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

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]

python -m pip install mcp-cloudflare-dns

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cloudflare-dns": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-cloudflare-dns"],
      "env": {
        "CF_API_TOKEN": "your-cloudflare-api-token"
      }
    }
  }
}