• AUTOMATION
  • AUDIT
  • SYNC
  • HUMAN

How to provision new environments with your AI

Connect Flagsmith to your agent to automate environment setup and configuration audits. Once connected, your AI handles the heavy lifting of environment management.

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Short answer

How can I use my AI to manage Flagsmith environments?

Your AI uses the Flagsmith MCP to trigger the creation of new environments and fetch existing configuration documents. You get immediate environment setup and instant access to flag settings through natural language commands.

The outcomes

What you get from this connection

The AI handles the technical setup and data retrieval.

AUTOMATION

Instant environment setup

The AI creates new project environments on demand. You skip the manual dashboard clicks and move straight to testing.

AUDIT

Configuration snapshots

Your agent pulls full configuration documents for any environment. This makes it easy to compare settings or verify flag states.

SYNC

Environment parity

Use your AI to ensure new environments match your existing ones. It pulls the data you need to keep configurations consistent.

HUMAN

Manual oversight

You still decide when a new environment is actually needed. The AI performs the action, but you control the deployment logic.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The agent translates your intent into specific Flagsmith actions.

  1. Identify target

    The AI determines which project needs a new environment based on your prompt.

    create_environment

  2. Provision environment

    The agent executes the creation of the new environment in Flagsmith.

    create_environment

  3. Fetch settings

    The AI pulls the full configuration document to verify the new setup.

    get_environment_document

  4. Report status

    The agent summarizes the new environment details and configuration state for you.

    get_environment_document

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger the Flagsmith tools.

Starting points

Swap out the bracketed text with your specific project names or environment IDs.

Flagsmith Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_xgmQb2dzh97FZxv1IILo2vfMxbDzCf9lyXcSnJKm/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Flagsmith capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flagsmith-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_xgmQb2dzh97FZxv1IILo2vfMxbDzCf9lyXcSnJKm/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Create a new environment named 'staging-v2' in my main project.

  • Get the configuration document for the 'production' environment.

  • Set up a new environment called 'qa-testing' and show me the config.

  • Pull the full document for the 'dev' environment so I can check the flags.

  • Claude
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  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Start here

Connect Flagsmith once, then ask.

Add your Flagsmith credentials to Vinkius. Once connected, your agent can immediately start managing environments.

Connect Flagsmith to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI delete an existing environment?

    No. The current tools only allow for creating environments and retrieving documents.

  • 02

    Can my AI change flag values directly?

    No. The AI can retrieve the configuration document, but it cannot modify flag values.

  • 03

    Does the AI need my Flagsmith API key?

    Yes, you provide it through Vinkius, which keeps it encrypted and secure.

  • 04

    Can I create multiple environments at once?

    You can ask the AI to do this, and it will trigger the creation process for each one requested.

  • 05

    Will the AI automatically create environments without me asking?

    No. The AI only acts when you give it a specific command or request.

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