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MCP Cloudflare DNS

Name: MCP Cloudflare DNS
Author: Ayo-Fam

io.github.Ayo-Fam · Updated 4mo ago

Cloudflare DNS MCP server: manage zones, records, cache purge, and page rules.

At a glance

MCP Cloudflare DNS is an MCP server in the Cloud & DevOps category. It runs locally over stdio via `uvx mcp-cloudflare-dns`, and needs CF_API_TOKEN. It scores B (71/100) on the MCP Skills Hub health score as of Oct 28, 2026.

Source 0

One-click install

VS Code VS Code Insiders Cursor

Opens your editor and pre-fills the config. Your editor will ask before adding it.

How to install MCP Cloudflare DNS in your AI client

Setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Cline and VS Code — copy-paste ready.

How to install MCP Cloudflare DNS in Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic CLI

Add the server

bash

claude mcp add mcp-cloudflare-dns -e 'CF_API_TOKEN=<CF_API_TOKEN>' -- uvx mcp-cloudflare-dns

Fill in your credentials
Replace <CF_API_TOKEN> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
3
Verify it's connected
bash
```
claude mcp list
```
Sharing it with your team?
Add `--scope project` to write it to .mcp.json in the repository root, which you can commit (with the secrets left as environment variables).
Use it in a session
Ask Claude to use the tools this server exposes. It discovers them automatically.

How to install MCP Cloudflare DNS in Claude DesktopDesktop app (MCP config)

Open your MCP config
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add this server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-cloudflare-dns": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-cloudflare-dns"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CF_API_TOKEN": "<CF_API_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <CF_API_TOKEN> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Restart Claude Desktop
The tools appear under the 🔌 menu once the app reloads.

How to install MCP Cloudflare DNS in CursorAI-first code editor

Create / edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-cloudflare-dns": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-cloudflare-dns"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CF_API_TOKEN": "<CF_API_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <CF_API_TOKEN> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Enable it
Cursor Settings → MCP → toggle the server on. Tools become available to the Composer/Agent.

How to install MCP Cloudflare DNS in Codex CLIOpenAI coding agent

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml

toml

[mcp_servers.mcp-cloudflare-dns]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mcp-cloudflare-dns"]
env = { CF_API_TOKEN = "<CF_API_TOKEN>" }

Fill in your credentials
Replace <CF_API_TOKEN> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Run Codex
Codex loads MCP servers from config.toml on startup and exposes their tools to the agent.

How to install MCP Cloudflare DNS in WindsurfCodeium's agentic IDE

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-cloudflare-dns": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-cloudflare-dns"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CF_API_TOKEN": "<CF_API_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <CF_API_TOKEN> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Reload
Windsurf → Cascade → refresh MCP servers. Cascade can now call the tools.

How to install MCP Cloudflare DNS in ClineVS Code autonomous agent

Open Cline → MCP Servers → Configure
Adds to cline_mcp_settings.json.

Add the server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-cloudflare-dns": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-cloudflare-dns"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CF_API_TOKEN": "<CF_API_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <CF_API_TOKEN> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.

How to install MCP Cloudflare DNS in VS CodeCopilot / MCP support

Create .vscode/mcp.json

json

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-cloudflare-dns": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-cloudflare-dns"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CF_API_TOKEN": "<CF_API_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <CF_API_TOKEN> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Start it
VS Code shows a ▶ Start action above the server entry. Agent mode (Copilot Chat) can then use the tools.

What does MCP Cloudflare DNS need from you?

API key — Cloudflare API token with Zone DNS Edit, Zone Read, and Cache Purge permissions

CF_API_TOKENrequiredsecretEnvironment variable
Cloudflare API token with Zone DNS Edit, Zone Read, and Cache Purge permissions
CF_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVEoptionalEnvironment variable
Set to 'true' to enable DNS record deletion and full cache purge

Pass secrets through your shell environment rather than committing them into a config file.

What tools does MCP Cloudflare DNS expose?

This server runs as a local package. We only query remote servers for their tool list — asking this one would mean executing it, so its tools are listed in the documentation below.

What the code can do

Source analysis currently covers npm packages only. This server ships as a Python package, which needs a different parser.

Before you install

Signals gathered from the source repo and package registry — not a safety verdict.

What it can reach

Runs code on your machine — Executes as a local process with your user's permissions, including filesystem access.
Downloads at launch — The package is fetched from its registry each run unless you pin a version.

Last commit 4 days ago — Actively maintained.
0 GitHub stars — Very little community usage so far.

Client compatibility

Claude Code: NativeClaude Desktop: NativeCursor: NativeCodex CLI: NativeWindsurf: NativeCline: NativeVS Code: Native

Health score

B · 71

Maintenance, adoption, transparency and packaging — not a safety audit. How this is calculated

Maintenance30%100%
Last commit 4 days ago.
Adoption20%0%
0 stars.
Transparency20%75%
3/4: ✓ public source repo, ✓ declared license, ✓ documentation, ✗ discoverable tool list.
Provenance15%75%
Links to its own repository; package linkage unverified.
Packaging15%100%
Publishes a pinned version (0.1.1).

Documentation

Full README

mcp-cloudflare-dns

Cloudflare DNS MCP server for operators who need zone, record, cache, and page-rule control from an MCP client without opening the Cloudflare dashboard for every change.

Release posture: beta package, version 0.1.1 from `pyproject.toml`.

Choose your path

| You are... | Start here | Then | |---|---|---| | Installing the server in Claude/Codex/Cursor | docs/start-here.md | Quick start below | | Verifying what the server can touch | Available tools | docs/architecture.md | | Auditing packaging or release metadata | `pyproject.toml` | `server.json` |

Architecture

mermaid

flowchart TD
  U[AI operator] --> C[MCP client]
  C --> S[FastMCP server]
  E[CF_API_TOKEN] --> S
  S --> T[Tool handlers]
  T --> R[Retry wrapper]
  R --> A[Cloudflare API]
  A --> R --> T --> C

Request flow

mermaid

flowchart TD
  Q[Operator asks for a DNS change] --> H[Selected MCP tool]
  H --> I[Load token and build client]
  I --> J{Cloudflare call succeeds?}
  J -- yes --> K[Return normalized JSON result]
  J -- retryable --> L[Backoff and retry]
  L --> J
  J -- no --> M[Return error payload]

Quick start

Install the package.

bash

python -m pip install mcp-cloudflare-dns

Export a token with DNS permissions.

bash

export CF_API_TOKEN="your-cloudflare-api-token"

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