# Testing Cloudflare OS: Open Source AI Chat + App Builder for the Non-Technical

Tonbi's AI Garage first look at Cloudflare OS, described as an OS for AI productivity but actually a gated agent workspace plus gadget builder for non-technical teams.

Tags: youtube-inbox, source, cloudflare, agents, gadgets, gatekeepers, tonbi

## Summary

Cloudflare OS (repo cloudflare/cloudflareos) combines agent chat, sandboxed gadget app building, and a gatekeepers security layer so non-technical users can experiment without unbounded side effects. The speaker clones it locally, wires Anthropic Sonnet plus Cloudflare docs MCP, builds a docs-search gadget and a Durable Objects tic-tac-toe game, then publishes a blueprint.

## Key points

- Not an OS: speaker verdict is agent workspace / chat plus app builder. Used internally at Cloudflare; now OSS so companies can customize it.
- Three pieces: (1) agent chat UI; (2) sandbox gadget development and safe sharing; (3) gatekeepers, guardrails on both agents and gadgets they create.
- Get started: clone repo and run locally, or deploy via thisis.os.cloudflare.app/deploy with a Cloudflare account. Local run is username/password plus default model (needs API key). Speaker used Anthropic Sonnet. Workers models listed included Kimi K2.7, GLM, GPT, Luna.
- Connectors: gadgets can attach accounts/MCP (Supabase, Google, GitHub, custom MCP). Demo used Cloudflare docs MCP.
- Team-shaped: share workspace via email link (gadget-only vs full workspace). Fits companies/small orgs more than solo power users.
- Gadgets plus blueprints: agent builds the app while showing code files; gadgets publish as reusable blueprints (named connections plus screenshot). Demos: Cloudflare docs dashboard (markdown search) and tic-tac-toe using Durable Objects / KV-style persistent per-object state with no external DB.
- Collaborate with AI: every gadget gets an agent-friendly API; speaker played tic-tac-toe with the agent inside the gadget.
- Gatekeepers: Capn Web API to the connected service; authorize side-effecting actions with human approve/deny; simulate outcome before the agent proceeds. Implemented as Cloudflare Workers. Not fully demoed.
- Caveats: early (v2 mentioned); simple vs heavy coding agents; best if already on Cloudflare; token-usage dashboard request failed because the gadget lacked API-key access.

## Quotes / memorable lines

- "It's not exactly an operating system."
- "They want people who are non-technical to be able to experiment and build with agents in a safe environment."
- "Durable objects are basically how Cloudflare OS holds per-user, per-account, per-resource state without an external database."

## Sources

- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mXyYAfCt6M
- Raw ingest: `raw/youtube-inbox/1mXyYAfCt6M/`
- GitHub (as named): https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflareos
- Deploy: https://thisis.os.cloudflare.app/deploy
- Channel: Tonbi's AI Garage https://www.youtube.com/@TonbisAIGarage

## Related pages

- [[grok-bot]] (managed shared computer vs Cloudflare-gated gadget workspace)
- [[hermes-agent]] (self-hosted agent OS vs Cloudflare OS workspace)
- [[grok-bot-privacy-and-security]] (approvals / gatekeepers analogue)