Cloudflare AI Gateway MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides seamless integration with Cloudflare AI Gateway, enabling you to route and manage AI model requests through Cloudflare's infrastructure. This server acts as a bridge between MCP-compatible applications and Cloudflare's AI Gateway, giving you centralized control over your AI API calls with built-in logging, caching, and rate limiting capabilities.
What is Cloudflare AI Gateway?
Cloudflare AI Gateway is a unified interface for managing and monitoring AI API requests. It sits between your applications and AI model providers, offering visibility, control, and optimization for your AI workloads. This MCP server brings those capabilities directly into your MCP-enabled development environment.
Key Features
Unified AI Model Access
- Access multiple AI models through a single, consistent interface
- Route requests to various AI providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, and others supported by Cloudflare AI Gateway
- Maintain consistent request/response patterns regardless of the underlying model provider
Request Management
- Send prompts and queries to AI models through Cloudflare's infrastructure
- Support for both streaming and non-streaming responses
- Handle various content types including text, images, and structured data
Logging and Analytics
- Automatic logging of all AI requests passing through the gateway
- Access to request metadata and performance metrics
- Monitor usage patterns and API consumption
Cost Control
- Track AI API spending across different models and providers
- View aggregated cost data for your AI requests
- Better visibility into resource utilization
Caching Capabilities
- Leverage Cloudflare's caching to reduce redundant API calls
- Improve response times for frequently requested prompts
- Reduce costs by serving cached responses when appropriate
Rate Limiting
- Protect your applications from excessive AI API usage
- Configure request limits per time period
- Prevent unexpected cost overruns
Use Cases
This MCP server is ideal for:
- Developers who want to integrate AI capabilities into their applications with enterprise-grade infrastructure
- Teams managing multiple AI model providers and seeking centralized control
- Organizations requiring detailed logging and monitoring of AI API usage
- Projects that need cost optimization and caching for AI requests
- Applications requiring rate limiting and request throttling for AI endpoints
How It Works
The server implements the Model Context Protocol specification, exposing Cloudflare AI Gateway functionality as MCP resources, tools, and prompts. When you connect an MCP client to this server, you gain the ability to interact with Cloudflare AI Gateway directly from your development environment, CLI tools, or any MCP-compatible application.
All requests are routed through Cloudflare's global network, benefiting from their performance optimization, security features, and reliability guarantees. The server handles authentication, request formatting, and response processing, allowing you to focus on building your application rather than managing API integrations.
Benefits
Developer Experience
- Simplified integration with multiple AI providers
- Consistent API interface across different models
- Reduced boilerplate code for AI integrations
Operational Excellence
- Centralized logging and monitoring
- Better visibility into AI usage patterns
- Simplified debugging with detailed request logs
Performance Optimization
- Reduced latency through Cloudflare's global network
- Intelligent caching for repeated requests
- Improved reliability and uptime
Cost Management
- Real-time spending visibility
- Prevention of budget overruns through rate limiting
- Optimized API usage through caching
This MCP server transforms Cloudflare AI Gateway from a web-based service into a native component of your MCP ecosystem, bringing enterprise AI management capabilities directly into your workflow.