Pre-Deploy

All tests passing in CI
Code reviewed and approved
No known critical bugs in release
Database migrations tested (if applicable)
Feature flags configured (if applicable)
Rollback plan documented
On-call team notified

Deploy

Deploy to staging and verify
Run smoke tests
Deploy to production (canary if available)
Monitor error rates and latency for 15 min
Verify key user flows

Post-Deploy

Confirm metrics are nominal
Update release notes / changelog
Notify stakeholders
Close related tickets

Rollback Triggers

Error rate exceeds [X]%
P50 latency exceeds [X]ms
[Critical user flow] fails


## Customization

Tell me about your deploy and I'll customize the checklist:
- "We use feature flags" → adds flag verification steps
- "This includes a database migration" → adds migration-specific checks
- "This is a breaking API change" → adds consumer notification steps

## If Connectors Available

If **~~source control** is connected:
- Pull the release diff and list of changes
- Verify all PRs are approved and merged

If **~~CI/CD** is connected:
- Check build and test status automatically
- Verify pipeline is green before deploy

If **~~monitoring** is connected:
- Pre-fill rollback trigger thresholds from current baselines
- Set up post-deploy metric watch

## Tips

1. **Run before every deploy** — Even routine ones. Checklists prevent "I forgot to..."
2. **Customize once, reuse** — Tell me your stack and I'll remember your deploy process.
3. **Include rollback criteria** — Decide when to roll back before you deploy, not during.

deploy-checklist

/deploy-checklist

Usage

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