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MCP is now traffic a firewall can name
MCP traffic detection now matches protocol headers, not mcp in the hostname. Treat the next remote MCP install as a named network event, not a config tweak.
Deep DivesMCPCloudflareSecurityDeveloper ToolsArchitectureNetworkingAI Coding1 min read · Aug 22, 2026

Cloudflare Is the Biggest Man-in-the-Middle in History (And You're OK With It)
Cloudflare terminates TLS for roughly 20% of all web traffic. Every proxied HTTPS request is decrypted and re-encrypted on their servers. Here's what that means, why we accept it, and what the alternatives actually look like.
Strong OpinionsSecurityCloudflareEncryptionNetworkingWeb DevTrend Commentary1 min read · Apr 11, 2026