deployment-checklist-generator

A deployment checklist should cover code quality gates, dependency audits, database migration testing, infrastructure readiness, documentation updates, and stakeholder communication. This Skill generates a complete markdown checklist plus automation templates for each phase.

Add a post-deploy job step that runs a bash script hitting health endpoints, authentication flows, and critical API routes, exiting non-zero on failure. The generated workflow chains smoke tests after deployment and before status page updates.

Include CI check verification, code review approval, security scans, dependency vulnerability checks, database backup and rollback plans, infrastructure capacity, changelog updates, and team communication. The checklist also covers deployment window timing and emergency contacts.

Yes, the sign-off template uses the trstringer/manual-approval GitHub Action to require approvals from designated approvers like tech leads and ops managers before production deployment proceeds. Minimum approval counts are configurable.

Monitor error rates below 1%, p95 latency under 500ms, CPU and memory stability, and database query performance in the first 30 minutes. Longer-term checks include support ticket volume, scheduled job execution, and memory leak detection over 24 hours.