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What users see

On production, a reload renders the app, then visibly swaps it about half a second later: the wide sidebar becomes the icon rail and the panel changes. Dev never does this.

Root cause

PosthogProvider reported every remote flag as loading until PostHog's network answer, which lands after first paint. posthog-js already has the previous visit's flags in localStorage and serves them synchronously: getFeatureFlagResult reads them. The provider's flagsLoaded gate ignored that cache. So production rendered everything with default flags first, then swapped every flagged subtree when the answer arrived: sidebar, split views, snippets, CRM, and more. Dev hides this because its flag defaults (DEV_MODE_ENV || undefined) are on before the first render. #6897 made the swap a single transition, but a returning user still watched two different apps render.

A second bug was in the same window. useQuickAccessSnippetsQuery read query.data unguarded in a createMemo. The query lives in QuickAccessProvider above the router and turns on when enable-snippets arrives. Its pending read held the whole flag transition on a 500-item fetch. When it resolved, it re-ran the top-level insert under render(), clearing #root and re-attaching the entire app.

Fix

• PosthogProvider seeds featureFlags and flagsLoaded from posthog.featureFlags.getFlagVariants() when PostHog has a cached answer. A returning user's first render uses their real flags, and the later network answer normally changes nothing. The first-ever visit, with nothing cached, behaves as before.
• The snippets memo gates on query.isSuccess, like the CRM companies feed beside it.

How it was verified

I reproduced production behavior locally, since the PostHog proxy returns no flags to localhost:

• The Vite dev server runs in --mode production, so flag defaults are production's.
• The real posthog-js client runs with its localStorage cache.
• The /flags response is intercepted and returns the exact flags PostHog evaluates for the reporting account, at 300ms latency.
• The test user is onboarded, and the first load warms the cache like a returning visit.

That instrumentation is not committed.

Timelines (ms since navigation):

• Before: first render at 6356 with the old sidebar (rail=-). Flags land at 6704. The root is cleared while populated at 6807 (textContent= kids=1). The rail swaps in at 8936.
• Seeding only: the rail is present on first render (rail=1 at 6890). The flag answer at 7211 changes nothing, and the populated-root clear is gone.
• Snippets guard only: the populated-root clear after flags is gone.
• Final code: the rail and final panes render first on /app/inbox and on a two-pane /app/coders/<id>/~/inbox. The flag answer changes nothing, and the root is never re-attached.

Before (production mode, reporting account's flags):
prod_mode_reload_before_cached_flags.mp4

After:
prod_mode_reload_after_cached_flags.mp4

Tests:

• New posthog.test.tsx case "renders cached flags on first paint before PostHog answers". It fails before the fix (enabled: false, loading: true) and passes after.
• Vitest on src/lib/analytics, src/lib/queries/soup, src/components/app/split-layout, and src/lib/core/tests passes (469 tests).
• just check and tsc --noEmit pass.

Tradeoffs

• Cached flags can be stale for one load. A flag rolled out or back since the last visit renders at its old value until the network answer arrives, then updates inside the existing transition. That includes flag-off fallbacks such as RedirectSplit, which previously always waited for the network. Imperative isFeatureEnabled calls already use these same cached values.
• fix(web): turn new app views on without waiting for PostHog #6899 (default enable-new-app-views on) stays useful as a belt for first-ever visits, but this covers every flag for returning users.

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• Bug Fixes
  • Feature-flagged content now reflects cached flag values on the first paint, reducing the chance of a temporary mismatch while analytics loads.
  • Quick-access snippets now appear only after their data loads successfully, avoiding results derived from pending or failed queries.

Walkthrough

The PostHog provider initializes flag state from cached variants. The quick-access snippets query returns an empty array until the query succeeds.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to c0c52

A returning user can be redirected away from a flag-enabled route before current flags arrive, and a failed refresh can temporarily hide quick-access snippets. Resolve these behaviors before merging.

