, more intuitive interface. These updates are designed to help you work more efficiently, with improved navigation and a cleaner, more cohesive interface. Key improvements include:
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| Threaded replies and @mentions in annotations Coming soon | Box is updating the annotations functionality in Box Notes, which will make it easier for user to collaborate and share feedback. You can now reply directly to an annotation as a threaded reply, and @mention collaborators in an annotation so feedback stays connected to the exact spot and people get notified when their input is needed. |
Don't miss out on our upcoming events! Check them out and subscribe to stay informed and connected. 📅
| Date | Events | Event type |
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| October 22, 2025 | Webinar (Japanese) | |
| October 22, 2025 | Public Sector Summit | |
| October 22, 2025 | Virtual event | |
| October 23, 2025 | Event (Japanese) | |
| October 23, 2025 | Move at the speed of culture, without sacrificing security or creative freedom | Virtual event |
| October 23, 2025 | Introducing the Box MCP Server: Connecting AI Agents & Applications to Content | Virtual event |
| October 27, 2025 | Virtual event | |
| October 29, 2025 | AI First Government: Accelerate Submissions, Research, Case Processing, and Automation | Virtual event |
| October 30, 2025 | Virtual event | |
| November 12, 2025 | Webinar (Japanese) | |
| November 12, 2025 | Virtual event | |
| November 19, 2025 | Virtual event |
💥 Catch Up on Past Digests
Want more insights and highlights? Revisit our recent editions:
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Box Community Weekly Digest: Featuring Community VIPs | September 19, 2025
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Box Community Weekly Digest: Featuring BoxWorks 2025 Highlights 🚀 | September 12, 2025