Cloudflare AI Cache Rule Generator — Paste-Ready Cache Everything For AI Bots

1. Inputs

Your domain (no protocol) Content profile Bots to include Path exclusions (won't be cached for AI bots)

Output

Paste the expression into Cloudflare > Caching > Cache Rules > Create rule > "When incoming requests match" > "Edit expression."

Cache settings to apply manually: Cache eligibility = Eligible for cache; Cache level = Cache Everything; Edge Cache TTL = (varies by profile, see Apply checklist tab); Browser Cache TTL = respect origin.

Drop into your Cloudflare provider config. Edit the zone_id and ruleset_id values to match your account.

Replace ZONE_ID and CF_API_TOKEN; this creates a single rule on your zone's http_request_cache_settings ruleset.

What this rule does and does not do

It does

Make AI bot HTML requests eligible for cache; let Cloudflare serve cached HTML at edge instead of round-tripping to your origin; add stale-while-revalidate when supported by origin headers; reduce 499 timeout rate by removing origin latency for AI agents.

It does not

Change human user behavior; cache dynamic surfaces (cart, checkout, account, admin); change which AI bots can crawl your site (use ai.txt or robots.txt for that); enable Markdown for Agents (toggle that separately in Caching > AI Crawl Control or Quick Actions).

Disclaimer

Cache configuration affects production traffic. Apply on a staging/dev hostname or behind a feature flag and verify with Cloudflare's Cache Status logging (HIT, MISS, BYPASS, EXPIRED, REVALIDATED) before promoting. Verify against your own origin headers and freshness requirements.