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use it to gate irreversible redirects in RedirectSplit; do not let
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<title>UNPKG</title> https://app.unpkg.com/posthog-js@1.424.1/files/lib/src/posthog-featureflags.d.ts FLAG_ERRORS, PERSISTENCE_FEATURE_FLAG_EVALUATED_AT, PERSISTENCE_FEATURE_FLAG_REQUEST_ID, PERSISTENCE_MINIMAL_FLAG_CALLED_EVENTS, ENABLED_FEATURE_FLAGS, STORED_GROUP_PROPERTIES_KEY, STORED_PERSON_PROPERTIES_KEY, FLAG_CALL_REPORTED, FLAG_CALL_REPORTED_SESSION_ID, PERSISTENCE_FEATURE_FLAG_PAYLOADS, PERSISTENCE_OVERRIDE_FEATURE_FLAGS, PERSISTENCE_OVERRIDE_FEATURE_FLAG_PAYLOADS } from &`#39`;./constants&`#39`;; import { type Logger } from &`#39`;`@posthog/core`&`#39`;; type FeatureFlagsState = { [PERSISTENCE_ACTIVE_FEATURE_FLAGS]?: string []; [ENABLED_FEATURE_FLAGS]?: Record< string, string | boolean>; [PERSISTENCE_FEATURE_FLAG_DETAILS]?: Record< string, FeatureFlagDetail>; [PERSISTENCE_FEATURE_FLAG_PAYLOADS]?: Record< string, JsonType>; [PERSISTENCE_FEATURE_FLAG_REQUEST_ID]?: string; [PERSISTENCE_FEATURE_FLAG_EVALUATED_AT]?: number; [PERSISTENCE_MINIMAL_FLAG_CALLED_EVENTS]?: boolean; [PERSISTENCE_FEATURE_FLAG_ERRORS]?: string []; [PERSISTENCE_OVERRIDE_FEATURE_FLAGS]?: Record< string, string | boolean>; [PERSISTENCE_OVERRIDE_FEATURE_FLAG_PAYLOADS]?: Record< string, JsonType>; [FLAG_CALL_REPORTED]?: Record< string, string []>; [FLAG_CALL_REPORTED_SESSION_ID]?: string; [STORED_PERSON_PROPERTIES_KEY]?: Properties; [STORED_GROUP_PROPERTIES_KEY]?: Record< string, Properties>; [PERSISTENCE_EARLY_ACCESS_FEATURES]?: EarlyAccessFeature []; }; /** * Error type constants for the $feature_flag_error property. * * These values are sent in analytics events to track flag evaluation failures. * They should not be changed without considering impact on existing dashboards * and queries that filter on these values. */ export declare const FeatureFlagError: { readonly ERRORS_WHILE_COMPUTING: "errors_while_computing_flags"; readonly FLAG_MISSING: "flag_missing"; readonly QUOTA_LIMITED: "quota_limited"; readonly TIMEOUT: "timeout"; readonly CONNECTION_ERROR: "connection_error"; readonly UNKNOWN_ERROR: "unknown_error"; readonly apiError: (status: number | string) => string; }; export declare const filterActiveFeatureFlags: (featureFlags?: Record< string, string | boolean>) => Record< string, string | boolean>; export declare const parseFlagsResponse: (response: Partial< FlagsResponse>, currentFlags?: Record< string, string | boolean>, currentFlagPayloads?: Record< string, JsonType>, currentFlagDetails?: Record< string, FeatureFlagDetail>, options?: { partialResponse?: boolean; }, responseLogger?: Logger) => FeatureFlagsState | undefined; export declare const QuotaLimitedResource: { readonly FeatureFlags: "feature_flags"; readonly Recordings: "recordings"; }; export type QuotaLimitedResource = (typeof QuotaLimitedResource)[keyof typeof QuotaLimitedResource]; export declare class PostHogFeatureFlags implements Extension { readonly name: import("`@posthog/browser-common`"). ExtensionToken< PostHogFeatureFlags>; _override_warning: boolean; featureFlagEventHandlers: FeatureFlagsCallback []; $anon_distinct_id: string | undefined; private _client?; private _initializingClient?; private _logger; private _dynamicProperties?; private _crossTabPersistenceUnsubscribe?; private _baseEventProperties; private _eventPropertiesWithFlagValues; private _reloadingHandlers; private _hasLoadedFlags; private _requestInFlight; private _requestGeneration; private _reloadingDisabled; private _additionalReloadRequested; private _reloadDebouncer?; private _flagsLoadedFromRemote; private _staleCacheRefreshTriggered; private _consecutiveStatusZeroFailures; private _refreshInterval?; private _refreshIntervalMs?; private _lastRefreshAt?; private readonly _configSource; private readonly _mutableConfigSource?; private readonly _instance?; constructor(instance: PostHog); constructor(configSource: FeatureFlagsConfigSource); updateConfig(config: PostHogConfig, remoteRequestsDisabled: boolean): void; setup(clien…[truncated] <title>packages/browser/src/__tests__/featureflags.test.ts</title> https://github.com/PostHog/posthog-js/blob/HEAD/packages/browser/src/__tests__/featureflags.test.ts it(&`#39`;should return the right feature flag and call capture&`#39`;, () => { featureFlags._hasLoadedFlags = false expect(featureFlags.getFlags()).toEqual([ &`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;, &`#39`;alpha-feature-2&`#39`;, &`#39`;multivariate-flag&`#39`;, &`#39`;disabled-flag&`#39`;, ]) expect(featureFlags.getFlagVariants()).toEqual({ &`#39`;alpha-feature-2&`#39`;: true, &`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;: true, &`#39`;multivariate-flag&`#39`;: &`#39`;variant-1&`#39`;, &`#39`;disabled-flag&`#39`;: false, }) expect(featureFlags.isFeatureEnabled(&`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;)).toEqual(true) expect(featureFlags.isFeatureEnabled(&`#39`;random&`#39`;)).toEqual(undefined) expect(featureFlags.isFeatureEnabled(&`#39`;multivariate-flag&`#39`;)).toEqual(true) expect(instance.capture).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3) // It should not call `capture` on subsequent calls expect(featureFlags.isFeatureEnabled(&`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;)).toEqual(true) expect(instance.capture).