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Feature: Staging Promotion

Purpose​

  • Feature name: Staging promotion
  • Why this feature exists: Validate production-like behavior before final release.

Scope​

In scope​

  • staging branch deployment
  • staging validation steps

Out of scope​

  • production rollback procedures
  • preview deployments

Prereqs / Inputs​

  • staging branch configured
  • staging domain configured in Vercel

Procedure / Content​

Feature summary​

  • Feature name: Staging promotion
  • Feature group: CI/CD and environment promotion
  • Technical summary: Changes merged to staging deploy to a production-like environment for validation.
  • Low-tech summary: A safe checkpoint before production.

Feature in action​

  • Where to see it working: staging domain after merging to the staging branch.

Confirmation Process​

Manual​

  • Steps: Merge to staging, open the staging URL, validate core routes.
  • What to look for: Staging routes render correctly and evidence links resolve.
  • Artifacts or reports to inspect: Staging validation notes and CI logs.

Tests​

Potential behavior if broken or misconfigured​

  • Staging deploy fails or points to the wrong branch.
  • Validation skipped before production.

Long-term maintenance notes​

  • Keep staging domain and branch in sync.
  • Update validation checklist as routes evolve.

Dependencies, libraries, tools​

  • Vercel
  • GitHub Actions

Source code references (GitHub URLs)​

ADRs​

Runbooks​

Additional internal references​

Validation / Expected outcomes​

  • Staging is validated before production promotion.

Failure modes / Troubleshooting​

  • Staging drift: re-sync staging branch and redeploy.

References​

  • None.