# detect

Reads a repository to find languages, frameworks, package managers and entrypoints before you wire in the LaunchDarkly SDK.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2300 installs · ★ 28
- Author: launchdarkly
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/launchdarkly/ai-tooling/tree/HEAD/skills/onboarding/sdk-install/detect/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
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## What it does

\`detect` is the first step of LaunchDarkly SDK onboarding. It walks the repo looking for marker files: `package.json`, `go.mod`, `pom.xml`, `Cargo.toml`, `Gemfile`, `pubspec.yaml` and others. Manifests reveal the language and framework, lock files reveal how dependencies get installed. When several lock files exist, the most recently modified one wins.

In a monorepo the skill does not treat the root as the integration target. With `pnpm-workspace.yaml`, `nx.json`, `turbo.json` or a `packages/` directory holding several `package.json` files, it stops and asks which package should get the SDK. Language, package manager, entrypoint and existing LaunchDarkly usage are then searched inside that directory.

It also judges whether the workspace looks like a runnable app. A lone `package.json` with no scripts or source, or a `requirements.txt` sitting among notebooks, counts as weak evidence and the run does not stop there. If the language or framework stays unknown, the skill fires a structured question and waits. Repository access is required.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill detect -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill detect -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill detect -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install launchdarkly/ai-tooling detect
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill detect -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/launchdarkly/ai-tooling --path skills/onboarding/sdk-install/detect
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill detect -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/launchdarkly/ai-tooling/tree/HEAD/skills/onboarding/sdk-install/detect/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- figure out what an unfamiliar repo is built with before touching it
- pick the package manager from the lock file instead of guessing
- decide which monorepo package should receive the SDK
- locate the application entrypoint in an undocumented project
- check whether LaunchDarkly is already wired in

## Example prompts
- detect the stack of this repository before installing the LaunchDarkly SDK
- run detect and tell me which monorepo package to integrate into
- what package manager does this project use and where does the app start

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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```text
---
name: detect
description: "Detect repository stack for LaunchDarkly SDK onboarding: languages, frameworks, package managers, monorepo targets, entrypoints, existing LD usage. Nested under sdk-install; next is plan."
license: Apache-2.0
compatibility: Requires access to the project repository
metadata:
  author: launchdarkly
  version: "0.1.0"
---

# Detect repository stack (SDK install)

Before installing anything, you must understand the project. Identify what the project is built with and whether LaunchDarkly is already present.

This skill is nested under [LaunchDarkly SDK Install (onboarding)](../SKILL.md); the parent **Step 1** is **detect**. **Next:** [Generate integration plan](../plan/SKILL.md) unless the decision tree sends you elsewhere.

### 1. Language and framework

Look for the indicator files below (and related root layout), then read the relevant manifests to infer language and framework.

Look for these files to identify the stack:

| File | Language/Framework |
|------|--------------------|
| `package.json` | JavaScript/TypeScript (check for React, Next.js, Vue, Angular, Express, React Native, Electron, etc.) |
| `requirements.txt`, `pyproject.toml`, `Pipfile`, `setup.py` | Python (check for Django, Flask, FastAPI) |
| `go.mod` | Go (check for Gin, Echo, Fiber, Chi) |
| `pom.xml`, `build.gradle`, `build.gradle.kts` | Java/Kotlin (check for Spring, Quarkus, Android) |
| `Gemfile` | Ruby (check for Rails, Sinatra) |
| `*.csproj`, `*.sln`, `*.fsproj` | .NET/C# (check for ASP.NET, MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, UWP) |
| `composer.json` | PHP (check for Laravel, Symfony) |
| `Cargo.toml` | Rust (check for Actix, Axum, Rocket) |
| `pubspec.yaml` | Flutter/Dart |
| `Package.swift`, `Podfile`, `*.xcodeproj` | Swift/iOS |
| `AndroidManifest.xml` | Android (also check `build.gradle` for `com.android`) |
| `rebar.config`, `mix.exs` | Erlang/Elixir |
| `CMakeLists.txt`, `Makefile` (with C/C++ patterns) | C/C++ (check for `#include` patterns) |
| `*.cabal`, `stack.yaml` | Haskell |
| `*.lua`, `rockspec` | Lua |
| `manifest`, `*.brs` | Roku (BrightScript) |
| `wrangler.toml` | Cloudflare Workers (edge SDK) |
| `vercel.json` with edge functions | Vercel Edge (edge SDK) |

Read the dependency file to identify the specific framework. For `package.json`, check both `dependencies` and `devDependencies`.

If you cannot identify the language or framework:

**D5 -- BLOCKING:** Call your structured question tool now.
- question: "I couldn't detect the project's language or framework. Which SDK would you like to use?"
- options: Present the available SDKs from [SDK recipes](../../references/sdk/recipes.md) as selectable options.
```
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