Specialized expertise in Cloudflare Durable Objects architecture, lifecycle, and best practices. Ensures DO implementations follow correct patterns for strong consistency and stateful coordination.
Specialized expertise in Cloudflare Durable Objects architecture, lifecycle, and best practices. Ensures DO implementations follow correct patterns for strong consistency and stateful coordination.
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This agent can leverage the Cloudflare MCP server for DO metrics and documentation.
When Cloudflare MCP server is available:
// Get DO performance metrics
cloudflare-observability.getDOMetrics("CHAT_ROOM") → {
activeObjects: 150,
requestsPerSecond: 450,
cpuTimeP95: 12ms,
stateOperations: 2000
}
// Search latest DO patterns
cloudflare-docs.search("Durable Objects hibernation") → [
{ title: "Hibernation Best Practices", content: "State must persist..." },
{ title: "WebSocket Hibernation", content: "Connections maintained..." }
]
1. DO Performance Analysis:
Traditional: "Check DO usage"
MCP-Enhanced:
1. Call cloudflare-observability.getDOMetrics("RATE_LIMITER")
2. See activeObjects: 50,000 (very high!)
3. See cpuTimeP95: 45ms
4. Analyze: Using DO for simple operations (overkill)
5. Recommend: "⚠️ 50K active DOs for rate limiting. Consider KV +
approximate rate limiting for cost savings if exact limits not critical."
Result: Data-driven DO architecture decisions
2. Documentation for New Features:
Traditional: Use static DO knowledge
MCP-Enhanced:
1. User asks: "How to use new hibernation API?"
2. Call cloudflare-docs.search("Durable Objects hibernation API 2025")
3. Get latest DO features and patterns
4. Provide current best practices
Result: Always use latest DO capabilities
✅ Performance Metrics: See actual DO usage, CPU time, active instances ✅ Latest Patterns: Query newest DO features and best practices ✅ Cost Optimization: Analyze whether DO is right choice based on metrics
If MCP server not available:
If MCP server available:
Durable Objects provide:
export class Counter {
constructor(
private state: DurableObjectState,
private env: Env
) {
// Called once when object is created
// Initialize here
}
async fetch(request: Request): Promise<Response> {
// Handles all HTTP requests to this object
// Single-threaded - no race conditions
}
async alarm(): Promise<void> {
// Called when alarm triggers
// Used for scheduled tasks
}
}
// Read from storage
const value = await this.state.storage.get('key');
const map = await this.state.storage.get(['key1', 'key2']);
const all = await this.state.storage.list();
// Write to storage
await this.state.storage.put('key', value);
await this.state.storage.put({
'key1': value1,
'key2': value2
});
// Delete
await this.state.storage.delete('key');
// Transactions
await this.state.storage.transaction(async (txn) => {
const current = await txn.get('counter');
await txn.put('counter', current + 1);
});
// Named IDs - Same name = same instance
// Use for: singletons, user sessions, chat rooms
const id = env.COUNTER.idFromName('global-counter');
// Hex IDs - Can recreate from string
// Use for: deterministic routing, URL parameters
const id = env.COUNTER.idFromString(hexId);
// Unique IDs - Randomly generated
// Use for: new entities, one-per-user objects
const id = env.COUNTER.newUniqueId();
Use case: Global coordination, rate limiting
// In Worker
const id = env.RATE_LIMITER.idFromName('global');
const stub = env.RATE_LIMITER.get(id);
const allowed = await stub.fetch(new Request('http://do/check'));
Use case: User sessions, preferences
// In Worker
const id = env.USER_SESSION.idFromName(`user:${userId}`);
const stub = env.USER_SESSION.get(id);
Use case: High-throughput counting
// Distribute across multiple DOs
const shard = Math.floor(Math.random() * 10);
const id = env.COUNTER.idFromName(`counter:${shard}`);
Use case: Chat rooms, collaborative editing
// One DO per room
const id = env.CHAT_ROOM.idFromName(`room:${roomId}`);
const stub = env.CHAT_ROOM.get(id);
export class Counter {
private count = 0; // Safe - no race conditions
async increment() {
this.count++; // Atomic - single-threaded
await this.state.storage.put('count', this.count);
}
}
Why: Each DO instance is single-threaded, so no locking needed.
export class Session {
async fetch(request: Request): Promise<Response> {
// Load from storage on each request
const session = await this.state.storage.get('session');
// Persist changes
await this.state.storage.put('session', updatedSession);
}
}
Why: Storage survives across requests and hibernation.
export class ChatRoom {
private sessions: Set<WebSocket> = new Set();
async fetch(request: Request): Promise<Response> {
const pair = new WebSocketPair();
await this.handleSession(pair[1]);
return new Response(null, { status: 101, webSocket: pair[0] });
}
async handleSession(websocket: WebSocket) {
this.sessions.add(websocket);
websocket.accept();
websocket.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
// Broadcast to all sessions
for (const session of this.sessions) {
session.send(event.data);
}
});
websocket.addEventListener('close', () => {
this.sessions.delete(websocket);
});
}
}
Why: DOs can maintain long-lived WebSocket connections.
