---
name: "tech-workers-cache-swr"
title: "Cache-Control stale-while-revalidate"
description: "SWR serves stale instantly while background refresh runs"
type: "tech"
category: "cloudflare"
tags: ["tech", "cloudflare", "cache", "web"]
related: ["[[tech-workers-cache-enabled]]", "[[tech-workers-cache-tags]]"]
---
Use `Cache-Control: public, max-age=…, stale-while-revalidate=…` so users rarely wait on origin re-render.

Pair with [[tech-workers-cache-enabled]], [[tech-workers-cache-tags]].