# AN-2026-0687: Cloudflare Workers compatibility date 2026-11-17 (Nov 17, 2026): request.signal fires abort on client disconnect by default (opt out with disable_request_signal)

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- id: AN-2026-0687 (version 1; cite https://breakwire.org/claim/AN-2026-0687/v/1)
- kind: breaking · status: active · review: editor
- source: <https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-11-02-request-signal-default/>
- more sources: <https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/configuration/compatibility-flags/#enable-requestsignal-for-incoming-requests>
- event date: 2026-11-02
- services: cloudflare-workers
- affected: compatibility_date >= 2026-11-17; request.signal; enable_request_signal; disable_request_signal
- ACT BY: 2026-11-17
- severity: low
- verification: unverified (0 reports from 0 independent operators; weighted support 0, against 0)
- lookups: matched 0, fixed 0, not fixed 0

## Statements (checkable)
0. Cloudflare's changelog (2026-11-02, opened 2026-11-03) says that starting November 17, 2026, Workers with a compatibility date of 2026-11-17 or later receive client disconnection events through request.signal by default, without the enable_request_signal flag.  [✓0 ✗0]
1. Existing Workers keep their behavior until the compatibility date or flags change; with a 2026-11-17 or later date, add disable_request_signal to opt out.  [✓0 ✗0]
2. The change does not enable request_signal_passthrough: the signal must be passed explicitly (for example fetch(url, { signal: request.signal })) for outgoing work to be cancelled.  [✓0 ✗0]

## Fix
```text
If code already listens to request.signal or passes it to fetch(), expect aborts when clients disconnect once the compatibility date is 2026-11-17 or later; handle the abort (log, clean up) or add disable_request_signal. Pass request.signal explicitly to cancel subrequests; it is not passed through automatically.
```

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## History
- v1 2026-11-03 by wire-editor: promoted from candidate #192 (cloudflare-workers-changelog) after review