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Cloudflare Deploy

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  • Cloud and DevOps
  • Apache-2.0
  • Medium risk
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Deploy applications and infrastructure to Cloudflare using Workers, Pages, and related platform services. Use when the user asks to deploy, host, publish, or set up a project on Cloudflare.
— the description by OpenAI

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Cloudflare Deploy provides a centralized framework for developers to build, host, and manage projects on Cloudflare. It covers the entire ecosystem, including serverless compute (Workers), full-stack web hosting (Pages), persistent storage (D1, R2, KV), and AI-powered agent development. The skill includes decision trees to help select the right product for specific needs, authentication guidance, and troubleshooting steps for deployment issues.

What it does

  • Provides decision trees to select the appropriate Cloudflare product for compute, storage, AI, or networking.
  • Offers guidance on authenticating with the Cloudflare platform via CLI or CI/CD.
  • Includes a comprehensive product index for quick reference to documentation.
  • Provides specific patterns and API references for building stateful AI agents using the Agents SDK.
  • Offers troubleshooting steps for network-related deployment failures.
  • Supports infrastructure-as-code integration with tools like Pulumi and Terraform.

When to use it

  • When you need to deploy, host, or publish a project to Cloudflare.
  • When you are unsure which Cloudflare service (e.g., Workers vs. Pages) best fits your application requirements.
  • When you need to build stateful, globally distributed AI agents.
  • When you encounter network errors or timeouts during the deployment process.
  • When setting up persistent storage or database solutions within the Cloudflare ecosystem.

Advantages

  • Consolidates fragmented documentation into a single, navigable resource.
  • Simplifies product selection through clear, use-case-driven decision trees.
  • Provides actionable code patterns for complex tasks like AI agent development.
  • Addresses common deployment friction points like authentication and network sandboxing.

Usage examples

“I need to deploy a full-stack web application to Cloudflare. Which service should I use?”
The agent will guide you to use Cloudflare Pages for full-stack web apps with Git-based deployments.
“How do I build an AI chat agent on Cloudflare?”
The agent will provide the Agents SDK reference, including the AIChatAgent class and examples for streaming responses and managing message history.
“My deployment is failing with a network timeout error. What should I do?”
The agent will advise you to rerun the deployment command with the sandbox_permissions=require_escalated flag to bypass network restrictions.
“How do I store relational data for my worker?”
The agent will recommend using D1 for SQLite-based relational storage or Hyperdrive for connecting to existing Postgres/MySQL databases.

Install

  1. Download the skill as a ZIP:

    https://autogineer.com/agent-skills/openai/cloudflare-deploy/download

  2. Unzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:

    mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip cloudflare-deploy.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by OpenAI

Cloudflare Deploy

Consolidated skill for building on the Cloudflare platform. Use decision trees below to find the right product, then load detailed references.

Prerequisites

  • When sandboxing blocks the deployment network calls, rerun with sandbox_permissions=require_escalated.

  • The deployment might take a few minutes. Use appropriate timeout values.

Authentication (Required Before Deploy)

Verify auth before wrangler deploy, wrangler pages deploy, or npm run deploy:

npx wrangler whoami    # Shows account if authenticated

Not authenticated? → references/wrangler/auth.md

  • Interactive/local: wrangler login (one-time OAuth)

  • CI/CD: Set CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN env var

Quick Decision Trees

"I need to run code"
Need to run code?
├─ Serverless functions at the edge → workers/
├─ Full-stack web app with Git deploys → pages/
├─ Stateful coordination/real-time → durable-objects/
├─ Long-running multi-step jobs → workflows/
├─ Run containers → containers/
├─ Multi-tenant (customers deploy code) → workers-for-platforms/
├─ Scheduled tasks (cron) → cron-triggers/
├─ Lightweight edge logic (modify HTTP) → snippets/
├─ Process Worker execution events (logs/observability) → tail-workers/
└─ Optimize latency to backend infrastructure → smart-placement/
"I need to store data"
Need storage?
├─ Key-value (config, sessions, cache) → kv/
├─ Relational SQL → d1/ (SQLite) or hyperdrive/ (existing Postgres/MySQL)
├─ Object/file storage (S3-compatible) → r2/
├─ Message queue (async processing) → queues/
├─ Vector embeddings (AI/semantic search) → vectorize/
├─ Strongly-consistent per-entity state → durable-objects/ (DO storage)
├─ Secrets management → secrets-store/
├─ Streaming ETL to R2 → pipelines/
└─ Persistent cache (long-term retention) → cache-reserve/
"I need AI/ML"
Need AI?
├─ Run inference (LLMs, embeddings, images) → workers-ai/
├─ Vector database for RAG/search → vectorize/
├─ Build stateful AI agents → agents-sdk/
├─ Gateway for any AI provider (caching, routing) → ai-gateway/
└─ AI-powered search widget → ai-search/
"I need networking/connectivity"
Need networking?
├─ Expose local service to internet → tunnel/
├─ TCP/UDP proxy (non-HTTP) → spectrum/
├─ WebRTC TURN server → turn/
├─ Private network connectivity → network-interconnect/
├─ Optimize routing → argo-smart-routing/
├─ Optimize latency to backend (not user) → smart-placement/
└─ Real-time video/audio → realtimekit/ or realtime-sfu/
"I need security"
Need security?
├─ Web Application Firewall → waf/
├─ DDoS protection → ddos/
├─ Bot detection/management → bot-management/
├─ API protection → api-shield/
├─ CAPTCHA alternative → turnstile/
└─ Credential leak detection → waf/ (managed ruleset)
"I need media/content"
Need media?
├─ Image optimization/transformation → images/
├─ Video streaming/encoding → stream/
├─ Browser automation/screenshots → browser-rendering/
└─ Third-party script management → zaraz/
"I need infrastructure-as-code"
Need IaC? → pulumi/ (Pulumi), terraform/ (Terraform), or api/ (REST API)

