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Create scan
An MCP tool from the Cloudflare API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Create scan Creates and starts a new vulnerability scan. The response may include non-fatal warnings in the… [POST /accounts/{account_id}/vuln_scanner/scans]
Name on the gateway: cloudflare_api__create_scan · may change things.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
account_id required | string | account_id parameter |
credential_sets required | object | Credential set references for a BOLA scan. The… |
open_api required | string | OpenAPI schema definition for the API under… |
scan_type required | bola | |
target_environment_id required | string | The target environment to scan. |
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:
{
"name": "cloudflare_api__create_scan",
"arguments": {
"account_id": "…",
"credential_sets": "…",
"open_api": "…",
"scan_type": "…",
"target_environment_id": "…"
}
}Or connect the Cloudflare API server directly, which lists 3,127 tools including this one:
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 scan tool with account_id set to ….