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How to add Cloudflare Documentation MCP (Remote) to Claude Desktop

Cloudflare's hosted remote MCP server for searching Cloudflare developer docs; no auth required. Paste the config into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json and restart Claude Desktop.

Last updated June 15, 2026 · 3.1k★ · http · no auth · official

Claude Desktop config for Cloudflare Documentation MCP (Remote)

Add remote URL https://docs.mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp to your MCP client
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cloudflare-documentation-mcp-remote": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://docs.mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

Setup steps

  1. 1Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config (this opens ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json).
  2. 2Paste the Cloudflare Documentation MCP (Remote) config below under the top-level "mcpServers" key.
  3. 3Fill in any placeholder secrets (API keys, paths) in the snippet.
  4. 4Save the file, then fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop.
  5. 5Open a chat and confirm Cloudflare Documentation MCP (Remote)'s tools appear under the 🔌 tools menu.

Before you start

  • An MCP client that supports remote/HTTP MCP servers (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code), OR Node.js 18+ to run the `mcp-remote` proxy for clients without native remote support
  • No Cloudflare account, API token, or authentication of any kind — the docs server reads only public documentation

What Cloudflare Documentation MCP (Remote) can do in Claude Desktop

search_cloudflare_documentation

Search the Cloudflare developer docs and return synthesized, citation-backed answers across Workers, Pages, R2, Zero Trust, DNS and more.

migrate_pages_to_workers_guide

Returns the step-by-step guide for migrating a Cloudflare Pages project to Workers, including requirements and common pitfalls.

Security

The documentation server is read-only and unauthenticated, so risk is minimal; Cloudflare's storage/compute remotes (e.g. Workers Bindings) require a scoped API token and can modify R2/KV/D1 resources. Use a least-privilege token for those.

Cloudflare Documentation MCP (Remote) + Claude Desktop FAQ

Where is the Claude Desktop config file?

Claude Desktop reads MCP servers from ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Paste the Cloudflare Documentation MCP (Remote) config there under the "mcpServers" key and restart the client.

Is Cloudflare Documentation MCP (Remote) safe to use with Claude Desktop?

The documentation server is read-only and unauthenticated, so risk is minimal; Cloudflare's storage/compute remotes (e.g. Workers Bindings) require a scoped API token and can modify R2/KV/D1 resources. Use a least-privilege token for those.

Does the Cloudflare Documentation MCP server require authentication?

No. It serves only public documentation, so there is no API token, OAuth, or login step — just point your client at the URL.

How is this different from Cloudflare's other MCP servers?

The other servers in the same repo (Workers Bindings, Observability, Logpush, AI Gateway, etc.) act on your account and require a Cloudflare API token with the right scopes. The Documentation server only reads published docs and needs no auth.

My client doesn't support remote MCP servers — can I still use it?

Yes. Run it through the mcp-remote proxy: configure a stdio command server with `npx mcp-remote https://docs.mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp`, which requires Node.js 18+.

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