Apollo Prod Checklist

What it does

This skill, apollo-prod-checklist, provides a structured checklist for deploying applications to production environments. It ensures critical steps are completed and documented, reducing errors and improving deployment reliability. The checklist covers aspects like environment readiness checks, code verification, and post-deployment validation.

When to use it

• Preparing for a new application release: Use the skill to systematically prepare your environment before launching a new version of an application.
• Automating deployment processes: Integrate this skill into automated CI/CD pipelines to enforce consistent production readiness checks.
• Troubleshooting post-deployment issues: Refer to the checklist as a guide when investigating unexpected behavior after a release.
• Onboarding new team members: Provide the checklist as a resource for new engineers learning your deployment procedures.

Key capabilities

• Structured checklist format
• Environment readiness checks
• Code verification steps
• Post-deployment validation tasks
• Documentation of key deployment actions

Example prompts

• "Run the apollo-prod-checklist for deploying version 1.2.3."
• "Show me the code verification section of the apollo-prod-checklist."
• “What are the environment readiness checks in the apollo-prod-checklist?”

Tips & gotchas

This skill assumes a basic understanding of application deployment processes and terminology. The checklist's effectiveness relies on accurate configuration and adherence to its steps.