> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cognite.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> ## Agent Instructions
> Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) is an industrial DataOps platform. Prefer English docs unless the user asks for another locale.
> Follow /_llms/ index links recursively until you reach page URLs ending in .md. Fetch those Markdown twins instead of HTML.
> For REST APIs, default to calendar version 20230101 (stable). Use 20230101-beta or 20230101-alpha only if the user is on a preview API. Cite paths under /api-reference/concepts/<version>/ and the Cdf-Version header. Prefer the Python SDK (cognite-sdk) unless the user is in JavaScript/TypeScript.
> Start here by task: platform overview /cdf/index.md; data modeling /cdf/dm/index.md; data integration /cdf/integration/index.md; access /cdf/access/index.md; CDF Toolkit /cdf/deploy/cdf_toolkit/index.md; REST quickstart /dev/quickstart.md; Python SDK /dev/sdks/python/index.md; Atlas AI /cdf/atlas_ai/concepts/index.md; Flows apps /cdf/flows/index.md; MCP and IDE setup /dev/guides/ide_ai_integration.md.
> For implementation work, also load /skill.md.

# Requesting Dev status for a CDF project

> Learn how to request Dev status for a non-production Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) project so you can publish builder-signed custom apps without application certification.

Use this procedure to share a prototype application on a **test, dev, or staging** Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) project without [application certification](/cdf/flows/guides/application-certification). Dev status moves app security responsibility to the certified builder and the CDF project owner.

<Warning>
  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.
</Warning>

## 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](/cdf/flows/guides/builder-certification) and a developer signature are required to publish after Cognite grants Dev status. See [Code signing](/cdf/flows/guides/code-signing).

On a project with Dev status:

* You still add a **developer signature** with `apps sign`. See [Code signing](/cdf/flows/guides/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](/cdf/flows/concepts/app-lifecycle).

## Request Dev status

[Zendesk](https://cognite.zendesk.com) 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.

<Card title="Request Dev status for a CDF project" icon="ticket" href="https://cognite.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=360001234312&tf_priority=normal&tf_subject=Dev+Status+Request&tf_360015295097=cognite_flows_certifications&tf_description=Dear+Cognite+Platform+Team%2C%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EI+would+like+to+request+Dev+status+for+the+following+CDF+project.%3Cbr%3EThis+will+enable+us+to+share+custom+Flows+apps+with+end+users+in+this+project+without+going+through+the+Cognite+app+review+and+certification+process.%3Cbr%3EWe+understand+the+risks+and+acknowledge+the+responsibility.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3ECDF+org%3A+%5BYour+org%5D%3Cbr%3ECDF+project%3A+%5BYour+project%5D%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EBest+regards%2C%3Cbr%3E%5BYour+name%5D">
  Opens a pre-filled Zendesk request.
</Card>

## After Cognite grants Dev status

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add a developer signature">
    Follow [Code signing](/cdf/flows/guides/code-signing) for the developer signature.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Deploy, publish, and activate">
    Follow [Deploying Flows custom apps](/cdf/flows/guides/deploying) and [App lifecycle](/cdf/flows/concepts/app-lifecycle). **Publish** locks the version. **Activate** makes the app show up on **Custom apps**, or replaces the previously active version.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Further reading

* [Application certification](/cdf/flows/guides/application-certification) — The default path you are opting out of.
* [Builder certification](/cdf/flows/guides/builder-certification) — Qualify to build Flows custom apps in customer environments.
* [Code signing](/cdf/flows/guides/code-signing) — Sign bundles with a developer signature.
* [Deploying Flows custom apps](/cdf/flows/guides/deploying) — Interactive and CI/CD deployment, lifecycle commands, and rollback.