GitHub Copilot + Cloudflare

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Editor extension and CLI with agent mode, workspace context, and native PR integration. Made by GitHub.

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Cloudflare Skills ↗ Cloudflare Code Mode API MCP ↗ Cloudflare Domain Specific MCPs ↗ GitHub Copilot Docs ↗

Quick start

Install GitHub Copilot

Install the GitHub Copilot extension in VS Code from the Visual Studio Marketplace ↗. For JetBrains IDEs, Visual Studio, or Xcode, see the Install the Copilot extension ↗ guide.

Install Cloudflare Skills

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

Configure Cloudflare MCP servers

For VS Code, add to .vscode/mcp.json. For Copilot CLI, add to ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json for user-level configuration or .mcp.json or .github/mcp.json for project-level configuration. For domain-specific MCP servers, refer to mcp-server-cloudflare ↗. For the full Cloudflare API MCP server (Code Mode), refer to cloudflare/mcp ↗.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cloudflare": { "url": "https://mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp" },
    "cloudflare-docs": { "url": "https://docs.mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp" },
    "cloudflare-bindings": { "url": "https://bindings.mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp" },
    "cloudflare-builds": { "url": "https://builds.mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp" },
    "cloudflare-observability": { "url": "https://observability.mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp" }
  }
}

Try a prompt

Open Copilot Chat (Ctrl+Shift+I), switch to agent mode, and try a prompt — for example:
```
Set up custom domains with automatic SSL for my SaaS customers using SSL for SaaS.
```

Cloudflare platform access

Expand any section to learn more.

Cloudflare Skills

Persistent platform context that teaches the agent how Cloudflare works.

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

MCP servers

Live access to the Cloudflare API, docs, and observability.

MCP servers provide typed tools to call into Cloudflare at runtime. There are two options: Code Mode — a single server that covers the entire Cloudflare API (2,500+ endpoints in ~1,000 tokens) — or a set of focused, domain-specific servers hosted in the cloudflare/mcp-server-cloudflare repo. The full catalog is also in the MCP servers for Cloudflare docs.

Wrangler CLI

Local dev, deploys, and Workers-specific commands.

Use Wrangler for local development, deploys, and product-specific commands like wrangler d1 migrations apply or wrangler tail. The bundled wrangler Skill teaches the agent when to reach for it.

Agent-friendly docs

Token-efficient references optimized for agents.

Append /index.md to any Cloudflare docs URL for a clean markdown version. Every top-level product section also has its own llms.txt — a page index sized for a single context window. A few useful ones:

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 Docs for Agents guide.

Example prompts

Tips

The Cloudflare API MCP server uses Code Mode — Copilot writes JavaScript against a typed API to reach any of 2,500+ endpoints in ~1,000 tokens.
Use @workspace in Copilot Chat to give the agent full context of your Workers project before asking it to build or deploy.
Commit a .github/copilot-instructions.md file with repository-wide conventions — Copilot loads it automatically on every interaction, complementing Skills which are loaded on demand.

FAQ

Does Copilot support Cloudflare Skills?

Yes. GitHub Copilot added Agent Skills support for VS Code agent mode, the Copilot CLI, and the cloud agent. Run npx skills add https://github.com/cloudflare/skills to install them. Refer to the About agent skills ↗ guide for details on where Copilot looks for Skills.

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

All three. Skills load Cloudflare expertise into every agent-mode session. The Cloudflare API MCP server handles platform operations (DNS, WAF, Zero Trust, R2 buckets). Wrangler runs local dev and deploys in the VS Code terminal. The bundled wrangler Skill teaches Copilot when to reach for which.

Do I still need .github/copilot-instructions.md?

It's complementary. Use custom instructions for simple repository-wide conventions that apply to almost every task (coding standards, preferred libraries). Use Skills for detailed, situational guidance Copilot should only load when relevant.

Can Copilot deploy to Cloudflare directly?

Yes, via Wrangler in the VS Code terminal, or via a GitHub Actions workflow that Copilot can generate for you.

Troubleshooting

Skills do not load in Copilot

Skills only work in VS Code agent mode, the Copilot CLI, and the cloud agent — not with inline completion or plain chat. Switch Copilot Chat to agent mode. If Skills are still not discovered, refer to About agent skills ↗ for the paths Copilot checks.

MCP server not available in VS Code

Ensure you are using VS Code 1.99+ which supports MCP natively. Add the server configuration to .vscode/mcp.json.

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

Ship a remote MCP server on Workers with OAuth, durable state, and streamable HTTP transport.

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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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GitHub Copilot + Cloudflare

Quick start

Cloudflare platform access

Example prompts

Tips

FAQ

Troubleshooting

Build agents on Cloudflare

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