cloudflare-mcp-dcr-bridge

cloudflare-mcp-dcr-bridge

Enables Gemini Enterprise to connect to Cloudflare Zero Trust MCP server portals via Dynamic Client Registration (DCR) and OAuth 2.0 proxying. It proxies MCP JSON-RPC/SSE traffic with Cloudflare Access service token authentication.

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Cloudflare MCP Portal DCR Bridge for Gemini Enterprise

Package repository for deploying a Cloudflare MCP Portal Bridge with Dynamic Client Registration (DCR) and OAuth 2.0 proxying on Google Cloud Run, enabling Gemini Enterprise (Google Cloud AI Companions / Agent Space) to connect seamlessly to Cloudflare Zero Trust MCP Server Portals.


Architecture & Header Flow

┌───────────────────────────┐         OAuth 2.0 + DCR / MCP JSON-RPC        ┌───────────────────────────────────┐         CF Access Service Token        ┌───────────────────────────────┐
│                           │  ───────────────────────────────────────────> │  cloudflare-mcp-dcr-bridge        │  ────────────────────────────────────> │ Cloudflare Zero Trust         │
│  Gemini Enterprise App    │   Authorization: Bearer <token>               │  (Google Cloud Run Service)       │   CF-Access-Client-Id: <ID>          │ MCP Server Portal             │
│  (Data Store Remote MCP)  │   Mcp-Session-Id: <session>                   │                                   │   CF-Access-Client-Secret: <SECRET>  │ (https://<portal>/mcp)        │
│                           │  <─────────────────────────────────────────── │                                   │   Mcp-Session-Id: <session>          │                               │
└───────────────────────────┘          Streamable HTTP / SSE                └───────────────────────────────────┘  <──────────────────────────────────── └───────────────────────────────┘
                                                                                                                                                                       │
                                                                                                                                                                       ▼
                                                                                                                                                        ┌───────────────────────────────┐
                                                                                                                                                        │ Upstream MCP Servers          │
                                                                                                                                                        │ (GitHub, Jira, Custom APIs)   │
                                                                                                                                                        └───────────────────────────────┘

Detailed Protocol & Header Specifications

1. Request Headers Forwarded to Cloudflare MCP Portal

When proxying /mcp requests, the bridge filters out hop-by-hop headers (Host, Connection, Transfer-Encoding, etc.) and forwards:

  • CF-Access-Client-Id: Injected from CF_ACCESS_CLIENT_ID env var.
  • CF-Access-Client-Secret: Injected from CF_ACCESS_CLIENT_SECRET env var.
  • Mcp-Session-Id / mcp-session-id: Forwarded if present for session continuity.
  • Accept: Set to application/json, text/event-stream to support both JSON-RPC and SSE streaming.
  • Content-Type: Defaults to application/json.
  • User-Agent & custom x-* / mcp-* headers: Preserved.

2. Response Headers Returned to Gemini Enterprise

  • Content-Type: Preserves original content type (e.g., application/json or text/event-stream).
  • Mcp-Session-Id: Preserved and exposed for client session tracking.
  • WWW-Authenticate: Preserved for 401 challenges.
  • CORS Expose-Headers: Configured for Mcp-Session-Id, mcp-version, CF-Access-Client-Id, CF-Access-Client-Secret, Authorization, and WWW-Authenticate.

3. Real-Time Streaming Support

The /mcp proxy uses httpx async stream generators and FastAPI StreamingResponse to deliver SSE event streams and chunked JSON-RPC responses in real-time without buffering.

4. OAuth 2.0 & DCR Compliance

  • Supports client_secret_post (JSON/form parameters) and client_secret_basic (Authorization: Basic <base64> header).
  • Guarantees refresh_token, expires_in, and token_type: "Bearer" in response JSON.
  • Provides /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server and /.well-known/mcp-configuration discovery metadata.

Target GCP Specifications

  • GCP Project: {YOUR_GCP_PROJECT_ID} (Configurable via GCP_PROJECT_ID env var)
  • Cloud Run Service: cloudflare-mcp-dcr-bridge (Region: us-central1)

Prerequisites

  1. Google Cloud SDK (gcloud CLI) installed and authenticated:

    gcloud auth login
    gcloud config set project <YOUR_PROJECT_ID>
    
  2. Cloudflare Zero Trust MCP Portal setup:

    • Navigate to Cloudflare Dashboard -> Zero Trust -> Access controls -> AI controls -> MCP Portals.
    • Copy your MCP Portal URL (e.g., https://<portal-name>.<team-domain>.cloudflareaccess.com/mcp or custom domain).
  3. Cloudflare Access Service Token (for machine-to-machine authentication):

    • Go to Zero Trust -> Access -> Service Tokens.
    • Click Add a Service Token, name it gemini-enterprise-mcp-bridge, and copy the Client ID and Client Secret.
    • Ensure a Service Auth policy is added to both the MCP Portal Access App and all downstream linked MCP servers.

