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Deploy Checklist by anthropics-knowledge-work-plugi

Name: Deploy Checklist
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: anthropics

Deploy Checklist

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.

anthropics Updated Sep 9, 2026

File contents

/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

/deploy-checklist $ARGUMENTS

Output

## 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.

---name: deploy-checklistdescription: 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.--- # /deploy-checklist > If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see [CONNECTORS.md](../../CONNECTORS.md). Generate a pre-deployment checklist to verify readiness before shipping. ## Usage ``` /deploy-checklist $ARGUMENTS ``` ## 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 ``` ## 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.

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