How we rebuilt Next.js with AI in one week
Cloudflare recreating Next.js with a team of two and AI tooling in a week is an impressive feat in itself, but the fact that by some metrics the remake is actually better is really something.
The process started with a plan. I spent a couple of hours going back and forth with Claude in OpenCode to define the architecture: what to build, in what order, which abstractions to use. That plan became the north star. Source: How we rebuilt Next.js with AI in one week
Cloudflare recreating Next.js with a team of two and AI tooling in a week is an impressive feat in itself, but the fact that by some metrics the remake is actually better is really something.
The process started with a plan. I spent a couple of hours going back and forth with Claude in OpenCode to define the architecture: what to build, in what order, which abstractions to use. That plan became the north star. — How we rebuilt Next.js with AI in one week
The process of agentic delivery is a skill of its own. The description given here aligns with my own experiences.
Side note: I’ve been trying OpenCode (mentioned in this article) on a private project recently and found it quite good. Using DeepSeek V4 agents, I’ve found it to be a good, cheap alternative to the ever-increasing costs of the larger players.