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Start On-Demand Zone Scan
An MCP tool from the Cloudflare API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Start On-Demand Zone Scan Initiates an on-demand security scan for a specific zone. Rate limited to 5 scans per account per… [POST /zones/{zone_id}/security-center/insights/scans]
Name on the gateway: cloudflare_api__start_security_center_zone_scan · may change things.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
zone_id required | string | zone_id parameter |
issue_type required | compliance_violation | email_security | exposed_infrastructure | insecure_configuration | weak_authentication | configuration_suggestion |
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__start_security_center_zone_scan",
"arguments": {
"zone_id": "…",
"issue_type": "…"
}
}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 start on-demand zone scan tool with zone_id set to ….