Build AI agents on Cloudflare Workers using the Agents SDK. Load when creating stateful agents, durable workflows, real-time WebSocket apps, scheduled tasks, MCP servers, or chat applications. Covers Agent class, state management, callable RPC, Workflows integration, and React hooks.
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Fetch current docs from https://github.com/cloudflare/agents/tree/main/docs before implementing.
| Topic | Doc | Use for |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | docs/getting-started.md | First agent, project setup |
| State | docs/state.md | setState, validateStateChange, persistence |
| Routing | docs/routing.md | URL patterns, routeAgentRequest, basePath |
| Callable methods | docs/callable-methods.md | @callable, RPC, streaming, timeouts |
| Scheduling | docs/scheduling.md | schedule(), scheduleEvery(), cron |
| Workflows | docs/workflows.md | AgentWorkflow, durable multi-step tasks |
| HTTP/WebSockets | docs/http-websockets.md | Lifecycle hooks, hibernation |
docs/email.md | Email routing, secure reply resolver | |
| MCP client | docs/mcp-client.md | Connecting to MCP servers |
| MCP server | docs/mcp-servers.md | Building MCP servers with McpAgent |
| Client SDK | docs/client-sdk.md | useAgent, useAgentChat, React hooks |
| Human-in-the-loop | docs/human-in-the-loop.md | Approval flows, pausing workflows |
| Resumable streaming | docs/resumable-streaming.md | Stream recovery on disconnect |
Cloudflare docs: https://developers.cloudflare.com/agents/
The Agents SDK provides:
@callable() methods invoked over WebSocketscheduleEvery), and cron tasksAgentWorkflowMcpAgentAIChatAgent with resumable streamsuseAgent, useAgentChat for client appsnpm ls agents # Should show agents packageIf not installed:
npm install agents{
"durable_objects": {
"bindings": [{ "name": "MyAgent", "class_name": "MyAgent" }],
},
"migrations": [{ "tag": "v1", "new_sqlite_classes": ["MyAgent"] }],
}import { Agent, routeAgentRequest, callable } from "agents"
type State = { count: number }
export class Counter extends Agent<Env, State> {
initialState = { count: 0 }
// Validation hook - runs before state persists (sync, throwing rejects the update)
validateStateChange(nextState: State, source: Connection | "server") {
if (nextState.count < 0) throw new Error("Count cannot be negative")
}
// Notification hook - runs after state persists (async, non-blocking)
onStateUpdate(state: State, source: Connection | "server") {
console.log("State updated:", state)
}
@callable()
increment() {
this.setState({ count: this.state.count + 1 })
return this.state.count
}
}
export default {
fetch: (req, env) => routeAgentRequest(req, env) ?? new Response("Not found", { status: 404 }),
}Requests route to /agents/{agent-name}/{instance-name}:
| Class | URL |
|---|---|
Counter | /agents/counter/user-123 |
ChatRoom | /agents/chat-room/lobby |
Client: useAgent({ agent: "Counter", name: "user-123" })
| Task | API |
|---|---|
| Read state | this.state.count |
| Write state | this.setState({ count: 1 }) |
| SQL query | this.sql`SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ${id}` |
| Schedule (delay) | await this.schedule(60, "task", payload) |
| Schedule (cron) | await this.schedule("0 * * * *", "task", payload) |
| Schedule (interval) | await this.scheduleEvery(30, "poll") |
| RPC method | @callable() myMethod() { ... } |
| Streaming RPC | @callable({ streaming: true }) stream(res) { ... } |
| Start workflow | await this.runWorkflow("ProcessingWorkflow", params) |
import { useAgent } from "agents/react"
function App() {
const [state, setLocalState] = useState({ count: 0 })
const agent = useAgent({
agent: "Counter",
name: "my-instance",
onStateUpdate: (newState) => setLocalState(newState),
onIdentity: (name, agentType) => console.log(`Connected to ${name}`),
})
return <button onClick={() => agent.setState({ count: state.count + 1 })}>Count: {state.count}</button>
}2e200ec
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