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#ThisWeekinNET — Episode 121 In this episode of This Week in NET, host João Tomé is joined by Steve Faulkner, Engineering Director at Cloudflare, to discuss how he rebuilt a Next.js-compatible framework in just one week using AI. The project, called vinext, began as an experiment and evolved into a working proof of concept. We explore what AI-first development looks like in practice, how coding agents were used to rewrite and test large API surfaces, and what happens when you treat dependencies as something you can regenerate rather than maintain manually. The results were surprising: faster local builds, smaller bundles, deployment to Workers with a single command, and a total AI token cost of roughly $1,100. We also discuss: • Using voice-to-code workflows (SuperWhisper + local models) • AI reviewing code multiple times • Traffic-aware pre-generation (TPR) • Whether AI-assisted rebuilds will become common • What this means for 2026 and beyond Check the Cloudflare Blog: http://blog.cloudflare.com 🎧 Subscribe to the podcast for weekly conversations about the Internet and Cloudflare: https://ThisWeekinNET.com/ ⏱️ Timestamps 0:12 — Introduction: the latest on the Cloudflare blog (monitoring post-quantum encryption and ASPA routing; JavaScript Streams — why we deserve a better API) 3:22 — Steve’s role and Workers platform overview 4:34 — How the idea came to be 6:11 — When AI tools became “good enough” 7:13 — Tooling setup: OpenCode, Claude, parallel agents 9:03 — AI beyond coding: management and markdown workflows 10:58 — What AI-first development actually means 12:03 — Performance gains: 4x faster builds, 57% smaller bundles 14:11 — ~$1100 in tokens: the real cost 15:35 — Deploying to Workers with one command 17:25 — Community feedback and early adoption 19:09 — Will AI rebuild other frameworks? 20:25 — Voice-to-code workflows (SuperWhisper, Parakeet) 23:31 — Traffic-Aware Pre-Generation (TPR) explained 25:23 — Production caution and security 26:19 — How to get started (use AI to migrate your app) 27:12 — The big takeaway: AI is changing how we build software

27. 2. 2026

#ThisWeekinNET — Episode 120 In this episode of This Week in NET, host João Tomé is joined by Matt Curry to break down Code Mode: a way to give AI agents access to the entire Cloudflare API (2,500+ endpoints) using two tools and roughly ~1,000 tokens of context. Instead of exposing thousands of individual tools (which quickly becomes expensive and brittle), Code Mode lets the model write JavaScript to search and execute against a compact API context. The result is massive compression, lower cost, and better performance. We also include demos showing how agents can query real infrastructure, navigate multiple accounts, and build things like multiplayer experiences using Durable Objects and WebSockets. Check the Cloudflare Blog: https://blog.cloudflare.com/code-mode-mcp/ 🎧 Subscribe to the podcast for weekly conversations about the Internet and Cloudflare: https://ThisWeekinNET.com/ ⸻ ⏱️ Timestamps 0:53 — Intro: agents, MCP, tokens, and what Code Mode means 2:53 — Why exposing 2,500+ endpoints as tools doesn’t scale 6:49 — How Code Mode works: generate an SDK and let the model write code 9:57 — Demo: querying deployed Workers and infrastructure 14:37 — Multiplayer with Durable Objects (live demo “wow” moment) 24:32 — Compression stats: 2 million tokens → ~1,000 tokens 27:26 — Code Mode SDK v2 and wrapping your own APIs 31:52 — The Sandbox: running untrusted code safely 38:03 — What’s next: progressive disclosure and MCP evolution

27. 2. 2026

An AI agent that browses docs, makes a video, and posts it to Slack — in under a minute. Clip from #ThisWeekinNET with VP of Engineering Celso Martinho on Moltworker (for OpenClaw). Full episode + subscribe → https://ThisWeekinNET.com

24. 2. 2026

In this #ThisWeekinNET episode, we look at Moltworker (for OpenClaw) and Markdown for Agents — including how converting HTML to markdown can reduce a 16,000-token page to ~3,000. Full conversation with Celso Martinho (and to subscribe to the podcast): https://ThisWeekinNET.com

23. 2. 2026

In this interview, Jeremy Feldman (Presidio) discusses their strengthening partnership with Cloudflare and how the platform addresses critical needs for their long-term clients.

18. 2. 2026

In this interview, Michael McLean (Focus Group), discusses how they helped a fast-growing customer overcome technical debt and security challenges by successfully implementing Cloudflare’s Zero Trust solutions.

