# Cloudflare developer toolset expansion

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> Updated: 2026-10-05T05:27:22.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

Cloudflare has initiated the release of new developer tools, beginning with the announcement of Forge, an open-source tool for automatically generating SDKs, documentation, and command-line interfaces from API definitions. This release follows industry trends toward open-sourcing code-generation suites to mitigate platform risks associated with proprietary services.

Following this, Cloudflare introduced the ‘cf’ command-line interface (CLI) in open beta. Designed to eventually replace Wrangler, the new CLI supports approximately 3,000 API operations, a significant increase from the 280 operations available in Wrangler. The tool is open source, utilizes JSON by default, and features a natural language search capability. It also incorporates a TypeScript-based configuration file and integrates Vite as its default development server. 

Additionally, Cloudflare updated its Quick Tunnels service, which enables developers to publish local servers to a ‘trycloudflare.com’ address without an account. The update includes a new security feature allowing users to restrict access to specific email addresses.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-05: Cloudflare launches new cf CLI and updates Quick Tunnels

Cloudflare has launched ‘cf’, a new open-source CLI in beta designed to replace Wrangler, and added email-based access restrictions to its Quick Tunnels service.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/cloudflare-launches-new-cf-cli-and-updates-quick-tunnels

### 2026-09-28: Cloudflare launches open-source Forge tool and agentic cf CLI

Cloudflare has launched Forge, an open-source API tooling project, and introduced the cf CLI to provide software agents with full access to its API, following industry shifts toward open-source infrastructure.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/cloudflare-launches-open-source-forge-tool-and-agentic-cf-cli

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