MCP Cloudflare Server

v1.0.0

Cloudflare

MCPcloudflarecdnmcpmodel-context-protocol
79
Strong
About This MCP

Official Cloudflare MCP server for managing CDN, DNS, Workers, Pages, and security services. Enables AI models to configure edge computing, manage domains, deploy serverless functions, and control security policies. Essential for AI-powered edge infrastructure and web performance optimization.

Last Evaluated: November 9, 2025
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Trust Vector Analysis

Dimension Breakdown

🚀Performance & Reliability
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api reliability

API stability analysis

Evidence
Cloudflare API Documentation — Built on Cloudflare's highly reliable API with 99.95%+ uptime
highVerified: 2025-11-09
dns operation success

Operation success testing

Evidence
Cloudflare MCP Server — High success rate for DNS, CDN, and Workers operations
highVerified: 2025-11-09
rate limit handling

Rate limiting behavior testing

Evidence
Cloudflare Rate Limits — Respects Cloudflare rate limits (1200 requests/5 minutes)
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
global edge performance

Geographic performance testing

Evidence
Cloudflare Network — Excellent global performance with 300+ edge locations
highVerified: 2025-11-09
error recovery

Error handling testing

Evidence
Implementation Review — Handles API errors with retry logic and fallback
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
🛡️Security
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authentication security

Authentication mechanism review

Evidence
Cloudflare API Authentication — Uses API tokens with scoped permissions or legacy API keys
highVerified: 2025-11-09
token exposure risk

Token security analysis

Evidence
MCP Security Model — Cloudflare API token stored locally; AI can perform actions within scope
highVerified: 2025-11-09
dns manipulation risk

Operation risk assessment

Evidence
Security Analysis — AI can modify DNS records, potentially causing service disruption
highVerified: 2025-11-09
security policy modification

Security policy testing

Evidence
Security Analysis — Can modify firewall rules, WAF settings, and security policies
highVerified: 2025-11-09
audit logging

Audit logging review

Evidence
Cloudflare Audit Logs — All operations logged in Cloudflare audit system
highVerified: 2025-11-09
zone access control

Access control testing

Evidence
Cloudflare Permissions — Token scoping limits zone access but requires careful configuration
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
🔒Privacy & Compliance
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infrastructure metadata exposure

Data flow analysis

Evidence
MCP Data Flow — Zone configurations, DNS records, and Workers code sent to LLM provider
highVerified: 2025-11-09
domain information disclosure

Privacy controls assessment

Evidence
Privacy Analysis — Domain names, origins, and infrastructure details may be exposed
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
analytics data privacy

Data privacy assessment

Evidence
Cloudflare Analytics — May access traffic analytics and user behavior data
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
third party data sharing

Data sharing analysis

Evidence
LLM Provider Policies — Infrastructure data shared with LLM provider per their privacy policy
highVerified: 2025-11-09
secrets in workers

Secrets exposure assessment

Evidence
Security Analysis — Workers code may contain secrets or sensitive configuration
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
👁️Trust & Transparency
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documentation quality

Documentation completeness review

Evidence
Cloudflare MCP Docs — Comprehensive documentation with Cloudflare-specific examples
highVerified: 2025-11-09
operation visibility

Logging and traceability assessment

Evidence
Cloudflare Audit Logs — All operations logged in Cloudflare audit trail and MCP logs
highVerified: 2025-11-09
open source transparency

Source code review

Evidence
GitHub Repository — Open source implementation from Cloudflare
highVerified: 2025-11-09
api coverage clarity

API documentation review

Evidence
MCP Server Documentation — Clear but limited documentation of supported Cloudflare services
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
⚙️Operational Excellence
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ease of setup

Setup complexity assessment

Evidence
Setup Documentation — Requires Cloudflare API token with appropriate zone permissions
highVerified: 2025-11-09
api performance

Performance benchmarking

Evidence
Cloudflare API Performance — Excellent API performance (typically 50-200ms globally)
highVerified: 2025-11-09
reliability

Reliability analysis

Evidence
Cloudflare Status — Highly reliable with 99.95%+ uptime
highVerified: 2025-11-09
service coverage

Feature coverage assessment

Evidence
Cloudflare MCP Server — Covers DNS, Workers, Pages, CDN, and security features
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
community adoption

Community activity analysis

Evidence
GitHub Community — Growing adoption among Cloudflare users and edge developers
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
Strengths
  • +Official Cloudflare implementation with edge computing expertise
  • +Comprehensive edge infrastructure management (DNS, CDN, Workers, security)
  • +Excellent global API performance with 300+ edge locations
  • +Full operation auditability through Cloudflare audit logs
  • +Open source with Cloudflare support
  • +High reliability with 99.95%+ uptime
Limitations
  • !Infrastructure configurations and Workers code exposed to LLM provider
  • !Risk of DNS manipulation causing service disruption
  • !Can modify security policies and firewall rules
  • !Domain names and infrastructure details may be disclosed
  • !Workers code may contain secrets or sensitive configuration
  • !Requires careful API token scoping to limit access
Metadata
license: MIT
supported platforms
0: All platforms with Node.js/Python
programming languages
0: TypeScript
1: Python
mcp version: 1.0
github repo: https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-mcp-server
api dependency: Cloudflare API v4
authentication: Cloudflare API Token or API Key
first release: 2024-11
maintained by: Cloudflare

Use Case Ratings

code generation

Excellent for Workers code generation and infrastructure-as-code

customer support

Useful for troubleshooting edge infrastructure and CDN issues

content creation

Moderate applicability for CDN and Pages documentation

data analysis

Good for analyzing traffic patterns, performance metrics, and security data

research assistant

Useful for researching edge computing patterns and Cloudflare configurations

legal compliance

Risk of exposing infrastructure details; careful access control needed

healthcare

Risk of exposing infrastructure for regulated healthcare applications

financial analysis

Moderate risk for financial infrastructure management

education

Excellent for teaching edge computing, CDN, and serverless concepts

creative writing

Low relevance to creative writing workflows