18. 2. 2026

In this interview, Cindy Stannislas (The Missing Link), discusses how they partnered with Cloudflare to lead a successful digital transformation for a prominent Australian fintech company.

18. 2. 2026

#ThisWeekinNET — Episode 119 In this episode, host João Tomé is joined by Celso Martinho, VP of Engineering at Cloudflare, to discuss two major launches: Markdown for Agents and Moltworker (for OpenClaw) — and what they signal about the future of AI agents on the Internet. Celso explains how Markdown for Agents was conceived, built, and shipped in just one week, why AI systems prefer markdown over HTML, and how converting a typical blog post from 16,000 HTML tokens to roughly 3,000 markdown tokens can reduce cost, improve speed, and increase accuracy for AI models. We also explore Moltworker, a proof-of-concept showing how a personal AI agent originally designed to run on a Mac Mini can instead run on Cloudflare’s global network using Workers, R2, Browser Rendering, AI Gateway, and Zero Trust. We discuss observability for AI crawlers, new monetization models for publishers, the rapid growth of agent ecosystems, and why AI is becoming less hype and more infrastructure. Check the Cloudflare Blog: blog.cloudflare.com 🎧 Subscribe to the podcast for weekly conversations about the Internet and Cloudflare: https://ThisWeekinNET.com/ ⸻ ⏱️ Timestamps 1:15 — Introducing Markdown for Agents 1:46 — From idea to ship in one week 2:37 — Why AI systems prefer markdown over HTML 3:30 — HTML “packaging” vs semantic content 4:39 — How Cloudflare converts HTML to markdown in real time 5:19 — Token savings: 16,000 vs 3,000 tokens 6:29 — Context windows, cost, and AI efficiency 8:21 — Tracking markdown trends in Cloudflare Radar 9:05 — Live demo: content negotiation header with curl 11:07 — AI projects in Lisbon: AI Search, PaperCrawl, and more 12:36 — Observability and new monetization models for publishers 13:56 — What is OpenClaw and why it went viral 14:54 — From Hacker News to Cloudflare in hours 17:06 — Running OpenClaw on Cloudflare instead of a Mac Mini 18:05 — Why this is a proof of concept (not a product) 20:06 — Architecture: Zero Trust, Workers, R2, Browser Rendering, AI Gateway 22:32 — Demo: AI agent records and posts a video automatically 24:53 — 10,000 GitHub stars and open source support 26:11 — AI in 2026: intensifying work, not replacing it

13. 2. 2026

#ThisWeekinNET — Episode 118 In this episode of This Week in NET, host João Tomé is joined by Emily Hancock, Cloudflare’s Chief Privacy Officer and Data Protection Officer, for a wide-ranging conversation about privacy in 2026 and how the role has evolved in the age of AI. Emily explains how privacy officers shifted from GDPR compliance to broader data governance, responsible AI practices, cybersecurity collaboration, and cross-border data frameworks. We explore privacy by design, data minimization, vendor risk, government requests, warrant canaries, digital sovereignty, insider threats, and how AI is reshaping both attacker and defender capabilities. We also discuss Cloudflare’s approach to responsible AI, how teams use internal controls to avoid misuse of customer data, and why “human in the loop” remains essential for accuracy, safety, and trust. Check the Cloudflare Blog: https://blog.cloudflare.com 🎧 Subscribe for weekly conversations about the Internet and Cloudflare: https://ThisWeekinNET.com/ 1:53 — Blogs roundup 3:58 — How the CPO role has evolved since GDPR 7:04 — From GDPR to AI governance 9:46 — Privacy + cybersecurity: breaches, notifications, preparedness 14:08 — “Fire doors” and incident containment 14:56 — Privacy by design & data minimization 20:07 — Government requests, due process, and transparency 22:08 — Warrant canaries & what Cloudflare will never do 23:17 — Digital sovereignty: localization and global differences 26:25 — Data Localization Suite & Metadata Boundary 28:06 — AI and privacy: rules, training, customer protections 29:35 — Cloudflare’s AI principles 31:32 — AI sovereignty & running inference close to users 32:19 — “AI as an intern”: accuracy and human review 34:31 — Protecting personal data when using AI 36:20 — What’s coming in 2026: regulation & fragmentation 38:37 — Insider threats & Zero Trust 40:33 — Emily’s privacy wish list for 2026

