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Session Record — 2026-02-19 15:30

Created: 2026-02-19 15:30 Updated: 2026-02-19 15:30 Notebook: Work/Sessions

Session Record — 2026-02-19 15:30

Topic: Cloudflare Caching — Rule Audit and API Access Setup

What We Did

  1. Refreshed context on Cloudflare caching restoration work — Read all session logs, master plan doc, and current state of all phases.

  2. Resolved all 5 open questions in the caching plan (givecore/docs/plans/CLOUDFLARE_CACHING_RESTORATION.md):

  3. give-api is legacy and will be shut down → deprecate BIGGIVE_CLOUDFLARE_OEPRATIONS
  4. Worker hostnames confirmed from .gitlab-ci.yml: QA=give-worker-rhap-qa, Prod=give-worker-rhap-prod
  5. Cache Rules CAN be scoped per-hostname in shared berkeley.edu zone
  6. YES cache static pages (/<path> catch-all)

  7. YES fix OEPRATIONS → OPERATIONS typo everywhere

  8. Checked git repos for Cloudflare work since Saturday (Feb 14) — No caching-related commits in give-htmx, give-worker, givecore, or give-admin. Only activity was an accessibility_updates branch in give-htmx (WCAG 2.1 input name updates).

  9. Queried Cloudflare API to check for cache rule changes:

  10. Used CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN from secrets.py — could list rulesets but not read details (purge-only scope)

  11. Cache settings ruleset last_updated: 2026-02-13 — no changes since Saturday

  12. Discovered all 6 Cache Rules already exist in Cloudflare dashboard (user confirmed via screenshot). Rules were created Feb 13, before our Feb 14 documentation session.

  13. Set up Cloudflare read access for Claude Code:

  14. User's give-htmx-observability token was on wrong Cloudflare account initially
  15. Rolled token to correct account, added Cache Rules > Read permission
  16. Token saved as CLOUDFLARE_OBSERVABILITY in ~/.zshrc

  17. Successfully read all 6 cache rule details via API

  18. Audited all 6 rules against the plan — Found gaps:

Rule Status Issues
1. Bypass — Checkout & Session Good All 26 bypass paths match plan exactly
2. Cache Static Assets Good Edge TTL 31d vs plan 30d — negligible
3. Cache Billing Reference Data Needs fix Missing: query string include, cookie ignore
4. Cache Public API Endpoints Needs fix Missing: browser TTL 0, query string include, cookie ignore
5. Cache Homepage Needs fix Missing: browser TTL 0, query string ignore, cookie ignore
6. Cache Fund & Content Pages Needs fix Edge TTL 20min vs plan 15min, missing: browser TTL 0, cookie ignore

Critical gap: Cookie ignore not set on any caching rule (3–6). Without it, Django's Vary: Cookie header causes per-user cache entries, defeating caching entirely.

Current State

  • Cloudflare API access: Working via $CLOUDFLARE_OBSERVABILITY token (read-only)
  • Cache Rules: All 6 exist and are enabled, scoped to give-qa-cf.berkeley.edu
  • Rules 1–2: Correct, no changes needed
  • Rules 3–6: Need cache key fixes (cookie ignore, query string, browser TTL) before caching will actually produce HITs

Next Steps

  • [ ] Update Rules 3–6 in Cloudflare dashboard with missing cache key settings
  • [ ] Run curl smoke test to verify HIT/MISS behavior after fixes
  • [ ] Run Playwright caching tests: cd give-htmx && npx playwright test tests/caching/ --project=chromium
  • [ ] Phase 1+3: give-worker settings cleanup + OEPRATIONS → OPERATIONS rename
  • [ ] Phase 5: Promote rules to production (give.berkeley.edu)

Key Files Modified

  • givecore/docs/plans/CLOUDFLARE_CACHING_RESTORATION.md — resolved all 5 open questions, updated action items and Files Modified table
  • ~/.claude/projects/-Users-mohammedshamma-Gitlab/memory/MEMORY.md — added resolved open questions
  • ~/.zshrc — user added CLOUDFLARE_OBSERVABILITY token
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