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?
When to Use
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.
Covers: Authentication (Required Before Deploy), Quick Decision Trees, "I need to run code", "I need to store data", "I need security".
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