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
| 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?
