# projects

Guides AI agents through setting up LaunchDarkly projects: inspects your stack and provisions environments via MCP or API.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1800 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/agentcontrol/projects/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
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## What it does

This skill guides your agent through configuring LaunchDarkly projects across your codebase. The agent inspects your repository to detect the stack and checks how configuration files are structured. It then selects an implementation path, such as a quick single-service setup or template cloning.

For authentication, the workflow prioritizes the LaunchDarkly MCP server via OAuth. If MCP tools are unavailable, it falls back to a REST API token with `projects:write` scope. The skill explicitly forbids scanning `.env` files or system environment variables for secrets, requiring the agent to request the token directly in the chat session.

Once LaunchDarkly provisions the container with default Production and Test environments, the agent verifies the result. It checks the project via MCP or API calls and tests SDK initialization with an explicit `flush()` call. Without an active MCP server or an API token with write permissions, project creation fails.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

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

## When to use it
- set up isolated LaunchDarkly project containers for services
- extract and map environment SDK keys to local configurations
- plan project structures for multi-service or multi-region setups
- verify SDK client initialization and event flushing in code

## Example prompts
- Inspect this repo and set up a new LaunchDarkly project using the MCP server
- Configure LaunchDarkly project keys and environments for our microservices
- Test our LaunchDarkly SDK connection and verify the environment keys

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---
name: projects
description: Guide for setting up LaunchDarkly projects in your codebase. Helps you assess your stack, choose the right approach, and integrate project management that makes sense for your architecture.
compatibility: Requires LaunchDarkly API access token with projects:write permission or LaunchDarkly MCP server.
metadata:
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  version: "0.4.0"
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# LaunchDarkly Projects Setup

You're using a skill that will guide you through setting up LaunchDarkly project management in a codebase. Your job is to explore the codebase to understand the stack and patterns, assess what approach makes sense, choose the right implementation path from the references, execute the setup, and verify it works.

## Prerequisites

**Choose one:**
- LaunchDarkly API access token with `projects:write` permission
- LaunchDarkly MCP server configured in your environment

## Core Principles

1. **Understand First**: Explore the codebase to understand the stack and patterns.
2. **Choose the Right Fit**: Select an approach that matches your architecture.
3. **Follow Conventions**: Respect existing code style and structure.
4. **Verify Integration**: Confirm the setup works: the agent performs checks and reports results.

## API Access

Prefer the LaunchDarkly MCP server tools: they authenticate via OAuth and need no token. If a step has no MCP equivalent and you must call the REST API directly, ask the user to paste an API access token for this session and substitute it for `{api_token}` in the examples below. Do not search environment variables, `.env` files, or agent/MCP config files for credentials.

See [Quick Start](references/quick-start.md) for API usage patterns.

## What Are Projects?

Projects are LaunchDarkly's top-level organizational containers that hold:
- All your configs
- Feature flags and segments  
- Multiple environments (Production and Test created by default)

Think of projects as separate applications, services, or teams that need their own isolated set of configurations.

## Project Setup Workflow

### Step 1: Explore the Codebase

Before implementing anything, understand the existing architecture:

1. **Identify the tech stack:**
   - What language(s)? (Python, Node.js, Go, Java, etc.)
   - What framework(s)? (FastAPI, Express, Spring Boot, etc.)
   - Is there an existing LaunchDarkly integration?

2. **Check environment management:**
   - How are environment variables stored? (.env files, secrets manager, config files)
   - Where is configuration loaded? (startup scripts, config modules)
   - Are there existing LaunchDarkly SDK keys?

3. **Look for patterns:**
   - Are there existing API clients or service modules?
   - How is external API integration typically done?
   - Is there a CLI, scripts directory, or admin tooling?

4. **Understand the use case:**
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