Windsurf + Cloudflare

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Windsurf + Cloudflare

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Agentic IDE with Cascade context and Flows for multi-step tasks. Made by Codeium.

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MCP Server ↗ Windsurf Docs ↗

Quick start

1. Download Windsurf

   Download Windsurf for macOS, Windows, or Linux from the Windsurf downloads page ↗.

2. Install Cloudflare Skills

   npx skills add https://github.com/cloudflare/skills

3. Configure Cloudflare MCP servers

   Add the Cloudflare API and docs servers to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. For a full list of available Cloudflare MCP servers, refer to the repository on GitHub ↗.

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "cloudflare": { "serverUrl": "https://mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp" },
       "cloudflare-docs": { "serverUrl": "https://docs.mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp" }
     }
   }

4. Try a prompt

   Open Cascade and try a prompt — for example:

   Build a WebSocket-based pub/sub app using Durable Objects with hibernation.

Cloudflare platform access

The ways Windsurf reaches Cloudflare. Expand any section to learn more.

Cloudflare Skills

Persistent platform context that teaches Windsurf how Cloudflare works.

Skills are instructions the agent loads on demand. The cloudflare/skills bundle ships eight Skills covering every layer of the platform — so the agent knows your conventions without you re-explaining them.

• cloudflare Comprehensive platform skill covering Workers, Pages, storage (KV, D1, R2), AI (Workers AI, Vectorize, Agents SDK), networking (Tunnel, Spectrum), security (WAF, DDoS), and IaC (Terraform, Pulumi).
• agents-sdk Building stateful AI agents with state, scheduling, RPC, MCP servers, email, and streaming chat.
• durable-objects Stateful coordination (chat rooms, games, booking), RPC, SQLite, alarms, WebSockets.
• sandbox-sdk Secure code execution for AI code execution, code interpreters, CI/CD systems, and interactive dev environments.
• wrangler Deploying and managing Workers, KV, R2, D1, Vectorize, Queues, Workflows.
• web-perf Auditing Core Web Vitals (FCP, LCP, TBT, CLS), render-blocking resources, network chains.
• building-mcp-server-on-cloudflare Building remote MCP servers with tools, OAuth, and deployment.
• building-ai-agent-on-cloudflare Building AI agents with state, WebSockets, and tool integration.

MCP servers

Live access to the Cloudflare API, docs, and observability from inside Windsurf.

MCP servers give Windsurf typed tools to call into Cloudflare at runtime. The cloudflare/mcp-server-cloudflare repo hosts all of them; the full catalog is also in the MCP servers for Cloudflare docs. The API server alone exposes 2,500+ endpoints in ~1,000 tokens via Code Mode.

• cloudflare-api Entire Cloudflare API (2,500+ endpoints) in ~1,000 tokens via Code Mode.
• cloudflare-docs Up-to-date Cloudflare documentation and reference.
• cloudflare-bindings Build Workers applications with storage, AI, and compute primitives.
• cloudflare-builds Manage and get insights into Workers builds.
• cloudflare-observability Debug and analyze application logs and analytics.
• cloudflare-radar Global Internet traffic insights, trends, URL scans, and utilities.
• cloudflare-containers Spin up a sandbox development environment.
• cloudflare-browser Fetch web pages, convert them to markdown, and take screenshots.
• cloudflare-logpush Quick summaries for Logpush job health.
• cloudflare-ai-gateway Search AI Gateway logs and inspect prompts, responses, and token usage.
• cloudflare-autorag List and search documents on your AutoRAGs.
• cloudflare-auditlogs Query audit logs and generate reports for review.
• cloudflare-dns-analytics Optimize DNS performance and debug issues based on current setup.
• cloudflare-dex Digital Experience Monitoring — insights on critical applications.
• cloudflare-casb Cloudflare One CASB — identify SaaS security misconfigurations.
• cloudflare-graphql Query analytics data through Cloudflare's GraphQL API.

Wrangler CLI

Run deploys and platform commands from the integrated terminal.

