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Cloudflare: Lightning Speed & Ironclad Security

Deploy, configure & interrogate resources seamlessly on Cloudflare’s developer platform—Workers/KV/R2/D1—built for speed & security.

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About Cloudflare

What is Cloudflare: Lightning Speed & Ironclad Security?

Imagine needing to quickly deploy a Cloudflare Worker with a Durable Object or troubleshoot a database query under tight deadlines. The Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for Cloudflare bridges this gap by enabling natural language interactions with critical infrastructure. By integrating with tools like Claude Desktop, developers can automate routine tasks—such as managing KV namespaces or analyzing traffic patterns—without switching contexts. This fusion of speed and security ensures seamless control over Workers, databases, storage, and analytics while maintaining enterprise-grade protection.

How to use Cloudflare: Lightning Speed & Ironclad Security?

Start by initializing the MCP Server through a simple command:

Run npx @cloudflare/mcp-server-cloudflare init to configure your environment. Once integrated with Claude Desktop, access tools via the 🔨 icon to:

  • Query database schemas directly
  • Copy KV data to R2 buckets
  • Debug Worker scripts with natural language prompts

Advanced users can bypass the UI by calling standardized API methods for programmatic automation.

Cloudflare Features

Key Features of Cloudflare: Lightning Speed & Ironclad Security?

Unified Infrastructure Control

Execute complex operations across:

  • Workers: Deploy, update, and debug serverless functions
  • Storage: Manage KV namespaces and R2 buckets with granular controls
  • Databases: Run SQL queries against D1 tables

Real-Time Analytics

Access threat mitigation metrics, bandwidth usage, and page view statistics with date-range filtering for informed decision-making.

Secure Automation

API interactions are authenticated through Cloudflare's enterprise-grade security, ensuring no plaintext credentials are exposed during operations.

Use cases of Cloudflare: Lightning Speed & Ironclad Security?

Scenario 1: A developer urgently needs to scale a D1 database during a product launch. Using the MCP Server, they can issue commands like d1_query("CREATE TABLE ...") while simultaneously deploying Workers to handle sudden traffic spikes.

Scenario 2: Marketing analysts can ask "Show me R2 storage costs for the last 30 days" to automatically generate cost reports without manual API calls.

Scenario 3: Security teams can rapidly audit all KV namespaces for expired keys using kv_list()

Cloudflare FAQ

FAQ from Cloudflare: Lightning Speed & Ironclad Security?

What if I encounter authentication errors?

Verify your Cloudflare API token permissions and ensure the MCP Server is configured with account-level access. Regenerate tokens via the Cloudflare dashboard if issues persist.

Can I use this with non-Claude tools?

Absolutely. The MCP Server provides raw API endpoints accessible via any compliant client. Test directly using tools/call commands in supported frameworks.

How is data transfer secured?

All communications use Cloudflare's encrypted channels with mutual TLS authentication. Data in transit and at rest remains protected through industry-standard encryption protocols.

Content

Cloudflare MCP Server

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a new, standardized protocol for managing context between large language models (LLMs) and external systems. In this repository, we provide an installer as well as an MCP Server for Cloudflare's API.

This lets you use Claude Desktop, or any MCP Client, to use natural language to accomplish things on your Cloudflare account, e.g.:

  • Please deploy me a new Worker with an example durable object. * Can you tell me about the data in my D1 database named '...'? * Can you copy all the entries from my KV namespace '...' into my R2 bucket '...'?

