Assign access faster with preset roles

You can now assign members preset roles, a library of organization and project roles maintained by LaunchDarkly that match the most common ways teams split up access. Choose a role and the projects it applies to, with no policy JSON to write.

Previously, giving a member anything other than a base role meant building a custom role from scratch. Preset roles are modeled on how LaunchDarkly customers already configure custom roles, and every preset that can change flags denies bypassing required approvals by default.

What you can do:

• Assign an organization role and project roles. Organization roles such as Organization Admin, Architect, Billing Admin, and Member cover account-level access. Project roles such as Project Admin, Release Manager, Developer, and Viewer cover work inside the projects you choose.
• Invite members in one flow. The new invite modal asks for the organization role and project roles separately, then shows a summary before you send the invite.
• See what a role allows. Access summaries describe in plain language what a role lets a member do.
• Review preset updates before you take them. When LaunchDarkly publishes a new version of the presets, admins see a prompt on the Roles page listing the changes. Upgrades can't be undone, so review the changes before you accept.
• Keep classic roles. Reader, Writer, and Admin remain available as Classic roles, and existing custom roles don't change.

Preset roles are available on Enterprise and Guardian plans and will roll out to customers in phases between November 9 and November 18, 2026.

Learn more in the documentation →