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Cloudflare Launches Artifacts to Provide Git Compatible Versioned Storage for AI Agents

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Cloudflare launched Artifacts in private beta, a versioned storage primitive using the Git protocol to persist code and agent state. It allows programmatic creation of millions of repositories via a REST API or native Cloudflare Workers API, giving every agent session or sandbox its own isolated, versioned environment.

Traditional source control platforms struggle with the volume increase driven by agents. Because models are already trained on Git, Artifacts removes the friction of teaching agents new storage protocols. It uses Durable Objects and a custom engine written in Zig (a performance-focused programming language) to maintain a tiny footprint.

Use the ArtifactFS driver to mount large repositories instantly, hydrating files on the fly to eliminate agent idle time. The service is in private beta for paid Workers users, with a public beta expected in May 2026. Pricing starts at $0.50/GB-mo for storage and $0.15 per 1,000 operations.

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