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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/smart-placement/api.md

Smart Placement API

Placement Status API

Query Worker placement status via Cloudflare API:

curl -X GET "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/workers/services/{WORKER_NAME}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

Response includes placement_status field:

type PlacementStatus = 
  | undefined  // Not yet analyzed
  | 'SUCCESS'  // Successfully optimized
  | 'INSUFFICIENT_INVOCATIONS'  // Not enough traffic
  | 'UNSUPPORTED_APPLICATION';  // Made Worker slower (reverted)

Status Meanings

undefined (not present)

  • Worker not yet analyzed

  • Always runs at default edge location closest to user

SUCCESS

  • Analysis complete, Smart Placement active

  • Worker runs in optimal location (may be edge or remote)

INSUFFICIENT_INVOCATIONS

  • Not enough requests to make placement decision

  • Requires consistent multi-region traffic

  • Always runs at default edge location

UNSUPPORTED_APPLICATION (rare, <1% of Workers)

  • Smart Placement made Worker slower

  • Placement decision reverted

  • Always runs at edge location

  • Won't be re-analyzed until redeployed

cf-placement Header (Beta)

Smart Placement adds response header indicating routing decision:

// Remote placement (Smart Placement routed request)
"cf-placement: remote-LHR"  // Routed to London

// Local placement (default edge routing)  
"cf-placement: local-EWR"   // Stayed at Newark edge

Format: {placement-type}-{IATA-code}

  • remote-* = Smart Placement routed to remote location

  • local-* = Stayed at default edge location

  • IATA code = nearest airport to data center

Warning: Beta feature, may be removed before GA.

Detecting Smart Placement in Code

Note: cf-placement header is a beta feature and may change or be removed.

export default {
  async fetch(request: Request, env: Env): Promise<Response> {
    const placementHeader = request.headers.get('cf-placement');
    
    if (placementHeader?.startsWith('remote-')) {
      const location = placementHeader.split('-')[1];
      console.log(`Smart Placement routed to ${location}`);
    } else if (placementHeader?.startsWith('local-')) {
      const location = placementHeader.split('-')[1];
      console.log(`Running at edge location ${location}`);
    }
    
    return new Response('OK');
  }
} satisfies ExportedHandler<Env>;

Request Duration Metrics

Available in Cloudflare dashboard when Smart Placement enabled:

Workers & Pages → [Your Worker] → Metrics → Request Duration

Shows histogram comparing:

  • Request duration WITH Smart Placement (99% of traffic)

  • Request duration WITHOUT Smart Placement (1% baseline)

Request Duration vs Execution Duration:

  • Request duration: Total time from request arrival to response delivery (includes network latency)

  • Execution duration: Time Worker code actively executing (excludes network waits)

Use request duration to measure Smart Placement impact.

Interpreting Metrics
Metric ComparisonInterpretationAction
WITH < WITHOUTSmart Placement helpingKeep enabled
WITH ≈ WITHOUTNeutral impactConsider disabling to free resources
WITH > WITHOUTSmart Placement hurtingDisable with mode: "off"

Why Smart Placement might hurt performance:

  • Worker primarily serves static assets or cached content

  • Backend services are globally distributed (no single optimal location)

  • Worker has minimal backend communication

  • Using Pages with assets.run_worker_first = true

Typical improvements when Smart Placement helps:

  • 20-50% reduction in request duration for database-heavy Workers

  • 30-60% reduction for Workers making multiple backend API calls

  • Larger improvements when backend is geographically concentrated

Monitoring Commands

# Tail Worker logs
wrangler tail your-worker-name

# Tail with filters
wrangler tail your-worker-name --status error
wrangler tail your-worker-name --header cf-placement

# Check placement status via API
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/workers/services/$WORKER_NAME \
  | jq .result.placement_status

TypeScript Types

// Placement status returned by API (field may be absent)
type PlacementStatus = 
  | 'SUCCESS'
  | 'INSUFFICIENT_INVOCATIONS'
  | 'UNSUPPORTED_APPLICATION'
  | undefined;

// Placement configuration in wrangler.jsonc
type PlacementMode = 'smart' | 'off';

interface PlacementConfig {
  mode: PlacementMode;
  // Legacy fields (deprecated/removed):
  // hint?: string;  // REMOVED - no longer supported
}

// Explicit placement (separate feature from Smart Placement)
interface ExplicitPlacementConfig {
  region?: string;
  host?: string;
  hostname?: string;
  // Cannot combine with mode field
}

// Worker metadata from API response
interface WorkerMetadata {
  placement?: PlacementConfig | ExplicitPlacementConfig;
  placement_status?: PlacementStatus;
}

// Service Binding for backend Worker
interface Env {
  BACKEND_SERVICE: Fetcher;  // Service Binding to backend Worker
  DATABASE: D1Database;
}

// Example Worker with Service Binding
export default {
  async fetch(request: Request, env: Env): Promise<Response> {
    // Forward to backend Worker with Smart Placement enabled
    const response = await env.BACKEND_SERVICE.fetch(request);
    return response;
  }
} satisfies ExportedHandler<Env>;

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

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Attribution and licence

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Publisher
OpenAI (Official)
Source
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Licence
Apache License 2.0 (redistribution allowed)
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