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Anthropic MCP servers

The open protocol for exposing tools, resources, and prompts to Claude and compatible clients.

Best fit
Teams already working in Claude or Claude Code who want a repeatable, typed way to connect it to real business systems.
Last verified
2026-08-02
Free tier
Not a Cloudflare allowance; the protocol itself is open and free, though hosting the server still consumes compute.
Alternative
A directly hard-coded integration—viable for a single client, but it does not generalize the way a typed MCP server does.
No affiliate relationship

Cloudflare Browser Run

Headless browser automation for visual and interaction checks, budgeted in minutes per day.

Best fit
Confirming a handful of pages that would actually hurt the business if they silently broke.
Last verified
2026-08-02
Free tier
Recurring launch allowance; verify before proposal.
Alternative
A paid Cloudflare browser-minute tier, or an approved third-party monitoring provider.
No affiliate relationship

Cloudflare D1

A client-owned SQL database for durable records, with a documented daily read/write allowance.

Best fit
Applications that need real relational queries and atomic writes, not just key-value lookups.
Last verified
2026-08-02
Free tier
Recurring launch allowance; verify before proposal.
Alternative
A managed Postgres or MySQL provider behind the same repository interface.
No affiliate relationship

Cloudflare R2

Object storage with no egress fee, used for approved deliverables and monitoring evidence.

Best fit
Any file a business needs to store or deliver without paying a bandwidth tax every time someone downloads it.
Last verified
2026-08-02
Free tier
Recurring launch allowance; verify before proposal.
Alternative
Any S3-compatible object store behind the same storage adapter.
No affiliate relationship

Cloudflare Turnstile

A CAPTCHA alternative that verifies a visitor is human without an interactive puzzle.

Best fit
Any form small enough that a dedicated fraud-prevention platform would be overkill, but that still attracts bot traffic.
Last verified
2026-08-02
Free tier
Recurring launch allowance; verify before proposal.
Alternative
A honeypot field plus rate limiting, or another managed CAPTCHA-alternative provider.
No affiliate relationship

Cloudflare Vectorize

A vector index for semantic search, with a documented monthly query and storage allowance.

Best fit
A knowledge base or service catalog large enough that keyword search alone misses relevant matches.
Last verified
2026-08-02
Free tier
Recurring launch allowance; verify before proposal.
Alternative
Any vector database behind the same retrieval adapter, including a self-hosted option.
No affiliate relationship

Cloudflare Workers

Edge application logic with a strong static-asset path and a documented paid successor.

Best fit
Static-first websites that need controlled application behavior.
Last verified
2026-08-01
Free tier
Recurring launch allowance; verify before proposal.
Alternative
Another standards-based serverless platform behind the same interface.
No affiliate relationship

Headless CMS options

When to add a managed content editor on top of a typed, repository-based content model.

Best fit
Multiple non-technical editors, frequent content changes, or an editorial workflow that needs drafts, preview, and revision history.
Last verified
2026-08-02
Free tier
Not a Cloudflare allowance; most headless CMS providers publish their own limited free or trial tier, verified separately per project.
Alternative
Typed content collections and structured configuration edited directly in the project repository through ordinary version control.
No affiliate relationship

Independent uptime monitoring

Why application-level checks and provider-independent availability checks are two different tools, not one.

Best fit
Any production site, once the business depends on visitors actually being able to reach it.
Last verified
2026-08-02
Free tier
Not a Cloudflare allowance; varies by the third-party monitor chosen, and most reputable options publish a free or low-cost tier.
Alternative
A self-hosted synthetic-check script running on a different cloud than the one being monitored.
No affiliate relationship

OpenAI Plugins and MCP

OpenAI's current packaging layer for combining skills, MCP tools, and optional UI across ChatGPT and Codex.

Best fit
A business that wants its own data or workflow reachable from ChatGPT with authentication, scoped permissions, and an audit trail.
Last verified
2026-08-02
Free tier
Not a Cloudflare allowance; access depends on the client's own OpenAI platform account and its terms.
Alternative
A standards-compliant MCP server that any compatible client—not only ChatGPT—can connect to.
No affiliate relationship

Privacy-first analytics

Measuring what a page does without building a behavioral profile of who is looking at it.

Best fit
Any site that wants real usage evidence without a cookie-consent banner negotiating for it.
Last verified
2026-08-02
Free tier
Recurring launch allowance; verify before proposal.
Alternative
Any privacy-first analytics adapter that accepts aggregate event labels instead of a visitor-level identity.
No affiliate relationship

Resend

Transactional email through a provider-neutral adapter.

Best fit
Low-volume launch systems that need a simple email API.
Last verified
2026-08-01
Free tier
Recurring launch allowance; verify before proposal.
Alternative
Another transactional email provider using the same adapter interface.