Feature Flags

Feature flags give administrators granular control over which AcaTrove features are available to their workspace. You can enable new features for early testing, disable features your team does not need, or roll out features gradually. Admin role is required.

Accessing Feature Flags

Navigate to /admin/features to see the feature flag management page. Each feature is listed with its current status (enabled or disabled), a description, and the date it was last changed.

Feature flags management page with toggle switches

Enabling and Disabling Features

Each feature has a toggle switch. Click the toggle to change the feature's status:

• Enabled -- The feature is active and available to all workspace members (subject to their role and tier).
• Disabled -- The feature is hidden from the workspace. Users cannot access it, and related sidebar links and menu items are removed.

Changes take effect immediately. No restart or refresh is required for users currently logged in, though they may need to navigate away from and back to the affected page.

Available Feature Flags

Feature flags cover both major modules and specific capabilities. Common examples include:

• Paper Chat -- Enable or disable the AI paper chat feature.
• Multi-Doc Chat -- Enable or disable multi-document chat.
• Outline Generation -- Toggle the outline generation tool.
• Multilingual Writing -- Toggle multilingual writing support.
• Knowledge Graphs -- Enable or disable interactive knowledge graph visualization.
• Purchasing Module -- Enable or disable the entire purchasing system.
• Compliance Module -- Enable or disable compliance management.
• Auto-Reorder -- Toggle the auto-reorder functionality within purchasing.
• Devil's Advocate -- Enable or disable the argument analysis tool.
• Null Hypothesis Reporter -- Toggle the null results tracking system.

The exact list of available flags depends on your subscription tier. Enterprise features are only available with an Enterprise subscription.

Use Cases for Feature Flags

Phased rollout -- Enable a new feature for a trial period. If it does not meet your team's needs, disable it without affecting anything else.

Simplifying the interface -- If your workspace does not use certain features (e.g., purchasing or compliance), disable them to reduce navigation clutter for your users.

Compliance requirements -- Some institutions may need to disable certain AI features for regulatory reasons. Feature flags make this straightforward.

Audit Trail

Every feature flag change is logged with the admin who made the change, the timestamp, and the previous and new states. View the change history by clicking the clock icon next to any feature flag.

Tips

• Disable features your team does not use to keep the interface focused and reduce confusion for new users.
• Before disabling a feature, check whether any active projects or workflows depend on it.
• Review feature flags when your subscription tier changes -- upgrading may unlock new flags.