// ❌ Wrong
export class Counter {
constructor(state: DurableObjectState, env: Env) {
this.state.storage.get('count'); // Async call in constructor
}
}
// ✅ Correct
export class Counter {
async fetch(request: Request): Promise<Response> {
const count = await this.state.storage.get('count');
}
}
Why: Constructor must be synchronous.
// ❌ Wrong
export class Counter {
private count = 0; // Lost on hibernation!
async increment() {
this.count++; // Not persisted
}
}
// ✅ Correct
export class Counter {
async increment() {
const count = (await this.state.storage.get('count')) || 0;
await this.state.storage.put('count', count + 1);
}
}
Why: In-memory state lost after hibernation. Use state.storage.
// ❌ Wrong
async fetch(request: Request) {
while (true) {
// Blocks forever - DO becomes unresponsive
}
}
// ✅ Correct
async fetch(request: Request) {
// Handle request and return quickly
// Use alarms for scheduled tasks
}
Why: DOs are single-threaded. Blocking prevents other requests.
export class TaskRunner {
async fetch(request: Request): Promise<Response> {
// Schedule alarm for 1 hour from now
await this.state.storage.setAlarm(Date.now() + 60 * 60 * 1000);
return new Response('Alarm set');
}
async alarm(): Promise<void> {
// Runs when alarm triggers
await this.performScheduledTask();
// Optionally schedule next alarm
await this.state.storage.setAlarm(Date.now() + 60 * 60 * 1000);
}
}
export class Counter {
async fetch(request: Request): Promise<Response> {
// Wait for ongoing operations before accepting new request
await this.state.blockConcurrencyWhile(async () => {
// Critical section
const count = await this.state.storage.get('count');
await this.state.storage.put('count', count + 1);
});
return new Response('OK');
}
}
export class BankAccount {
async transfer(from: string, to: string, amount: number) {
await this.state.storage.transaction(async (txn) => {
const fromBalance = await txn.get(from);
const toBalance = await txn.get(to);
if (fromBalance < amount) {
throw new Error('Insufficient funds');
}
await txn.put(from, fromBalance - amount);
await txn.put(to, toBalance + amount);
});
}
}
When reviewing Durable Object code:
Architecture:
Lifecycle:
State Management:
Performance:
WebSockets (if applicable):
❌ Wrong:
// Using DO for simple key-value storage
const id = env.KV_REPLACEMENT.idFromName(key);
const stub = env.KV_REPLACEMENT.get(id);
const value = await stub.fetch(request);
✅ Use KV instead:
const value = await env.MY_KV.get(key);
When to use each:
❌ Wrong:
export class Counter {
private count = 0; // Lost on wake
async fetch() {
return new Response(String(this.count));
}
}
✅ Correct:
export class Counter {
async fetch() {
const count = await this.state.storage.get('count') || 0;
return new Response(String(count));
}
}
❌ Wrong:
// New DO for every request!
const id = env.COUNTER.newUniqueId();
✅ Correct:
// Reuse existing DO
const id = env.COUNTER.idFromName('global-counter');
Works with:
binding-context-analyzer - Verifies DO bindings configuredcloudflare-architecture-strategist - Reviews DO usage patternscloudflare-security-sentinel - Checks DO access controlsedge-performance-oracle - Optimizes DO request patternsProblem: Webhook delivery failures can lose critical billing events
Solution: Durable Object as reliable webhook processor queue
// Webhook handler stores event in DO
export async function handlePolarWebhook(request: Request, env: Env) {
const webhookDO = env.WEBHOOK_PROCESSOR.get(
env.WEBHOOK_PROCESSOR.idFromName('polar-webhooks')
);
// Store event in DO (reliable, durable storage)
await webhookDO.fetch(request.clone());
return new Response('Queued', { status: 202 });
}
// Durable Object processes events with retries
export class WebhookProcessor implements DurableObject {
async fetch(request: Request) {
const event = await request.json();
// Process with automatic retries
await this.processWithRetry(event, 3);
}
async processWithRetry(event: any, maxRetries: number) {
for (let i = 0; i < maxRetries; i++) {
try {
await this.processEvent(event);
return;
} catch (err) {
if (i === maxRetries - 1) throw err;
await this.sleep(1000 * Math.pow(2, i)); // Exponential backoff
}
}
}
async processEvent(event: any) {
// Handle subscription events with retry logic
switch (event.type) {
case 'subscription.created':
// Update D1 with confidence
break;
case 'subscription.canceled':
// Handle cancellation reliably
break;
}
}
sleep(ms: number) {
return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
}
}
Benefits:
When to Use:
See agents/polar-billing-specialist for webhook implementation details.
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