# Manage Cloudflare caching with OpenCode

> Managing Cloudflare with OpenCode means asking it, in the terminal where you work, to verify a WordPress site's Cloudflare link, purge the edge cache or toggle development mode through xSpeed Hub.

Page: https://xspeedcache.com/agent/opencode/cloudflare/
Last updated: October 2026

You are in an OpenCode session, and the site you just changed still looks old when you check it as a visitor. You describe the problem and name the site. OpenCode calls list_sites to find the handle, then cloudflare_verify, a read that asks Cloudflare whether the credentials and zone stored in xSpeed still resolve. It reports the result in the terminal before it does anything else.

From there it can use purge_cloudflare to clear only the edge copy, or set_cloudflare_dev_mode to bypass the edge for about three hours so origin changes appear straight away. Both writes need Cloudflare connected in xSpeed on that site, and neither accepts site: "all", so each call covers one site. If a task spans several sites, you will see one call per site in the output.

OpenCode checks MCP tools against its permission rules under the prefixed name, such as xspeedhub_set_cloudflare_dev_mode, and most permissions default to allow. With no rule of yours in place, both Cloudflare writes run without a prompt. Rules are ask, allow or deny, and the last matching rule wins, so put an ask rule for every xspeedhub_ tool first, then allow xspeedhub_cloudflare_verify after it. A deny holds even under opencode --auto, so you can deny development mode altogether if you never want an agent to slow a live site. Set the rules before you need them, not in the middle of an incident. Afterward, ask OpenCode to confirm which site it changed, so the terminal history holds a clear record.

## Set up OpenCode once

### 1. Put your sites in xSpeed Hub

Sign in at app.xspeedcache.com with Google or email; the Hub is free and has no site cap. Then connect each WordPress site from its own dashboard: click Connect Hub in the xSpeed Cache top bar, then Connect via xSpeed Hub. Each site needs the free xSpeed Cache plugin.

### 2. Add xSpeed Hub to your config

Put this block in your global config, or in opencode.json at a project root to scope it to that project. OpenCode reads both JSON and JSONC. No other field is needed: when the Hub answers 401, OpenCode starts the OAuth flow and registers itself through dynamic client registration.

File: `~/.config/opencode/opencode.json`

```jsonc
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "xspeedhub": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://app.xspeedcache.com/xspeed/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### 3. Sign in with opencode mcp auth

Run this once. It opens a browser page on xSpeed Hub where you sign in and approve access. There is no token to paste; OpenCode stores the credentials it receives. Run opencode mcp list to see the server and its auth status, and opencode mcp debug xspeedhub if the connection fails.

```bash
opencode mcp auth xspeedhub
```

Full setup: https://xspeedcache.com/agent/opencode/

### Before you send a prompt that changes something

Reads change nothing on your sites, though contact_support emails xSpeed support. Writes run once your connection allows them, so your client's approval prompt and a read-only connection (the token's Read-only everywhere switch, or a Viewer sign-in) are the gates that matter. OpenCode checks MCP tools against its permission rules under the prefixed name, such as xspeedhub_purge_cache, and most permissions default to allow. With no rule of yours in place, a Hub write tool runs without a prompt. Add rules to change that: "xspeedhub_*": "ask" first, then "xspeedhub_get_*": "allow" and "xspeedhub_list_*": "allow", because the last matching rule wins. A deny rule holds even under opencode --auto, which approves everything that is not denied. The Hub itself has no confirmation step, so these rules and read-only access are the gates. For read-only access, send the connection token with Read-only everywhere on, or sign in as a Viewer member.

## Prompts

- Use xSpeed Hub to check the Cloudflare connection on shop and tell me if the token still works.
- With xSpeed Hub, purge the Cloudflare edge cache on blog, and nothing on the server.
- Use xSpeed Hub to switch Cloudflare development mode on for shop while I iterate, and turn it off when I say done.

## Example session