6. 2. 2026

AI is powerful and organizations continue to adopt AI at a rapid pace, but without protections in place, it’s risky. In this session, you'll learn about the risks Enterprises face around AI and how Cloudflare provides a layered security approach incorporating AI Security. We’ll walk through how you can secure your AI-powered applications with Cloudflare. We’ll demonstrate vulnerabilities and show how Firewall for AI can detect and mitigate threats like PII exposure, unsafe/toxic content, prompt injection, and jailbreak. Further, you'll see Cloudflare’s powerful analytics capability and how Cloudflare's AI agent, Cloudy, can help investigate threats and build and deploy Firewall for AI security policies. Learn more at: Firewall for AI Product Page https://www.cloudflare.com/application-services/products/firewall-for-ai/

5. 2. 2026

#ThisWeekinNET — Episode 117 In this episode of This Week in NET, David Belson — Cloudflare’s Head of Data Insights — joins us to walk through the biggest Internet disruptions of late 2025 and early 2026. At the start, we also highlight several new posts on the Cloudflare Blog: Moltworker, a self-hosted personal AI agent built with OpenClaw (former MoltBot and ClawdBot) and Cloudflare’s Developer Platform; Post-Quantum Matrix Homeserver, a proof-of-concept encrypted messaging server running entirely on Cloudflare Workers; Route Leak Incident (Jan 22), what happened in Miami and how routing policy safeguards are being improved; Google’s AI Advantage, why crawler separation is needed for fair competition and better protection for publishers. We then go into the major Internet trends, including the storm-related disruption in three regions in Portugal this week. Our main focus is the government-directed nationwide shutdown in Iran. Then we also go over Q4 2025 disruptions: repeated weather-driven outages across Africa and the Caribbean, submarine cable failures, DNS anomalies, and the persistent risk of centralized points of failure. David also explains how Starlink’s global footprint is reshaping Radar visibility — and why the Internet remains remarkably resilient despite a turbulent quarter. Mentioned blog posts: https://blog.cloudflare.com Subscribe for more weekly conversations on Internet performance, outages, resilience, and infrastructure: https://ThisWeekinNET.com/ ⏱️ Timestamps 0:30 — Weekly blog roundup (Moltworker, Route Leak, Google’s AI Advantage) 4:13 — Storm impact in Portugal: what Radar saw in Leiria, Santarém, and Coimbra 11:55 — Iran’s multi-week Internet shutdown: scale, signals, and how it unfolded 18:15 — The “National Information Network”: partial access, allowlisting, and blocked services 21:24 — Power vs. connectivity: how electricity failures show up as Internet outages 22:33 — Q4 global round-up: Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and cyclone-driven disruptions 30:32 — Technical failures: ISP issues, DNS problems, routing mistakes, and what Radar detects 33:47 — The future of Radar: Starlink visibility, provider-level metrics, and disruption heat maps

30. 1. 2026

🌟 Highlights from Immerse Riyadh 2025 🌟 Immerse Riyadh 2025 brought together over 200 guests for an inspiring day focused on digital transformation, with AI at the center of how organizations are building, scaling, and innovating. As businesses capitalize on the potential of AI, new security challenges emerge. At Immerse Riyadh, we explored how Cloudflare helps customers stay secure while accelerating innovation—covering key topics such as AI security, application security, and Cloudflare’s application development platform. This edition also marked a milestone with our first-ever partner event in this format, bringing together Cloudflare partners, customers, and technology leaders to connect, exchange insights, and explore what’s new at Cloudflare. It was also the last Partner Forum of the year, making it a truly special occasion. Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make Immerse Riyadh 2025 a success. Stay tuned for upcoming Immerse events in your region! #Cloudflare #CloudflareImmerse

27. 1. 2026

See how Cloudflare’s API-based CASB integrates with tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to detect and mitigate risks of misconfigurations and data exposure. To go deeper on how Cloudflare can help you confidently scale AI security, visit https://www.cloudflare.com/ai-security/ #Cloudflare #CloudflareOne #SASE #CASB #GenAI #AISPM #SSPM

26. 1. 2026

Block sensitive data leaks (like PII and source code) and apply intent-based guardrails to detect and mitigate risky prompts before they reach the model. To go deeper on how Cloudflare can help you confidently scale AI security, visit https://www.cloudflare.com/ai-security/ #Cloudflare #CloudflareOne #SASE #GenAI #AgenticAI #DLP

26. 1. 2026

If you're more flexible, you're more modern with your technology, the experiment... will be faster." - Lior Gross, CTO at Caliente.mx. ⚡ Old infrastructure is too costly for AI experiments. 📉 Watch the full Beyond the App Stack episode: https://cloudflare.tv/executive/beyond-the-app-stack/human-capital-ai-ambitions/4ZDKNlaB

24. 1. 2026