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The latest AI and developer news from Cloudflare Blog, with short summaries.
Visit website →Cloudflare introduces Workers KV Instant powered by Quicksilver
KV Instant offers 100x faster p99 reads and immediate updates but is currently in private beta.
Cloudflare Basin: Serverless Data Platform Now Generally Available
The platform integrates Basin Pipelines, Catalog, and SQL to offer zero-egress-fee analytics on Apache Iceberg.
Cloudflare Impact Programs Reach $100 Million in Donated Services
Cloudflare's Impact programs have reached $100 million in donated services, protecting thousands of organizations including journalists, civil society groups, and election bodies.
Cloudflare AI Gateway User Insights Adds Model Overkill Detection; Auto Router Launches in Closed Beta
Cloudflare updates AI Gateway User Insights with model overkill detection and launches the Auto Router in closed beta to optimize model selection and costs.
Cloudflare launches Pay Per Use beta to monetize AI content usage
Publishers can now accept offers from AI buyers who pay for specific content uses rather than crawls, with Cloudflare handling billing and reporting.
Cloudflare launches Monetization Gateway in closed beta to enable agent-native payments via HTTP 402
Cloudflare has released the Monetization Gateway in closed beta, allowing sellers to charge AI agents for resources like APIs and data using the HTTP 402 status code and USDC settlements on the Base blockchain.
Cloudflare Simplifies Domain Search and Expands Agentic Registrar Capabilities
The update introduces a new search interface covering 420+ extensions, a sandbox for the Registrar API, and integration with the newly launched cf CLI.
Cloudflare introduces Issues for Workers to automate error monitoring and agent handoff
Cloudflare's new open beta feature, Issues, groups production errors and automatically sends diagnostic context to coding agents like Claude Code and Cursor.
Cloudflare releases AI Gateway Auto Router in beta to optimize AI spend
Cloudflare has released Auto Router in public beta via AI Gateway, a feature that automatically routes requests to the most cost-effective capable model, offering free access during the beta period.
Cloudflare Rebuilds Containers for Agent Sandboxes with 6x Faster Startup and Runtime Image Selection
The new durable_object scheduling policy allows runtime image selection and reduces median startup time to 648ms.
Cloudflare launches Pay Per Use and Monetization Gateway to charge AI agents
Cloudflare introduces Pay Per Use and Monetization Gateway to help publishers and API providers charge AI agents directly for content and services.
Cloudflare Uses Internal AI Tool CryptoLabe to Chart Post-Quantum Migration Path
Cloudflare developed CryptoLabe, an internal AI tool built on its Developer Platform, to scan codebases and chart a course for its 2029 post-quantum readiness deadline.
Cloudflare Implements Beta Mitigation for IPsec Quantum Downgrade Attacks
Cloudflare has implemented a beta mitigation for an IPsec design flaw enabling quantum downgrade attacks, with support rolled out for Cloudflare WAN and Magic Transit.
Cloudflare Launches Application Profiles to Enforce Positive Security via Schema Validation
Cloudflare has launched Application Profiles, a new feature that extends Schema Learning and Validation to web applications, allowing customers to enforce positive security policies by blocking traffic that deviates from learned request structures.
Cloudflare adds post-quantum TLS visibility tools to Security and Logs products
Customers can now inspect per-connection post-quantum adoption via Logpush, Log Explorer, and HTTP Traffic Analytics to audit compliance and identify cryptographic gaps.
Cloudflare Launches Threat Signals: Agentic Skills for Open-Source Threat Intelligence, Free for All Accounts
Cloudflare has launched Threat Signals, a new agentic tool that automates the conversion of open-source threat intelligence into actionable WAF rules and indicators, now available for free to every Cloudflare account.
Cloudflare Tests WAF Against Frontier AI Models, Identifies SSRF and CMDi Gaps
The test generated 1,107 mutation attempts, resulting in 49 validated findings that led to new SSRF detection rules in the Managed Rules update.
Cloudflare Launches Post-Quantum Certificate Authority Using Merkle Tree Certificates
Cloudflare will offer standard Merkle Tree Certificate issuance at no cost, targeting inclusion in Chrome’s Quantum-resistant Root Store by early 2027.
Cloudflare launches adaptive application security framework to counter AI-driven threats
Cloudflare introduces an adaptive application security framework featuring LLM-hardened WAF rules, free threat intelligence access, and new tools for governing agentic traffic.
Cloudflare Announces Intent to Become Public Certificate Authority, Acquires GlobalSign Root
Cloudflare has applied for inclusion in major root programs and signed an agreement to acquire a GlobalSign root to ensure broad device compatibility.