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Dropbox + Armbrain

If a client's files live in Dropbox, point Armbrain at the folder. It reads what is there and keeps up as files change.

Start Free How to connect

One connection feeds one client mind.

What Armbrain takes from Dropbox

Armbrain reads the Dropbox folder you connect, including subfolders.

Files in that folder, read as text so you can search them.
New and changed files keep the mind current.

Left alone

Access is read-only. Armbrain cannot change your Dropbox.

What it's good for

Get to know a new client from their shared folder.
Kick off a new client
Write from the client's own brand files.
Write in each client's voice
Hand over a client with their files summed up.
Client handoffs

Connect Dropbox

Switch to the client in Claude and ask it to connect Dropbox for that client's folder, for example /Clients/Ridgeline. You can also choose Connect Dropbox in Armbrain HQ Connectors with the client's mind selected.
Sign in with Dropbox and approve read access.
Check the connection in HQ Connectors. Connecting from HQ covers the whole Dropbox account, so name a folder in Claude when other clients' files live in the same Dropbox.

Read the Connect Data Sources guide

Prompts to try

Apps: Dropbox.
Change these first:
CLIENTCOMPANY = Ridgeline Outfitters Armbrain, what is in the new CLIENTCOMPANY Dropbox folder? Sum up each file in one line.
Kick off a new client
Apps: Dropbox.
Change these first:
CLIENTCOMPANY = Copperleaf Bakery Co. Armbrain, using the CLIENTCOMPANY Dropbox files, what are the brand's words to use and words to avoid?
Write in each client's voice

Example prompts with fictional clients. Replace the names with your own.

Good to know

Connecting from HQ reads the whole Dropbox account. To keep it to one client's folder, connect from your AI and name the folder.
One Dropbox connection per client mind.

FAQ

Questions about Dropbox

What does Armbrain read from Dropbox?

The files in the folder you connect, and changes to them.

Can Armbrain change anything in Dropbox?

No. Armbrain asks Dropbox for read access only. It cannot edit, move, share or delete your files.

How does Armbrain know which client it belongs to?

You connect the folder from a client's mind. Files in it go to that client.

How do I disconnect Dropbox?

Open Connectors in Armbrain HQ and choose Disconnect on Dropbox, or ask your AI to disconnect your Dropbox connection. New files stop coming in. Saved items remain. To remove them, contact support.