Product Index

Compute & Runtime
ProductReference
Workersreferences/workers/
Pagesreferences/pages/
Pages Functionsreferences/pages-functions/
Durable Objectsreferences/durable-objects/
Workflowsreferences/workflows/
Containersreferences/containers/
Workers for Platformsreferences/workers-for-platforms/
Cron Triggersreferences/cron-triggers/
Tail Workersreferences/tail-workers/
Snippetsreferences/snippets/
Smart Placementreferences/smart-placement/
Storage & Data
ProductReference
KVreferences/kv/
D1references/d1/
R2references/r2/
Queuesreferences/queues/
Hyperdrivereferences/hyperdrive/
DO Storagereferences/do-storage/
Secrets Storereferences/secrets-store/
Pipelinesreferences/pipelines/
R2 Data Catalogreferences/r2-data-catalog/
R2 SQLreferences/r2-sql/
AI & Machine Learning
ProductReference
Workers AIreferences/workers-ai/
Vectorizereferences/vectorize/
Agents SDKreferences/agents-sdk/
AI Gatewayreferences/ai-gateway/
AI Searchreferences/ai-search/
Networking & Connectivity
ProductReference
Tunnelreferences/tunnel/
Spectrumreferences/spectrum/
TURNreferences/turn/
Network Interconnectreferences/network-interconnect/
Argo Smart Routingreferences/argo-smart-routing/
Workers VPCreferences/workers-vpc/
Security
ProductReference
WAFreferences/waf/
DDoS Protectionreferences/ddos/
Bot Managementreferences/bot-management/
API Shieldreferences/api-shield/
Turnstilereferences/turnstile/
Media & Content
ProductReference
Imagesreferences/images/
Streamreferences/stream/
Browser Renderingreferences/browser-rendering/
Zarazreferences/zaraz/
Real-Time Communication
ProductReference
RealtimeKitreferences/realtimekit/
Realtime SFUreferences/realtime-sfu/
Developer Tools
ProductReference
Wranglerreferences/wrangler/
Miniflarereferences/miniflare/
C3references/c3/
Observabilityreferences/observability/
Analytics Enginereferences/analytics-engine/
Web Analyticsreferences/web-analytics/
Sandboxreferences/sandbox/
Workerdreferences/workerd/
Workers Playgroundreferences/workers-playground/
Infrastructure as Code
ProductReference
Pulumireferences/pulumi/
Terraformreferences/terraform/
APIreferences/api/
Other Services
ProductReference
Email Routingreferences/email-routing/
Email Workersreferences/email-workers/
Static Assetsreferences/static-assets/
Bindingsreferences/bindings/
Cache Reservereferences/cache-reserve/

Troubleshooting

Escalated Network Access

If deployment fails due to network issues (timeouts, DNS errors, connection resets), rerun the deploy with escalated permissions (use sandbox_permissions=require_escalated). The deploy requires escalated network access when sandbox networking blocks outbound requests.

Example guidance to the user:

The deploy needs escalated network access to deploy to Cloudflare. I can rerun the command with escalated permissions—want me to proceed?

Files

references/api/gotchas.md

Gotchas & Troubleshooting

Rate Limits & 429 Errors

Actual Limits:

  • 1200 requests / 5 minutes per user/token (global)

  • 200 requests / second per IP address

  • GraphQL: 320 / 5 minutes (cost-based)

SDK Behavior:

  • Auto-retry with exponential backoff (default 2 retries, Go: 10)

  • Respects Retry-After header

  • Throws RateLimitError after exhausting retries

Solution:

// Increase retries for rate-limit-heavy workflows
const client = new Cloudflare({ maxRetries: 5 });

// Add application-level throttling
import pLimit from 'p-limit';
const limit = pLimit(10); // Max 10 concurrent requests

SDK-Specific Issues

Go: Required Field Wrapper

Problem: Go SDK requires cloudflare.F() wrapper for optional fields.