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3) expect(instance.get_property(&`#39`;$flag_call_reported&`#39`;)).toEqual({ &`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;: [&`#39`;true&`#39`;], &`#39`;multivariate-flag&`#39`;: [&`#39`;variant-1&`#39`;], random: [&`#39`;undefined&`#39`;], }) }) it(&`#39`;should call capture for every different flag response&`#39`;, () => { featureFlags._hasLoadedFlags = true instance.persistence.register({ $enabled_feature_flags: { &`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;: true, }, }) expect(featureFlags.getFlags()).toEqual([&`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;]) expect(featureFlags.getFlagVariants()).toEqual({ &`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;: true, }) expect(featureFlags.isFeatureEnabled(&`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;)).toEqual(true) expect(instance.get_property(&`#39`;$flag_call_reported&`#39`;)).toEqual({ &`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;: [&`#39`;true&`#39`;] }) expect(instance.capture).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1) // It should not call `capture` on subsequent calls expect(featureFlags.isFeatureEnabled(&`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;)).toEqual(true) expect(instance.capture).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1) instance.persistence.register({ $enabled_feature_flags: {}, }) featureFlags._hasLoadedFlags = false expect(featureFlags.getFlagVariants()).toEqual({}) expect(featureFlags.isFeatureEnabled(&`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;)).toEqual(undefined) // no extra capture call because flags haven&`#39`;t loaded yet. expect(instance.capture).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1) featureFlags._hasLoadedFlags = true instance.persistence.register({ $enabled_feature_flags: { x: &`#39`;y&`#39`; }, }) expect(featureFlags.getFlagVariants()).toEqual({ x: &`#39`;y&`#39`; }) expect(featureFlags.isFeatureEnabled(&`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;)).toEqual(undefined) expect(instance.capture).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2) instance.persistence.register({ $enabled_feature_flags: { &`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;: &`#39`;variant-1&`#39`;, }, }) expect(featureFlags.getFlagVariants()).toEqual({ &`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;: &`#39`;variant-1&`#39`; }) expect(featureFlags.isFeatureEnabled(&`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;)).toEqual(true) expect(instance.capture).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3) expect(instance.get_property(&`#39`;$flag_call_reported&`#39`;)).toEqual({ &`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;: [&`#39`;true&`#39`;, &`#39`;undefined&`#39`;, &`#39`;variant-1&`#39`;], }) }) ... describe(&`#39`;advanced_feature_flags_dedup_per_session&`#39`;, () => { let currentSessionId: string beforeEach(() => { ... currentSessionId = &`#39`;session-1&`#39`; instance.config.advanced_feature_flags_ ... up_per ... session = true instance.get_session ... it(&`#39`; ... .persistence.props ... $active_ ... _flags: [&`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;, &`#39`; ... $enabled_feature_flags ... feature&`#39`;: true, ... feature-2&`#39`;: true, }, $feature_flag_payloads: { ... &`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;: ... original: &`#39`;payload&`#39`; }, &`#39`;alpha-feature-2&`#39`;: ... 123, ... }, } ... &`#39`;, () => { // Test default warning behavior featureFlags.override({ &`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;: false, }) expect(featureFlags.getFlagVariants()).toEqual({ &`#39`;beta-feature&`#39`;: false, &`#39`;alpha-feature-2&`#39`;: true, }) expect(window.console.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith( &`#39`;[PostHog.js] [FeatureFlags]&`#39`;, &`#39`; Overriding feature flags!&`#39`;, expect.any(Obj…[truncated] <title>Feature Flags troubleshooting</title> https://posthog.com/docs/feature-flags/troubleshooting ## My feature flag called events don&`#39`;t show my variant names ... `Feature Flag Called` events showing `None`, `(empty string)`, or `false` instead of your variant names has three potential causes: ... 1. The flag matched no release conditions (value: `false`). Your feature flag did not match any of the rollout conditions, and all release conditions were evaluatable. The SDK can conclusively determine the flag is off, so the `Feature Flag Response` property will be `false`. ... 2. The flag is disabled or failed to load (value: `None` or `(empty string)`). The variant names will show as `None` or `(empty string)` if this is the case. This can happen due to a network error, adblocking, or something unexpected. `(empty string)` also appears when some of the events for an experiment lack feature flag information. ... 3. The flag wasn&`#39`;t fully evaluatable locally (value: `None`). When using local evaluation, if any of the flag&`#39`;s release conditions depend on data that isn&`#39`;t available locally (such as person properties that haven&`#39`;t been provided to the SDK), the SDK cannot conclusively determine whether the flag should be on or off. In this case, the flag is omitted from the event entirely and appears as `None`. This is different from case 1: a `false` value means the SDK had enough information to determine the flag didn&`#39`;t match, while `None` means the SDK didn&`#39`;t have enough information to make a determination at all. For example, if you remove a release condition that used a non-locally-available property, the flag may change from `None` to `false` because the remaining conditions are now all locally evaluatable. ... ## Why is my feature flag always returning false? ... If your flag is returning false and you expect it to return another value, check the following: ... - All the reasons listed