Andrew Norris
@andrewnorris.bsky.social
Co-Founder & CEO, DevCycle
Reposted by Andrew Norris
⚔️ Most teams think they have a product/engineering alignment problem.
🏁 Really, they just don’t have feature flags.
🎚️ Flags turn launches into decisions, not deployments—PMs own timing, engineers own flow, and everyone sleeps better. blog.devcycle.com/why-feature-... by @markcallen.bsky.social
🏁 Really, they just don’t have feature flags.
🎚️ Flags turn launches into decisions, not deployments—PMs own timing, engineers own flow, and everyone sleeps better. blog.devcycle.com/why-feature-... by @markcallen.bsky.social
Why Feature Flags Are a Must in Every Engineering Manager’s Toolkit
When I first stepped into an engineering manager role, I quickly learned that moving fast without losing control is one of the hardest balances to strike. Feature flags helped me make that balance rea...
blog.devcycle.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
⚔️ Most teams think they have a product/engineering alignment problem.
🏁 Really, they just don’t have feature flags.
🎚️ Flags turn launches into decisions, not deployments—PMs own timing, engineers own flow, and everyone sleeps better. blog.devcycle.com/why-feature-... by @markcallen.bsky.social
🏁 Really, they just don’t have feature flags.
🎚️ Flags turn launches into decisions, not deployments—PMs own timing, engineers own flow, and everyone sleeps better. blog.devcycle.com/why-feature-... by @markcallen.bsky.social
6 months ago our onboarding looked “fine.”
Nice UI, polished tutorial, solid drop-off rates.
But devs still weren’t hitting SDK install.
So we nuked the tutorial and rebuilt around MCP — where onboarding happens in your editor.
3× more installs.
blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
Nice UI, polished tutorial, solid drop-off rates.
But devs still weren’t hitting SDK install.
So we nuked the tutorial and rebuilt around MCP — where onboarding happens in your editor.
3× more installs.
blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
MCP Onboarding for Feature Flagging: 3x SDK Installs
We rebuilt onboarding around the DevCycle MCP to accelerate feature flagging: IDE-first install in two prompts and 3x more SDK installs.
blog.devcycle.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
6 months ago our onboarding looked “fine.”
Nice UI, polished tutorial, solid drop-off rates.
But devs still weren’t hitting SDK install.
So we nuked the tutorial and rebuilt around MCP — where onboarding happens in your editor.
3× more installs.
blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
Nice UI, polished tutorial, solid drop-off rates.
But devs still weren’t hitting SDK install.
So we nuked the tutorial and rebuilt around MCP — where onboarding happens in your editor.
3× more installs.
blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
We learned something big about onboarding:
Even great tutorials can break if they pull developers away from their real workflow.
So we rebuilt onboarding around MCP to bring DevCycle into the IDE.
3× more users now reach SDK install.
How it works → blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
Even great tutorials can break if they pull developers away from their real workflow.
So we rebuilt onboarding around MCP to bring DevCycle into the IDE.
3× more users now reach SDK install.
How it works → blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
MCP Onboarding for Feature Flagging: 3x SDK Installs
We rebuilt onboarding around the DevCycle MCP to accelerate feature flagging: IDE-first install in two prompts and 3x more SDK installs.
blog.devcycle.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
We learned something big about onboarding:
Even great tutorials can break if they pull developers away from their real workflow.
So we rebuilt onboarding around MCP to bring DevCycle into the IDE.
3× more users now reach SDK install.
How it works → blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
Even great tutorials can break if they pull developers away from their real workflow.
So we rebuilt onboarding around MCP to bring DevCycle into the IDE.
3× more users now reach SDK install.
How it works → blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
We rebuilt our onboarding around our MCP (Model Context Protocol).
Now developers start in their editor — not a sandbox.
✅ 3× more SDK installs
⚡️ Faster time to value
🧠 Real product experience from the first prompt
See how it works → blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
Now developers start in their editor — not a sandbox.
