blog: LaunchDarkly to OpenFeature Node.js migration guide

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Summary

New blog post targeting engineers searching for how to migrate from LaunchDarkly SDK to OpenFeature in Node.js.

Post: /blog/launchdarkly-to-openfeature-nodejs-migration/

Covers the full workflow end-to-end:

1. The argument-order trap (why find-and-replace breaks prod)
2. Audit with flaglint audit
3. OpenFeature provider setup (one-time)
4. Dry-run preview
5. Apply safe rewrites
6. Handle manual-review cases (table format)
7. CI enforcement with validate --no-direct-launchdarkly

Links to: argument-order post, five-patterns post, quickstart, migration tutorial, safety model.

Why this post

CLAUDE.md calls out distribution as the primary bottleneck. This post is durable SEO — targets a high-intent search query and gives engineers a complete, trustworthy entry point into the tool.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Added a new blog post about migrating from LaunchDarkly to OpenFeature in Node.js.
  • Includes a step-by-step migration workflow, common pitfalls to watch for, and guidance for safely validating and applying code changes.
  • Also covers what stays the same during migration and links to related resources.

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Walkthrough

Adds a new dated blog post documenting how to migrate from LaunchDarkly to OpenFeature in Node.js, describing an audit-dry run-apply-enforce workflow using FlagLint, invariants that remain unchanged, and links to related documentation.

Changes

Blog post addition

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Front matter and introduction src/content/docs/blog/launchdarkly-to-openfeature-nodejs-migration.md	Adds page metadata and introduces the argument-order mismatch trap between LaunchDarkly and OpenFeature.
Workflow overview and audit step src/content/docs/blog/launchdarkly-to-openfeature-nodejs-migration.md	Frames the three-stage audit/migrate/enforce workflow and documents Step 1 auditing with FlagLint.
Provider setup and dry-run preview src/content/docs/blog/launchdarkly-to-openfeature-nodejs-migration.md	Documents Step 2 OpenFeature provider bootstrap and Step 3 dry-run migration preview.
Apply migration and manual-review handling src/content/docs/blog/launchdarkly-to-openfeature-nodejs-migration.md	Documents Step 4 applying the migration and Step 5 handling skipped manual-review patterns.
CI enforcement and closing sections src/content/docs/blog/launchdarkly-to-openfeature-nodejs-migration.md	Documents Step 6 CI enforcement, unchanged invariants, full workflow summary, and next-step links.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Related Issues: None found

Related PRs: None found

Suggested labels: documentation, blog

Suggested reviewers: None specified

Poem
A rabbit hops through docs at dawn,
With FlagLint scripts and workflow drawn,
LaunchDarkly flags now audited clean,
OpenFeature's path is plainly seen,
Six steps traced, then off it's gone. 🐇📝

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In `@src/content/docs/blog/launchdarkly-to-openfeature-nodejs-migration.md`:
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