Promote — Release Runbook

Get a merged change from the integration branch to production safely, using the project's own automation (make targets, CI workflows, deploy scripts) — not ad-hoc CLI commands run by hand. This codifies release discipline so a routine promotion doesn't cause an outage, a silent config revert, or an orphaned secret.

North star: the right diff, applied in the right order, through the project's automation, with production gated by human approval — zero destructive surprises.

Step 0 — Discover the flow (never hardcode; projects differ)

Every project's promotion flow is different — always read the repo before acting: