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Use this procedure to share a prototype application on a test, dev, or staging Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) project without application certification. Dev status moves app security responsibility to the certified builder and the CDF project owner.
Dev status transfers risk ownership for app security to the certified builder and the CDF project owner. Cognite does not run application certification on those applications. The builder and project owner own the checks Cognite normally performs, including the /flows-code-review skill, dependency / CVE follow-up (review-packages.md / npm audit), and not shipping known-bad or malicious code. Do not request Dev status for a production project.

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Prerequisites

  • Only a CDF project owner can submit this request. If you are not the owner, ask them to submit it.
  • Every project you list is test, dev, or staging. Cognite does not grant Dev status for production projects.
  • Builder certification and a developer signature are required to publish after Cognite grants Dev status. See Code signing.

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What Dev status changes

On a project with Dev status, these rules apply.
  • You still add a developer signature with apps sign. See Code signing.
  • You can publish a builder-signed Flows custom app. Cognite’s app certification signature (.cert.sig) is not required, and CDF does not show the 14-day warning that otherwise appears until Cognite certifies the app.
  • Only the version owner can open an unsigned version. A builder-signed draft is shareable. See App lifecycle.

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Request Dev status

Zendesk is Cognite’s support-request site. If you can’t sign in to Zendesk, ask your Cognite representative for a Zendesk account.
1

Open the request form

Select the Request Dev status for a CDF project card.

Request Dev status for a CDF project

Opens a pre-filled Zendesk request.
2

Copy each project URL

Sign in to Cognite Data Fusion. Copy the URL of each project, one URL per project.
3

Paste the project URLs

Paste one URL per project into the request. Each URL contains the organization, project, and cluster. Edit the form if needed.
4

Submit the request

Select Submit.
Zendesk creates a ticket. Wait until Cognite grants Dev status before you publish.

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After Cognite grants Dev status

1

Add a developer signature

Follow Code signing for the developer signature.
2

Deploy, publish, and activate

Follow Deploying Flows custom apps and App lifecycle. Publish locks the version. Activate makes the app show up on Custom apps, or replaces the previously active version.

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Further reading

Last modified on October 23, 2026