# configuring-experiment-rollout

A skill that helps the agent set variant splits and rollout percentages for PostHog experiments, and disambiguate vague requests like "roll out to 25%".

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 389 installs · ★ 75
- Author: PostHog
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/PostHog/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/omnibus/configuring-experiment-rollout/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/configuring-experiment-rollout

## What it does

The skill answers one question: who sees which variant? It works with two feature flag settings in PostHog — the variant split (`feature_flag.filters.multivariate.variants`) and the overall rollout (`feature_flag.filters.groups[0].rollout_percentage`). The first controls distribution inside the experiment, the second controls how many users enter it at all. They multiply: a 50% rollout with a 50/50 split puts 25% of users on the test variant and half of them into the analysis.

The default advice is an equal split plus a reduced rollout when you want to limit exposure to the test variant. Equal shares give each variant the same sample size, so the experiment reaches significance faster. An uneven split combined with "Exclude from analysis" handling skews the smaller variant: users exposed to more than one variant get dropped asymmetrically. On a live experiment with significant exposures, the skill suggests switching multivariate handling to "First seen variant" instead of changing the split mid-run.

One hard rule: when the request is an uneven ratio or a percentage that could mean either control, the skill insists on clarifying first. On a running experiment, any flag-config change must also send `update_feature_flag_params: true`, otherwise the API rejects the update. Minimum two variants, maximum 20, and split percentages must sum to 100.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PostHog/skills --skill configuring-experiment-rollout -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PostHog/skills --skill configuring-experiment-rollout -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PostHog/skills --skill configuring-experiment-rollout -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install PostHog/skills configuring-experiment-rollout
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/configuring-experiment-rollout/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PostHog/skills --skill configuring-experiment-rollout -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/PostHog/skills --path skills/omnibus/configuring-experiment-rollout
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PostHog/skills --skill configuring-experiment-rollout -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/PostHog/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/omnibus/configuring-experiment-rollout/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- set a 50/50 variant split for an A/B test
- work out how many users see the test variant at a 25% rollout
- choose between an equal split with reduced rollout and an uneven split
- change the rollout on a draft or running experiment without a reset
- spot a mid-experiment split change as an anti-pattern

## Example prompts
- set the experiment rollout to 25%
- make it a 60/40 control/test split
- who sees the test variant at 50% rollout and a 50/50 split?

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: configuring-experiment-rollout
description: Configures the rollout shape of a PostHog experiment — the variant split (50/50, 80/20, A/B/C ratios), the overall rollout percentage that gates how many users enter the experiment, and the disambiguation when a percentage like "roll out to 25%" could mean either. Use when the user mentions a rollout percentage, variant split, or traffic distribution; gives a ratio like 60/40, 70/30, or 80/20; asks "who sees the test variant?"; wants to increase, decrease, or change the rollout or split on a draft or running experiment; weighs equal vs uneven splits; or proposes a mid-experiment split change (often an anti-pattern that needs reset or end-and-restart).
---

# Configuring experiment rollout

This skill answers: **Who sees what variant?**

## Recommended approach: equal split + adjust rollout percentage

In most cases, experiments work best with an equal split. If you want to limit exposure to the test variant, adjust the rollout percentage instead.

Why equal splits are better:

- Equal splits maximize statistical power — each variant has the same sample size
- Equal splits balance traffic and thus reach significance faster
- Increasing user exposure throughout the experiment through increasing rollout is clean (changing split mid-experiment can cause users to switch variants, which is bad for user experience and data quality)

Always default to an equal split unless the user explicitly requests otherwise.

## When an uneven split is required

Uneven splits combined with the default "Exclude from analysis" handling can introduce bias.
If the experiment observes multi-variant users (users exposed to more than one variant) then those are
dropped asymmetrically — the smaller variant loses a larger fraction of its assignments. If those users
behave differently from the rest, the smaller variant's metrics will be skewed.

The right mitigation depends on experiment state:

1. **Pre-launch, or live but with few exposures so far — use an equal split and reduce the overall
   rollout.** Achieves the same test-variant exposure without the bias and preserves statistical
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