```
You: I changed the nav on blog, but anonymous requests still return the old one. Use xSpeed Hub to check Cloudflare.
  → cloudflare_verify(site: blog) [read-only]: Credentials and zone resolve; Cloudflare connected
Agent: Cloudflare is connected on blog. The old nav can sit in the edge copy and in xSpeed's page cache on the server. Run purge_cache for blog's page cache, then purge_cloudflare?
You: Yes, both.
  → purge_cache(site: blog, type: page) [changes site]: page cache purged (49 entries)
  → purge_cloudflare(site: blog) [changes site]: Cloudflare edge cache purged
Agent: The page cache and the edge cache are both purged for blog. An anonymous request should now fetch the new nav.
```

## How it works

1. **Verify the connection**: cloudflare_verify calls Cloudflare's API with the credentials stored on the site and checks that the token and zone still resolve. It purges nothing and works on a read-only connection. If Cloudflare is not connected on that site, the call comes back as an error and the agent should tell you rather than retry.
2. **Purge the edge**: purge_cloudflare empties the Cloudflare edge cache for the site's zone. It does not touch the copies on your server. When Cloudflare is in front of a site, a content change usually needs both, so the agent runs purge_cache first and purge_cloudflare after it, or one purge_cache of type all, which reaches the edge when Cloudflare is connected.
3. **Turn development mode on to see origin changes**: set_cloudflare_dev_mode with enabled true bypasses the edge for about three hours, so changes on the origin show immediately. It slows the site for real visitors the whole time. Your client's prompt is the gate here, because the Hub's instructions do not name this tool in their confirm list.
4. **Turn it off when you finish**: set_cloudflare_dev_mode with enabled false switches development mode off. Cloudflare also ends it on its own after about three hours. No Hub tool reads whether it is currently on, so note when you turned it on.
5. **Read a failure**: A rejected token, an empty zone ID or a refused call comes back as an error that names the action, the HTTP status and Cloudflare's message when it gave one. It is not reported as a success. The credentials themselves are set in the xSpeed Cache panel in wp-admin, not through the Hub.

## Reference

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Read tool | cloudflare_verify; purges nothing and works on a read-only connection |
| Write tools | purge_cloudflare and set_cloudflare_dev_mode (enabled true or false) |
| Needs | Cloudflare connected in xSpeed on that site: integration on, an API token (or the legacy key and email) and a Zone ID |
| Edge purge scope | Everything Cloudflare holds for the site's zone; the server copies stay |
| Development mode | Bypasses the edge for about 3 hours, then Cloudflare switches it off |
| Token permissions | Zone Cache Purge, and Zone Settings Edit for development mode |
| What verify proves | The token and zone resolve; a token without Zone Settings Edit still verifies |
| Through purge_cache | Type all also clears the edge when Cloudflare is connected; page, assets, object and rest do not |
| Every site at once | None of the three accept site: "all"; one site per call |
| Failure shape | An error with the action, the HTTP status and Cloudflare's message |
| Read-only connection | The connection token with Read-only everywhere on, or a Viewer member's sign-in; purge_cloudflare and set_cloudflare_dev_mode are refused and cloudflare_verify works. An OAuth sign-in gets the scopes the client asks for, so the switch does not make it read-only |
| Confirmation | None on the Hub; your client's prompt is the gate |

## Rules

- Run cloudflare_verify first, but do not read a pass as proof that every call will work. A token that lacks Zone Settings Edit verifies and purges fine, then fails the first time development mode is switched.
- Purge the server and the edge together after a content change. Purging only the site leaves visitors on the old page until the edge copy expires.
- Turn development mode off as soon as you are done. It slows the site for real visitors for up to about three hours, and no tool reports its state.
- Never paste a Cloudflare token or Global API Key into the chat. Connect Cloudflare in the xSpeed Cache panel in wp-admin, and use a scoped API token rather than the Global API Key.
- purge_cloudflare and set_cloudflare_dev_mode are write tools. The Hub runs them as soon as your connection allows writes, so your client's approval prompt and a read-only connection (the connection token with Read-only everywhere on, or a Viewer member's sign-in) are the gates that matter.

## Good to know with OpenCode

OpenCode starts from permissive defaults, so until you add an ask or deny rule for the xspeedhub_ tools, set_cloudflare_dev_mode and purge_cloudflare run on the model's say-so. Write the rules per tool: ask for everything under xspeedhub_ first, allow xspeedhub_cloudflare_verify after it, and deny xspeedhub_set_cloudflare_dev_mode if you never want it called. A deny stops the call before it reaches the Hub, which has no prompt of its own and runs any write as soon as your connection allows it.

## More prompts for this job

They work in any client connected to xSpeed Hub.

- Use xSpeed Hub to check that the Cloudflare connection on shop still works.
- With xSpeed Hub, purge the Cloudflare edge cache on blog.
- I changed the checkout page on shop. Use xSpeed Hub to purge the site cache and the Cloudflare edge.
- Use xSpeed Hub to turn Cloudflare development mode on for shop. I am editing the theme.
- With xSpeed Hub, turn Cloudflare development mode off on shop.
- Ask xSpeed Hub to verify Cloudflare on shop and tell me what is wrong if it fails.
- Using xSpeed Hub, which of my sites have a working Cloudflare connection? Check them one at a time.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I stop OpenCode from ever switching Cloudflare development mode on?

Yes. Set the permission for set_cloudflare_dev_mode to deny and OpenCode will not call it. You can still allow cloudflare_verify and ask for purge_cloudflare, so the other two tools keep working.

### Does OpenCode confirm Cloudflare purges by default?

No. Most OpenCode permissions default to allow, so purge_cloudflare runs without a prompt until you add an ask or deny rule for it. The Hub has no confirmation of its own, so add the rule, or use the connection token with Read-only everywhere on, before you let an agent loose on a live site.

### What does a site need before the Cloudflare tools work?

Cloudflare has to be connected in xSpeed on that site: the integration switched on, an API token (or the legacy Global API Key with your Cloudflare email) and the Zone ID of the domain. You set these in the xSpeed Cache panel in wp-admin. Without them, the tools return an error instead of acting.

### Does purging the xSpeed cache also clear Cloudflare?

A purge_cache of type all does, when the site has Cloudflare connected, and it reports each step. A page, assets, object or rest purge stays on your server. purge_cloudflare clears only the edge, so use it when the server copy is already fresh.

### How long does development mode last?

About three hours. Cloudflare switches it off on its own after that. While it is on, the edge is bypassed, so origin changes show at once and real visitors get a slower site. Turn it off yourself with set_cloudflare_dev_mode set to false when you are done.

### Why did cloudflare_verify pass but development mode failed?

Verifying and purging do not need Zone Settings Edit on the token, so a token without it looks fine. Development mode writes a zone setting, so it is refused. Edit the token in Cloudflare so it has both Zone Cache Purge and Zone Settings Edit, then try again.

### Can I purge Cloudflare on all my sites with one prompt?

Not with purge_cloudflare, which takes one site per call. A purge_cache of type all with site set to all clears the edge on each site that has Cloudflare connected, and the result is reported per site. The Hub tells the agent to confirm a write across every site with you once first.

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## Documentation

- How to connect Cloudflare: https://xspeedcache.com/docs/cloudflare/
- How to serve assets from a CDN: https://xspeedcache.com/docs/cdn/
- How to enable Page Cache: https://xspeedcache.com/docs/page-cache/