Environment Setup (.env)

Copy .env.example to .env and fill in your GCP Project ID, Cloudflare MCP Portal URL, and Cloudflare Access Service Token credentials:

cp .env.example .env

.env configuration example:

# GCP Configuration
GCP_PROJECT_ID=my-gcp-project-id
GCP_REGION=us-central1
SERVICE_NAME=cloudflare-mcp-dcr-bridge

# Cloudflare MCP Portal Configuration
CLOUDFLARE_MCP_PORTAL_URL=https://my-portal.my-team.cloudflareaccess.com/mcp

# Cloudflare Access Service Token (Machine-to-Machine Auth)
CF_ACCESS_CLIENT_ID=1234567890abcdef.access
CF_ACCESS_CLIENT_SECRET=abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890

# Optional Bridge Secret for DCR Token Validation
BRIDGE_SECRET=cloudflare-mcp-dcr-secret

Quick Deployment Command

chmod +x deploy.sh
./deploy.sh

or deploy directly via gcloud:

gcloud builds submit --tag us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/{YOUR_GCP_PROJECT_ID}/cloud-run-source-deploy/cloudflare-mcp-dcr-bridge:latest
gcloud run deploy cloudflare-mcp-dcr-bridge \
  --image us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/{YOUR_GCP_PROJECT_ID}/cloud-run-source-deploy/cloudflare-mcp-dcr-bridge:latest \
  --region us-central1 \
  --project {YOUR_GCP_PROJECT_ID} \
  --allow-unauthenticated \
  --set-env-vars "CLOUDFLARE_MCP_PORTAL_URL=https://my-portal.my-team.cloudflareaccess.com/mcp,CF_ACCESS_CLIENT_ID={CLIENT_ID},CF_ACCESS_CLIENT_SECRET={CLIENT_SECRET}"

Endpoints Provided

Endpoint Method Description
/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server GET OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server Metadata (RFC 8414)
/.well-known/mcp-configuration GET Remote MCP Server discovery metadata
/register POST Dynamic Client Registration (DCR, RFC 7591)
/authorize GET OAuth 2.0 Authorization Proxy for Gemini Enterprise
/token POST OAuth 2.0 Token Exchange for Gemini Enterprise (supports Basic & POST auth)
/mcp POST / GET / OPTIONS Streamable HTTP/SSE MCP Proxy (adds Cloudflare Access Headers & streams responses)
/health GET Service Health & Target Portal Status Check

How to Register / Generate Client ID for Gemini Enterprise

Option A: Automatically via Gemini Enterprise DCR

When configuring the Extension / Data Store in Gemini Enterprise, enter the Registration URL (https://{YOUR_CLOUD_RUN_SERVICE_URL}/register). Gemini Enterprise will automatically execute /register and populate the Client ID and Secret fields behind the scenes!

Option B: Via curl Command in Terminal (Manual)

Run this request to retrieve or generate a Client ID and Secret directly:

curl -X POST https://{YOUR_CLOUD_RUN_SERVICE_URL}/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "client_name": "Gemini Enterprise App",
    "redirect_uris": ["https://cloudaicompanions.google.com/oauth/callback"]
  }'

JSON Output Example:

{
  "client_id": "cf-dcr-a1b2c3d4e5f67890",
  "client_secret": "cloudflare-mcp-dcr-secret-0123456789abcdef",
  "client_name": "Gemini Enterprise App",
  "grant_types": ["authorization_code", "refresh_token"],
  "response_types": ["code"],
  "scope": "mcp:read offline_access"
}

Connecting to Gemini Enterprise

  1. Open Google Cloud Console -> Gemini Enterprise (or Agent Space / Discovery Engine).
  2. Go to Connected data stores -> + New data store -> Add MCP server and enter these parameters:
Setting Field Value to Enter
MCP Server URL https://{YOUR_CLOUD_RUN_SERVICE_URL}/mcp
Authorization URL https://{YOUR_CLOUD_RUN_SERVICE_URL}/authorize
Token URL https://{YOUR_CLOUD_RUN_SERVICE_URL}/token
Registration URL (DCR) https://{YOUR_CLOUD_RUN_SERVICE_URL}/register
Client ID cf-dcr-... (or auto-generated via DCR)
Client Secret cloudflare-mcp-dcr-secret-... (or auto-generated via DCR)
Scopes offline_access
Enable PKCE Support CHECK / ENABLE ✅
Use HTTP Basic Authentication UNCHECK / DISABLE ❌ (or ENABLE if using client_secret_basic)
  1. After saving the Connected data store, click Actions and select Reload custom actions.
  2. Gemini Enterprise can now invoke tools provided by your Cloudflare MCP Server Portal!

License

MIT License.

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