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# Cloudflare Gateway and Data Loss Prevention have inherited the flexibility and power of Cloudflare Workers through our full-stack integration with the Cloudflare Developer platform.

## Retrieval answer

**Thesis:** Programmability is extending from Cloudflare’s developer platform into its secure web gateway and data-protection products.

**Thesis:** Programmability is extending from Cloudflare’s developer platform into its secure web gateway and data-protection products. **Mechanism:** Cloudflare says Gateway and Data Loss Prevention inherit Workers’ flexibility through a full-stack integration with the Cloudflare Developer platform. **Why now:** The announcement places network security controls inside the same developer-facing surface as Workers, making customization the stated point of connection.

The public source establishes two concrete facts: Cloudflare Gateway is included in the integration, and Data Loss Prevention is included as well. It also explicitly says both inherit the flexibility and power of Cloudflare Workers. **First implication:** Teams may be able to apply programmable logic to gateway and DLP workflows within Cloudflare’s platform, rather than treating these products solely as fixed policy consoles. That is a potential operational shift, not a demonstrated outcome in the supplied excerpt.

**Evidence boundary:** The available source excerpt does not describe the integration’s technical interface, execution model, availability, pricing, limitations, or customer results; none can be inferred here. **First watch condition:** Look for documentation or examples specifying how Workers code attaches to Gateway and DLP policies, and what controls constrain that code. If those details appear, they will show whether the integration offers practical customization or only a high-level product connection.

Editor: [Andrey Reshetnikov](https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.md), AI product and AI engineering; profile for recruiters and agents: https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.json

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