Do I need a LaunchDarkly account to use FlagShark?

No. Vega ships inside LaunchDarkly and requires a qualifying LaunchDarkly plan. FlagShark is a GitHub App that reads your code, so it works whether or not you use LaunchDarkly. If you do use LaunchDarkly, you can optionally connect it so FlagShark can read flag state as an extra signal.

Can I use FlagShark and Vega together?

Yes. If you are all-in on LaunchDarkly, Vega is a reasonable choice for your LaunchDarkly flags. Teams often add FlagShark to cover the flags Vega cannot see — other vendors, custom flag systems, and flags that should be caught at PR time before they ever become debt.

FlagShark vs LaunchDarkly Vega

Vega cleans LaunchDarkly flags.
We clean all of them.

LaunchDarkly's Vega is a genuinely good AI cleanup agent — if every flag you own lives in LaunchDarkly. FlagShark reads your code instead of one vendor's API, so it retires stale flags from every provider (and your homegrown ones), on every PR, with a deterministic transform you can actually review.

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▶ LaunchDarkly Vega

An AI agent inside LaunchDarkly that batch-cleans your LaunchDarkly flags on a schedule.

Confirms a flag is stale from its evaluation data across your critical environments, then files a GitHub PR to remove it. Runs on a 1, 7, or 30-day cadence. LaunchDarkly flags only, gated to qualifying LaunchDarkly plans.

▶ FlagShark

A GitHub App that reads your code and retires stale flags from any vendor, on every PR.

Syntax-aware scanner across 13 languages. Comments inline the moment debt lands, and drafts the removal PR with a deterministic Piranha AST transform. Works with or without a LaunchDarkly account.

Fair assessment

What Vega gets right.

Vega is a real step forward for LaunchDarkly customers. If your flags all live in LaunchDarkly, much of this is genuinely compelling and we won't pretend otherwise.

Production-grounded staleness

Vega confirms a flag serves one variation using real evaluation data across your critical environments — an authoritative signal about runtime behavior.

Native to LaunchDarkly

No extra vendor to add. It lives where your LaunchDarkly flags already live, with state and tags wired in by default.

Opens real PRs

Like FlagShark, Vega files a GitHub pull request with a staleness summary for a human to review, rather than auto-merging.

Scheduled automation

Configurable cadence (1, 7, or 30 days) with a cap on jobs per run, so cleanup happens without anyone remembering to trigger it.

Flag-state tagging

Applies progress tags in the LaunchDarkly flags list so you can track which removals are in flight from the dashboard you already use.

AI-flexible edits

An LLM-driven agent can adapt to flag-wrapping patterns that a fixed rule set might not anticipate, which helps on unusual code.

Where the approaches diverge

Vega looks at one vendor's flags. We look at your code.

Vega starts from LaunchDarkly's view of your flags. FlagShark starts from the source files those flags live in. That single difference cascades into everything below.

Vega only sees LaunchDarkly flags. A flag in Statsig, Split, Unleash, or your own helper is invisible to it.

▶ FlagShark: Detects flags from every major SDK and custom in-house systems, because detection is structural — it reads the code, not a vendor API.

Vega runs scheduled batch jobs, so new flag debt sits until the next run cleans it up.

▶ FlagShark: Runs on every pull request and comments inline, so debt is flagged the moment it lands — prevention, not just periodic cleanup.

Vega is an AI agent: the removal diff is model-generated, so the same flag can produce a slightly different edit run to run.

▶ FlagShark: Removal is a deterministic Piranha AST transform: same input, same diff, every time — easier to review and to trust at scale.

Vega needs a qualifying LaunchDarkly plan and your production evaluation data to decide staleness.

▶ FlagShark: Reads code only — no production credentials required — and works even if you do not use LaunchDarkly at all. Connect LD optionally for extra signal.

Vega lives in the LaunchDarkly dashboard, separate from where you review code.

▶ FlagShark: Lives in GitHub. Findings and removal PRs land in the same place your team already reviews diffs.

Vega reports cleanup through LaunchDarkly flag tags and job summaries.

▶ FlagShark: A dedicated dashboard shows cleanup velocity, debt reduction, and your longest-lived stale flag across every repo and vendor.

Side by side

The honest matrix.

	AI AGENT · LD-ONLY LaunchDarkly Vega	★ MULTI-VENDOR FlagShark
Vendors covered	LaunchDarkly only	LD, Statsig, Split, Unleash, ConfigCat, Flagsmith, PostHog, custom
Detection basis	flag evaluation data	source code (AST)
Runs on every PR (prevention)	scheduled batch	●
Inline PR comments	●	●
Opens removal PRs	●	●
Removal mechanism	AI-generated diff	deterministic Piranha AST
Requires a LaunchDarkly plan	●	●
Requires production data / credentials	●	●
Languages	not publicly documented	13 detected
Free tier	gated to LD plans	3 repos, forever

Vega details per LaunchDarkly's published documentation as of June 2026. Vega's language coverage is not publicly documented, so it's left unstated rather than guessed.

