Hack #2: Cloudflare · Cloudflare
2 Apr, 15:23
-Microwave Show is a browser app that turns microwave waiting time into a short show experience with themed narration (Sports / Movie / Horror / Nature), visual effects, and a countdown flow. -Cloudflare stack: ∙ Workers — API gateway orchestrating narration requests at the edge ∙ Workers AI — Generates contextual narration text via Llama 3.1, adapting tone to the cooking phase (opening, midpoint, climax, finale) ∙ Durable Objects — Maintains per-session state: timer progress, narration history, user preferences across the countdown lifecycle ∙ KV — Caches narration templates for instant retrieval on common food/style combinations -ElevenLabs stack: ∙ Text-to-Speech (Flash v2.5) — Converts generated narration into expressive voice at ~75ms latency, with high style intensity (0.8) for maximum drama ∙ Multiple voice personas — Each narration style maps to a distinct voice: powerful male for sports, deep baritone for movie trailers, eerie tone for horror, calm female for documentary -How it works in one sentence: Cloudflare Workers AI writes the script, ElevenLabs performs it, Durable Objects remember where you are in the countdown — all at the edge, all in real time.
