Cloudflare R2 CLI

Minimal Python CLI for secure upload, download, list, and delete operations on Cloudflare R2 storage using AWS Signature V4 authentication.

Cloudflare R2 CLI Skill

Skill Metadata

name: "r2-cli"
description: "A minimal CLI tool for interacting with Cloudflare R2 storage using Python. Supports upload, download, list, and delete operations via S3-compatible API with AWS Signature V4."
version: "1.0.6"
author:
  username: "@zororaka00"
  name: "Web3 Hungry"
  x_account: "https://x.com/web3hungry"
category: "storage"
tags: ["cloudflare", "python", "r2", "storage"]
source: "r2.py"
credentials:
  required: true
  type: "environment"
  variables:
    - CF_R2_ACCOUNT_ID
    - CF_R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID
    - CF_R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
    - CF_R2_BUCKET
    - CF_R2_REGION
runtime:
  language: "python"
  version: "3.11+"
  dependencies:
    - "defusedxml>=0.7.1"
  env:
    - name: "CF_R2_ACCOUNT_ID"
      required: true
      description: "Cloudflare account ID"
    - name: "CF_R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID"
      required: true
      description: "R2 access key ID"
    - name: "CF_R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"
      required: true
      description: "R2 secret access key"
    - name: "CF_R2_BUCKET"
      required: true
      description: "R2 bucket name"
    - name: "CF_R2_REGION"
      required: false
      description: "Region (default: auto)"

required_env_vars:
  - CF_R2_ACCOUNT_ID
  - CF_R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID
  - CF_R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
  - CF_R2_BUCKET
  - CF_R2_REGION
primaryEnv: CF_R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID
primarySecretEnv: CF_R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY

Overview

This skill provides a minimal CLI tool for interacting with Cloudflare R2 storage using Python. The script (r2.py) implements upload, download, list, and delete operations via the Cloudflare R2 S3-compatible API.

It is designed for secure usage in restricted environments with minimal dependencies while following modern security best practices.

Dependencies

• Python 3.11+
• Requires: defusedxml (for secure XML parsing)

The tool primarily uses the Python standard library. Only defusedxml is required to harden XML parsing against known attacks.

Installation

No package installation is required for the CLI itself.

If defusedxml is not already available:

pip install defusedxml

Features

• Upload objects to a bucket
• Download objects from a bucket
• List objects in a bucket
• Delete objects from a bucket
• AWS Signature V4 compatible authentication (HMAC SHA256)
• Secure credential handling via environment variables
• Hardened HTTP client with HTTPS-only enforcement
• Safe XML parsing using defused XML protections

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11+
• Cloudflare account with R2 enabled
• Bucket created in Cloudflare R2
• API keys with appropriate permissions (least privilege)
• Bucket name must be DNS-compliant (lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens, 3–63 characters, no underscores)

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Example
CF_R2_ACCOUNT_ID	Cloudflare account ID	123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000
CF_R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID	R2 access key ID	AKIAxxxxxxxxxxxx
CF_R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY	R2 secret key	xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
CF_R2_BUCKET	Bucket name	my-r2-bucket
CF_R2_REGION	Region (default: auto)	auto

CF_R2_REGION behavior:

• auto (default): automatically selects the appropriate region for Cloudflare R2.
• Custom value: you may specify a region string if required by your environment (for example us-east-1 for compatibility scenarios).

Environment Setup

This tool reads credentials directly from operating system environment variables. Set the variables globally before running the CLI.

Linux / macOS (bash / zsh)

export CF_R2_ACCOUNT_ID="your_account_id"
export CF_R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID="your_access_key"
export CF_R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="your_secret_key"
export CF_R2_BUCKET="your_bucket_name"
export CF_R2_REGION="auto"

Security Note: These credentials should only be set temporarily in the current session. For production environments, use secure secret management solutions.

Windows (PowerShell)

$env:CF_R2_ACCOUNT_ID="your_account_id"
$env:CF_R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID="your_access_key"
$env:CF_R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="your_secret_key"
$env:CF_R2_BUCKET="your_bucket_name"
$env:CF_R2_REGION="auto"

Security Note: These credentials should only be set temporarily in the current session. For production environments, use secure secret management solutions.

Recommended Secure Credential Management

For production environments, consider using:

• Cloudflare Workers Secrets (for Cloudflare environments)
• AWS Secrets Manager (if using AWS)
• HashiCorp Vault (enterprise secret management)
• Docker Secrets (for containerized deployments)
• Kubernetes Secrets (for Kubernetes environments)
• OS-level keyring (e.g., keyring Python package)

Verify Environment

echo $CF_R2_ACCOUNT_ID

If a value prints, the environment is configured correctly.

Important: Never commit credentials to version control. Use environment variables provided by your operating system or a secure secret management solution.

Usage

# Upload a file
python r2.py upload --file local_file.txt --key remote_file.txt

# Download a file
python r2.py download --key remote_file.txt --file local_file.txt

# List objects
python r2.py list

# Delete an object
python r2.py delete --key remote_file.txt

Security Best Practices

• Never commit credentials to version control.
• Use environment variables managed by your operating system, container runtime, or secret manager.
• Apply least-privilege access when creating API keys.
• Rotate keys regularly and revoke compromised keys.
• All credentials are loaded at runtime from environment variables.
• HTTPS is strictly enforced and hostnames are validated to prevent unexpected network access.
• XML responses are parsed using the defusedxml library to prevent XXE and entity expansion attacks.
• Errors are handled without exposing sensitive information such as credentials or secrets.

Credential Security

Never store credentials inside source code or configuration files committed to version control. Use environment variables provided by your operating system or a secure secret management solution.

Future Improvements

• Multipart uploads for large objects
• Retry with exponential backoff
• Progress indicators
• Bucket management commands
• Streaming upload/download to reduce memory usage