staging-validation-phase

What problem does it solve?

This Skill prevents the critical risk of deploying untested features to production, which can lead to severe bugs, downtime, and negative user impact.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Manual Staging Testing: Guides thorough manual testing on the staging environment to catch issues automated tests might miss.
• Critical User Flow Verification: Ensures that all essential user journeys and functionalities work as expected in a production-like environment.
• Rollback Capability Checks: Verifies that, in case of an issue, the system can be safely rolled back to a stable state.
• Use Case: Before promoting a new feature to production, use this Skill to perform a final manual validation on staging, running smoke tests, verifying critical user flows, checking data migrations, and confirming rollback capabilities, ultimately signing off on its readiness.

Quick Start

1. Run smoke tests on the staging environment

2. Manually test critical user flows (e.g., login, create, update, delete)

3. Verify any database migrations have run successfully

4. Check that the system can be rolled back if necessary

5. Make a clear sign-off decision (approve or reject deployment)