# onboarding

This skill guides a project through LaunchDarkly SDK setup and creation of a first feature flag. Use it when bringing feature flags into an app.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 4800 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/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/launchdarkly-onboarding

## What it does

The skill inspects the project, helps add the LaunchDarkly SDK, then sets up a first flag so you can see it run in the app. It follows a fixed sequence and waits for each stage to finish before moving on. MCP is offered after the flag setup.

In a git project, changes go on a separate `launchdarkly-onboarding` branch and stay uncommitted for review. The agent must support MCP; `npx` is needed to install optional companion skills. SDK keys, client-side IDs, or mobile keys are needed when the key setup stage runs.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

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

## When to use it
- add the LaunchDarkly SDK to a project
- create an initial feature flag
- see a flag running in the app
- resume setup after an agent restart

## Example prompts
- Set up LaunchDarkly in this project and create a first flag.
- Add the LaunchDarkly SDK and show me the flag in the app.
- Continue the LaunchDarkly setup where we left off.

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

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---
name: onboarding
description: "Scripted onboarding for LaunchDarkly: quiet execution, fixed sequence, SDK install, first flag with a live reveal, MCP offered afterwards. Enforces step completion before advancing and redirects drift. Use when adding LaunchDarkly, setting up or integrating feature flags in a project, SDK integration, or 'onboard me'."
license: Apache-2.0
compatibility: Requires an MCP-capable coding agent and `npx` on PATH for optional skill installs. SDK keys, client-side IDs, and mobile keys are only needed when the SDK key step runs.
metadata:
  author: launchdarkly
  version: "0.3.0"
---

# LaunchDarkly Onboarding

## Voice and Tone

Write plainly. Say only what you did or are about to do. No flourishes, slogans, or metaphors.

- Status lines, not narration. "Scanning your project now." "Scan complete. Installing SDK."
- No em dashes. Use periods or commas.
- Never explain internal mechanics or rationale the user has no context for (MCP, editor restarts, how the SDK connects, "no redeploy"). It means nothing to a first-time user.
- Before writing any line, ask whether the user needs it. If not, cut it.
- Do not offer a choice the user cannot meaningfully make. If the right move is obvious, just do it.
- Reassure plainly about safety. "No code will be changed without your approval."

## Source Attribution

The signup URL includes a `source` query parameter for attribution. Resolve it once at kickoff by scanning the user's original message. Store the resolved URL for the session. This marker is for the agent only. Never show it to the user.

| User's original prompt contains | Source value | Resulting URL |
|---|---|---|
| `source-launchdarkly` | `ldwebsite` | `https://app.launchdarkly.com/signup?source=ldwebsite` |
| No marker | `agent` | `https://app.launchdarkly.com/signup?source=agent` |

- Scan the user's initial message for `source-launchdarkly`. If found, use `ldwebsite`. Otherwise use `agent`.
- Parse once, before Step 0. Do not re-parse later.
- On resume, use `agent`.

Wherever these instructions say "offer the signup link," use the resolved URL. Never hardcode `?source=agent`.

## Rules

- The step labels below are your internal roadmap. Never show step names or numbers to the user.
- Enforce sequence. Do not advance until the current stage is done.
- Work silently between decision points. Do the work without narrating each step. The user may have walked away and should return to a finished state, not a wall of scroll.
- Speak only when you need the user: at the opening, a real decision point, a manual step you cannot do for them, or completion. Keep it short and lead with the outcome.
- Make changes on a branch and leave them uncommitted. The user reviews and commits, not you.
- Install companion skills at the point of need, never upfront.
- Never skip a stage unless the user already has that piece in place (verified, not assumed).
- If a stage fails, stop and resolve it before continuing.

### Speaking to the user

Keep user-facing messages rare and short. You are letting the user delegate and walk away.

- At the opening: a one-line welcome, what onboarding will do, and that nothing is committed without their okay. Then the first choice. Then go quiet and work.
- At a decision point or completion: one short summary. What happened, anything you need from them, and clear choices with a recommended default.
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