# cloudflare-zero-trust

A skill for securing internal apps and SSH access with Cloudflare Zero Trust without running a VPN. Covers cloudflared tunnels, IdP policies, and device checks.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 325 installs · ★ 1177
- Author: devops-skills
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills/tree/HEAD/infrastructure/cloudflare/cloudflare-zero-trust/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/cloudflare-zero-trust

## What it does

The skill provides patterns and commands for Cloudflare Access, Tunnel, Gateway, and WARP. It helps you route internal services such as Grafana or SSH sessions via `cloudflared` without opening inbound firewall ports. Outbound encrypted connections link your infrastructure directly to Cloudflare edge nodes.

Included workflows show how to configure Access applications backed by Okta, Google Workspace, Entra ID, or GitHub. The guide contains examples for automation tokens in CI/CD pipelines, plus endpoint posture checks requiring FileVault, BitLocker, or active EDR software.

You must have an active Cloudflare domain, a configured identity provider, and the `cloudflared` binary on your origin host. The free Zero Trust tier supports up to 50 users.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill cloudflare-zero-trust -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/cloudflare-zero-trust/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/cloudflare-zero-trust/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill cloudflare-zero-trust -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/cloudflare-zero-trust/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill cloudflare-zero-trust -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/cloudflare-zero-trust/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills cloudflare-zero-trust
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/cloudflare-zero-trust/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill cloudflare-zero-trust -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --path infrastructure/cloudflare/cloudflare-zero-trust
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/cloudflare-zero-trust/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill cloudflare-zero-trust -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills/tree/HEAD/infrastructure/cloudflare/cloudflare-zero-trust/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- replace traditional VPNs with outbound cloudflared tunnels
- restrict internal dashboard access using identity providers like Okta or Google
- generate service tokens for automated CI/CD pipeline deployments
- enforce OS version and disk encryption checks before granting access
- filter malicious domains and phishing through Gateway DNS rules

## Example prompts
- Generate a cloudflared config.yml routing Grafana and SSH to internal hostnames
- Create a Cloudflare Access policy via API requiring MFA for the engineering group
- Write a docker-compose.yml file running cloudflared alongside an internal wiki

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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# Cloudflare Zero Trust

Secure access to internal services without VPNs using Cloudflare's Zero Trust platform (Access, Tunnel, Gateway, and WARP).

## When to Use

- Replacing VPN access to internal web applications, SSH, or RDP.
- Enforcing identity-aware access policies on internal tools (dashboards, admin panels).
- Exposing on-premises or private-network services securely to remote teams.
- Filtering DNS traffic to block malware, phishing, and shadow IT.
- Enforcing device posture checks (managed devices, OS version, disk encryption).

## Prerequisites

- Cloudflare account with Zero Trust plan (free tier supports up to 50 users).
- A domain on Cloudflare (for Access application hostnames).
- Identity provider configured (Google Workspace, Okta, Azure AD/Entra ID, GitHub).
- `cloudflared` CLI installed on the server hosting internal services.

```bash
# Install cloudflared
# macOS
brew install cloudflared

# Debian/Ubuntu
curl -fsSL https://pkg.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-main.gpg | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/cloudflare-main.gpg >/dev/null
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/cloudflare-main.gpg] https://pkg.cloudflare.com/cloudflared $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cloudflared.list
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y cloudflared

# Docker
docker pull cloudflare/cloudflared:latest
```

## Cloudflare Tunnel Setup

Tunnels create encrypted outbound connections from your infrastructure to Cloudflare's edge, eliminating the need to open inbound ports.

### Create and Configure a Tunnel

```bash
# Authenticate with Cloudflare
cloudflared tunnel login

# Create a named tunnel
cloudflared tunnel create internal-apps

# This creates credentials at ~/.cloudflared/<TUNNEL_ID>.json

# List tunnels
cloudflared tunnel list

# Route DNS to the tunnel (creates a CNAME record)
cloudflared tunnel route dns internal-apps grafana.example.com
cloudflared tunnel route dns internal-apps wiki.example.com
cloudflared tunnel route dns internal-apps ssh.example.com
```

### Tunnel Configuration File

```yaml
# ~/.cloudflared/config.yml
tunnel: <TUNNEL_ID>
credentials-file: /home/deploy/.cloudflared/<TUNNEL_ID>.json

ingress:
  # Grafana dashboard
  - hostname: grafana.example.com
    service: http://localhost:3000

  # Internal wiki
  - hostname: wiki.example.com
````
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