# Cloudflare Container Sandbox MCP
> Cloudflare’s hosted MCP server provisions short-lived per-user containers where an AI client can run code, manage files, and inspect or clone repositories.
Canonical: https://www.mcpfolio.com/servers/cloudflare-container-sandbox
Last updated: 2026-10-28
## Catalog record

- Publisher: Cloudflare
- Categories: development, version-control, cloud-service

## Website

https://developers.cloudflare.com/agents/model-context-protocol/cloudflare/servers-for-cloudflare/

## Repository

https://github.com/cloudflare/mcp-server-cloudflare/tree/main/apps/sandbox-container

## Transports

Streamable HTTP

## Authentication

Cloudflare OAuth, completed in the client browser when prompted. The repository says OAuth is built in.

## Tools

- **container_initialize**: (Re)start the user sandbox container; the README says containers are ephemeral and only guaranteed to last about 10 minutes.
- **container_ping**: Ping a container for connectivity.
- **container_file_write**: Write a file in the container.
- **container_files_list**: List files in the work directory.
- **container_file_read**: Read a file or directory.
- **container_file_delete**: Delete a file or directory.
- **container_exec**: Run a shell command in the container; can execute arbitrary code.

## Sources

- [official_tool_reference](https://github.com/cloudflare/mcp-server-cloudflare/blob/main/apps/sandbox-container/README.md)
- [official_documentation_or_source](https://developers.cloudflare.com/containers/)

## Setup

Use the interactive setup panel on [the detail page](https://www.mcpfolio.com/servers/cloudflare-container-sandbox) to view instructions for each supported client.