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Access
AI Controls
Mcp
Portals

Create a new MCP Portal

POST/accounts/{account_id}/access/ai-controls/mcp/portals

Creates a new MCP portal for managing AI tool access through Cloudflare Access.

Security
API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.

Example:Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

Example:X-Auth-Email: user@example.com

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

Example:X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
Path ParametersExpand Collapse
account_id: string
Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
id: string

portal id

maxLength32
minLength1
hostname: string
name: string
maxLength350
allow_code_mode: optional boolean

Allow remote code execution in Dynamic Workers (beta)

description: optional string
maxLength512
secure_web_gateway: optional boolean

Route outbound MCP traffic through Zero Trust Secure Web Gateway

servers: optional array of { server_id, default_disabled, on_behalf, 2 more }
server_id: string

server id

maxLength32
minLength1
default_disabled: optional boolean
on_behalf: optional boolean
updated_prompts: optional array of { name, alias, description, enabled }
name: string
alias: optional string
maxLength40
description: optional string
enabled: optional boolean
updated_tools: optional array of { name, alias, description, enabled }
name: string
alias: optional string
maxLength40
description: optional string
enabled: optional boolean
ReturnsExpand Collapse
result: { id, hostname, name, 7 more }
id: string

portal id

maxLength32
minLength1
hostname: string
name: string
maxLength350
allow_code_mode: optional boolean

Allow remote code execution in Dynamic Workers (beta)

created_at: optional string
formatdate-time
created_by: optional string
description: optional string
maxLength512
modified_at: optional string
formatdate-time
modified_by: optional string
secure_web_gateway: optional boolean

Route outbound MCP traffic through Zero Trust Secure Web Gateway

success: boolean

Create a new MCP Portal

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/access/ai-controls/mcp/portals \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    -d '{
          "id": "my-mcp-portal",
          "hostname": "exmaple.com",
          "name": "My MCP Portal",
          "allow_code_mode": true,
          "description": "This is my custom MCP Portal"
        }'
{
  "result": {
    "id": "my-mcp-portal",
    "hostname": "exmaple.com",
    "name": "My MCP Portal",
    "allow_code_mode": true,
    "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "created_by": "created_by",
    "description": "This is my custom MCP Portal",
    "modified_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "modified_by": "modified_by",
    "secure_web_gateway": false
  },
  "success": true
}
Returns Examples
{
  "result": {
    "id": "my-mcp-portal",
    "hostname": "exmaple.com",
    "name": "My MCP Portal",
    "allow_code_mode": true,
    "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "created_by": "created_by",
    "description": "This is my custom MCP Portal",
    "modified_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "modified_by": "modified_by",
    "secure_web_gateway": false
  },
  "success": true
}