Operations

Operations

Housekeeping for the instance itself: backups, retention checks, and configuration export/import.

When to Use

• The user asks for a backup, or asks whether one exists.
• Before a change you cannot undo — a migration, a bulk import, a reset. Back up first and say that you did.
• Retention drift. backup_retention reports what is kept and for how long; raise it if the answer is "nothing recent."
• Moving or cloning an instance — config_export then config_import.

When Not to Use

• Routinely, on a hunch. Backups cost disk and time; the continuity drive already files a request when they go stale.

Notes

• config_export writes configuration keys and env-var names, never secret values. Say so if the user asks what it contains.
• config_import overwrites live configuration. Show the user what will change before doing it, not after.
• These are instance-level actions. If something here fails, report the failure and the fix — never let a backup silently not happen.