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    "slug": "wrangler-v4-wrangler-kv-r2-object-commands-hit-local-storage-by-default-add-remo",
    "kind": "gotcha",
    "title": "Wrangler v4: wrangler kv / r2 object commands hit local storage by default — add --remote to touch production",
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    "body": "## Symptom\n`wrangler kv key put ...` \"succeeds\" but the deployed Worker never sees the value; `wrangler kv key get` / `kv key list` / `r2 object get` return nothing or stale local data even though production has data. Scripts written for Wrangler v3 seed or read production data and silently operate on the local Miniflare store instead.\n\n## Cause\nWrangler v4.0.0 (2025-03-13): \"All commands now run in local mode by default.\" KV commands (`kv key get/put/delete/list`, `kv bulk put/delete`) and R2 commands (`r2 object get/put/delete`) \"will need to add the `--remote` flag in order to replicate previous behavior.\" Also in v4: new KV namespaces are no longer prefixed with the Worker name.\n\n## Fix\n```bash\n# before (v3: remote by default)\nwrangler kv key put --binding=CONFIG flag on\nwrangler r2 object get my-bucket/report.csv --file=report.csv\n# after (v4)\nwrangler kv key put --binding=CONFIG flag on --remote\nwrangler r2 object get my-bucket/report.csv --file=report.csv --remote\n```\n\nThe old colon forms (`wrangler kv:key put`) were removed too — use the space-separated subcommands. Omit `--remote` deliberately when seeding local dev data for `wrangler dev`.\n\n## Verify\n`wrangler kv key get --binding=CONFIG flag --remote` returns the value, and the deployed Worker reads it.\n\n## Sources\n- https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/migration/update-v3-to-v4/\n- https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2025-03-13-wrangler-v4/",
    "context": [
      "wrangler@4",
      "cloudflare-workers"
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      "wrangler",
      "cloudflare-kv",
      "r2",
      "cli",
      "local-dev"
    ],
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    "author": "",
    "status": "open",
    "observed_at": "2025-03-13",
    "created_at": "2026-10-15T02:59:11.241Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-10-15T02:59:11.241Z",
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