# adding-feature-flags

Adds feature toggles for gradual rollouts and A/B tests using PostHog or local environment variables.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 361 installs · ★ 866
- Author: spencerpauly
- License: CC0-1.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills/tree/HEAD/resources/adding-feature-flags/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-02
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/adding-feature-flags

## What it does

This skill guides the agent in adding feature flags to frontend and backend code. It provides two options: an integration with PostHog or a lightweight local setup using an environment config file in `lib/feature-flags.ts`.

Server-side evaluations with `posthog-node` require a `POSTHOG_API_KEY`. Cache these evaluations to prevent per-request network calls. For client-side React code, it sets up the `useFeatureFlagEnabled` hook from `posthog-js/react`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill adding-feature-flags -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/adding-feature-flags/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/adding-feature-flags/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill adding-feature-flags -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/adding-feature-flags/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill adding-feature-flags -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/adding-feature-flags/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills adding-feature-flags
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/adding-feature-flags/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill adding-feature-flags -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --path resources/adding-feature-flags
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/adding-feature-flags/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill adding-feature-flags -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills/tree/HEAD/resources/adding-feature-flags/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- roll out new features gradually to users
- run frontend A/B tests with PostHog
- set up local feature toggles using environment variables
- add kill switches to disable unstable code paths

## Example prompts
- Add a feature flag for the new checkout flow using PostHog
- Set up local feature flags in lib/feature-flags.ts
- Implement server-side flag evaluation for API routes

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````text
---
name: adding-feature-flags
description: Add feature flags to an application for gradual rollouts, A/B testing, and kill switches using PostHog, LaunchDarkly, or a simple local implementation.
---

# Add Feature Flags

Use this skill when the user asks to add feature flags, feature toggles, gradual rollouts, or A/B testing.

## Option A: PostHog Feature Flags (Recommended)

1. **Install PostHog** if not already present:

   ```bash
   npm install posthog-js
   ```

2. **Use feature flags in code**:

   ```tsx
   import { useFeatureFlagEnabled } from "posthog-js/react";

   function MyComponent() {
     const showNewFeature = useFeatureFlagEnabled("new-checkout-flow");
     if (showNewFeature) return <NewCheckout />;
     return <OldCheckout />;
   }
   ```

3. **Server-side evaluation** — for server components or API routes:

   ```ts
   import { PostHog } from "posthog-node";

   const posthog = new PostHog(process.env.POSTHOG_API_KEY!);
   const isEnabled = await posthog.isFeatureEnabled("new-checkout-flow", userId);
   ```

4. **Create flags in the PostHog dashboard** — set up targeting rules based on user properties, percentage rollouts, or cohorts.

## Option B: Simple Local Feature Flags

For projects that don't need a third-party service:

1. **Create a flags config** — `lib/feature-flags.ts`:

   ```ts
   export const FLAGS = {
     NEW_CHECKOUT: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FF_NEW_CHECKOUT === "true",
     DARK_MODE: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FF_DARK_MODE === "true",
   } as const;
   ```

2. **Use in components**:

   ```tsx
   import { FLAGS } from "@/lib/feature-flags";

   function App() {
     return FLAGS.NEW_CHECKOUT ? <NewCheckout /> : <OldCheckout />;
   }
   ```

3. **Add env vars** — add flags to `.env` and `.env.example`:

   ```
   NEXT_PUBLIC_FF_NEW_CHECKOUT=false
   NEXT_PUBLIC_FF_DARK_MODE=true
   ```

## Notes

- Use feature flags for all user-facing changes during rollout, not just experiments.
- Clean up stale flags — remove the flag and the old code path once a feature is fully rolled out.
- For server-side flags, cache the evaluation result to avoid per-request API calls.
- Name flags descriptively: `new-checkout-flow` not `flag-1`.
````
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