Delivery Model Audit for Any-Language Repositories

Purpose

Create a precise implementation plan for a deployless delivery model without assuming a specific language, package manager, test framework, CI provider, deployment platform, or hosting model.

The target model is:

• main is the single long-lived integration and release branch.
• Every accepted change is deployable.
• Merging to main eventually deploys to production through an automated, repeatable path.
• User-facing release is controlled at runtime by flags, kill switches, routing rules, or capability gates.
• Production feedback is captured through logs, traces, metrics, and replayable fixtures.
• State changes are backward-compatible and reversible where practical.

Required stance

Call the result deployless only when the repository has a disciplined mainline delivery system with strong safety gates and runtime release controls. When blockers remain, document the target as a deployless migration plan rather than claiming the model is already in place.