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Launch Preparation Workflow

Pre-launch checklist and deployment workflow covering testing, security, deployment, and monitoring phases

The Launch Preparation workflow provides a comprehensive pre-launch checklist and systematic deployment process, ensuring your application is production-ready across quality, security, and operational dimensions.

Overview#

PropertyValue
Phases4
TierFree
Typical Duration5-7 days
Best ForInitial launches, major releases, production deployments

Outcomes#

A successful launch preparation results in:

  • Launch readiness validated across quality, security, and ops
  • Release checklist complete
  • Monitoring configured and alerting active
  • Rollback plan confirmed and tested

Phases#

Phase 1: Testing (2-3 days)#

Agents: testing-expert, performance-expert

Comprehensive testing to ensure application quality and performance meet launch requirements.

Tasks:

  • Run full test suite (unit, integration, e2e)
  • Verify test coverage meets thresholds
  • Perform load testing for expected traffic
  • Test critical user journeys end-to-end
  • Validate mobile and cross-browser compatibility
  • Review and fix accessibility issues

Testing Checklist:

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Testing Categories │ ├─────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Unit Tests │ [ ] All passing │ │ │ [ ] Coverage > 80% │ ├─────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Integration │ [ ] API tests passing │ │ │ [ ] Database tests passing │ ├─────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ E2E Tests │ [ ] Critical paths covered │ │ │ [ ] Authentication flows tested │ │ │ [ ] Payment flows tested │ ├─────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Performance │ [ ] Load test completed │ │ │ [ ] P95 latency acceptable │ │ │ [ ] No memory leaks detected │ ├─────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Compatibility │ [ ] Chrome, Firefox, Safari tested │ │ │ [ ] Mobile responsive verified │ │ │ [ ] Accessibility audit passed │ └─────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────┘

Testing Commands:

1# Run full test suite 2npm run test 3 4# Run e2e tests 5npm run test:e2e 6 7# Check coverage 8npm run test:coverage 9 10# Run load tests 11npx artillery run load-test.yml 12 13# Accessibility audit 14npx pa11y-ci

Phase 2: Security (1-2 days)#

Agents: security-expert

Final security review to ensure the application is protected against common vulnerabilities.

Tasks:

  • Run security vulnerability scan
  • Verify authentication and authorization
  • Check for exposed secrets or credentials
  • Review security headers configuration
  • Test rate limiting and abuse prevention
  • Validate input sanitization

Security Checklist:

1## Authentication & Authorization 2- [ ] Strong password requirements enforced 3- [ ] Session management secure 4- [ ] CSRF protection enabled 5- [ ] OAuth flows secure (if applicable) 6- [ ] API authentication working 7 8## Data Protection 9- [ ] Sensitive data encrypted 10- [ ] PII properly handled 11- [ ] HTTPS enforced everywhere 12- [ ] Secure cookies configured 13 14## Infrastructure 15- [ ] Security headers configured 16- [ ] Rate limiting active 17- [ ] No exposed debug endpoints 18- [ ] Environment variables secure 19- [ ] No secrets in code/logs 20 21## Compliance 22- [ ] Privacy policy in place 23- [ ] Terms of service published 24- [ ] Cookie consent implemented (if needed) 25- [ ] GDPR compliance verified (if applicable)

Security Scan Commands:

1# Dependency vulnerabilities 2npm audit 3npx snyk test 4 5# Secret scanning 6npx secretlint "**/*" 7 8# OWASP check 9npx owasp-dependency-check --project myapp --scan .

Phase 3: Deployment (1 day)#

Agents: devops-expert, vercel-expert

Execute the production deployment with proper staging validation.

Tasks:

  • Deploy to staging environment
  • Verify staging deployment works correctly
  • Execute production deployment
  • Verify DNS and SSL configuration
  • Test production environment
  • Document deployment configuration

Deployment Checklist:

Pre-Deployment ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ [ ] All tests passing in CI [ ] Code review approved [ ] Staging deployment verified [ ] Database migrations ready [ ] Environment variables configured [ ] Rollback procedure documented Deployment ━━━━━━━━━━ [ ] Create production build [ ] Deploy to production [ ] Run database migrations [ ] Verify health checks [ ] Test critical paths Post-Deployment ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ [ ] Verify all services healthy [ ] Check error rates [ ] Monitor performance metrics [ ] Notify team of successful deploy

Deployment Commands (Vercel):

1# Preview deployment (staging) 2vercel 3 4# Production deployment 5vercel --prod 6 7# Check deployment status 8vercel ls 9 10# Rollback if needed 11vercel rollback

Deployment Commands (Manual):

1# Build application 2npm run build 3 4# Run database migrations 5npx prisma migrate deploy 6 7# Start production server 8npm run start 9 10# Health check 11curl https://your-app.com/api/health

Phase 4: Monitoring (1 day)#

Agents: devops-expert, performance-expert

Set up comprehensive monitoring and alerting for production operations.

