Cloudflare MCP Pro vs MCP Server Cloudflare

In-depth architectural comparison of the Cloudflare MCP Pro and MCP Server Cloudflare MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Cloudflare MCP Pro when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN, CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID, CLOUDFLARE_API_BASE.
• Primary tools included: 69 tools covering core Cloudflare services in one local stdio server, Single API token authentication with automatic retry and rate-limit handling, Human-approval gate requiring confirm:true for mutations.

Explore Cloudflare MCP Pro Details

Choose MCP Server Cloudflare when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Cloudflare MCP Pro helbertparanhos Cloud Platforms	MCP Server Cloudflare cloudflare Cloud Platforms
Summary	The most complete Cloudflare MCP — 69 tools over the REST API v4 (DNS, Zones, Workers, KV, R2, D1, Pages, WAF, SSL, Email Routing, Logpush, Workers AI) in a single local stdio server, with a server-side human-approval gate on every mutation. npx -y cloudflare-mcp-pro.	Integration with Cloudflare services including Workers, KV, R2, and D1
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Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "helbertparanhos-cloudflare-mcp-pro": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cloudflare-mcp-pro"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN_HERE",
        "CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID": "YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID_HERE",
        "CLOUDFLARE_API_BASE": "YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_API_BASE_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cloudflare-mcp-server-cloudflare": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cloudflare-mcp-server-cloudflare"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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