sdk-install

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Install and initialize the correct LaunchDarkly SDK during onboarding by running nested skills in order: detect, plan, apply. Parent onboarding Step 6 is first flag.

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npx skill4agent add launchdarkly/agent-skills sdk-install

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LaunchDarkly SDK Install (onboarding)

Installs and initializes the right LaunchDarkly SDK for the user’s project by following three nested skills in order. Do not skip ahead to feature flags here—the parent LaunchDarkly onboarding continues with Step 6: First feature flag using Create first feature flag.

Prerequisites

Project context from parent Step 1: Explore the Project (reuse it; only re-run deep detection if something is unclear)
SDK key / client-side ID / mobile key: Needed when you reach Apply code changes (env wiring). Do not ask the user for these during detect or plan solely because you opened this skill—follow parent onboarding: account is confirmed early; key material is collected at apply (see parent Prerequisites).

Key types (summary)

SDK Type	Variable (logical)	Source in LaunchDarkly
Server-side	`LAUNCHDARKLY_SDK_KEY`	Environments → SDK key
Client-side	Client-side ID (bundler-prefixed env names)	Environments → Client-side ID
Mobile	`LAUNCHDARKLY_MOBILE_KEY`	Environments → Mobile key

Never hardcode keys. Full env rules, consent, and bundler tables: Apply code changes Step 2.

Workflow — run these nested skills in order

Execute all three unless the detect decision tree short-circuits (e.g. skip to apply only). Each nested skill contains blocking decision points (marked

D<N> -- BLOCKING

) where you must call your structured question tool and wait for the user's response before continuing. Do NOT batch tool calls across these boundaries.

Order	Nested skill	Role
1	Detect repository stack	Language, package manager, monorepo target, entrypoint, existing LD usage
2	Generate integration plan	SDK choice, files to change, env plan -- confirm with user before edits
3	Apply code changes	Install package(s), `.env` / secrets with consent, init code, compile check (both tracks when dual-SDK plan)

Shared references for all steps: SDK recipes, SDK snippets.

After Step 3 completes

Continue with the parent skill:

Step 6: Create first feature flag

Do not add standalone “sample flag” evaluation in this skill unless the user explicitly needs a throwaway check; the parent flow creates the first flag in order.

Guidelines

Match existing codebase conventions for imports, config, and style.
Prefer TypeScript in TypeScript projects.
If the project uses a shared config layer, initialize LaunchDarkly there.
Add
```
.env.example
```
entries when the project uses dotenv.
Dependency scope: Add only LaunchDarkly SDK package(s) from the recipe unless the user explicitly approves upgrading or adding other packages (Apply — Permission before changing other dependencies).

Edge cases

Multiple environments (e.g. Next.js server + client) or user asked for frontend + backend: Use a dual-SDK plan and apply both packages and both inits—never summarize the second SDK as done without lockfile + entrypoint evidence.
Monorepo: Integrate the package the user chose in parent onboarding; stay within that subtree.
SDK already installed and initialized: Parent may skip this handoff—see parent Edge Cases and detect decision tree.
Unsupported or uncommon stack: Use SDK recipes and the full SDK catalog.

References

Detect repository stack
Generate integration plan
Apply code changes
SDK recipes
SDK snippets
LaunchDarkly onboarding (parent)