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Create credential

An MCP tool from the Cloudflare API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Create credential Creates a new credential within a credential set. [POST /accounts/{account_id}/vuln_scanner/credential_sets/{credential_set_id}/credentials]

Name on the gateway: cloudflare_api__create_credential · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
account_id requiredstringaccount_id parameter
credential_set_id requiredstringcredential_set_id parameter
location requiredheader | cookieWhere the credential is attached in outgoing…
location_name requiredstringName of the header or cookie where the…
name requiredstringHuman-readable name.
value requiredstringThe credential value (e.g. API key, session…

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "cloudflare_api__create_credential",
  "arguments": {
    "account_id": "…",
    "credential_set_id": "…",
    "location": "…",
    "location_name": "…",
    "name": "…",
    "value": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the Cloudflare API server directly, which lists 3,127 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-cloudflare-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/cloudflare-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the create credential tool with account_id set to ….

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