--- title: Everything we launched during Birthday Week 2026 | daily.dev description: Cloudflare recaps 46 announcements made during its Birthday Week 2026 event, spanning open-source releases (cf CLI, Forge, EmDash, Vinext 1.0, Kitesurf),... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/everything-we-launched-during-birthday-week-2026-sm83lwcfv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Everything we launched during Birthday Week 2026 | daily.dev og:description: Cloudflare recaps 46 announcements made during its Birthday Week 2026 event, spanning open-source releases (cf CLI, Forge, EmDash, Vinext 1.0, Kitesurf),... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/everything-we-launched-during-birthday-week-2026-sm83lwcfv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/sM83LwCfV.png og:image:alt: Everything we launched during Birthday Week 2026 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Everything we launched during Birthday Week 2026 **[Cloudflare](https://daily.dev/sources/cloudflare)** · 8 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Cloudflare recaps 46 announcements made during its Birthday Week 2026 event, spanning open-source releases (cf CLI, Forge, EmDash, Vinext 1.0, Kitesurf), post-quantum security work (planned certificate authority, Merkle Tree Certificates, CryptoLabe, PQ visibility in logs), new economic models for AI agents (Pay Per Use, Monetization Gateway, HTTP 402/x402 support), developer platform expansions (Basin GA, K2 event streams, Workers KV Instant, native ML-KEM/ML-DSA support, AI Search GA), and infrastructure/observability upgrades (Cloudflare Traces, unified observability platform, OHTTP Gateway, Account Abuse Protection, Quick Tunnels email auth). The week also included an update on Cloudflare's 1,111 intern hiring goal. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Cloudflare's new cf CLI and how does it differ from existing tools? The cf CLI is a new command-line tool that mirrors the Cloudflare API using JSON-first output and typed configuration, giving both people and agents one consistent interface. It is generated by Forge, a pluggable open-source pipeline that runs in CI to produce SDKs, CLIs, and documentation directly from API definitions. _Developers tracking new CLI tooling for cloud platforms can follow releases like this on daily.dev._ ### What does Cloudflare Workers KV Instant offer in terms of read latency and replication? Workers KV Instant delivers sub-two-millisecond p99 reads with fast global replication across more than 300 locations, while keeping the familiar Workers KV API. It targets use cases needing very low-latency key-value access at global scale without changing existing integration patterns. _Engineers comparing edge key-value stores for latency-sensitive apps can keep up with updates like this on daily.dev._ ### How does Cloudflare's Monetization Gateway let sellers charge AI agents for content access? Monetization Gateway, released in beta, lets sellers put a price on resources sitting behind Cloudflare and collect payments from AI agents using the HTTP 402 status code alongside the x402 protocol. It pairs with Pay Per Use, which gives enrolled publishers usage reports, billing, and payouts when verified AI buyers access their content. _Teams exploring agent-to-business payment models can track developments like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Self-Host Weekly \(28 August 2026\)](https://daily.dev/posts/self-host-weekly-28-august-2026--rne4t41sl) · selfh.st · 6 upvotes · 0 comments - [One year later: the power of 1.1.1.1 interns](https://daily.dev/posts/one-year-later-the-power-of-1-1-1-1-interns-r5kpefeat) · Cloudflare · 7 upvotes · 0 comments - [JavaScript Weekly Issue 789: June 9, 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-weekly-issue-789-june-9-2026-bcbndrnzf) · JavaScript Weekly · 28 upvotes · 0 comments - [2026 Birthday week: network performance update](https://daily.dev/posts/2026-birthday-week-network-performance-update-dosvkcjxy) · Cloudflare · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Cloudflare Year in Review: AI Bots Crawl Aggressively, Post-Quantum Encryption Hits 50%, Go Doubles](https://daily.dev/posts/cloudflare-year-in-review-ai-bots-crawl-aggressively-post-quantum-encryption-hits-50-go-doubles-ibc0aje5i) · InfoQ · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#quantum-computing](https://daily.dev/tags/quantum-computing), [#cloudflare](https://daily.dev/tags/cloudflare) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/everything-we-launched-during-birthday-week-2026-sm83lwcfv) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Everything we launched during Birthday Week 2026","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/everything-we-launched-during-birthday-week-2026-sm83lwcfv","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/everything-we-launched-during-birthday-week-2026-sm83lwcfv"},"datePublished":"2026-10-05T13:15:19.504Z","dateModified":"2026-10-05T13:17:59.071Z","description":"Cloudflare recaps 46 announcements made during its Birthday Week 2026 event, spanning open-source releases (cf CLI, Forge, EmDash, Vinext 1.0, Kitesurf),...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/1f1a479d29c6a3c4c60b28dacc0e37bf?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/1f1a479d29c6a3c4c60b28dacc0e37bf?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Cloudflare","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Cloudflare","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/38522e1d11354cd6b7af66f9d4316735","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/cloudflare"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/everything-we-launched-during-birthday-week-2026-sm83lwcfv","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":5},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai-agents,quantum-computing,cloudflare","timeRequired":"PT8M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cloudflare","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/cloudflare"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Everything we launched during Birthday Week 2026"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/everything-we-launched-during-birthday-week-2026-sm83lwcfv#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is Cloudflare's new cf CLI and how does it differ from existing tools?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The cf CLI is a new command-line tool that mirrors the Cloudflare API using JSON-first output and typed configuration, giving both people and agents one consistent interface. 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