✅ 3× more SDK installs
⚡️ Faster time to value
🧠 Real product experience from the first prompt
See how it works → blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
MCP Onboarding for Feature Flagging: 3x SDK Installs
We rebuilt onboarding around the DevCycle MCP to accelerate feature flagging: IDE-first install in two prompts and 3x more SDK installs.
blog.devcycle.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We rebuilt our onboarding around our MCP (Model Context Protocol).
Now developers start in their editor — not a sandbox.
✅ 3× more SDK installs
⚡️ Faster time to value
🧠 Real product experience from the first prompt
See how it works → blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
Now developers start in their editor — not a sandbox.
✅ 3× more SDK installs
⚡️ Faster time to value
🧠 Real product experience from the first prompt
See how it works → blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
We killed our onboarding flow. 🛶
No sandbox. No example app. No “click next to learn more.” 📵
Just two natural-language prompts inside your editor — powered by MCP. ✍️
SDK installs tripled. 3️⃣🙅♂️
Sometimes the best tutorial is no tutorial at all. 🤫
blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
No sandbox. No example app. No “click next to learn more.” 📵
Just two natural-language prompts inside your editor — powered by MCP. ✍️
SDK installs tripled. 3️⃣🙅♂️
Sometimes the best tutorial is no tutorial at all. 🤫
blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
MCP Onboarding for Feature Flagging: 3x SDK Installs
We rebuilt onboarding around the DevCycle MCP to accelerate feature flagging: IDE-first install in two prompts and 3x more SDK installs.
blog.devcycle.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
We killed our onboarding flow. 🛶
No sandbox. No example app. No “click next to learn more.” 📵
Just two natural-language prompts inside your editor — powered by MCP. ✍️
SDK installs tripled. 3️⃣🙅♂️
Sometimes the best tutorial is no tutorial at all. 🤫
blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
No sandbox. No example app. No “click next to learn more.” 📵
Just two natural-language prompts inside your editor — powered by MCP. ✍️
SDK installs tripled. 3️⃣🙅♂️
Sometimes the best tutorial is no tutorial at all. 🤫
blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
Crowd loved this one — Phil showing off Varlock, turning boring .env files into magic config you can trust and share.
DMNO DNA, but lighter, safer, faster.
🧙♂️ varlock.dev
#DevTools thanks #BDC #Jules #Modem
DMNO DNA, but lighter, safer, faster.
🧙♂️ varlock.dev
#DevTools thanks #BDC #Jules #Modem
November 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Crowd loved this one — Phil showing off Varlock, turning boring .env files into magic config you can trust and share.
DMNO DNA, but lighter, safer, faster.
🧙♂️ varlock.dev
#DevTools thanks #BDC #Jules #Modem
DMNO DNA, but lighter, safer, faster.
🧙♂️ varlock.dev
#DevTools thanks #BDC #Jules #Modem
If Zapier and GPT had a baby, it’d look a lot like KeyFlow 🐣
Millin just demoed it live at devtoolsTO — agentic workflows that automate knowledge work & scale revenue without scaling headcount. 🔥
#DevTools thanks #BDC #Jules #Modem
www.keyflow.space
Millin just demoed it live at devtoolsTO — agentic workflows that automate knowledge work & scale revenue without scaling headcount. 🔥
#DevTools thanks #BDC #Jules #Modem
www.keyflow.space
November 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
If Zapier and GPT had a baby, it’d look a lot like KeyFlow 🐣
Millin just demoed it live at devtoolsTO — agentic workflows that automate knowledge work & scale revenue without scaling headcount. 🔥
#DevTools thanks #BDC #Jules #Modem
www.keyflow.space
Millin just demoed it live at devtoolsTO — agentic workflows that automate knowledge work & scale revenue without scaling headcount. 🔥
#DevTools thanks #BDC #Jules #Modem
www.keyflow.space
Secrets management that actually makes sense.
@1password.bsky.social is flexing hard at devtoolsTO — showing how to safely share env vars without summoning the ops gods. 😅
developer.1password.com/docs/cli/secre…#DevToolsl#BDCDC
@1password.bsky.social is flexing hard at devtoolsTO — showing how to safely share env vars without summoning the ops gods. 😅
developer.1password.com/docs/cli/secre…#DevToolsl#BDCDC
November 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Secrets management that actually makes sense.
