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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe pull request adds a mid-2026 OpenFeature update. It covers ecosystem integrations, providers, Specification v0.9.0, SDK and infrastructure releases, breaking changes, contributor opportunities, and community events. ChangesMid-2026 OpenFeature update
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In `@blog/2026-08-12-mid-2026-update.md`:
- Around line 22-23: Update the Datadog bullet’s “eight languages” wording to
describe eight OpenFeature integrations across server and client platforms,
since React, iOS, and Android are not languages. Keep the listed server-side
languages and client-side integrations unchanged.
- Around line 97-98: Update the rollout statement to refer to five SDKs or five
core SDK libraries instead of five flagd cores, while preserving the linked
projects and the surrounding explanation.
- Around line 52-54: Update the Unleash provider statement to say six official
providers and list Node.js, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Swift, removing Android
unless an authoritative source confirms a seventh provider.
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In `@blog/2026-08-12-mid-2026-update.md`:
- Line 125: Update the OpenFeature Operator release note so native sidecar
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| Evaluation happens inside the Workers runtime rather than over the network, and the provider also runs on Node.js, Bun, and Deno. | ||
| - **[Google Cloud App Lifecycle Manager](https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/application-development/new-feature-flags-in-applifecycle-manager)** added feature flags in May, now in public preview. | ||
| Google describes it as "built on the OpenFeature standard, utilizing industry-standard SDKs and the flagd evaluation engine," making it an adopter of the OpenFeature [flagd](https://flagd.dev/) evaluation engine alongside the API. | ||
| Notably, there is no Google-specific provider: their [quickstart](https://docs.cloud.google.com/saas-runtime/docs/flags/flags-quickstart) uses the community flagd provider as-is, with guides for Python, Java, and Go. |
| Google describes it as "built on the OpenFeature standard, utilizing industry-standard SDKs and the flagd evaluation engine," making it an adopter of the OpenFeature [flagd](https://flagd.dev/) evaluation engine alongside the API. | ||
| Notably, there is no Google-specific provider: their [quickstart](https://docs.cloud.google.com/saas-runtime/docs/flags/flags-quickstart) uses the community flagd provider as-is, with guides for Python, Java, and Go. |
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cc @cupofcat on this since we're talking a bit about Google - though I don't think anything here is controversial - just want to make sure you are in the loop.
| tags: [update, ecosystem, governance, spec] | ||
| slug: 'openfeature-mid-2026-update' | ||
| authors: ['jonathannorris'] | ||
| # image: /img/blog/2026-08-12-mid-2026-update/<add-hero-image>.png |
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Is there an image you want to add? Maybe a screenshot of logos? Totally up to you.
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LGTM. Adding a few others who's stuff is mentioned, just for visibility.
| The biggest news of the last year is not something we built. | ||
| Six well-known platforms launched feature flag services of their own, and each chose OpenFeature as a critical part of its product offering. | ||
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| - **[Datadog](https://docs.datadoghq.com/feature_flags/)** launched in late 2025 and describes its product as "built on the OpenFeature standard," now supporting OpenFeature providers across eight languages. |
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Summary
Mid-2026 community update, covering the window since the KubeCon EU 2026 recap:
DISABLEDsemantics rollout, 64-bit integer support in the JVM SDKs, new providers, and three breaking changes