in Why is my feature flag not working as expected? - The flag is enabled, rolled out, and has the correct release conditions. - You are evaluating the flag with all the information and arguments it needs. For example, in Python, call `posthog.evaluate_flags()` with the distinct ID, then pass the flag key to `flags.is_enabled()` or `flags.get_flag()`. - Your flags are loaded before you evaluate them. Test this by evaluating the flag in the `onFeatureFlags()` callback. ... .get_all ... `Posthog.evaluate_flags()` and `await AsyncPosthog.evaluate_flags()` return snapshots. Their `get_flag_payload()` accessor returns the parsed payload, so don&`#39`;t pass its result to `json.loads()`. <title>Adding feature flag code - Docs</title> https://posthog.com/docs/feature-flags/adding-feature-flag-code?tab=Node.js ```javascript posthog.onFeatureFlags(function (flags, flagVariants, { errorsLoading }) { // feature flags are guaranteed to be available at this point if (posthog.isFeatureEnabled(&`#39`;flag-key&`#39`;)) { // do something } }) ... - `flags: string[]`: An object containing the feature flags that apply to the user. - `flagVariants: Record<string, string | boolean>`: An object containing the variants that apply to the user. - `{ errorsLoading }: { errorsLoading?: boolean }`: An object containing a boolean indicating if an error occurred during the request to load the feature flags. This is `true` if the request timed out or if there was an error. It will be `false` or `undefined` if the request was successful. ... | Hook | Description | | --- | --- | | useFeatureFlagEnabled | Returns whether the feature flag is enabled. This sends a $feature_flag_called event. Without a default value, it returns boolean \| undefined while flags are loading or absent. Pass an optional default value to return that value instead and narrow the return type to boolean. | | useFeatureFlagVariantKey | Returns the variant key of the feature flag. This sends a $feature_flag_called event. | | useActiveFeatureFlags | Returns an array of active feature flags. This does not send a $feature_flag_called event. | | useFeatureFlagPayload | Returns the payload of the feature flag. This does not send a $feature_flag_called event. Always use this with useFeatureFlagEnabled or useFeatureFlagVariantKey. | ... const enabledVariant = flags.getFlag(&`#39`;flag-key&`#39`;) ... enabledVariant === &`#39`;variant-key&`#39`;) { // replace &`#39`;variant-key&`#39`; with the key of your variant // Do something differently for this user // Optional: fetch the payload const matchedFlagPayload = flags.getFlagPayload(&`#39`;flag-key ... `flags.getFlag()` returns the variant string for multivariate flags, `true` for enabled boolean flags, `false` for disabled flags, and `undefined` when the flag wasn&`#39`;t returned by the evaluation. ... > Note: `client.isFeatureEnabled()`, `client.getFeatureFlag()`, `client.getFeatureFlagPayload()`, and `capture({ sendFeatureFlags: true })` still work during the migration period, but they&`#39`;re deprecated. Prefer `evaluateFlags()` for new code. ... `flags.get_flag()` returns the variant string for multivariate flags, `True` for enabled boolean flags, `False` for ... flags, and `None` when the flag wasn&`#39`;t returned by the evaluation. ... `$flags->getFlag()` returns the variant string for multivariate flags, `true` for enabled boolean flags, `false` for disabled flags, and `null` when the flag wasn&`#39`;t returned by ... `flags.get_flag()` returns the variant string for multivariate flags, `true` for enabled boolean flags, `false` for disabled flags, and `nil` when the flag wasn&`#39`;t returned by the evaluation. ... `flags.GetFlag()` returns the variant string for multivariate flags, `true` for enabled boolean flags, `false` for disabled flags, and `nil` when the flag wasn&`#39`;t returned by the evaluation. <title>feat(flags): add `fresh` option to feature flag methods · Pull Request `#3119` · PostHog/posthog-js</title> GitHub pull request 3119 in PostHog/posthog-js (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference) ## feat(flags): add `fresh` option to feature flag methods ... Adds a `fresh` option to `getFeatureFlag()`, `getFeatureFlagResult()`, and `isFeatureEnabled()` that only returns values loaded from the server, not cached localStorage values. ... By default, feature flag methods may return cached values from localStorage if the `/flags` endpoint hasn&`#39`;t responded yet. This reduces flicker but means users might briefly see stale values - for example, a flag that was disabled on the server would still return its cached value until the network request completes. ... This was causing issues where disabled flags continued to show their enabled variants to users who had previously been enrolled. ... Add a non-breaking `{ fresh: true }` option that returns `undefined` until the `/flags` endpoint responds, ensuring you always get the current server state. ... ```js // Default behavior (may return cached values) posthog.getFeatureFlag(&`#39`;my-flag&`#39`;) ... // Only return fresh values from server posthog.getFeatureFlag(&`#39`;my-flag&`#39`;, { fresh: true }) ``` ... - Added `fresh?: boolean` option to `getFeatureFlag()`, `getFeatureFlagResult()`, and `isFeatureEnabled()` - When `fresh: true`, returns `undefined` if `_flagsLoadedFromRemote` is false - Enhanced docstrings to explain caching behavior and when to use `fresh: true` - Added tests for the new option ... > | ` ... | 0 B | | ... > | ` ... ` | 0 B ... 0 B | ... **dylan** ... commit `b02529f`: ... actor(flags): centralize FeatureFlagOptions ... · Feb 19, 2026 at 8:05pm

