vercel-prod-checklist

name	vercel-prod-checklist
description	Vercel production deployment checklist with rollback and promotion procedures. Use when deploying to production, preparing for launch, or implementing go-live and instant rollback procedures. Trigger with phrases like "vercel production", "deploy vercel prod", "vercel go-live", "vercel launch checklist", "vercel promote".
allowed-tools	Read, Bash(vercel:*), Bash(curl:*), Grep
version	1.18.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","vercel","deployment","production","checklist"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code, also compatible with Codex and OpenClaw

Vercel Prod Checklist

Overview

Complete pre-production checklist for Vercel deployments covering environment variables, domain configuration, performance, security, monitoring, and instant rollback procedures.

Prerequisites

• Staging deployment tested and verified
• Production domain DNS configured
• Production environment variables set
• Monitoring and alerting configured

Instructions

Step 1: Pre-Deploy Verification

# Verify production env vars are set
vercel env ls --environment=production

# Required production variables (example):
# DATABASE_URL — production database
# API_SECRET — production API key (type: sensitive)
# NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL — public API endpoint
# SENTRY_DSN — error tracking

# Build locally to catch errors before deploying
vercel build --prod

# Run test suite
npm test

Step 2: Production Deploy

# Option A: Deploy directly to production
vercel --prod

# Option B: Promote an existing preview deployment
vercel promote https://my-app-git-main-team.vercel.app

# Option C: Deploy via API
curl -X POST "https://api.vercel.com/v13/deployments" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VERCEL_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "my-app",
    "target": "production",
    "gitSource": {
      "type": "github",
      "repoId": "123456789",
      "ref": "main",
      "sha": "abc123"
    }
  }'

Step 3: Domain Configuration

# Add production domain
vercel domains add yourdomain.com

# Verify domain DNS
vercel domains inspect yourdomain.com

# DNS setup for apex domain (yourdomain.com):
# A record → 76.76.21.21
# AAAA record → (Vercel provides)

# DNS setup for subdomain (www.yourdomain.com):