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Cloudflare Deploy

JetBrainsOfficialCreated by OpenAIDistributed by JetBrains

  • 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

AutoGineer summary

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The Cloudflare Deploy skill serves as a centralized hub for developers working within the Cloudflare ecosystem. It provides structured decision trees to help users select the appropriate Cloudflare product—ranging from compute and storage to AI and security—and offers guidance on authentication, deployment, and troubleshooting. The skill includes specific references for building stateful, distributed AI agents using the Cloudflare Agents SDK, covering lifecycle hooks, state management, and SQL integration.

What it does

  • Provides decision trees to select the right Cloudflare product for compute, storage, AI, or networking needs.
  • Offers guidance on authentication using Wrangler for local and CI/CD environments.
  • Includes detailed documentation for building stateful AI agents with the Cloudflare Agents SDK.
  • Supports infrastructure-as-code integration via Pulumi and Terraform.
  • Provides troubleshooting steps for network-related deployment failures.
  • Maps specific use cases to relevant product references and technical documentation.

When to use it

  • When you need to deploy, host, or publish a project on Cloudflare.
  • When you are unsure which Cloudflare product best fits your compute, storage, or AI requirements.
  • When building stateful AI agents that require persistent memory and real-time connections.
  • When you need to configure security, networking, or media optimization services on Cloudflare.
  • When troubleshooting deployment timeouts or network connectivity issues.

Advantages

  • Consolidates fragmented documentation into a single, navigable resource.
  • Simplifies product selection through clear, logic-based decision trees.
  • Provides ready-to-use code patterns for complex tasks like AI agent development.
  • Addresses common operational hurdles like authentication and network sandboxing.

Usage examples

“I need to deploy a full-stack web application to Cloudflare. Which product should I use?”
The agent will guide you to use Cloudflare Pages for Git-based deployments and provide the necessary steps to get started.
“How do I build a stateful AI chat agent on Cloudflare?”
The agent will provide the AIChatAgent class structure, explain how to manage message history, and show how to integrate with Workers AI.
“My deployment is failing with a network timeout. What should I do?”
The agent will recommend rerunning the deployment with escalated permissions using the sandbox_permissions=require_escalated flag.

Install

  1. Download the skill as a ZIP:

    https://mp-staging.autogineer.com/agent-skills/jetbrains/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/argo-smart-routing/gotchas.md

Best Practices Summary

Smart Shield Note: Argo Smart Routing evolving into Smart Shield. Best practices below remain applicable; monitor Cloudflare changelog for Smart Shield updates.

  1. Always check editability before attempting to enable/disable Argo

  2. Set up billing notifications to avoid unexpected costs

  3. Combine with Tiered Cache for maximum performance benefit

  4. Use in production only - disable for dev/staging to control costs

  5. Monitor analytics - require 500+ requests in 48h for detailed metrics

  6. Handle errors gracefully - check for billing, permissions, zone compatibility

  7. Test configuration changes in staging before production

  8. Use TypeScript SDK for type safety and better developer experience

  9. Implement retry logic for API calls in production systems

  10. Document zone-specific settings for team visibility

Common Errors

"Argo unavailable"

Problem: API returns error "Argo Smart Routing is unavailable for this zone"

Cause: Zone not eligible or billing not set up

Solution:

  1. Verify zone has Enterprise or higher plan

  2. Check billing is configured in Account → Billing

  3. Ensure payment method is valid and current

  4. Contact Cloudflare support if eligibility unclear

"Cannot enable/disable"

Problem: API call succeeds but status remains unchanged, or editable: false in GET response

Cause: Insufficient permissions or zone restrictions

Solution:

  1. Check API token has Zone:Argo Smart Routing:Edit permission

  2. Verify editable: true in GET response before attempting PATCH

  3. If editable: false, check:

    • Billing configured for account

    • Zone plan includes Argo (Enterprise+)

    • No active zone holds or suspensions

    • API token has correct scopes

editable: false Error

Problem: GET request returns "editable": false, preventing enable/disable

Cause: Zone-level restrictions from billing, plan, or permissions

Solution Pattern:

const status = await client.argo.smartRouting.get({ zone_id: zoneId });

if (!status.editable) {
  // Don't attempt to modify - will fail
  console.error('Cannot modify Argo settings:');
  console.error('- Check billing is configured');
  console.error('- Verify zone has Enterprise+ plan');
  console.error('- Confirm API token has Edit permission');
  throw new Error('Argo is not editable for this zone');
}

// Safe to proceed with enable/disable
await client.argo.smartRouting.edit({ zone_id: zoneId, value: 'on' });
Rate Limiting

Problem: 429 Too Many Requests error from API

Cause: Exceeded API rate limits (typically 1200 requests per 5 minutes)

Solution:

import { RateLimitError } from 'cloudflare';

try {
  await client.argo.smartRouting.edit({ zone_id: zoneId, value: 'on' });
} catch (error) {
  if (error instanceof RateLimitError) {
    const retryAfter = error.response?.headers.get('retry-after');
    console.log(`Rate limited. Retry after ${retryAfter} seconds`);
    
    // Implement exponential backoff
    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, (retryAfter || 60) * 1000));
    // Retry request
  }
}

Limits

Resource/LimitValueNotes
Min requests for analytics500 in 48hFor detailed metrics via GraphQL
Zones supportedEnterprise+Check zone plan in dashboard
Billing requirementMust be configuredBefore enabling; verify payment method
API rate limit1200 req / 5 minPer API token across all endpoints
Spectrum appsNo hard limitEach app can enable Argo independently
Traffic countingProxied onlyOnly orange-clouded DNS records count
DDoS/WAF exemptionYesMitigated traffic excluded from billing
Analytics latency1-5 minutesReal-time metrics not available

Additional Resources

Requirements and compatibility

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

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Attribution and licence

Created by
OpenAI
Publisher
JetBrains (Official)
Distributed by
JetBrains
Source
JetBrains/skills · cloudflare-deploy · commit 3f53782
Licence
Apache License 2.0 (redistribution allowed)
  • ATTRIBUTION.md (written by AutoGineer)
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