Flags

Pagent provides a set of runtime flags that can be appended to the page URL while you are developing, debugging, or testing your site. The SDK reads these flags once during startup, so a simple page refresh is enough to apply them.

How to use

Append one or more flags as query parameters:

https://www.example.com/?pagent_debug=1&pagent_force_variation=1

You can use 1, true, or leave the value empty (e.g. ?pagent_debug) to turn a flag on. Any other value (including 0 or false) turns it off.

Note that flags are not persisted—once you navigate away or reload without them they disappear.

Available flags

Flag	Default	Purpose
`pagent_disable_variation`	`false`	Disables all experiments and always shows the original view. Useful when you want to compare performance or rule out Pagent as a root cause.
`pagent_debug`	`false`	Enables verbose console logging prefixed with `[pagent]`. Example: `[pagent] Pagent init completed in 129 ms`
`pagent_force_variation`	`false`	Forces the test variation for every experiment, bypassing normal assignment logic.
`pagent_force_control`	`false`	Forces the control variation for every experiment.
`pagent_preview_variation=<id>`	—	Renders the variation with the given ID without publishing it. Mostly used by the visual editor.

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