Tasks:

  • Configure application monitoring (APM)
  • Set up error tracking and alerting
  • Configure uptime monitoring
  • Create performance dashboards
  • Set up log aggregation
  • Document runbooks for common issues

Monitoring Architecture:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Monitoring Stack │ ├──────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ APM │ Sentry, Datadog, New Relic │ ├──────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Uptime │ Better Uptime, Pingdom, UptimeRobot │ ├──────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Logs │ Vercel Logs, Datadog, Papertrail │ ├──────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Analytics │ Vercel Analytics, PostHog, Mixpanel │ ├──────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Alerts │ PagerDuty, Opsgenie, Slack │ └──────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Monitoring Setup:

1// sentry.client.config.ts 2import * as Sentry from '@sentry/nextjs'; 3 4Sentry.init({ 5 dsn: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SENTRY_DSN, 6 tracesSampleRate: 1.0, 7 replaysSessionSampleRate: 0.1, 8 replaysOnErrorSampleRate: 1.0, 9 integrations: [ 10 Sentry.replayIntegration(), 11 ], 12});

Health Check Endpoint:

1// app/api/health/route.ts 2import { prisma } from '@/lib/prisma'; 3import { NextResponse } from 'next/server'; 4 5export async function GET() { 6 try { 7 // Check database connection 8 await prisma.$queryRaw`SELECT 1`; 9 10 return NextResponse.json({ 11 status: 'healthy', 12 timestamp: new Date().toISOString(), 13 version: process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_SHA || 'unknown', 14 checks: { 15 database: 'ok', 16 } 17 }); 18 } catch (error) { 19 return NextResponse.json({ 20 status: 'unhealthy', 21 timestamp: new Date().toISOString(), 22 error: 'Database connection failed' 23 }, { status: 503 }); 24 } 25}

Alert Configuration:

1# Example alerting rules 2alerts: 3 - name: High Error Rate 4 condition: error_rate > 5% 5 window: 5 minutes 6 severity: critical 7 notify: [pagerduty, slack] 8 9 - name: Slow Response Time 10 condition: p95_latency > 2000ms 11 window: 5 minutes 12 severity: warning 13 notify: [slack] 14 15 - name: Service Down 16 condition: uptime_check == failed 17 window: 1 minute 18 severity: critical 19 notify: [pagerduty, slack, email]

Starting the Workflow#

1# Start the workflow 2bootspring workflow start launch-preparation 3 4# Check current status 5bootspring workflow status 6 7# Advance to next phase 8bootspring workflow next 9 10# Mark a checkpoint complete 11bootspring workflow checkpoint "Release checklist complete"

Completion Signals#

Track progress with these checkpoints:

  1. Release checklist complete - All pre-launch items verified
  2. Monitoring configured - Alerting and dashboards active
  3. Rollback plan confirmed - Rollback procedure tested and documented

Launch Day Checklist#

1## 2 Hours Before Launch 2- [ ] Final staging verification complete 3- [ ] Team members available and on standby 4- [ ] Communication channels ready (Slack, etc.) 5- [ ] Rollback procedure reviewed 6- [ ] Monitoring dashboards open 7 8## Launch Execution 9- [ ] Deploy to production 10- [ ] Verify health checks pass 11- [ ] Test critical user journeys 12- [ ] Check error rates in monitoring 13- [ ] Verify analytics tracking 14 15## Post-Launch (First Hour) 16- [ ] Monitor error rates 17- [ ] Check performance metrics 18- [ ] Respond to any issues 19- [ ] Update status page if needed 20- [ ] Notify stakeholders of successful launch 21 22## Post-Launch (First Day) 23- [ ] Review all monitoring data 24- [ ] Address any reported issues 25- [ ] Document lessons learned 26- [ ] Plan any quick fixes needed 27- [ ] Celebrate with team!

Rollback Procedure#

1# Vercel rollback (immediate) 2vercel rollback 3 4# Or specify a deployment 5vercel rollback [deployment-url] 6 7# Database rollback (if needed) 8# Restore from backup taken before migration 9pg_restore -d database_name backup_pre_launch.dump

Tips for Success#

  1. Freeze features early - Stop adding features before launch
  2. Test in production-like environment - Use staging that mirrors prod
  3. Have a rollback plan - Know exactly how to revert if needed
  4. Communicate proactively - Keep stakeholders informed
  5. Monitor closely post-launch - Watch metrics for the first 24-48 hours

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