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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.

Prerequisites

  • Only a CDF project owner can submit this request. If you are not the owner, ask them to submit it.
  • The target project 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.
On a project with Dev status:
  • You still add a developer signature with apps sign. See Code signing.
  • You can publish a builder-signed app. Cognite’s app certification signature (.cert.sig) is not required, and CDF does not show the 14-day production warning.
  • Only the version owner can open an unsigned version. A builder-signed draft is shareable. See App lifecycle.

Request Dev status

Zendesk is Cognite’s support-request site. Select the Request Dev status for a CDF project card to open a pre-filled form. Edit the form if needed, and then select Submit. If you can’t sign in, ask your Cognite representative for a Zendesk login.

Request Dev status for a CDF project

Opens a pre-filled Zendesk request.

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.

Further reading

Last modified on September 4, 2026