Cloudflare
Connectivity cloud: CDN, DNS, DDoS protection and zero trust, plus Cloudflare Radar's view of internet traffic.
Recent activity
Stories per weekLatest stories
8 most recent-
Cloudflare Launches Kitesurf: Lightweight Agent-First Browser Runtime for Web Automation
Cloudflare launched Kitesurf, a browser runtime built specifically for AI agents that runs on Workers in V8 isolates, using 3-7x less CPU and memory than Chromium while passing 235,000+ web platform tests. The 2026 MCP specification dropped protocol-level sessions and QF-Test 11.0.1 added an MCP server, enabling external agents to plug directly into automated testing workflows.
-
Cloudflare launches Agents Week: identity, communication, orchestration, memory, observability stack for agentic infrastructure
Cloudflare announced Agents Week, exploring what the shift toward AI agents means for developers and customers building AI-native apps and the infrastructure needed to support them, including identity, communication, orchestration, memory, observability, and security across the Cloudflare platform to serve an Agentic Internet.
-
Cloudflare Named Only Vendor as Visionary in 2026 Gartner SASE and SSE Magic Quadrants
Cloudflare is the only vendor recognized as a Visionary in both the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms and Security Service Edge reports. The SASE market is maturing with vendors differentiating on AI security, post-quantum cryptography, and sovereign controls, signaling industry consolidation around platform architecture.
-
Cloudflare Workers Now Run MCP Servers with Stateless Protocol Core
The next version of MCP has a rewritten, stateless core that just works on Workers, covering upgrades to the protocol, the new feature lifecycle and SDK migration path, with early adopters already running it in production. Cloudflare Workers integration removes infrastructure complexity from MCP server deployments.
-
Cloudflare Agents Week: Open-Source OS, Wallets, and Agent Development Lifecycle
Cloudflare shipped Cloudflare OS—an open-source agent workspace with zero-trust isolation, per-instance sandboxes, and infrastructure-level control—alongside Wallets (native agent payments via x402), Codex (enforced engineering standards for agents), and foundational SDLC replacements. The company reported running 20M+ AI Gateway requests, 241B tokens, and supporting 3,683 internal users on its own agent stack.
-
Cloudflare OS Open-Sourced: Agent Workspace with Zero-Trust Isolation and Gatekeeper Controls
Cloudflare open-sourced Cloudflare OS on August 5, 2026, a self-hostable agent workspace providing zero-trust Gatekeeper isolation, per-instance app sandboxes, and infrastructure-level agent controls. The platform emerged from internal tooling used by thousands of Cloudflare employees since May 2026 and is now available as a portable system on GitHub.
-
Cloudflare Opens Monetization Gateway Waitlist for Agent-to-API Payments via x402 Standard
Cloudflare opened waitlist for Monetization Gateway enabling charges on any page, dataset, API, or MCP tool behind its network, settling payments via x402 standard. Complements Linux Foundation's x402 Foundation (formed April 2026 by Coinbase, Cloudflare, Stripe with support from Google, Visa, Microsoft, and 20+ organizations) for agent-native payment infrastructure.
-
Claude Managed Agents Self-Hosted Sandboxes and MCP Tunnel Support GA
Claude Managed Agents now support self-hosted sandboxes where tool execution runs on customer infrastructure (Cloudflare, Modal, Vercel, or on-prem) while orchestration stays on Anthropic's platform. MCP tunnel support enables agents to reach private enterprise networks without exposing credentials. Announced at Code w/ Claude London, this directly addresses enterprise security and data residency requirements for agent deployments.