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The MCP server [(Model Context Protocol)](cloudflare.com/learning/ai/what-is-model-context-protocol-mcp/) for Digital Experience Monitoring (DEX) is an AI tool that allows customers to ask a question like, "Show me the connectivity and performance metrics for the device used by carly‌@acme.com", and receive an answer that contains data from the DEX API.
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Any Cloudflare One customer using a Free, PayGo, or ENT account can access the DEX MCP Server. This feature is available to everyone.
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Any Cloudflare One customer using a Free, PayGo, or Enterprise account can access the DEX MCP Server. This feature is available to everyone.
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There are two primary options for connecting to the DEX MCP server.
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## Cloudflare AI Playground
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Customers can test the DEX MCP server in less than 1 minute by visiting the website for Cloudflare's AI Playground.
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Customers can test the DEX MCP server in less than one minute by visiting the website for Cloudflare's AI Playground.
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1. Copy the URL for the DEX MCP server: `https://dex.mcp.cloudflare.com/sse`
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1. Copy the URL for the DEX MCP server: `https://dex.mcp.cloudflare.com/sse`.
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2. Open [playground.ai.cloudflare.com](https://playground.ai.cloudflare.com) in a browser.
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3. Find the section in the left side bar titled MCP Servers.
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4. Paste the URL for the DEX MCP server into the URL input box and click Connect.
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3. Find the section in the left sidebar titled **MCP Servers**.
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4. Paste the URL for the DEX MCP server into the URL input box and select **Connect**.
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5. Authenticate your Cloudflare account, and then start asking questions about your DEX data.
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Today, Cloudflare's AI Playground is a great way to quickly try out a new MCP Server.
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There is one important caveat. End users will need to ask specific and explicit questions to get a response. For example, you need to provide the instruction “Set XYZ as the active account". Then, you can ask a specific question: “Fetch the DEX test results for the user bob@‌acme.com over the past 24 hours”.
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You need to ask specific and explicit questions to get a response. For example, first you need to provide the following instruction: "Set XYZ as the active account". Then, you can ask a specific question: "Fetch the DEX test results for the user bob@‌acme.com over the past 24 hours".
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## AI Assistant
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Customers will get a more flexible and robust prompt experience by configuring the DEX MCP server with their preferred AI assistant (Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.).
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Customers will get a more flexible and robust prompt experience by configuring the DEX MCP server with their preferred AI assistant (for example, Claude, Gemini, or ChatGPT).
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If you get stuck during the configuration process, you can ask your AI assistant for help with configuring an MCP server via URL.
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### Claude
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You will need a Claude Pro account (or higher subscription) to configure an MCP server.
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1. Download the [Claude desktop client](https://claude.ai/download)
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2. Open the Claude desktop client, and login or set up an account.
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3. Expand the left side bar menu, and select **Claude Code**.
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4. Within the Desktop App menu, select **Developer** and you'll see the **Local MCP servers** page.
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5. Click **Edit Config** and open claude_desktop_config.json in a text editor of your choice.
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6. Copy the JSON configuration for the DEX MCP server and paste it into **claude_desktop_config.json**. Save the file.
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```bash
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{
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"globalShortcut": "",
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"mcpServers": {
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"cloudflare-dex-analysis": {
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"command": "npx",
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"args": ["mcp-remote", "https://dex.mcp.cloudflare.com/sse"]
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}
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}
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}
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```
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You need a Claude Pro account (or higher subscription) to configure an MCP server.
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1. Download the [Claude desktop client](https://claude.ai/download).
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2. Open the Claude desktop client, and log in or set up an account.
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3. Expand the left sidebar menu, and select **Claude Code**.
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4. Under **Desktop app**, select **Developer** to show the **Local MCP servers** page.
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5. Select **Edit Config** and open the `claude_desktop_config.json` file in a text editor of your choice.
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6. Copy the JSON configuration for the DEX MCP server and paste it into `claude_desktop_config.json`. Save the file.
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```json
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{
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"globalShortcut": "",
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"mcpServers": {
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"cloudflare-dex-analysis": {
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"command": "npx",
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"args": ["mcp-remote", "https://dex.mcp.cloudflare.com/sse"]
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}
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}
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}
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```
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7. Fully close Claude by using the task manager to stop any background processes related to Claude.
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8. Open Claude, and your DEX MCP server configuration should appear on the **Local MCP servers** page.
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You will need to use a CLI of your choice and npm or homebrew to install and access the Gemini CLI.
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1. Visit the GitHub page for the [Gemini CLI](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli) and follow the installation instructions.
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2. Navigate to the **settings.json** file for your Gemini CLI install and open it in a text editor of your choice.
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2. Navigate to the `settings.json` file for your Gemini CLI install and open it in a text editor of your choice.
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File path for the settings.json file for different operating systems:
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File path for the `settings.json` file in different operating systems:
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- Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json
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- Mac and Linux: ~/.gemini/settings.json
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- Windows: `%USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json`
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- Mac and Linux: `~/.gemini/settings.json`
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3. Copy the JSON configuration for the DEX MCP server and paste it into **settings.json**. Save the file.
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```bash
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"globalShortcut": "",
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"mcpServers": {
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"cloudflare-dex-analysis": {
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"command": "npx",
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"args": ["mcp-remote", "https://dex.mcp.cloudflare.com/sse"]
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```
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```json
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{
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"globalShortcut": "",
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"mcpServers": {
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"cloudflare-dex-analysis": {
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"command": "npx",
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"args": ["mcp-remote", "https://dex.mcp.cloudflare.com/sse"]
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}
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}
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}
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```
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4. Run Gemini in your CLI of choice.
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5. If everything is working as expected, the Gemini CLI will show the following message:<br/>
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`Using: 1 MCP server (ctrl+t to view)`
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7. You can start asking the Gemini CLI questions about DEX. As a simple test, you can ask "Are you connected to the DEX MCP server".
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You will need a ChatGPT Pro or Business account to configure an MCP server. ChatGPT Free and Plus do not support MCP servers.
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You need a ChatGPT Pro or Business account to configure an MCP server. ChatGPT Free and Plus do not support MCP servers.
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1. Download the [ChatGPT desktop app](https://chatgpt.com/features/desktop).
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5. Provide a **Name** (like `DEX MCP`), **Description** (optional), and **MCP Server URL** for the Connector. The DEX MCP Server URL is: `https://dex.mcp.cloudflare.com/sse`.
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7. Before you ask ChatGPT a question about DEX, select the **+** (plus) button next to the ChatGPT prompt box.
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9. You can start asking ChatGPT questions about DEX. As a simple test, you can ask "Are you connected to the DEX MCP server".

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