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Cloudflare Workers Migration

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  • 202 repo stars
  • Updated August 4, 2026
  • secondsky/claude-skills

Use cloudflare-workers-migration for development tasks

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cloudflare-workers-migration: A skill for development. This provides functionality for development workflows.

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Last updatedAugust 4, 2026
Repositorysecondsky/claude-skills

What it does

Use cloudflare-workers-migration for development tasks

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

Workers Migration Guide

Migrate existing applications to Cloudflare Workers from various platforms.

Migration Decision Tree

What are you migrating from?
├── AWS Lambda
│   └── Node.js handler? → Lambda adapter pattern
│   └── Python? → Consider Python Workers
│   └── Container/custom runtime? → May need rewrite
├── Vercel/Next.js
│   └── API routes? → Minimal changes with adapter
│   └── Full Next.js app? → Use OpenNext adapter
│   └── Middleware? → Direct Workers equivalent
├── Express/Node.js
│   └── Simple API? → Hono (similar API)
│   └── Complex middleware? → Gradual migration
│   └── Heavy node: usage? → Compatibility layer
└── Other Edge (Deno Deploy, Fastly)
    └── Standard Web APIs? → Minimal changes
    └── Platform-specific? → Targeted rewrites

Platform Comparison

FeatureWorkersLambdaVercelExpress
Cold Start~0ms100-500ms10-100msN/A
CPU Limit50ms/10ms15 min10sNone
Memory128MB10GB1GBSystem
Max Response6MB (stream unlimited)6MB4.5MBNone
Global Edge300+ PoPsRegional~20 PoPsManual
Node.js APIsPartialFullFullFull

Top 10 Migration Errors

ErrorFromCauseSolution
fs is not definedLambda/ExpressFile system accessUse KV/R2 for storage
Buffer is not definedNode.jsNode.js globalsImport from node:buffer
process.env undefinedAllEnv access patternUse env parameter
setTimeout not returningLambdaAsync patternsUse ctx.waitUntil()
require() not foundExpressCommonJSConvert to ESM imports
Exceeded CPU timeAllLong computationChunk or use DO
body already consumedExpressRequest bodyClone before read
Headers not iterableLambdaHeaders APIUse Headers constructor
crypto.randomBytesNode.jsNode cryptoUse crypto.getRandomValues
Cannot find moduleAllMissing polyfillCheck Workers compatibility

Quick Migration Patterns

AWS Lambda Handler

// Before: AWS Lambda
export const handler = async (event, context) => {
  const body = JSON.parse(event.body);
  return {
    statusCode: 200,
    body: JSON.stringify({ message: 'Hello' }),
  };
};

// After: Cloudflare Workers
export default {
  async fetch(request: Request, env: Env): Promise<Response> {
    const body = await request.json();
    return Response.json({ message: 'Hello' });
  },
};

Express Middleware

// Before: Express
app.use((req, res, next) => {
  if (!req.headers.authorization) {
    return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Unauthorized' });
  }
  next();
});

// After: Hono Middleware
app.use('*', async (c, next) => {
  if (!c.req.header('Authorization')) {
    return c.json({ error: 'Unauthorized' }, 401);
  }
  await next();
});

Environment Variables

// Before: Node.js
const apiKey = process.env.API_KEY;

// After: Workers
export default {
  async fetch(request: Request, env: Env): Promise<Response> {
    const apiKey = env.API_KEY;
    // ...
  },
};

Node.js Compatibility

Workers support many Node.js APIs via compatibility flags:

// wrangler.jsonc
{
  "compatibility_flags": ["nodejs_compat_v2"],
  "compatibility_date": "2024-12-01"
}

Supported with nodejs_compat_v2:

  • crypto (most methods)
  • buffer (Buffer class)
  • util (promisify, types)
  • stream (Readable, Writable)
  • events (EventEmitter)
  • path (all methods)
  • string_decoder
  • assert

Not Supported (need alternatives):

  • fs → Use R2/KV
  • child_process → Not possible
  • cluster → Not applicable
  • dgram → Not supported
  • net → Use fetch/WebSocket
  • tls → Handled by platform

When to Load References

ReferenceLoad When
references/lambda-migration.mdMigrating AWS Lambda functions
references/vercel-migration.mdMigrating from Vercel/Next.js
references/express-migration.mdMigrating Express/Node.js apps
references/node-compatibility.mdNode.js API compatibility issues

Migration Checklist

1. Analyze Dependencies: Check for unsupported Node.js APIs 2. Convert to ESM: Replace require() with import 3. Update Env Access: Use env parameter instead of process.env 4. Replace File System: Use R2/KV for storage 5. Handle Async: Use ctx.waitUntil() for background tasks 6. Test Locally: Verify with wrangler dev 7. Performance Test: Ensure CPU limits aren't exceeded

See Also

  • workers-runtime-apis - Available APIs in Workers
  • workers-performance - Optimization techniques
  • cloudflare-worker-base - Basic Workers setup

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