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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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Written by AutoGineer from the skill’s own files, not by the author

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/waf/api.md

API Reference

SDK Setup

import Cloudflare from 'cloudflare';

const client = new Cloudflare({
  apiToken: process.env.CF_API_TOKEN,
});

Core Methods

// List rulesets
await client.rulesets.list({ zone_id: 'zone_id', phase: 'http_request_firewall_managed' });

// Get ruleset
await client.rulesets.get({ zone_id: 'zone_id', ruleset_id: 'ruleset_id' });

// Create ruleset
await client.rulesets.create({
  zone_id: 'zone_id',
  kind: 'zone',
  phase: 'http_request_firewall_custom',
  name: 'Custom WAF Rules',
  rules: [{ action: 'block', expression: 'cf.waf.score gt 40', enabled: true }],
});

// Update ruleset (include rule id to keep existing, omit id for new rules)
await client.rulesets.update({
  zone_id: 'zone_id',
  ruleset_id: 'ruleset_id',
  rules: [
    { id: 'rule_id', action: 'block', expression: 'cf.waf.score gt 40', enabled: true },
    { action: 'challenge', expression: 'http.request.uri.path contains "/admin"', enabled: true },
  ],
});

// Delete ruleset
await client.rulesets.delete({ zone_id: 'zone_id', ruleset_id: 'ruleset_id' });

Actions & Phases

Actions by Phase
ActionCustomManagedRate LimitDescription
block✅❌✅Block request with 403
challenge✅❌✅Show CAPTCHA challenge
js_challenge✅❌✅JS-based challenge
managed_challenge✅❌✅Smart challenge (recommended)
log✅❌✅Log only, don't block
skip✅❌❌Skip rule evaluation
execute❌✅❌Deploy managed ruleset
Phases (Execution Order)
  1. http_request_firewall_custom - Custom rules (first line of defense)

  2. http_request_firewall_managed - Managed rulesets (pre-configured protection)

  3. http_ratelimit - Rate limiting (request throttling)

  4. http_request_sbfm - Super Bot Fight Mode (Pro+ only)

Expression Syntax

Fields
// Request properties
http.request.method          // GET, POST, etc.
http.request.uri.path        // /api/users
http.host                    // example.com

// IP and Geolocation
ip.src                       // 192.0.2.1
ip.geoip.country            // US, GB, etc.
ip.geoip.continent          // NA, EU, etc.

// Attack detection
cf.waf.score                 // 0-100 attack score
cf.waf.score.sqli           // SQL injection score
cf.waf.score.xss            // XSS score

// Headers & Cookies
http.request.headers["authorization"][0]
http.request.cookies["session"][0]
lower(http.user_agent)      // Lowercase user agent
Operators
// Comparison
eq      // Equal
ne      // Not equal
lt      // Less than
le      // Less than or equal
gt      // Greater than
ge      // Greater than or equal

// String matching
contains        // Substring match
matches         // Regex match (use carefully)
starts_with     // Prefix match
ends_with       // Suffix match

// List operations
in              // Value in list
not             // Logical NOT
and             // Logical AND
or              // Logical OR
Expression Examples
'cf.waf.score gt 40' // Attack score
'http.request.uri.path eq "/api/login" and http.request.method eq "POST"' // Path + method
'ip.src in {192.0.2.0/24 203.0.113.0/24}' // IP blocking
'ip.geoip.country in {"CN" "RU" "KP"}' // Country blocking
'http.user_agent contains "bot"' // User agent
'not http.request.headers["authorization"][0]' // Header check
'(cf.waf.score.sqli gt 20 or cf.waf.score.xss gt 20) and http.request.uri.path starts_with "/api"' // Complex

Rate Limiting Configuration

{
  action: 'block',
  expression: 'http.request.uri.path starts_with "/api"',
  action_parameters: {
    ratelimit: {
      // Characteristics define uniqueness: 'ip.src', 'cf.colo.id', 
      // 'http.request.headers["key"][0]', 'http.request.cookies["session"][0]'
      characteristics: ['cf.colo.id', 'ip.src'], // Recommended: per-IP per-datacenter
      period: 60,                      // Time window in seconds
      requests_per_period: 100,        // Max requests in period
      mitigation_timeout: 600,         // Block duration in seconds
      counting_expression: 'http.request.method ne "GET"', // Optional: filter counted requests
      requests_to_origin: false,       // Count all requests (not just origin hits)
    },
  },
  enabled: true,
}

Managed Ruleset Deployment

{
  action: 'execute',
  action_parameters: {
    id: 'efb7b8c949ac4650a09736fc376e9aee', // Cloudflare Managed
    overrides: {
      // Override specific rules
      rules: [
        { id: '5de7edfa648c4d6891dc3e7f84534ffa', action: 'log', enabled: true },
      ],
      // Override categories: 'wordpress', 'sqli', 'xss', 'rce', etc.
      categories: [
        { category: 'wordpress', enabled: false },
        { category: 'sqli', action: 'log' },
      ],
    },
  },
  expression: 'true',
  enabled: true,
}

Skip Rules

Skip rules bypass subsequent rule evaluation. Two skip types:

Skip current ruleset: Skip remaining rules in current phase only

{
  action: 'skip',
  action_parameters: {
    ruleset: 'current', // Skip rest of current ruleset
  },
  expression: 'http.request.uri.path ends_with ".jpg" or http.request.uri.path ends_with ".css"',
  enabled: true,
}

Skip entire phases: Skip one or more phases completely

{
  action: 'skip',
  action_parameters: {
    phases: ['http_request_firewall_managed', 'http_ratelimit'], // Skip multiple phases
  },
  expression: 'ip.src in {192.0.2.0/24 203.0.113.0/24}',
  enabled: true,
}

Note: Skip rules in custom phase can skip managed/ratelimit phases, but not vice versa (execution order).

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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