// ❌ WRONG - Won't compile or send field
client.Zones.New(ctx, cloudflare.ZoneNewParams{
    Name: "example.com",
})

// ✅ CORRECT
client.Zones.New(ctx, cloudflare.ZoneNewParams{
    Name: cloudflare.F("example.com"),
    Account: cloudflare.F(cloudflare.ZoneNewParamsAccount{
        ID: cloudflare.F("account-id"),
    }),
})

Why: Distinguishes between zero value, null, and omitted fields.

Python: Async vs Sync Clients

Problem: Using sync client in async context or vice versa.

# ❌ WRONG - Can't await sync client
from cloudflare import Cloudflare
client = Cloudflare()
await client.zones.list()  # TypeError

# ✅ CORRECT - Use AsyncCloudflare
from cloudflare import AsyncCloudflare
client = AsyncCloudflare()
await client.zones.list()

Token Permission Errors (403)

Problem: API returns 403 Forbidden despite valid token.

Cause: Token lacks required permissions (scope).

Scopes Required:

OperationRequired Scope
List zonesZone:Read (zone-level or account-level)
Create zoneZone:Edit (account-level)
Edit DNSDNS:Edit (zone-level)
Deploy WorkerWorkers Script:Edit (account-level)
Read KVWorkers KV Storage:Read
Write KVWorkers KV Storage:Edit

Solution: Re-create token with correct permissions in Dashboard → My Profile → API Tokens.

Pagination Truncation

Problem: Only getting first 20 results (default page size).

Solution: Use auto-pagination iterators.

// ❌ WRONG - Only first page (20 items)
const page = await client.zones.list();

// ✅ CORRECT - All results
const zones = [];
for await (const zone of client.zones.list()) {
  zones.push(zone);
}

Workers Subrequests

Problem: Rate limit hit faster than expected in Workers.

Cause: Workers subrequests count as separate API calls.

Solution: Use bindings instead of REST API in Workers (see ../bindings/).

// ❌ WRONG - REST API in Workers (counts against rate limit)
const client = new Cloudflare({ apiToken: env.CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN });
const zones = await client.zones.list();

// ✅ CORRECT - Use bindings (no rate limit)
// Access via env.MY_BINDING

Authentication Errors (401)

Problem: "Authentication failed" or "Invalid token"

Causes:

  • Token expired

  • Token deleted/revoked

  • Token not set in environment

  • Wrong token format

Solution:

// Verify token is set
if (!process.env.CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN) {
  throw new Error('CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN not set');
}

// Test token
const user = await client.user.tokens.verify();
console.log('Token valid:', user.status);

Timeout Errors

Problem: Request times out (default 60s).

Cause: Large operations (bulk DNS, zone transfers).

Solution: Increase timeout or split operations.

// Increase timeout
const client = new Cloudflare({
  timeout: 300000, // 5 minutes
});

// Or split operations
const batchSize = 100;
for (let i = 0; i < records.length; i += batchSize) {
  const batch = records.slice(i, i + batchSize);
  await processBatch(batch);
}

Zone Not Found (404)

Problem: Zone ID valid but returns 404.

Causes:

  • Zone not in account associated with token

  • Zone deleted

  • Wrong zone ID format

Solution:

// List all zones to find correct ID
for await (const zone of client.zones.list()) {
  console.log(zone.id, zone.name);
}

Limits Reference

Resource/LimitValueNotes
API rate limit1200/5minPer user/token
IP rate limit200/secPer IP
GraphQL rate limit320/5minCost-based
Parallel requests (recommended)< 10Avoid overwhelming API
Default page size20Use auto-pagination
Max page size50Some endpoints

Best Practices

Security:

  • Never commit tokens

  • Use minimal permissions

  • Rotate tokens regularly

  • Set token expiration

Performance:

  • Batch operations

  • Use pagination wisely

  • Cache responses

  • Handle rate limits

Code Organization:

// Create reusable client instance
export const cfClient = new Cloudflare({
  apiToken: process.env.CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN,
  maxRetries: 5,
});

// Wrap common operations
export async function getZoneDetails(zoneId: string) {
  return await cfClient.zones.get({ zone_id: zoneId });
}

See Also

Requirements and compatibility

Written for: OpenAI Codex

Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta

“Works with” means the tool reads the open Agent Skills format; a skill written for one tool may use features others lack.

Needs: Needs Node.js

Security

What our scanner noticed· Medium risk

  • Possible data-exfiltration endpoints
  • Instructions that use the network
  • Downloads piped into a shell

A static scan is not a guarantee. Skills are third-party content: review a skill before you let an agent use it.

Attribution and licence

Published by
OpenAI
Publisher
OpenAI (Official)
Source
openai/skills · skills/.curated/cloudflare-deploy · commit 49f948f
Licence
Apache License 2.0 (redistribution allowed)
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