Demo

Setup

  1. Run npx @cloudflare/mcp-server-cloudflare init
Example console output
  1. Restart Claude Desktop, you should see a small 🔨 icon that shows the following tools available for use:
Example tool icon Example tool list

Features

KV Store Management

  • get_kvs: List all KV namespaces in your account
  • kv_get: Get a value from a KV namespace
  • kv_put: Store a value in a KV namespace
  • kv_list: List keys in a KV namespace
  • kv_delete: Delete a key from a KV namespace

R2 Storage Management

  • r2_list_buckets: List all R2 buckets in your account
  • r2_create_bucket: Create a new R2 bucket
  • r2_delete_bucket: Delete an R2 bucket
  • r2_list_objects: List objects in an R2 bucket
  • r2_get_object: Get an object from an R2 bucket
  • r2_put_object: Put an object into an R2 bucket
  • r2_delete_object: Delete an object from an R2 bucket

D1 Database Management

  • d1_list_databases: List all D1 databases in your account
  • d1_create_database: Create a new D1 database
  • d1_delete_database: Delete a D1 database
  • d1_query: Execute a SQL query against a D1 database

Workers Management

  • worker_list: List all Workers in your account
  • worker_get: Get a Worker's script content
  • worker_put: Create or update a Worker script
  • worker_delete: Delete a Worker script

Analytics

  • analytics_get: Retrieve analytics data for your domain
    • Includes metrics like requests, bandwidth, threats, and page views
    • Supports date range filtering

Developing

In the current project folder, run:

pnpm install pnpm build:watch

Then, in a second terminal:

node dist/index.js init

This will link Claude Desktop against your locally-installed version for you to test.

Usage outside of Claude

To run the server locally, run node dist/index run <account-id>.

If you're using an alternative MCP Client, or testing things locally, emit the tools/list command to get an up-to-date list of all available tools. Then you can call these directly using the tools/call command.

Workers


// Get worker code worker_get({ name: "my-worker" })

// Update worker worker_put({ name: "my-worker", script: "export default { async fetch(request, env, ctx) { ... }}", bindings: [ { type: "kv_namespace", name: "MY_KV", namespace_id: "abcd1234" }, { type: "r2_bucket", name: "MY_BUCKET", bucket_name: "my-files" } ], compatibility_date: "2024-01-01", compatibility_flags: ["nodejs_compat"] })

// Delete worker worker_delete({ name: "my-worker" }) ```

### KV Store

```javascript // List KV namespaces get_kvs()

// Get value kv_get({ namespaceId: "your_namespace_id", key: "myKey" })

// Store value kv_put({ namespaceId: "your_namespace_id", key: "myKey", value: "myValue", expirationTtl: 3600 // optional, in seconds })

// List keys kv_list({ namespaceId: "your_namespace_id", prefix: "app_", // optional limit: 10 // optional })

// Delete key kv_delete({ namespaceId: "your_namespace_id", key: "myKey" }) ```

### R2 Storage

```javascript // List buckets r2_list_buckets()

// Create bucket r2_create_bucket({ name: "my-bucket" })

// Delete bucket r2_delete_bucket({ name: "my-bucket" })

// List objects in bucket r2_list_objects({ bucket: "my-bucket", prefix: "folder/", // optional delimiter: "/", // optional limit: 1000 // optional })

// Get object r2_get_object({ bucket: "my-bucket", key: "folder/file.txt" })

// Put object r2_put_object({ bucket: "my-bucket", key: "folder/file.txt", content: "Hello, World!", contentType: "text/plain" // optional })

// Delete object r2_delete_object({ bucket: "my-bucket", key: "folder/file.txt" }) ```

### D1 Database

```javascript // List databases d1_list_databases()

// Create database d1_create_database({ name: "my-database" })

// Delete database d1_delete_database({ databaseId: "your_database_id" })

// Execute a single query d1_query({ databaseId: "your_database_id", query: "SELECT * FROM users WHERE age > ?", params: ["25"] // optional })

// Create a table d1_query({ databaseId: "your_database_id", query: ` CREATE TABLE users ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, name TEXT NOT NULL, email TEXT UNIQUE, created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ) ` }) ```

### Analytics

```javascript // Get today's analytics analytics_get({ zoneId: "your_zone_id", since: "2024-11-26T00:00:00Z", until: "2024-11-26T23:59:59Z" }) ```

## Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

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