Cloudflare Empowers Anthropic and Leading Tech Companies to Unlock Real AI Agent Experiences with Claude
In a groundbreaking move, Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the leading connectivity cloud company, has announced a transformative collaboration with global tech giants like Asana, Atlassian, Block, PayPal, Sentry, Stripe, and more to deliver powerful AI-driven experiences through Anthropic’s AI assistant, Claude. By leveraging Cloudflare Workers and the MCP (Model Connect Protocol) standard, these companies are enabling users to interact with their favorite business tools through natural conversations with Claude, eliminating the need to switch between multiple applications.
This collaboration marks a significant step forward in making AI agents truly autonomous and actionable. With secure connections powered by Cloudflare, users can now complete tasks such as sending emails, managing marketing campaigns, generating invoices, and more—all without leaving their AI assistant. This innovation is set to revolutionize how businesses integrate AI into their workflows, offering seamless, secure, and scalable solutions.
The Challenge of Building Truly Autonomous AI Experiences
AI has already begun transforming workplaces by assisting with tasks like editing emails, generating code, and analyzing data. However, most AI tools still require users to manually implement recommendations by switching between apps and tabs. For AI to act autonomously on behalf of users, it needs direct access to the tools and data where work happens.
The MCP standard, developed by Anthropic, addresses this challenge by allowing AI platforms like Claude to connect directly to popular business software. But building reliable, low-latency, and secure connections to external tools at a global scale is no small feat. This is where Cloudflare steps in—providing the first and only toolkit to simplify the creation of remote MCP servers, empowering developers to focus on delivering exceptional AI experiences rather than grappling with technical complexities.
“Cloudflare is powering how AI connects to the world,” said Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare. “Whether it’s through a browser, an app, or an AI assistant like Claude, we’re the backbone making those experiences fast, secure, and reliable. As agentic AI becomes the new interface, Cloudflare is the core infrastructure companies will rely on to build and scale their AI strategies.”
Simplifying Secure Connections with Cloudflare’s Toolkit
Cloudflare’s toolkit makes it easy for enterprises to build and deploy remote MCP servers quickly and securely. Instead of spending weeks managing authentication, authorization, and scaling, developer teams can now deploy MCP servers in days. Cloudflare handles complex processes like OAuth integration, permission controls, and activity logging while ensuring fast, reliable performance across its global network.
“AI apps are most valuable when they can connect to your data and tools, but building these connections reliably at scale is complex,” said Mahesh Murag, Product Manager at Anthropic. “Cloudflare is helping to simplify and secure how anyone can connect their apps to Claude via MCP, accelerate adoption of MCP, and kickstart an ecosystem of remote servers.”
Real-World Applications Across Leading Companies
Here’s how some of the world’s top tech companies are leveraging Cloudflare’s infrastructure to power AI-driven experiences:
- Asana: “At Asana, we’ve always focused on helping teams coordinate work effortlessly. MCP connects our Work Graph directly to AI tools like Claude, enabling AI to become a true teammate in work management,” said Prashant Pandey, CTO of Asana. “Building on Cloudflare’s infrastructure allowed us to deploy quickly, handling authentication and scaling while we focused on creating the best experience for our users.”
- Atlassian: “Hosting on Cloudflare infrastructure means we can bring this powerful integration to our customers faster and empower them to do more than ever with Jira and Confluence, all while keeping their enterprise data secure,” said Taroon Mandhana, Head of Product Engineering at Atlassian.
- Block: Square’s APIs now allow sellers to enlist AI agents like Claude to manage payments, inventory, and customer data seamlessly. “By integrating with AI agents, sellers can craft sophisticated use cases that fully utilize Square’s capabilities, at a lower technical barrier,” said Block.
- PayPal: “With PayPal’s remote MCP server on Cloudflare, developers can delegate tasks to an AI agent using natural language to process payments, track shipping, handle refunds, and optimize commerce workflows,” said Prakhar Mehrotra, SVP of Artificial Intelligence at PayPal.
- Sentry: “We chose to build our MCP on Cloudflare because we share a vision of making it easier for developers to ship software safely,” said David Cramer, CPO and Co-Founder of Sentry. “Debugging complex interactions is vital, and Sentry provides visibility to resolve issues rapidly.”
- Stripe: “MCP may become the default way people and businesses interact with services,” said Jeff Weinstein, Product Lead at Stripe. “Developers can now monetize their MCPs with just a few lines of code.”
- Webflow: “Actions like managing CMS, generating blogs, improving SEO, and even getting help using Webflow can be achieved by simply prompting an AI agent,” said Utkarsh Sengar, VP of Engineering at Webflow.
Cloudflare’s Own MCP Servers for Enhanced User Experiences
In addition to supporting other companies, Cloudflare is launching its own suite of MCP servers to make it easier for users to interact with its platform through Claude. Developers can now chat with Claude to analyze logs, debug errors, and optimize websites without navigating complex documentation or tools. A growing list of Cloudflare’s MCP servers is available on GitHub: https://github.com/cloudflare/mcp-server-cloudflare.
Why Cloudflare Is Key to the Future of AI Integration
As agentic AI becomes the new interface for interacting with software, Cloudflare stands out as the critical infrastructure enabling this shift. Its global network ensures fast, reliable, and secure connections, while its toolkit simplifies the development of remote MCP servers. By partnering with Anthropic and leading tech companies, Cloudflare is not just facilitating AI integration—it’s redefining how businesses and users interact with technology.
For enterprises looking to unlock the full potential of AI assistants like Claude, Cloudflare offers a proven solution that combines speed, security, and scalability. In an era where seamless AI-driven workflows are becoming essential, Cloudflare’s innovations are paving the way for a smarter, more connected future.
