How to Use the Cloudflare MCP Server for Edge Infrastructure

Manage Cloudflare Workers, KV stores, R2 buckets, and DNS settings through your AI agent using the Cloudflare MCP server.

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Use the Cloudflare MCP Server

The Cloudflare MCP server provides AI agents with access to Cloudflare's platform, including Workers, KV, R2, D1, and DNS management.

Prerequisites

▸Cloudflare account
▸API Token with appropriate permissions
▸Node.js 18+

Creating a Cloudflare API Token

▸Go to Cloudflare Dashboard → My Profile → API Tokens
▸Click Create Token
▸
Use a template or create custom with needed permissions:
- ▸Workers Scripts: Edit
- ▸Workers KV Storage: Edit
- ▸Workers R2 Storage: Edit
- ▸Zone DNS: Edit (if managing DNS)
▸Copy the generated token

Configuration

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cloudflare": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@cloudflare/mcp-server-cloudflare"],
      "env": {
        "CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token",
        "CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID": "your_account_id"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Workers

▸
code
```
list_workers
```
— List all Workers scripts
▸
code
```
get_worker
```
— Read Worker code
▸
code
```
create_worker
```
/
code
```
update_worker
```
— Deploy Worker scripts
▸
code
```
delete_worker
```
— Remove Workers

KV Store

▸
code
```
list_kv_namespaces
```
— List KV namespaces
▸
code
```
get_kv_value
```
— Read values
▸
code
```
put_kv_value
```
— Write values
▸
code
```
list_kv_keys
```
— List keys in a namespace

R2 Storage

▸
code
```
list_r2_buckets
```
— List R2 buckets
▸
code
```
list_r2_objects
```
— List objects in buckets
▸
code
```
get_r2_object
```
— Read objects
▸
code
```
put_r2_object
```
— Upload objects

DNS

▸
code
```
list_zones
```
— List DNS zones
▸
code
```
list_dns_records
```
— List DNS records
▸
code
```
create_dns_record
```
— Add DNS records
▸
code
```
update_dns_record
```
— Modify DNS records

Example Workflows

Worker Deployment

code

"Create a new Cloudflare Worker that redirects /old-page to /new-page and deploy it"

KV Data Management

code

"List all keys in the 'user-preferences' KV namespace and show the values for admin users"

DNS Management

code

"Add a CNAME record pointing blog.example.com to my-blog.netlify.app"

Tips

▸Use separate API tokens for different permission levels
▸Test Worker changes in a staging environment first
▸The AI can help write and debug Worker scripts