Citations:

• 1: https://app.unpkg.com/posthog-js@1.424.1/files/lib/src/posthog-featureflags.d.ts
• 2: https://github.com/PostHog/posthog-js/blob/HEAD/packages/browser/src/__tests__/featureflags.test.ts
• 3: https://posthog.com/docs/feature-flags/troubleshooting
• 4: https://posthog.com/docs/feature-flags/adding-feature-flag-code?tab=Node.js
• 5: GitHub pull request 3119 in PostHog/posthog-js (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
• 6: https://posthog.com/docs/api/flags

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Gate destructive redirects on remote flag readiness.

A cached disabled flag can set hasCachedFlags and flagsLoaded() to true while the cached enabled-flag list remains empty. The flag-off route then mounts RedirectSplit, which calls panel.handle.replace during onMount. A later enabled response cannot restore the original route. Use a separate remote-ready state for irreversible fallbacks.

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In `@apps/web/src/lib/analytics/posthog.tsx` at line 36, Add a separate
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve cached snippets when a refetch fails.

After the query has loaded, a refetch can fail while query.data still holds the last successful result and query.isSuccess is false. (tanstack.com) This branch then returns [], so QuickAccessSource.tsx omits unseen snippets from the quick-access index until a later successful fetch. Include query.isRefetchError in the data branch.

Suggested change

-    query.isSuccess ? (query.data?.filter(isSnippetEntity) ?? []) : []
+    query.isSuccess || query.isRefetchError
+      ? (query.data?.filter(isSnippetEntity) ?? [])
+      : []

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	query.isSuccess ? (query.data?.filter(isSnippetEntity) ?? []) : []
	query.isSuccess || query.isRefetchError
	? (query.data?.filter(isSnippetEntity) ?? [])
	: []

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In `@apps/web/src/lib/queries/soup/quick-access-snippets.ts` at line 41, Update
the query data branch in the quick-access snippets selector to include
`query.isRefetchError` alongside `query.isSuccess`, so a failed refetch
continues using and filtering the last successful `query.data` instead of
returning an empty list.

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