Connect Box to Zed
Give Zed governed access to Box’s 35 tools through Runlayer, with identity, policy, scanning, and audit on every call.
Set up
Add Box to Zed in four steps
Admins approve the server once. Everyone in Zed then gets it through the same governed connection.
- 1
Approve Box in Runlayer
Add Box from the catalog and choose who can use it and which of its tools are allowed.
- 2
Connect Zed to Runlayer
Users add the Runlayer Plugin to Zed by following Runlayer’s setup guide. Zed reaches Box’s 35 tools through the Runlayer Plugin’s search and execute tools instead of listing each one.
Zed setup guide - 3
Sign in to Box
Each user signs in to Box with OAuth. Runlayer keeps the tokens out of the client’s configuration.
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Use Box from Zed
Box’s approved tools appear in Zed. Every call is checked against policy and recorded.
Tools
35 Box tools in Zed
Runlayer policy decides which of these Zed users can call. 11 read data only.
Add items to hub
Adds files, folders, or web links to a specific hub, enabling content organization within collaborative workspaces.
Copy file
Copies an existing file to a destination folder in Box (see Box API Copy file).
Copy folder
Copies an existing folder to a destination parent folder in Box (see Box API Copy folder).
Copy hub
Creates a copy of an existing Box Hub via the Hubs v3 API (POST /v3/hubs/{id}:copy).
Create file comment
Creates a new comment on a specific file.
Create folder
Creates new folders in Box.
Create hub
Creates new collaborative hubs for organizing content around specific topics, projects, or teams.
Create metadata template
Creates a new enterprise metadata template.
Control
What Runlayer can see and stop in Zed
Some controls apply to every client at the gateway. Others depend on what Zed exposes to Runlayer.
Gateway policy (available)
Every Box call from Zed passes through Runlayer, where your policies can allow, alert, mask, or block it.
Audit trail (available)
Each call is recorded with the user, Zed as the client, the tool, and the policy and scanner decisions.
Native enforcement adapter (not available)
Runlayer has no device-side adapter for Zed yet, so control happens at the gateway.
Frequently asked questions
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