Cloudflare Launches cf CLI and Open-Sources Forge SDK Generator for AI-Ready Workflows

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Cloudflare has released cf, a command-line tool that covers its entire API surface and supports TypeScript configuration-as-code, making it usable both by human operators and AI agents. Alongside the CLI, the company open-sourced Forge, its internal SDK generator that automatically produces typed TypeScript code from OpenAPI specifications. Because the CLI is generated rather than hand-written, it stays in sync with API changes without requiring manual updates to documentation or flag definitions. The design reflects a growing trend in infrastructure tooling, where CLIs are being built with AI agents as first-class users alongside humans. Cloudflare's approach prioritizes complete API coverage and programmatic usability over a curated, beginner-friendly command set.

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