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Feature Flag Safety Checklist

Use flags without causing chaos

A safety checklist for feature flags ensures defaults are safe, owners/expiry set, logs/metrics are in place, targeting is scoped, and rollback is easy before enabling to users.

Set Safe Defaults

Off by default; clear fallback paths.

Own and Expire

Assign owners, expiry dates, and cleanup tasks.

Observe

Add logs/metrics per variant; plan rollback triggers.

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