Agent skill · software engineering · aiskillstore
deployment-procedures
Production deployment principles and decision-making. Safe deployment workflows, rollback strategies, and verification. Teaches thinking, not scripts.
Why this skill is useful
Codifies deployment principles and workflows that the AI could infer but now doesn't have to guess.
What it needs
About 4k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Deployment Procedures Deployment principles and decision-making for safe production releases. Learn to THINK, not memorize scripts. --- ⚠️ How to Use This Skill This skill teaches deployment principles, not bash scripts to copy. Every deployment is unique Understand the WHY behind each step Adapt procedures to your platform --- 1. Platform Selection Decision Tree Each Platform Has Different Procedures Platform Deployment Method ---------- ------------------ Vercel/Netlify Git push, auto-deploy Railway/Render Git push or CLI VPS + PM2 SSH + manual steps Docker Image push + orchestration Kubernetes kubectl apply --- 2. Pre-Deployment Principles The 4 Verification Categories Category What to Check ---------- -------------- Code Quality Tests passing, linting clean, reviewed Build Production build works, no warnings Environment Env vars set, secrets current Safety Backup done, rollback plan ready Pre-Deployment Checklist [ ] All tests passing [ ] Code reviewed and approved [ ] Production build successful [ ] Environment variables verified [ ] Database migrations ready (if any) [ ] Rollback plan documented [ ] Team notified [ ] Monitoring ready --- 3. Deployment Workflow Principles The 5-Phase Process Phase Principles Phase Principle ------- ----------- Prepare Never deploy untested code Backup Can't rollback without backup Deploy Watch it happen, don't walk away Verify Trust but verify Confirm Have rollback trigger ready --- 4. Post-Deployment Verification What to Verify Check Why ------- ----- Health endpoint Service is running Error logs No new errors Key user flows Critical features work Performance Response times acceptable Verification Window First 5 minutes: Active monitoring 15 minutes: Confirm stable 1 hour: Final verification Next day: Review metrics --- 5. …
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