# Cloudflare Bindings Skill Reference

Expert guidance on Cloudflare Workers Bindings - the runtime APIs that connect Workers to Cloudflare platform resources.

## What Are Bindings?

Bindings are how Workers access Cloudflare resources (storage, compute, services) via the `env` object. They're configured in `wrangler.jsonc`, type-safe via TypeScript, and zero-overhead at runtime.

## Reading Order

1. **This file** - Binding catalog and selection guide
2. **[api.md](api.md)** - TypeScript types and env access patterns
3. **[configuration.md](configuration.md)** - Complete wrangler.jsonc examples
4. **[patterns.md](patterns.md)** - Best practices and common patterns
5. **[gotchas.md](gotchas.md)** - Critical pitfalls and troubleshooting

## Binding Catalog

### Storage Bindings

| Binding             | Use Case                          | Access Pattern                |
| ------------------- | --------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| **KV**              | Key-value cache, CDN-backed reads | `env.MY_KV.get(key)`          |
| **R2**              | Object storage (S3-compatible)    | `env.MY_BUCKET.get(key)`      |
| **D1**              | SQL database (SQLite)             | `env.DB.prepare(sql).all()`   |
| **Durable Objects** | Coordination, real-time state     | `env.MY_DO.get(id)`           |
| **Vectorize**       | Vector embeddings search          | `env.VECTORIZE.query(vector)` |
| **Queues**          | Async message processing          | `env.MY_QUEUE.send(msg)`      |

### Compute Bindings

| Binding               | Use Case             | Access Pattern              |
| --------------------- | -------------------- | --------------------------- |
| **Service**           | Worker-to-Worker RPC | `env.MY_SERVICE.fetch(req)` |
| **Workers AI**        | LLM inference        | `env.AI.run(model, input)`  |
| **Browser Rendering** | Headless Chrome      | `env.BROWSER.fetch(url)`    |

### Platform Bindings

| Binding              | Use Case               | Access Pattern                       |
| -------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| **Analytics Engine** | Custom metrics         | `env.ANALYTICS.writeDataPoint(data)` |
| **mTLS**             | Client certificates    | `env.MY_CERT` (string)               |
| **Hyperdrive**       | Database pooling       | `env.HYPERDRIVE.connectionString`    |
| **Rate Limiting**    | Request throttling     | `env.RATE_LIMITER.limit(id)`         |
| **Workflows**        | Long-running workflows | `env.MY_WORKFLOW.create()`           |

### Configuration Bindings

| Binding                   | Use Case             | Access Pattern                     |
| ------------------------- | -------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| **Environment Variables** | Non-sensitive config | `env.API_URL` (string)             |
| **Secrets**               | Sensitive values     | `env.API_KEY` (string)             |
| **Text/Data Blobs**       | Static files         | `env.MY_BLOB` (string)             |
| **WASM**                  | WebAssembly modules  | `env.MY_WASM` (WebAssembly.Module) |

## Quick Selection Guide

**Need persistent storage?**

- Key-value < 25MB → **KV**
- Files/objects → **R2**
- Relational data → **D1**
- Real-time coordination → **Durable Objects**

**Need AI/compute?**

- LLM inference → **Workers AI**
- Scraping/PDFs → **Browser Rendering**
- Call another Worker → **Service binding**

**Need async processing?**

- Background jobs → **Queues**

**Need config?**

- Public values → **Environment Variables**
- Secrets → **Secrets** (never commit)

## Quick Start

1. **Add binding to wrangler.jsonc:**

```jsonc
{
  "kv_namespaces": [{ "binding": "MY_KV", "id": "your-kv-id" }],
}
```

2. **Generate types:**

```bash
npx wrangler types
```

3. **Access in Worker:**

```typescript
export default {
  async fetch(request, env, ctx) {
    await env.MY_KV.put('key', 'value')
    return new Response('OK')
  },
}
```

## Type Safety

Bindings are fully typed via `wrangler types`. See [api.md](api.md) for details.

## Limits

- 64 bindings max per Worker (all types combined)
- See [gotchas.md](gotchas.md) for per-binding limits

## Key Concepts

**Zero-overhead access:** Bindings compiled into Worker, no network calls to access
**Type-safe:** Full TypeScript support via `wrangler types`
**Per-environment:** Different IDs for dev/staging/production
**Secrets vs Vars:** Secrets encrypted at rest, never in config files

## See Also

- [Cloudflare Docs: Bindings](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/runtime-apis/bindings/)
- [Wrangler Configuration](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/configuration/)