/gaia-deploy-checklist

user-facing
Category:
Deployment
Lifecycle phase:
5 -- Deployment

What it does

/gaia-deploy-checklist generates a comprehensive pre-deployment verification checklist covering infrastructure readiness, database migrations, rollback preparation, environment configuration, monitoring setup, health checks, DNS/CDN readiness, secrets rotation, and communication plan. Before generating the checklist, it enforces three quality gates: traceability matrix exists, CI pipeline is configured, and readiness report passes.

When to use it

  • You are preparing for a production deployment and need a structured verification checklist.
  • You want to ensure nothing is missed before deploying -- infrastructure, data, monitoring, and communication.

Prerequisites

  • Traceability matrix must exist at .gaia/artifacts/test-artifacts/traceability-matrix.md. Run /gaia-trace if missing.
  • CI pipeline must be configured. Run /gaia-config-ci if missing.
  • Readiness report must exist at .gaia/artifacts/planning-artifacts/readiness-report.md. Run /gaia-readiness-check if missing.

How to invoke

/gaia-deploy-checklist

What it does step by step

  1. Verify quality gates Checks that the traceability matrix, CI setup, and readiness report all exist. Halts with actionable guidance if any gate fails.
  2. Load project context Reads architecture, readiness report, CI setup, and traceability matrix for deployment-relevant details.
  3. Generate checklist Produces the deployment checklist covering nine verification areas.
  4. Write artifact Saves the checklist to .gaia/artifacts/planning-artifacts/deployment-checklist.md.

Inputs

InputSourceDescription
Architecture document.gaia/artifacts/planning-artifacts/architecture.mdProvides deployment topology and infrastructure decisions.
Readiness report.gaia/artifacts/planning-artifacts/readiness-report.mdCurrent readiness status.
CI setup.gaia/artifacts/test-artifacts/ci-setup.mdCI/CD pipeline configuration.

Outputs

OutputLocationDescription
Deployment checklist.gaia/artifacts/planning-artifacts/deployment-checklist.mdThe comprehensive pre-deployment verification checklist.

Example session

> /gaia-deploy-checklist

Verifying quality gates...
  Traceability matrix: PASS
  CI pipeline: PASS
  Readiness report: PASS

Generating deployment checklist...
  Infrastructure readiness... done
  Database migration status... done
  Rollback plan reference... done
  Environment configuration... done
  Monitoring and alerting setup... done
  Health check endpoints... done
  DNS and CDN readiness... done
  Secrets rotation... done
  Communication plan... done

Written to .gaia/artifacts/planning-artifacts/deployment-checklist.md

What to run next

Troubleshooting

Traceability gate failed

Run /gaia-trace to generate the traceability matrix.

CI gate failed

Run /gaia-config-ci to configure the CI pipeline.

Readiness gate failed

Run /gaia-readiness-check to generate the readiness report.