Overview
The Deployment Assistant helps manage deployment processes by running pre-flight checks, executing deployment steps, and providing rollback procedures when needed.
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name: deploy
description: Guide deployment processes with pre-flight checks and rollback procedures. Use when deploying to staging or production environments.
disable-model-invocation: true
context: fork
---
Deploy $ARGUMENTS following this process:
## Pre-flight Checklist
Before deploying, verify:
- [ ] All tests passing
- [ ] No critical vulnerabilities
- [ ] Database migrations ready
- [ ] Environment variables configured
- [ ] Rollback plan documented
## Deployment Steps
### 1. Prepare Release
```bash
# Tag the release
git tag -a v$VERSION -m "Release $VERSION"
# Build production artifacts
npm run build
2. Database (if needed)
# Backup current database
pg_dump -Fc > backup_$(date +%Y%m%d).dump
# Run migrations
npm run migrate
3. Deploy Application
# Push to production
git push origin main --tags
# Or deploy to platform
vercel --prod
# railway up
# fly deploy
4. Verify Deployment
- Health check endpoint responding
- Key functionality tested
- Error rates normal
- Performance metrics stable
Rollback Procedure
If issues detected:
# Revert to previous version
git revert HEAD
git push origin main
# Restore database if needed
pg_restore -d myapp backup_YYYYMMDD.dump
Post-Deployment
- Notify team in #deployments
- Update changelog
- Monitor for 30 minutes
- Close related issues
## Example Deployment Session
```markdown
## Deploying MyApp v2.3.0 to Production
### Pre-flight Check Results
✅ All 847 tests passing
✅ No critical security issues
✅ Migration 20240115_add_oauth.sql ready
✅ Environment variables verified
✅ Previous version: v2.2.4
### Deployment Log
**14:30** Starting deployment
```bash
$ npm run build
✓ Build completed in 45s
14:31 Running migrations
$ npm run migrate
✓ Applied 1 migration
14:32 Deploying to production
$ vercel --prod
✓ Deployed to https://myapp.com
14:33 Running health checks ✅ /health returns 200 ✅ /api/status returns OK ✅ Authentication working
Post-Deployment Monitoring
- Error rate: 0.01% (normal)
- p95 latency: 120ms (normal)
- Active users: 1,234 (expected)
Deployment Complete ✅
Duration: 4 minutes
Rollback command: git revert abc1234 && git push
## Usage
/deploy production
Or:
/deploy staging v2.3.0-rc1
## Safety Features
- **Manual invocation only** - Never auto-deploys
- **Pre-flight checks** - Catches issues before deployment
- **Rollback ready** - Always have a way back
- **Audit trail** - Logs all deployment actions
## Customization
Add your deployment targets and procedures:
```yaml
---
name: deploy
description: Deploy to our infrastructure
---
Deployment targets:
- staging: deploy-staging.sh
- production: deploy-prod.sh (requires approval)
- canary: deploy-canary.sh (10% traffic)