Deploy Checklist

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Pre-deployment verification checklist. Use when about to ship a release, deploying a change with database migrations or feature flags, verifying CI status and approvals before going to production, or documenting rollback triggers ahead of time.

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AI-generated overview

Generates a pre-deployment readiness checklist covering pre-deploy, deploy, post-deploy and rollback triggers.

What it does: Produces a markdown checklist for a named service or release, organized into Pre-Deploy, Deploy, Post-Deploy and Rollback Triggers sections. Items cover CI test status, code review and approval, database migrations, feature flags, staging verification, smoke tests, canary deploys, metric monitoring and stakeholder notification. The checklist is customized based on details the user provides, such as feature flags, database migrations or breaking API changes.
When to use it: Use when about to ship a release or deploy a change, especially one involving database migrations or feature flags. Also useful for verifying CI status and approvals before going to production, or for documenting rollback triggers in advance. Intended to be run before every deploy, including routine ones.
Requirements: No scripts; instructions only. Connectors for source control, CI/CD and monitoring are optional and only enrich the checklist.

/deploy-checklist

If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md.

Generate a pre-deployment checklist to verify readiness before shipping.

Usage

Output

markdown

## Deploy Checklist: [Service/Release]**Date:** [Date] | **Deployer:** [Name]
### 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

## Deploy Checklist: [Service/Release]**Date:** [Date] | **Deployer:** [Name]
### 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

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

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If Connectors Available

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