Two models of cleanup

Sweep on a schedule, or stop debt at the door.

Vega is a periodic batch sweep: it wakes on its cadence and files removal PRs for flags that have already gone stale. FlagShark adds a second loop — it runs at PR time, so a flag that's landing today gets flagged before it ever becomes next quarter's debt.

▶ Vega — scheduled sweep

Every 1, 7, or 30 days, Vega checks evaluation data, finds flags serving a single variation, and opens up to a configured number of removal PRs. Good for steadily drawing down an existing LaunchDarkly backlog.

▶ FlagShark — PR-time + sweep

On every pull request, FlagShark comments inline on stale flags it finds in the diff and the surrounding code, then drafts the cleanup PR on one click. Debt is caught as it's introduced, across every vendor — not just swept up later.

Honest take

When Vega is the right call.

We'd rather lose a customer than mis-sell them. If your situation matches the below, Vega is a sensible choice and you may not need us at all.

→Every feature flag you own lives in LaunchDarkly, with no other vendor and no homegrown flag system.
→You're on a LaunchDarkly plan that includes Vega, so there's no extra cost to turn it on.
→A periodic scheduled sweep matches how your team works — you want a backlog drawn down, not PR-time gating.
→You prefer staleness decided from production evaluation data over a code-first signal.

Reach for FlagShark when: you have more than one flag vendor or any custom flags, you want debt caught at PR time instead of on a schedule, you want a deterministic removal you can audit, or you want cleanup that doesn't depend on a LaunchDarkly plan. Plenty of teams run both — Vega for their LaunchDarkly flags, FlagShark for everything Vega can't see.

Common questions

Vega questions, answered straight.

What is LaunchDarkly Vega?

Vega is LaunchDarkly's AI-powered cleanup agent. It checks a flag's evaluation data across your critical environments to confirm it serves a single variation, then opens a GitHub PR to remove it from your code. It runs on a configurable schedule and handles LaunchDarkly flags only.

How is FlagShark different from Vega?

Vega is LaunchDarkly-only, runs scheduled batch jobs, and generates its removal diffs with an LLM. FlagShark covers every vendor plus custom flags, runs on every PR with inline comments, and removes code with a deterministic Piranha AST transform you can review the same way every time.

Do I need LaunchDarkly to use FlagShark?

No. Vega ships inside LaunchDarkly and needs a qualifying plan. FlagShark is a GitHub App that reads your code, so it works with or without LaunchDarkly. Configure your SDK patterns in .flagshark.yaml and it detects them regardless of provider. If you do use LaunchDarkly, connecting it is optional and adds flag-state as an extra signal.

Is one safer than the other?

Both are conservative and both open PRs for human review instead of auto-merging. Vega's staleness check is grounded in real production evaluation data, which is a strong signal for LaunchDarkly flags. FlagShark's removals are deterministic, so the same input always yields the same diff. The two approaches are complementary, not one strictly safer than the other.

Can I run both Vega and FlagShark?

Yes, and some teams do. Vega handles the LaunchDarkly flags; FlagShark covers the flags Vega cannot see — other vendors, custom systems, and PR-time prevention so new debt is caught before it accumulates.

How much does each cost?

Vega is bundled into LaunchDarkly and gated by eligibility, so the cost is whatever your qualifying LaunchDarkly plan runs. FlagShark is free forever for 3 repos, and the Team tier is $49/mo for 15 repos with flat, predictable pricing independent of your flag count or traffic.

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Vega cleans LaunchDarkly flags.We clean all of them.

An AI agent inside LaunchDarkly that batch-cleans your LaunchDarkly flags on a schedule.

A GitHub App that reads your code and retires stale flags from any vendor, on every PR.

What Vega gets right.

Vega looks at one vendor's flags. We look at your code.

The honest matrix.

Sweep on a schedule, or stop debt at the door.

When Vega is the right call.

Vega questions, answered straight.

Vega can't see half your flags.We can.

Vega cleans LaunchDarkly flags.We clean all of them.

An AI agent inside LaunchDarkly that batch-cleans your LaunchDarkly flags on a schedule.

A GitHub App that reads your code and retires stale flags from any vendor, on every PR.

What Vega gets right.

Vega looks at one vendor's flags. We look at your code.

The honest matrix.

Sweep on a schedule, or stop debt at the door.

When Vega is the right call.

Vega questions, answered straight.

Vega can't see half your flags.We can.

Vega cleans LaunchDarkly flags.
We clean all of them.

Vega can't see half your flags.
We can.

Vega cleans LaunchDarkly flags.
We clean all of them.

Vega can't see half your flags.
We can.