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Cloudflare MCP server

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Connect your AI to Cloudflare so it can read your settings, check logs, and help with your websites and apps.

Flow diagram: you ask your AI “Why is my website slow today?”, the Cloudflare MCP server connects it to Cloudflare, and you get back A plain answer in your chat.

This is a set of helper programs from Cloudflare that connect your AI assistant to your Cloudflare account. Cloudflare is the company that runs websites, apps, and internet security for millions of people. If you use Cloudflare for your work, this lets your AI look things up and help you without you clicking around the dashboard.

What is an MCP server? The 30-second version

On its own, your AI can only chat with you. An MCP server is a small helper program that gives your AI a new skill or a connection to an app or service. This one connects your AI to Cloudflare, so it can read your settings, check your logs, and even make changes when you ask. You just type a question in plain English, and the AI uses this helper to talk to Cloudflare for you.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI something like "what's wrong with my website?" The AI uses this Cloudflare helper to look at your account. The helper talks to Cloudflare's systems, like your Workers, storage, or DNS settings. Then it brings back the answer and explains it to you in the chat. For some things, it can even make the change for you if you ask.

Flow diagram: you ask your AI “Why is my website slow today?”, the Cloudflare MCP server connects it to Cloudflare, and you get back A plain answer in your chat. Click to zoom

What you can do with it

  • Check your website's speed and security settings
  • Look up recent errors in your app logs
  • Search Cloudflare's documentation for answers
  • Read and update your DNS records
  • See how your Workers builds are doing
  • Fetch a web page and turn it into readable text
  • Check your internet traffic insights with Radar

Try asking your AI

  • “Why is my website slow today?”
  • “Show me the latest errors from my Workers”
  • “What are my current DNS settings for example.com?”
  • “Find Cloudflare docs about caching”

What it gives back to you

You get answers in plain language, right in your chat. It might show you a list of recent errors, a summary of your settings, or a screenshot of a web page. If you asked it to make a change, it will tell you what it changed. Sometimes it gives you numbers or charts to help you understand.

Before you start

What you need

  • A Cloudflare account
  • An MCP client that can connect to remote servers, like Claude or Cursor
  • For some features, a paid Cloudflare Workers plan

Good to know

This can read and sometimes change your Cloudflare settings, so be careful when asking it to make changes.

Install it with your AI

Add Cloudflare MCP server to your AI, no technical skills needed

You don't install anything by hand. You copy one prompt, paste it into an AI that can work on your computer, and it checks, installs and connects the server for you, asking you when it needs something.

Sign in to get the install prompt

Members get a ready-made prompt that lets the Claude desktop app check Cloudflare MCP server, install it and connect it for them, step by step. You don't need any technical skills: you copy, paste and answer a few questions. Your connected AI can also find and install any of the 4,066 MCP servers here for you.

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Who it's for

This is most useful for people who manage websites or apps on Cloudflare, like developers, IT staff, or website owners.