Cloudflare Deploy
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- Cloud and DevOps
- Apache-2.0
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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
Download the skill as a ZIP:
https://mp-staging.autogineer.com/agent-skills/jetbrains/cloudflare-deploy/downloadUnzip 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 authenticatedNot authenticated? → references/wrangler/auth.md
Interactive/local:
wrangler login(one-time OAuth)CI/CD: Set
CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKENenv 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
| Product | Reference |
|---|---|
| Workers | references/workers/ |
| Pages | references/pages/ |
| Pages Functions | references/pages-functions/ |
| Durable Objects | references/durable-objects/ |
| Workflows | references/workflows/ |
| Containers | references/containers/ |
| Workers for Platforms | references/workers-for-platforms/ |
| Cron Triggers | references/cron-triggers/ |
| Tail Workers | references/tail-workers/ |
| Snippets | references/snippets/ |
| Smart Placement | references/smart-placement/ |
Storage & Data
| Product | Reference |
|---|---|
| KV | references/kv/ |
| D1 | references/d1/ |
| R2 | references/r2/ |
| Queues | references/queues/ |
| Hyperdrive | references/hyperdrive/ |
| DO Storage | references/do-storage/ |
| Secrets Store | references/secrets-store/ |
| Pipelines | references/pipelines/ |
| R2 Data Catalog | references/r2-data-catalog/ |
| R2 SQL | references/r2-sql/ |
AI & Machine Learning
| Product | Reference |
|---|---|
| Workers AI | references/workers-ai/ |
| Vectorize | references/vectorize/ |
| Agents SDK | references/agents-sdk/ |
| AI Gateway | references/ai-gateway/ |
| AI Search | references/ai-search/ |
Networking & Connectivity
| Product | Reference |
|---|---|
| Tunnel | references/tunnel/ |
| Spectrum | references/spectrum/ |
| TURN | references/turn/ |
| Network Interconnect | references/network-interconnect/ |
| Argo Smart Routing | references/argo-smart-routing/ |
| Workers VPC | references/workers-vpc/ |
Security
| Product | Reference |
|---|---|
| WAF | references/waf/ |
| DDoS Protection | references/ddos/ |
| Bot Management | references/bot-management/ |
| API Shield | references/api-shield/ |
| Turnstile | references/turnstile/ |
Media & Content
| Product | Reference |
|---|---|
| Images | references/images/ |
| Stream | references/stream/ |
| Browser Rendering | references/browser-rendering/ |
| Zaraz | references/zaraz/ |
Real-Time Communication
| Product | Reference |
|---|---|
| RealtimeKit | references/realtimekit/ |
| Realtime SFU | references/realtime-sfu/ |
Developer Tools
| Product | Reference |
|---|---|
| Wrangler | references/wrangler/ |
| Miniflare | references/miniflare/ |
| C3 | references/c3/ |
| Observability | references/observability/ |
| Analytics Engine | references/analytics-engine/ |
| Web Analytics | references/web-analytics/ |
| Sandbox | references/sandbox/ |
| Workerd | references/workerd/ |
| Workers Playground | references/workers-playground/ |
Infrastructure as Code
| Product | Reference |
|---|---|
| Pulumi | references/pulumi/ |
| Terraform | references/terraform/ |
| API | references/api/ |
Other Services
| Product | Reference |
|---|---|
| Email Routing | references/email-routing/ |
| Email Workers | references/email-workers/ |
| Static Assets | references/static-assets/ |
| Bindings | references/bindings/ |
| Cache Reserve | references/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
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references/tail-workers/README.md
Cloudflare Tail Workers
Specialized Workers that consume execution events from producer Workers for logging, debugging, analytics, and observability.
When to Use This Reference
Implementing observability/logging for Cloudflare Workers
Processing Worker execution events, logs, exceptions
Building custom analytics or error tracking
Configuring real-time event streaming
Working with tail handlers or tail consumers
Core Concepts
What Are Tail Workers?
Tail Workers automatically process events from producer Workers (the Workers being monitored). They receive:
HTTP request/response info
Console logs (
console.log/error/warn/debug)Uncaught exceptions
Execution outcomes (
ok,exception,exceededCpu, etc.)Diagnostic channel events
Key characteristics:
Invoked AFTER producer finishes executing
Capture entire request lifecycle including Service Bindings and Dynamic Dispatch sub-requests
Billed by CPU time, not request count
Available on Workers Paid and Enterprise tiers
Alternative: OpenTelemetry Export
Before using Tail Workers, consider OpenTelemetry:
For batch exports to observability tools (Sentry, Grafana, Honeycomb):
OTEL export sends logs/traces in batches (more efficient)
Built-in integrations with popular platforms
Lower overhead than Tail Workers
Use Tail Workers only for custom real-time processing
Decision Tree
Need observability for Workers?
├─ Batch export to known tools (Sentry/Grafana/Honeycomb)?
│ └─ Use OpenTelemetry export (not Tail Workers)
├─ Custom real-time processing needed?
│ ├─ Aggregated metrics?
│ │ └─ Use Tail Worker + Analytics Engine
│ ├─ Error tracking?
│ │ └─ Use Tail Worker + external service
│ ├─ Custom logging/debugging?
│ │ └─ Use Tail Worker + KV/HTTP endpoint
│ └─ Complex event processing?
│ └─ Use Tail Worker + Durable Objects
└─ Quick debugging?
└─ Use `wrangler tail` (different from Tail Workers)Reading Order
configuration.md - Set up Tail Workers
api.md - Handler signature, types, redaction
patterns.md - Common use cases and integrations
gotchas.md - Pitfalls and debugging tips
Quick Example
export default {
async tail(events, env, ctx) {
// Process events from producer Worker
ctx.waitUntil(
fetch(env.LOG_ENDPOINT, {
method: "POST",
headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify(events),
})
);
}
};Related Skills
observability - General Workers observability patterns, OTEL export
analytics-engine - Aggregated metrics storage for tail event data
durable-objects - Stateful event processing, batching tail events
logpush - Alternative for batch log export (non-real-time)
workers-for-platforms - Dynamic dispatch with tail consumers
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