Wrangler
CLI for developing, testing and deploying Cloudflare Workers serverless functions.
Dev workflow and config npm MIT OR Apache-2.0
Used in agent projects
214
1.7% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#13 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
26.1M
npm, last 7 days, wrangler
GitHub stars
4,613
last push Oct 9, 2026
How Wrangler is used
Wrangler is a dependency in 214 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (1.7%), #13 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use Cloudflare Workers Types (32.2%), TypeScript (77.1%), Zod (39.7%). It is more common in projects set up for Cline (6.9%) than for Gemini CLI (2.5%).
Often used with Wrangler
| Cloudflare Workers Types | 32.2% of Wrangler projects · 48.7× more than average |
|---|---|
| TypeScript | 77.1% of Wrangler projects |
| Zod | 39.7% of Wrangler projects · 2.3× more than average |
| Vitest | 32.2% of Wrangler projects · 2.6× more than average |
| Hono | 20.1% of Wrangler projects · 18.8× more than average |
| React | 55.6% of Wrangler projects |
| Drizzle Kit | 17.8% of Wrangler projects · 7.3× more than average |
| Drizzle ORM | 17.8% of Wrangler projects · 7.0× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 3.3% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 2.9% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 3.1% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 3.6% of projects set up for it |
| OpenCode | 4.4% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 2.5% of projects set up for it |
| Cline | 6.9% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Wrangler as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install wrangler |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (157), Next.js (42), Python (10), Go (2) |
| Example projects | sunflower-land/sunflower-land, miantiao-me/bm.md, wesbos/wesbos, Asvarox/allkaraoke, Cap-go/capgo.app |
Alternatives to Wrangler
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dotenv npm Load environment variables from .env files into process.env. |
2,001 (15.8%) | 189M | 20.5K | BSD-2-Clause |
| python-dotenv pypi Load environment variables from .env files in Python applications. |
828 (6.5%) | 156M | 8,898 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Husky npm Modern Git hooks manager for running tasks on git events. |
797 (6.3%) | 36.2M | 35.3K | MIT |
| lint-staged npm Run linters on git staged files to catch issues before commit. |
591 (4.7%) | 29.5M | 14.7K | MIT |
| concurrently npm Run multiple npm scripts concurrently for efficient development workflows. |
572 (4.5%) | 22.2M | 7,856 | MIT |
| cross-env npm Set environment variables across Windows, Mac and Linux in npm scripts. |
265 (2.1%) | 25.8M | 6,521 | MIT |
| Pydantic Settings pypi Settings management and configuration from environment variables using Pydantic. |
251 (2.0%) | 96.8M | 1,475 | — |
| Rich pypi Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in terminal output. |
243 (1.9%) | 117M | 57.5K | MIT |