@1password.bsky.social is flexing hard at devtoolsTO — showing how to safely share env vars without summoning the ops gods. 😅
developer.1password.com/docs/cli/secre…#DevToolsl#BDCDC
@1password.bsky.social is flexing hard at devtoolsTO — showing how to safely share env vars without summoning the ops gods. 😅
developer.1password.com/docs/cli/secre…#DevToolsl#BDCDC
AI coding assistants just changed what “onboarding” means.
With MCP, we moved DevCycle onboarding into VS Code, Cursor, Claude Code — wherever devs already work.
2 prompts → SDK installed → live feature flag.
3× higher activation.
blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
#MCP @devcyclehq.bsky.social
With MCP, we moved DevCycle onboarding into VS Code, Cursor, Claude Code — wherever devs already work.
2 prompts → SDK installed → live feature flag.
3× higher activation.
blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
#MCP @devcyclehq.bsky.social
MCP Onboarding for Feature Flagging: 3x SDK Installs
We rebuilt onboarding around the DevCycle MCP to accelerate feature flagging: IDE-first install in two prompts and 3x more SDK installs.
blog.devcycle.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
AI coding assistants just changed what “onboarding” means.
With MCP, we moved DevCycle onboarding into VS Code, Cursor, Claude Code — wherever devs already work.
2 prompts → SDK installed → live feature flag.
3× higher activation.
blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
#MCP @devcyclehq.bsky.social
With MCP, we moved DevCycle onboarding into VS Code, Cursor, Claude Code — wherever devs already work.
2 prompts → SDK installed → live feature flag.
3× higher activation.
blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt-o...
#MCP @devcyclehq.bsky.social
Reposted by Andrew Norris
Congratulations @rare.co.uk on 40 years of iconic games and so many fun memories along the way!
August 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Congratulations @rare.co.uk on 40 years of iconic games and so many fun memories along the way!
Reposted by Andrew Norris
🏁🔓Break free of vendor lock-in by choosing a feature flagging solution that supports @OpenFeature 🔓🏁
blog.devcycle.com/openfeature-... #FeatureFlags #OpenSource #OpenStandards
blog.devcycle.com/openfeature-... #FeatureFlags #OpenSource #OpenStandards
OpenFeature vs. Proprietary Systems
Breaking Down Vendor Lock-In Risks and Future-Proofing Your Stack
Introduction: The Double-Edged Sword of Feature Flagging
Feature flagging has become a cornerstone of agile software development, e...
blog.devcycle.com
June 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🏁🔓Break free of vendor lock-in by choosing a feature flagging solution that supports @OpenFeature 🔓🏁
blog.devcycle.com/openfeature-... #FeatureFlags #OpenSource #OpenStandards
blog.devcycle.com/openfeature-... #FeatureFlags #OpenSource #OpenStandards
Reposted by Andrew Norris
⚡️🎙️ Our CEO @andrewnorris.bsky.social shares why @devcyclehq.bsky.social was built with @openfeature.dev and Open Standards. Listen to the newest episode of the Open Source Startup Podcast here: t.co/dazfx0vqnR
https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/2oU2kBamzSb
t.co
April 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
⚡️🎙️ Our CEO @andrewnorris.bsky.social shares why @devcyclehq.bsky.social was built with @openfeature.dev and Open Standards. Listen to the newest episode of the Open Source Startup Podcast here: t.co/dazfx0vqnR
Reposted by Andrew Norris
Our CEO @andrewnorris.bsky.social joins ThisDot’s The Leadership Exchange podcast to share his learnings from pivoting the business towards @devcyclehq.bsky.social youtu.be/d7-nMXsCrio?...
The DevCycle Story: Moving Beyond A/B Testing to Smarter Deployments
YouTube video by This Dot - Leadership Exchange
youtu.be
February 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Our CEO @andrewnorris.bsky.social joins ThisDot’s The Leadership Exchange podcast to share his learnings from pivoting the business towards @devcyclehq.bsky.social youtu.be/d7-nMXsCrio?...
Reposted by Andrew Norris
🚴♂️ New Video Live 🚴♂️ Cracking the Code - a discussion with Parth and @andrewdmaclean.bsky.social on tech jargon, terms and processes from experienced developers!
