Agent skill · software engineering · sickn33
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 decision-making processes that the AI could infer but doesn't have explicit guidance on.
What it needs
About 4k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 44,571 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. …
How to use it
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