MCP server
Cloudflare MCP server
Cloudflare's Code Mode MCP server lets AI search Cloudflare docs and the API and execute API calls, within the scopes you grant.
- Official server
- Cloud and infrastructure
At a glance
- Maintained by
- Cloudflare
- Tools exposed
- 3 listed below
- Reviewed
- September 24, 2026
Why it matters
What it does and why it matters
Cloudflare handles DNS, security, caching and edge apps for a large share of websites. Its recommended MCP server, Code Mode, has three tools: search the docs, search the API and execute API calls. Instead of hundreds of separate tools, the assistant finds the right API and calls it.
That covers everything from checking DNS records to reading Workers analytics.
What it can do is limited by the OAuth scopes or API token permissions you grant. We use scoped tokens, starting with read access to specific zones, and keep changes to DNS and security settings behind review, since a wrong DNS change can take a site offline.
Use cases
Best business use cases
DNS checks
Security settings
Cache questions
Workers
Docs
Tools
Available tools
Tool names as published by the maintainer at review time. Versions change, so check the repository for the current list.
Code Mode exposes only three tools but reaches about 2,500 API endpoints. Product-specific servers have their own tools (not listed here).
Read and write: Read and write across the Cloudflare API, limited by OAuth scopes or token permissions.
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docsSearch Cloudflare developer docs.
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searchWrite JavaScript to search the Cloudflare API spec for endpoints.
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executeWrite JavaScript that calls the Cloudflare API.
Workflows
Example workflows
Check a domain before launch
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1
Name the domain.
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2
The assistant reads DNS and SSL settings.
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3
It compares them with your plan.
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4
It lists anything missing.
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5
An engineer fixes it.
Purge cache after a release
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Ask to purge specific URLs.
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The assistant finds the API call.
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It shows the planned purge.
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You approve.
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5
It purges and confirms.
Prompts
Example prompts
“List DNS records for example.com and flag anything unusual.”
“Is SSL set to full strict for this zone?”
“Purge the cache for these three URLs after I confirm.”
Setup
Installation and configuration
Examples for Claude Desktop and Claude Code. Replace the placeholder values with your own keys, and store secrets outside version control.
Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"cloudflare-api": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp"
}
}
}Claude Code: terminal
claude mcp add --transport http cloudflare-api https://mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp- Hosted server: https://mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP). Product servers: docs.mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp, bindings.mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp, observability.mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp, browser.mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp, ai-gateway.mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp.
- Needs: OAuth (recommended) or a Cloudflare API token sent as a Bearer token..
Security
Security considerations
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Read-only first
Start with read access and add actions only for reviewed tasks.
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Scoped credentials
Use a dedicated role or token with the least access, never an owner or admin key.
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Separate environments
Keep production changes out of assistant sessions, or require approval for them.
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Audit
Review Cloudflare audit logs for changes.
Related servers
Servers that pair well with it
Vercel
Vercel's official MCP server lets AI search Vercel docs, list teams, projects and deployments, read build and runtime logs and deploy with confirmation.
Netlify
Netlify's official MCP server lets AI read account, team and project data and create, configure and deploy Netlify projects.
AWS
The AWS API MCP server from AWS Labs lets AI run AWS CLI commands, suggest commands and plan changes, with read-only and consent modes.
Keep exploring
Solutions and services that use it
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Solutions
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Glossary terms
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FAQ
Questions people ask us
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Yes. Cloudflare recommends its Code Mode server.
It searches the docs and API and executes calls, instead of one tool per endpoint.
If your token allows it. Keep DNS changes behind review.