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Cloudflare Wrangler OAuth scopes now optional, but docs lag

Cloudflare has updated its Wrangler and Cloudflare API MCP server to allow optional OAuth scopes, enabling users to decline individual permissions instead of approving all requested scopes. This change, effective August 22, 2026, introduces an 'Edit Permissions' control in the consent dialog. However, documentation discrepancies persist, with the Wrangler CLI reference page, last updated August 19, 2026, still stating that the command defaults to granting all available scopes. The underlying platform capability for optional scopes was released on August 20, 2026, but client developers must explicitly classify scopes as required or optional. AI

IMPACT Minimal impact for AI operators; primarily affects developers managing Cloudflare credentials for agents or tools.

RANK_REASON Update to an existing developer tool's authentication flow.

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Manu Shukla ·

    Cloudflare made Wrangler OAuth scopes optional on 22 August 2026, but the CLI reference still grants all of them

    <h1> Cloudflare made Wrangler OAuth scopes optional on 22 August 2026, but the CLI reference still grants all of them </h1> <p><strong>Summary.</strong> On 22 August 2026 Cloudflare shipped optional OAuth scopes to Wrangler and the Cloudflare API MCP server, so the consent dialog…