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Cloudflare Deploy

OpenAIOfficialPublished by OpenAI

  • Skill
  • Tool integration
  • Cloud and DevOps
  • Apache-2.0
  • Medium risk

From the author

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/durable-objects/api.md

Durable Objects API

Class Structure

import { DurableObject } from "cloudflare:workers";

export class MyDO extends DurableObject<Env> {
  constructor(ctx: DurableObjectState, env: Env) {
    super(ctx, env);
    // Runs on EVERY wake - keep light!
  }
  
  // RPC methods (called directly from worker)
  async myMethod(arg: string): Promise<string> { return arg; }
  
  // fetch handler (legacy/HTTP semantics)
  async fetch(req: Request): Promise<Response> { /* ... */ }
  
  // Lifecycle handlers
  async alarm() { /* alarm fired */ }
  async webSocketMessage(ws: WebSocket, msg: string | ArrayBuffer) { /* ... */ }
  async webSocketClose(ws: WebSocket, code: number, reason: string, wasClean: boolean) { /* ... */ }
  async webSocketError(ws: WebSocket, error: unknown) { /* ... */ }
}

DurableObjectState Context Methods

Concurrency Control
// Complete work after response sent (e.g., cleanup, logging)
this.ctx.waitUntil(promise: Promise<any>): void

// Critical section - blocks all other requests until complete
await this.ctx.blockConcurrencyWhile(async () => {
  // No other requests processed during this block
  // Use for initialization or critical operations
})

When to use:

  • waitUntil(): Background cleanup, logging, non-critical work after response

  • blockConcurrencyWhile(): First-time init, schema migration, critical state setup

Lifecycle
this.ctx.id              // DurableObjectId of this instance
this.ctx.abort()         // Force eviction (use after PITR restore to reload state)
Storage Access
this.ctx.storage.sql     // SQLite API (recommended)
this.ctx.storage.kv      // Sync KV API (SQLite DOs only)
this.ctx.storage         // Async KV API (legacy/KV-only DOs)

See DO Storage for complete storage API reference.

WebSocket Management
this.ctx.acceptWebSocket(ws: WebSocket, tags?: string[])  // Enable hibernation
this.ctx.getWebSockets(tag?: string): WebSocket[]         // Get by tag or all
this.ctx.getTags(ws: WebSocket): string[]                 // Get tags for connection
Alarms
await this.ctx.storage.setAlarm(timestamp: number | Date)  // Schedule (overwrites existing)
await this.ctx.storage.getAlarm(): number | null           // Get next alarm time
await this.ctx.storage.deleteAlarm(): void                 // Cancel alarm

Limit: 1 alarm per DO. Use queue pattern for multiple events (see Patterns).

Storage APIs

For detailed storage documentation including SQLite queries, KV operations, transactions, and Point-in-Time Recovery, see DO Storage.

Quick reference:

// SQLite (recommended)
this.ctx.storage.sql.exec("SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?", userId).one()

// Sync KV (SQLite DOs only)
this.ctx.storage.kv.get("key")

// Async KV (legacy)
await this.ctx.storage.get("key")

Alarms

Schedule future work that survives eviction:

// Set alarm (overwrites any existing alarm)
await this.ctx.storage.setAlarm(Date.now() + 3600000)  // 1 hour from now
await this.ctx.storage.setAlarm(new Date("2026-02-01"))  // Absolute time

// Check next alarm
const nextRun = await this.ctx.storage.getAlarm()  // null if none

// Cancel alarm
await this.ctx.storage.deleteAlarm()

// Handler called when alarm fires
async alarm() {
  // Runs once alarm triggers
  // DO wakes from hibernation if needed
  // Use for cleanup, notifications, scheduled tasks
}

Limitations:

  • 1 alarm per DO maximum

  • Overwrites previous alarm when set

  • Use queue pattern for multiple scheduled events (see Patterns)

Reliability:

  • Alarms survive DO eviction/restart

  • Cloudflare retries failed alarms automatically

  • Not guaranteed exactly-once (handle idempotently)

WebSocket Hibernation

Hibernation allows DOs with open WebSocket connections to consume zero compute/memory until message arrives.

async fetch(req: Request): Promise<Response> {
  const [client, server] = Object.values(new WebSocketPair());
  this.ctx.acceptWebSocket(server, ["room:123"]);  // Tags for filtering
  server.serializeAttachment({ userId: "abc" });    // Persisted metadata
  return new Response(null, { status: 101, webSocket: client });
}

// Called when message arrives (DO wakes from hibernation)
async webSocketMessage(ws: WebSocket, msg: string | ArrayBuffer) {
  const data = ws.deserializeAttachment();          // Retrieve metadata
  for (const c of this.ctx.getWebSockets("room:123")) c.send(msg);
}

// Called on close (optional handler)
async webSocketClose(ws: WebSocket, code: number, reason: string, wasClean: boolean) {
  // Cleanup logic, remove from lists, etc.
}

// Called on error (optional handler)
async webSocketError(ws: WebSocket, error: unknown) {
  console.error("WebSocket error:", error);
  // Handle error, close connection, etc.
}

Key concepts:

  • Auto-hibernation: DO hibernates when no active requests/alarms

  • Zero cost: Hibernated DOs incur no charges while preserving connections

  • Memory cleared: All in-memory state lost on hibernation

  • Attachment persistence: Use serializeAttachment() for per-connection metadata that survives hibernation

  • Tags for filtering: Group connections by room/channel/user for targeted broadcasts

Handler lifecycle:

  • webSocketMessage: DO wakes, processes message, may hibernate after

  • webSocketClose: Called when client closes (optional - implement for cleanup)

  • webSocketError: Called on connection error (optional - implement for error handling)

Metadata persistence:

// Store connection metadata (survives hibernation)
ws.serializeAttachment({ userId: "abc", room: "lobby" })

// Retrieve after hibernation
const { userId, room } = ws.deserializeAttachment()

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
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