Cascade runs Wrangler in Windsurf's integrated terminal. The bundled wrangler Skill teaches Cascade when to reach for commands like wrangler deploy or wrangler tail.

What’s next

The unified cf CLI is in technical preview — a next-generation CLI that covers every Cloudflare product with consistent verbs and ergonomic output for agents. Try it with npx cf. Read the announcement →

Agent-friendly docs

Use @-mentions and llms.txt to preload context.

Cascade works best when you explicitly @-mention files and paste URLs. Useful Cloudflare docs URLs to reference:

• developers.cloudflare.com/llms.txt — directory of every Cloudflare product.

• developers.cloudflare.com/workers/llms.txt
• developers.cloudflare.com/agents/llms.txt
• developers.cloudflare.com/r2/llms.txt
• developers.cloudflare.com/d1/llms.txt

For a full overview of how these docs are structured for agents, refer to the AI tooling guide.

Example prompts

“Create a Cloudflare Workers application that serves as a backend API server.” “Add a D1 database to my Worker and create a users table with CRUD endpoints.” “Build an image upload service using R2 pre-signed URLs.” “Set up a KV namespace and use it for session storage in my Worker.” “Show me how to use Hyperdrive to connect my Worker to an existing Postgres database.” “Create an AI chat agent using the Cloudflare Agents SDK that maintains conversation history.” “Build a Workers AI chatbot with streaming responses.” “Build a WebSocket-based pub/sub app using Durable Objects with hibernation.” “Add a cron trigger to my Worker that runs every hour.” “Add rate limiting and bot protection to my API endpoints.” “Set up GitHub Actions to auto-deploy this Worker to Cloudflare.” “Create separate staging and production environments for my Worker.” “Generate Vitest tests for my Worker.” “Check my deployment logs for errors and suggest fixes.” “Deploy this project to Cloudflare Workers with a custom domain.”

Tips

• The Cloudflare API MCP server uses Code Mode — Cascade writes JavaScript to reach any of 2,500+ endpoints in ~1,000 tokens.
• Use @-mention to include your wrangler.jsonc in Cascade prompts — Cascade uses this to understand your current bindings when generating code.
• Add the observability MCP server to let Cascade automatically check Workers logs and debug deployments without leaving the IDE.

FAQ

Does Windsurf support Cloudflare Skills?

Yes. Windsurf supports Agent Skills in Cascade. Install the Cloudflare Skills bundle from cloudflare/skills ↗ — see the Windsurf Cascade Skills documentation ↗ for where Cascade discovers and loads Skills.

Should I use Skills, the MCP server, Wrangler CLI, or all of them?

All three complement each other. Cloudflare Skills teach Cascade the patterns and conventions for Workers development. The Cloudflare API MCP server handles platform operations (DNS, WAF, Zero Trust, R2 buckets). Wrangler in Windsurf's integrated terminal covers local dev and deploys. Cascade coordinates between them naturally.

Can Cascade deploy to Cloudflare?

Yes. Cascade can run npx wrangler deploy in the integrated terminal, and with the MCP server configured it can also call the Cloudflare API directly for managed deploys and resource creation.

Troubleshooting

MCP server not connecting

Verify your mcp_config.json configuration. Restart Windsurf after making changes. Ensure the MCP server URL ends with /mcp.

Getting outdated information about Cloudflare products

Enable the Cloudflare docs MCP server so the agent can fetch current documentation at runtime. If you prefer not to use the MCP server, point the agent directly at developers.cloudflare.com/llms.txt for a directory of every product, or developers.cloudflare.com/<product>/llms.txt for a product-specific index.

Build agents on Cloudflare

Also worth knowing

Cloudflare is not just a deploy target for agents, it is a full stack for building your own.

Agents SDK

Stateful AI agents with state, scheduling, RPC, email, streaming chat — and the Code Mode SDK for token-efficient tool use.

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Build an MCP server

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Workers AI

Run open-source LLMs, embedding models, and image models at the edge. Use it as your agent's model provider.

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Worker Loader

Load user-generated code into isolated Workers on demand. The secure sandbox behind Code Mode.

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