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claude-plugins-official/plugins/mcp-server-dev/skills/build-mcp-server/references/deploy-cloudflare-workers.md
Den Delimarsky 8fffb2f746 feat(plugin): mcp-server-dev — close remote-path dead-end with deploy/test/connect guidance
The remote HTTP path (starred default) previously ended at localhost:3000
with no next steps. Adds CF Workers deploy reference, Inspector test
commands, user-connection guide, and a versions ledger. Swaps the
build-mcp-app scaffold from stdio to streamable-HTTP to match the
remote-first stance.
2026-03-19 01:50:36 +00:00

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Deploy to Cloudflare Workers

Fastest path from zero to a live https:// MCP URL. Free tier, no credit card to start, two commands to deploy.

Trade-off: This is a Workers-native scaffold, not a deploy target for the Express scaffold in remote-http-scaffold.md. Different runtime. If you need portability across hosts, stick with Express. If you just want it live, start here.


Bootstrap

npm create cloudflare@latest -- my-mcp-server \
  --template=cloudflare/ai/demos/remote-mcp-authless
cd my-mcp-server

This pulls a minimal template with the right deps (agents, zod) and a working wrangler.jsonc.


src/index.ts

Replace the template's calculator example with your tools. Use registerTool() (same API as the Express scaffold — the McpServer instance is identical):

import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
import { McpAgent } from "agents/mcp";
import { z } from "zod";

export class MyMCP extends McpAgent {
  server = new McpServer(
    { name: "my-service", version: "0.1.0" },
    { instructions: "Prefer search_items before get_item — IDs aren't guessable." },
  );

  async init() {
    this.server.registerTool(
      "search_items",
      {
        description: "Search items by keyword. Returns up to `limit` matches.",
        inputSchema: {
          query: z.string().describe("Search keywords"),
          limit: z.number().int().min(1).max(50).default(10),
        },
        annotations: { readOnlyHint: true },
      },
      async ({ query, limit }) => {
        const results = await upstreamApi.search(query, limit);
        return { content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(results, null, 2) }] };
      },
    );
  }
}

export default {
  fetch(request: Request, env: Env, ctx: ExecutionContext) {
    const url = new URL(request.url);
    if (url.pathname === "/mcp") {
      return MyMCP.serve("/mcp").fetch(request, env, ctx);
    }
    return new Response("Not found", { status: 404 });
  },
};

McpAgent is Cloudflare's wrapper — it handles the streamable-HTTP transport, session routing, and Durable Object plumbing. Your code only touches this.server, which is the same McpServer class from the SDK. Everything in tool-design.md and server-capabilities.md applies unchanged.


wrangler.jsonc

The template ships this. The Durable Objects block is boilerplateMcpAgent uses DO for session state. You don't interact with it directly.

{
  "name": "my-mcp-server",
  "main": "src/index.ts",
  "compatibility_date": "2025-03-10",
  "compatibility_flags": ["nodejs_compat"],
  "migrations": [{ "new_sqlite_classes": ["MyMCP"], "tag": "v1" }],
  "durable_objects": {
    "bindings": [{ "class_name": "MyMCP", "name": "MCP_OBJECT" }]
  }
}

If you rename the MyMCP class, update both new_sqlite_classes and class_name to match.


Run and deploy

npx wrangler dev     # → http://localhost:8787/mcp
npx wrangler deploy  # → https://my-mcp-server.<account>.workers.dev/mcp

wrangler deploy prints the live URL. That's the URL users paste into Claude.

Secrets (upstream API keys): npx wrangler secret put UPSTREAM_API_KEY, then read env.UPSTREAM_API_KEY inside init().


OAuth

Cloudflare ships @cloudflare/workers-oauth-provider — a drop-in that handles the authorization server side (CIMD/DCR endpoints, token issuance, consent UI). It wraps your McpAgent and gates /mcp behind a token check. See auth.md for the protocol details; the CF template cloudflare/ai/demos/remote-mcp-github-oauth shows the wiring.