Great for beginners and those looking to get into software development. #devs #learntocode #developers
youtu.be/7r8_poKD2bA?...
Great for beginners and those looking to get into software development. #devs #learntocode #developers
youtu.be/7r8_poKD2bA?...
Cracking the Code: Tech Jargon & Processes Explain for Industry Newcomers | Code Chats on X
YouTube video by DevCycleHQ
youtu.be
December 16, 2024 at 5:10 PM
🚴♂️ New Video Live 🚴♂️ Cracking the Code - a discussion with Parth and @andrewdmaclean.bsky.social on tech jargon, terms and processes from experienced developers!
Great for beginners and those looking to get into software development. #devs #learntocode #developers
youtu.be/7r8_poKD2bA?...
Great for beginners and those looking to get into software development. #devs #learntocode #developers
youtu.be/7r8_poKD2bA?...
Reposted by Andrew Norris
I want to give a huge shoutout 🙌 to the incredible managers I had at DevCycle—Dinka Nacpil, @bvanvugt.com, and @andrewnorris.bsky.social—for trusting me to represent the brand and giving me the freedom to create and connect with developers in exciting new ways...
November 18, 2024 at 2:23 AM
I want to give a huge shoutout 🙌 to the incredible managers I had at DevCycle—Dinka Nacpil, @bvanvugt.com, and @andrewnorris.bsky.social—for trusting me to represent the brand and giving me the freedom to create and connect with developers in exciting new ways...
Reposted by Andrew Norris
What’s the first thing you do when you arrive at a hotel for #KubeCon? 🛎️🧳
If it’s not “Take a bathroom selfie to get psyched for hosting the OpenFeature Summit,” are you even really attending? 😆
Thrilled to be in Salt Lake with @devcyclehq.bsky.social & can’t wait to kick things off tomorrow! 🚀💙
If it’s not “Take a bathroom selfie to get psyched for hosting the OpenFeature Summit,” are you even really attending? 😆
Thrilled to be in Salt Lake with @devcyclehq.bsky.social & can’t wait to kick things off tomorrow! 🚀💙
November 12, 2024 at 3:58 AM
What’s the first thing you do when you arrive at a hotel for #KubeCon? 🛎️🧳
If it’s not “Take a bathroom selfie to get psyched for hosting the OpenFeature Summit,” are you even really attending? 😆
Thrilled to be in Salt Lake with @devcyclehq.bsky.social & can’t wait to kick things off tomorrow! 🚀💙
If it’s not “Take a bathroom selfie to get psyched for hosting the OpenFeature Summit,” are you even really attending? 😆
Thrilled to be in Salt Lake with @devcyclehq.bsky.social & can’t wait to kick things off tomorrow! 🚀💙
Reposted by Andrew Norris
Had a blast organizing this networking event with
@andrewnorris.bsky.social in Raleigh, but I’d be remiss if I didn't also share the shots of me getting KO'd by an ice cream sundae 😵
Do I regret it? Maybe. But life’s too short to fear the sundae smackdown.
@andrewnorris.bsky.social in Raleigh, but I’d be remiss if I didn't also share the shots of me getting KO'd by an ice cream sundae 😵
Do I regret it? Maybe. But life’s too short to fear the sundae smackdown.
November 4, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Had a blast organizing this networking event with
@andrewnorris.bsky.social in Raleigh, but I’d be remiss if I didn't also share the shots of me getting KO'd by an ice cream sundae 😵
Do I regret it? Maybe. But life’s too short to fear the sundae smackdown.
@andrewnorris.bsky.social in Raleigh, but I’d be remiss if I didn't also share the shots of me getting KO'd by an ice cream sundae 😵
Do I regret it? Maybe. But life’s too short to fear the sundae smackdown.
All Things Open 2024 Day 2! Great morning sessions, lunch time! 🥪🥙🧑💻#allthingsopen @DevCycleHQ
October 28, 2024 at 4:32 PM
All Things Open 2024 Day 2! Great morning sessions, lunch time! 🥪🥙🧑💻#allthingsopen @DevCycleHQ